On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Bandits has an approval rating of 64% based on 140 reviews, with an average rating of 6.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "The story may not warrant its lengthy running time, but the cast of Bandits makes it an enjoyable ride." Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 60 out of 100, based on 32 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale. Roger Ebert of The Chicago Sun-Times gave the movie 2 stars out of possible 4, praising the main performances but criticizing the uneven tone, writing: "It's rare for a movie to have three such likable characters and be so unlikeable itself." In 2007 in New York, five men were prosecuted and convicted for crimes imitative of this film's plot. Box office In its opening weekend, the film opened at #2, behind Training Day, earning $13 million. It beat out other newcomer Corky Romano by just over four million dollars. The film grossed $67.6 million worldwide, against a budget of $75 million. Home Video The film was released on DVD and VHS on April 2, 2002. References External links Movie stills 2001 films 2000s buddy comedy films 2000s crime comedy-drama films 2000s heist films 2001 romantic comedy-drama films American buddy comedy-drama films American crime comedy-drama films American heist films American romantic comedy-drama films 2000s English-language films Films about bank robbery Films about friendship Films directed by Barry Levinson Films scored by Christopher Young Films set in Oregon Films set in prison Films shot in Oregon Films set in Portland, Oregon Films shot in California Films shot in Washington (state) Films shot in Los Angeles Films shot in San Francisco Films shot in San Diego Films shot in the Las Vegas Valley Films shot in Nevada Hyde Park Entertainment films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Films produced by David Hoberman 2000s American films