<Li> Aldis Hodge as Basketball teen </Li> <P> Big Momma's House received generally negative reviews at the time of its release . It has a rating of 4.4 / 10 at Rotten Tomatoes, with 30% of 81 reviews being positive . The critical consensus was that "Big Momma's House is funny in some parts, but it is essentially a one - joke movie ." Metacritic gives the film a score of 33% based on reviews from 27 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". </P> <P> The film, and the series as a whole, have been derided as typical of "representations of the big black woman that have appeared in mass marketed comedies" which at the same time devalue the women by casting "male actors wearing Latex fat suits". One review of the third film sarcastically comments, "Believe it or not, the Big Momma's House series rigidly follows the classic Hollywood trilogy structure". By the third film, the series was derided for its unnecessary rehashing of the cross-dressing gimmick . </P> <P> The film was released on 2 June 2000, and was a surprise hit as it opened as the number two movie in North America, and almost overtook Mission: Impossible 2 for the top spot that weekend . Big Momma's House went on to gross over $117 million at the US box office, and with a worldwide total just under $174 million . Each installment in the series declined from the box office realized by the original: </P>

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