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
IMDbPro
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| Date | Rank | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28-May 4 | 8 | $7,262,783 | - | 2,195 | - | $3,308 | $7,262,783 | 1 |
| May 5-11 | 9 | $4,341,866 | -40.2% | 2,195 | - | $1,978 | $11,604,649 | 2 |
| May 12-18 | 9 | $3,117,587 | -28.2% | 1,176 | -1,019 | $2,651 | $14,722,236 | 3 |
| May 19-25 | 10 | $1,495,627 | -52% | 751 | -425 | $1,991 | $16,217,863 | 4 |
| May 26-Jun 1 | 11 | $1,143,407 | -23.5% | 487 | -264 | $2,347 | $17,361,270 | 5 |
| Jun 2-8 | 14 | $634,626 | -44.5% | 347 | -140 | $1,828 | $17,995,896 | 6 |
| Jun 9-15 | 22 | $335,647 | -47.1% | 266 | -81 | $1,261 | $18,331,543 | 7 |
| Jun 16-22 | 39 | $94,955 | -71.7% | 106 | -160 | $895 | $18,426,498 | 8 |
| Jun 23-29 | 50 | $54,926 | -42.2% | 71 | -35 | $773 | $18,481,424 | 9 |
| Jun 30-Jul 6 | 32 | $145,249 | +164.4% | 160 | +89 | $907 | $18,626,673 | 10 |
| Jul 7-13 | 30 | $134,946 | -7.1% | 152 | -8 | $887 | $18,761,619 | 11 |
| Jul 14-20 | 40 | $86,811 | -35.7% | 90 | -62 | $964 | $18,848,430 | 12 |
