a little, and he asks her out to lunch. Unfortunately, he forgets to get Nicole's number, and when he tries to catch up to her, he accidentally falls back into the moat, waking up in the Colosseum of Ancient Rome, where he is about to be devoured by lions. Cast Martin Lawrence as Jamal Walker/"Skywalker" Marsha Thomason as Victoria the Chambermaid and Nicole Tom Wilkinson as Sir Knolte of Marlborough Kevin Conway as King Leo Vincent Regan as Percival Daryl Mitchell as Steve Michael Countryman as Phillip Jeannette Weegar as Princess Regina Erik Jensen as Derek Dikran Tulaine as Dennis Helen Carey as The Queen Robert Alan Harris as King Leo's Squire Production Development The film was announced to release on November 21, 2001 by Fox. Reception Box office The film opened at #4 at the U.S. box office on its opening weekend with $11.2 million. Black Knight grossed $39.9 million worldwide against a $50 million budget, making it a box office bomb. Critical response On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 14% based on 98 reviews, with an average rating of 3.52/10. The site's consensus states, "Black Knight feels like a lazily constructed movie, filled with lame gags and constant mugging from Lawrence." The film has also drawn attention from scholars. Addressing it as one of the few contemporary films that cast African American characters in medieval settings, Laurie A. Finke and Martin B. Shichtman noted that the film provided commentary on early 21st-century race relations in the United States, noting that despite his triumphs in the medieval setting, by the end, Jamal "continues to live in white America, which requires hybridity, not dominance, from African American men. He may be a better man for his excellent medieval adventure, but he is still black, poor, underemployed, and living in the hood.” Awards and nominations Motion Picture Sound Editors Nominated for Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing - Music - Feature Film, Domestic and Foreign See also A Spaceman in King Arthur's Court A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court A Kid in King Arthur's Court References External links Black Knight at Yahoo! Movies 2001 films 2000s adventure comedy films American adventure comedy films American fantasy comedy films Films about time travel 20th Century Fox films Regency Enterprises films Films about rebellions Films shot in North Carolina Films set in amusement parks Films set in castles