How Uptown Saturday Night performed
Budget
$3.0M
Worldwide Gross
$6.7M
Gross Profit
$3.7M
Return
2.2× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$965K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Steve Jackson
Sidney Poitier
Steve Jackson
Wardell Franklin
Bill Cosby
Wardell Franklin
Geechie Dan Beauford
Harry Belafonte
Geechie Dan Beauford
The Reverend
Flip Wilson
The Reverend
Sharp Eye Washington
Richard Pryor
Sharp Eye Washington
Silky Slim
Calvin Lockhart
Silky Slim
Sarah Jackson
Rosalind Cash
Sarah Jackson
Congressman Lincoln
Roscoe Lee Browne
Congressman Lincoln
Leggy Peggy
Paula Kelly
Leggy Peggy
Madame Zenobia
Lee Chamberlin
Madame Zenobia
Geechie's Henchman
Johnny Sekka
Geechie's Henchman
Slim's Henchman #1
Lincoln Kilpatrick
Slim's Henchman #1
If you liked Uptown Saturday Night
Nothing to Lose
1997
Bandidas
2006
Welcome to Collinwood
2002
Family Plot
1976
Mad Money
2008
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
1974