The Great Debaters
A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.
DistributorMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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Opening$6,005,180
1,171 theaters
1,171 theaters
Release DateDec 25, 2007
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Apr 17, 2008
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 6 min
GenresBiography
Drama
Romance
In Release373 days/53 weeks
Widest Release1,290 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21-27 | 13 | $7,251,008 | - | 1,164 | - | $6,229 | $7,251,008 | 1 |
| Dec 28-Jan 3, 2008 | 11 | $10,511,809 | +45% | 1,171 | +7 | $8,976 | $17,762,817 | 2 |
| Jan 4-10 | 12 | $5,190,030 | -50.6% | 1,290 | +119 | $4,023 | $22,952,847 | 3 |
| Jan 11-17 | 15 | $3,151,210 | -39.3% | 1,290 | - | $2,442 | $26,439,465 | 4 |
| Jan 18-24 | 18 | $2,107,731 | -33.1% | 1,021 | -269 | $2,064 | $28,547,196 | 5 |
| Jan 25-31 | 26 | $732,112 | -65.3% | 390 | -631 | $1,877 | $29,279,308 | 6 |
| Feb 1-7 | 34 | $364,450 | -50.2% | 264 | -126 | $1,380 | $29,643,758 | 7 |
| Feb 8-14 | 44 | $204,654 | -43.8% | 156 | -108 | $1,311 | $29,848,412 | 8 |
| Feb 15-21 | 43 | $139,513 | -31.8% | 105 | -51 | $1,328 | $29,987,925 | 9 |
| Feb 22-28 | 59 | $60,595 | -56.6% | 75 | -30 | $807 | $30,048,520 | 10 |
| Feb 29-Mar 6 | 68 | $35,330 | -41.7% | 47 | -28 | $751 | $30,083,850 | 11 |
| Mar 7-13 | 71 | $21,650 | -38.7% | 34 | -13 | $636 | $30,105,500 | 12 |
| Mar 14-20 | 84 | $12,134 | -44% | 20 | -14 | $606 | $30,117,634 | 13 |
| Mar 21-27 | 53 | $68,126 | +461.4% | 113 | +93 | $602 | $30,185,760 | 14 |
| Mar 28-Apr 3 | 71 | $26,353 | -61.3% | 40 | -73 | $658 | $30,212,113 | 15 |
| Apr 4-10 | 90 | $10,547 | -60% | 24 | -16 | $439 | $30,222,660 | 16 |
| Apr 11-17 | 107 | $5,222 | -50.5% | 8 | -16 | $652 | $30,227,882 | 17 |
