Akeelah and the Bee
Akeelah, a young gifted girl, comes from a dysfunctional family and is on the verge of quitting school. She discovers that she has a high aptitude for spellings and enters a spelling bee contest.
DistributorLionsgate
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Opening$6,011,585
2,195 theaters
2,195 theaters
Budget$8,000,000
Release DateApr 28, 2006
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Jul 20, 2006
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 52 min
GenresDrama
Family
In Release248 days/35 weeks
Widest Release2,195 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28-30 | 8 | $6,011,585 | - | 2,195 | - | $2,738 | $6,011,585 | 1 |
| May 5-7 | 10 | $3,369,630 | -43.9% | 2,195 | - | $1,535 | $10,632,413 | 2 |
| May 12-14 | 9 | $2,403,420 | -28.7% | 1,176 | -1,019 | $2,043 | $14,008,069 | 3 |
| May 19-21 | 10 | $1,006,653 | -58.1% | 751 | -425 | $1,340 | $15,728,889 | 4 |
| May 26-28 | 13 | $653,433 | -35.1% | 487 | -264 | $1,341 | $16,871,296 | 5 |
| May 26-29 Memorial Day wknd | 12 | $902,487 | - | 487 | - | $1,853 | $17,120,350 | - |
| Jun 2-4 | 14 | $438,052 | -33% | 405 | -82 | $1,081 | $17,799,322 | 6 |
| Jun 9-11 World Cup (Germany) | 22 | $209,226 | -52.2% | 266 | -139 | $786 | $18,205,122 | 7 |
| Jun 16-18 World Cup (Germany) | 39 | $54,230 | -74.1% | 106 | -160 | $511 | $18,385,773 | 8 |
| Jun 23-25 World Cup (Germany) | 51 | $33,232 | -38.7% | 71 | -35 | $468 | $18,459,730 | 9 |
| Jun 30-Jul 2 World Cup (Germany) | 33 | $66,827 | +101.1% | 160 | +89 | $417 | $18,548,251 | 10 |
| Jun 30-Jul 4 July 4th long wknd World Cup (Germany) | 32 | $110,428 | - | 160 | - | $690 | $18,591,852 | - |
| Jul 7-9 World Cup (Germany) | 32 | $72,595 | +8.6% | 152 | -8 | $477 | $18,699,268 | 11 |
| Jul 14-16 | 41 | $49,516 | -31.8% | 90 | -62 | $550 | $18,811,135 | 12 |
