"Jesus Walks" by Kanye West (containing a sample of "Walk With Me" performed by The Arc Choir) "In The Thick" by The Co-Stars "Motown Flava" by Spooky and The Chunk "After Dark" by The Co-Stars "Cleo's Apartment" by Marvin Gaye "Smiling Faces Sometimes" by The Undisputed Truth "Do It Baby" by The Miracles "Knucklehead" by Grover Washington Jr. "World's Gonna End" by Josh Rifkin, Ben Levine, Chris Steele, and Dave Hemann "Brother's Gonna Work It Out" by Willie Hutch "Für Elise" (uncredited), written by Ludwig van Beethoven Release Four Brothers was released in the United States on August 12, 2005. Reception Box office Four Brothers grossed $74.5 million in the United States and Canada, and $18 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $92.5 million, against a budget of $30 million. It made $21.2 million on its first weekend, topping the box office. Critical response On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 52% based on 133 reviews, with an average rating of 5.7/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "Despite striking a believable rapport among its principal actors, Four Brothers overwhelms with ultra-violent, vigilante-glorifying action and devolves into too many fractured, insubstantial thematic directions." At Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 49 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. Sequel An article written in 2010 suggested that Paramount Pictures was developing a sequel for the film, with Mark Wahlberg returning to reprise his role. It would be written by David Elliot and Paul Lovett. In a 2020 post on his Instagram page, Tyrese Gibson claimed a script for a sequel, Five Brothers, is in the works. See also The Sons of Katie Elder: A 1965 American Western film with a similar premise. Big B: A Malayalam language film directed by Amal Neerad that was an unofficial remake of this film. References External links 2005 films 2005 action thriller films 2000s crime drama films 2000s mystery films American action thriller films American crime drama films American mystery films Fictional portrayals of the Detroit Police Department Films about brothers Films about families American films about revenge Films set in 2004 Films set in Detroit Hood films African-American films Thanksgiving in films American vigilante films Di Bonaventura Pictures films Paramount