Akeelah and the Bee
Changing the world... one word at a time.
11-year-old Akeelah Anderson has a way with words. After winning her schoolwide spelling bee, she decides to enter the competition, despite her classmates' derision and the antipathy of her mother Tanya. Thanks to the efforts of her teacher Dr. Larabee, she reaches the finals. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.
Budget $8,000,000
Revenue $18,948,425
Net Return +$10,948,425
Performance 2.37x budget
Covered Budget0x 1.0x (Budget) 2.5x (Est. Break-even)
* Movies typically require ~2.5x budget in ticket sales to cover marketing and theater splits.
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