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Akeelah and the Bee

"Changing the world... one word at a time."

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Ratings & Reviews

TMDB
7.0/10
368 votes
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Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$8.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$18.9M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$10.9M

ROI: +137%

Budget Recovery237% of budget
$0|Budget: $8.0M|Revenue: $18.9M

Where to Watch Akeelah and the Bee

CountryStreamFreeRentBuy
United States of AmericaPG
fuboTV, Angel StudiosFawesomeAmazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At HomeAmazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom
Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel—Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTubeApple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada
Crave—Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon VideoApple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
Australia
Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel—Amazon VideoAmazon Video
India
——Amazon Video—
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG
Germany6
JapanR18+
HU6
Ireland12
Netherlands9

Production

Director

Doug Atchison

Writer

Doug Atchison

Production Companies

Lions Gate Films2929 ProductionsOut of the Blue... EntertainmentStarbucks EntertainmentCinema Gypsy Productions

Cast

Keke Palmer photo

Keke Palmer

Akeelah Anderson

Laurence Fishburne photo

Laurence Fishburne

Dr. Larabee

Angela Bassett photo

Angela Bassett

Tanya Anderson

Curtis Armstrong photo

Curtis Armstrong

Mr. Welch

J.R. Villarreal photo

J.R. Villarreal

Javier

Sean Michael Afable photo

Sean Michael Afable

Dylan Chiu

Sahara Garey photo

Sahara Garey

Georgia

Lee Thompson Young photo

Lee Thompson Young

Devon

Julito McCullum photo

Julito McCullum

Terrence

Erica Hubbard photo

Erica Hubbard

Kiana

Eddie Steeples photo

Eddie Steeples

Derrick-T

Dalia Phillips photo

Dalia Phillips

Ms. Cross

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