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The Great Debaters

2007 • PG-13 • 2h 3m • Biography, Drama, Romance • The Weinstein Company

When the nation was in need, he inspired them to give us hope.

🍅 80% 86% MC 65 LB 3.65 IMDb 7.5

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$6.0M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$30.2M
Final
Domestic Legs5.0x
Budget$15M
2007 Rank#86
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Cast & Crew

Directed byDenzel Washington ScreenplayRobert Eisele Produced byOprah Winfrey, Joe Roth, Todd Black, Kate Forte CinematographyPhilippe Rousselot MusicJames Newton Howard StarringDenzel Whitaker, Denzel Washington, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Forest Whitaker, Kimberly Elise StudioThe Weinstein Company
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 28-30 11 $6.0M — 1,171 $5,128 $13.3M
2 Jan 4-6 12 $4.3M −29.2% 1,290 $3,295 $22.0M
3 Jan 11-13 15 $2.3M −44.8% 1,290 $1,818 $25.6M
4 Jan 18-21 18 $1.3M −42.5% 1,021 $1,320 $27.8M
5 Jan 25-27 26 $539.0K −60.0% 390 $1,382 $29.1M
6 Feb 1-3 35 $257.6K −52.2% 264 $976 $29.5M
7 Feb 8-10 41 $138.5K −46.2% 156 $888 $29.8M
8 Feb 15-18 45 $92.3K −33.3% 105 $879 $29.9M
9 Feb 22-24 60 $40.8K −55.8% 75 $544 $30.0M
10 Feb 29-Mar 2 68 $25.0K −38.6% 47 $532 $30.1M
11 Mar 7-9 70 $14.4K −42.4% 34 $424 $30.1M
12 Mar 14-16 84 $8.1K −43.6% 20 $407 $30.1M
13 Mar 21-23 55 $40.2K +394.7% 113 $356 $30.2M
14 Mar 28-30 71 $17.7K −56.1% 40 $442 $30.2M
15 Apr 4-6 89 $7.2K −59.2% 24 $301 $30.2M
16 Apr 11-13 106 $3.5K −51.7% 8 $436 $30.2M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $25.0K
$6.0M
$4.3M
$2.3M
$1.3M
$539.0K
$257.6K
$138.5K
$92.3K
$40.8K
$25.0K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −38.6%
−29.2%
W1→2
−44.8%
W2→3
−42.5%
W3→4
−60.0%
W4→5
−52.2%
W5→6
−46.2%
W6→7
−33.3%
W7→8
−55.8%
W8→9
−38.6%
W9→10
Steepest −60.0%Best hold −29.2%

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