Think Like a Man - wikipedia Think Like a Man Think Like a Man Theatrical release poster Directed by Tim Story Produced by Will Packer Screenplay by Keith Marryman David A. Newman Based on Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve Harvey Starring Michael Ealy Jerry Ferrara Meagan Good Regina Hall Kevin Hart Terrence J Taraji P. Henson Romany Malco Gabrielle Union Music by Christopher Lennertz Cinematography Larry Blanford Edited by Peter S. Elliot Production company Rainforest Films Distributed by Screen Gems Release date February 20, 2012 ( 2012 - 02 - 20 ) ( PAFF ) April 20, 2012 ( 2012 - 04 - 20 ) ( United States ) Running time 123 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $12 million Box office $96.1 million Think Like a Man is a 2012 American romantic comedy film directed by Tim Story and written by Keith Marryman and David A. Newman, based on Steve Harvey 's 2009 book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man. The film stars an ensemble cast, featuring Michael Ealy, Jerry Ferrara, Meagan Good, Regina Hall, Kevin Hart, Terrence J, Taraji P. Henson, Romany Malco and Gabrielle Union. The film was released on April 20, 2012 by Screen Gems. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 3.1 Critical response 3.2 Box office 4 Soundtrack 5 Sequel 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Plot The film follows four storylines about each of the couples, titled : `` The Mama 's Boy '' vs. `` The Single Mom '' `` The Non-Committer '' vs. `` The Girl Who Wants the Ring '' `` The Dreamer '' vs. `` The Woman Who Is Her Own Man '' `` The Player '' vs. `` The 90 Day Rule Girl '' Each of the women are readers of Steve Harvey 's book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man. When the men learn that the women are hooked on Harvey 's advice, they try to turn the tables on their mates, which later seems to backfire. Cast Kevin Hart as Cedric, `` The Happier Divorced Guy '' Michael Ealy as Dominic, `` The Dreamer '' Taraji P. Henson as Lauren Harris, `` The Woman Who Is Her Own Man '' Terrence J as Michael Hanover, `` The Mama 's Boy '' Regina Hall as Candace Hall, `` The Single Mom '' Jerry Ferrara as Jeremy Kern, `` The Non-Committer '' Gabrielle Union as Kristen, `` The Girl Who Wants the Ring '' Romany Malco as Zeke Freeman, `` The Player '' Meagan Good as Mya, `` The 90 Day Rule Girl '' Steve Harvey as Himself Gary Owen as Bennett, `` The Happily Married Man '' Wendy Williams as Gail, Cedric 's ex-wife Chris Brown as Alex, Mya 's ex Keri Hilson as Heather Jenifer Lewis as Loretta Hanover, Michael 's mom La La Anthony as Sonia, Mya 's friend Caleel Harris as Duke, Candace 's son Morris Chestnut as James Merrill, Lauren 's ex Arielle Kebbel as Gina, Kristen 's friend Kelly Rowland as Brenda Sherri Shepherd as Vicki Tika Sumpter as Dominic 's girlfriend Tony Rock as Xavier, Zeke 's friend Luenell as Aunt Winnie Hall Jessica Camacho as Melissa Zach Firtel as Ryan, `` The Lingerer '' Matt Colton as Uncle Jesse, `` The Ripper '' Hayden Fein as Ash, `` The Trainer '' Andrew Ward as Runner, `` The Cat '' Six professional basketball players made cameo appearances as themselves : Matt Barnes Shannon Brown Rasual Butler Darren Collison Lisa Leslie Metta World Peace Reception Critical response The film received mixed reviews. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a rating of 53 %, based on 96 reviews, with an average rating of 5.6 / 10, and the site 's critical consensus states, `` In Think Like a Man, an otherwise standard rom - com is partially elevated by a committed -- and attractive -- cast, resulting in a funny take on modern romance ''. The film also holds a score of 51 out of 100 on the website Metacritic, based on 30 reviews, indicating `` mixed or average reviews ''. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun - Times viewed that a major problem with the film is that it takes seriously the advice given in the book it is based upon, commenting that such an approach `` might have worked as a screwball comedy or a satire, but can you believe for a moment in characters naive enough to actually live their lives following Steve Harvey 's advice ? The result is a tiresome exercise that circles at great length through various prefabricated stories defined by the advice each couple needs ( or does n't need ). '' Ebert called the cast `` superb '' noting in particular the performances of Meagan Good and Kevin Hart. Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly also complimented Good and Hart 's performance, as well as Romany Malco 's performance. He ultimately gave the film a `` B - '' grade, writing that it is `` so busy tracking courtship as if it were a science project that the bite - size love stories lack spontaneity. '' In a positive review, Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune commended the film for `` stick ( ing ) to a formula without falling prey to it '' and commented that `` its hangout factor is considerable, because the actors ' charms are considerable. '' Box Office Think Like a Man grossed over $33.7 million during its opening weekend, an accomplishment which ended The Hunger Games ' four - week run at the # 1 spot at the U.S. box office. The romantic comedy film remained on top of the competition during its second week as well, bringing in $17.6 million. As of June 24, 2012, Think Like a Man has earned $91,547,205 in both the United States and Canada, along with $4,523,302 in other countries, for a worldwide total of $96,070,507. The movie 's production budget was $12.5 million. Soundtrack The film 's soundtrack includes songs by Kelly Rowland, Jennifer Hudson, Keri Hilson, John Legend and Future. Original soundtrack No. Title Writer ( s ) Performer ( s ) Length 1. `` Think Like a Man '' Rick Ross, Ne - Yo, Harmony Samuels, Al Sherrod Lambert, Courtney Harrell, Eric Bellinger Jennifer Hudson featuring Rick Ross and Ne - Yo 4 : 01 2. `` Tonight ( Best You Ever Had ) '' Allen Arthur, Christopher Bridges, Keith Justice, Miguel, Clayton Reilly, John Legend John Legend featuring Ludacris 3 : 59 3. `` Need a Reason '' Kelly Rowland, Lonny Bereal Kelly Rowland featuring Future and Bei Maejor 4 : 16 4. `` Wo n't Make a Fool Out of You '' Christopher T. Stewart, Johnta Austin, Kenneth Coby Marcus Canty 4 : 13 5. `` Baby Be Mine '' Rod Temperton Quadron 4 : 17 6. `` That 's the Way of the World '' ( Originally released in 1975 ) Maurice White, Charles Stepney, Verdine White Earth, Wind & Fire 5 : 45 7. `` Freedom Ride '' Keri Hilson, Arden Altino, Olivier Castelli, Akene Dunkley, Jerry Duplessis Keri Hilson 3 : 43 8. `` Shake That Jelly '' Patrizio Pigliapoco, Christopher `` Tito JustMusic '' Trujillo, William Wesson Billy Wes 3 : 15 9. `` Same Ole BS '' Gamble and Huff, Philip Cornish, Eric `` Cire '' Crawford RaVaughn 3 : 44 10. `` Fire '' Brandon Hines, Antoine Harris Brandon Hines 3 : 47 11. `` Motion Picture '' Future, Gary Hall Future 4 : 04 12. `` Never Too Much '' ( Originally released in 1981 ) Luther Vandross Luther Vandross 3 : 50 Total length : 48 : 50 Sequel On June 28, 2012 Screen Gems announced plans for a sequel Think Like a Man Too, with Keith Merryman and David A. Newman again writing the script. The film was released June 20, 2014. See also List of black films of the 2010s References ^ Jump up to : `` Think Like a Man ( 2012 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. Retrieved July 30, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Think Like a Man Trailer, News, Videos, and Reviews ''. ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Think Like a Man ( 2012 ) ''. Flixster, Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 15, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Think Like a Man ''. CBS Interactive, Metacritic. Retrieved April 26, 2012. ^ Jump up to : Ebert, Roger. `` Think Like a Man ''. Chicago Sun - Times. Retrieved April 27, 2012. ^ Jump up to : Gleiberman, Owen ( April 25, 2012 ). `` Think Like a Man ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 27, 2012. Jump up ^ Phillips, Michael ( April 19, 2012 ). `` Think Like a Man movie review ''. Chicago Tribune. Chicago Tribune : Tribune Company. Retrieved 2012 - 04 - 29. Jump up ^ Downey, Ryan J. `` ' Think Like A Man ' Takes Box Office For Second Week ''. MTV News. Retrieved 30 April 2012. Jump up ^ Goldberg, Stephanie. `` ' Think Like A Man ' and the legacy of ' Love Jones ' ''. CNN Entertainment. Retrieved 29 May 2012. Jump up ^ `` Keri Hilson, Kelly Rowland Join ' Think Like a Man ' Soundtrack ''. Rap - Up. Retrieved April 28, 2012. Jump up ^ Think Like a Man at AllMusic. Retrieved April 28, 2012 Jump up ^ Goldstein, Patrick ( June 28, 2012 ). `` Screen Gems moving ahead with ' Think Like a Man ' sequel ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 28, 2012. External links Official website Think Like a Man on IMDb Think Like a Man at AllMovie Think Like a Man at Box Office Mojo Think Like a Man at Rotten Tomatoes Think Like a Man at Metacritic Films directed by Tim Story One of Us Tripped ( 1997 ) The Firing Squad ( 1999 ) Barbershop ( 2002 ) Taxi ( 2004 ) Fantastic Four ( 2005 ) Fantastic Four : Rise of the Silver Surfer ( 2007 ) Hurricane Season ( 2010 ) Kevin Hart : Laugh at My Pain ( 2011 ; with Leslie Small ) Think Like a Man ( 2012 ) Ride Along ( 2014 ) Think Like a Man Too ( 2014 ) Ride Along 2 ( 2016 ) Kevin Hart : What Now ? 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Question: who plays gale in think like a man
Answer: Wendy Williams