Next Friday

Next Friday
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Steve Carr
Written by	Ice Cube
Based on	Characters by Ice Cube DJ Pooh
Produced by	Ice Cube
Starring	Ice Cube Mike Epps John Witherspoon Tamala Jones Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr.
Cinematography	Christopher J. Baffa
Edited by	Elena Maganini
Music by	Terence Blanchard
Production companies	New Line Cinema Cube Vision
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release date	January 12, 2000 (2000-01-12)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$11 million[1]
Box office	$59.8 million[1]

Next Friday is a 2000 American stoner comedy film and the sequel to the 1995 film Friday. It is the first film to be produced by Ice Cube's film production company Cubevision, and to be written by Cube himself. It was directed by Steve Carr and stars Ice Cube, Mike Epps, Justin Pierce, John Witherspoon, Tamala Jones, and Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr. It is the second installment in the Friday series as it tells the story of Craig Jones as he goes to live with his uncle (who just won the lottery) and cousin in Rancho Cucamonga after the neighborhood bully Deebo escapes from prison where Craig contends with three criminal brothers known as the Joker Brothers. Next Friday was theatrically released on January 12, 2000, grossing $59 million worldwide. The film has received generally negative reviews from critics.

A third film, titled Friday After Next, was released in November 2002.