all about the benjamins is a 2002 american buddy action comedy film directed by kevin bray, and starring ice cube and mike epps as a bounty hunter who join forces to find a group of diamond thieves, the former for glory, and the latter to retrieve a winning lottery ticket. the film was released in theaters in march 2002 to negative reviews. despite this, the film was a moderate box office hit. the film's title was taken from the popular 1997 hip-hop song performed by puff daddy "it's all about the benjamins".