Reaction
The Cotton Club was released on December 14, 1984 and grossed $2.9 million on its opening weekend, fourth place behind Beverly Hills Cop, Dune, and 2010. Robert Evans took the blame for hiring Coppola while the director responded that if he had not been hired, the film would have never been made. Evans claimed that Coppola made the budget escalate dramatically by rejecting the script, hiring his own crew, and falling behind schedule.
This film appeared on both Siskel and Ebert's best of 1984. As of 4/7/2012 it holds a 74% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
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