The Boys of Baraka
Twenty 12-year-old black boys from one of the most violent ghettos in Baltimore, Maryland, are taken 10,000 miles away to an experimental boarding school in rural Kenya, to try to take advantage of the educational opportunities they can't get in their own country.
DistributorTHINKFilm
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Opening$9,705
1 theaters
1 theaters
Release DateNov 30, 2005
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May 4, 2006
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 24 min
GenresDocumentary
In Release397 days/56 weeks
Widest Release9 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2-4 Post-Thanksgiving | 65 | $9,705 | - | 1 | - | $9,705 | $12,800 | 1 |
| Dec 9-11 | 69 | $9,955 | +2.6% | 1 | - | $9,955 | $29,685 | 2 |
| Dec 16-18 | 81 | $2,380 | -76.1% | 1 | - | $2,380 | $38,100 | 3 |
| Dec 23-25 | 74 | $1,540 | -35.3% | 1 | - | $1,540 | $42,207 | 4 |
| Dec 23-26 Christmas long wknd | 76 | $2,130 | - | 1 | - | $2,130 | $42,797 | - |
| Dec 30-Jan 1, 2006 | 70 | $2,890 | +87.7% | 1 | - | $2,890 | $47,542 | 5 |
| Dec 30-Jan 2, 2006 New Year's long wknd | 70 | $3,915 | - | 1 | - | $3,915 | $48,567 | - |
| Jan 20-22 | 84 | $3,869 | - | 1 | - | $3,869 | $69,249 | 8 |
| Jan 27-29 | 96 | $1,035 | -73.2% | 2 | +1 | $517 | $73,244 | 9 |
| Feb 3-5 | 106 | $876 | -15.4% | 1 | -1 | $876 | $74,402 | 10 |
| Feb 10-12 Torino Olympics | 62 | $15,921 | +1,717.5% | 2 | +1 | $7,960 | $90,758 | 11 |
| Feb 17-19 Torino Olympics | 59 | $30,225 | +89.8% | 5 | +3 | $6,045 | $132,803 | 12 |
| Feb 17-20 Presidents' Day wknd Torino Olympics | 60 | $37,164 | - | 5 | - | $7,432 | $139,742 | - |
| Feb 24-26 Torino Olympics | 67 | $26,444 | -12.5% | 7 | +2 | $3,777 | $175,410 | 13 |
| Mar 3-5 | 67 | $23,212 | -12.2% | 6 | -1 | $3,868 | $206,907 | 14 |
| Mar 10-12 | 69 | $20,254 | -12.7% | 7 | +1 | $2,893 | $237,814 | 15 |
| Mar 17-19 | 74 | $15,474 | -23.6% | 7 | - | $2,210 | $262,978 | 16 |
| Mar 24-26 | 78 | $10,827 | -30% | 6 | -1 | $1,804 | $281,858 | 17 |
| Mar 31-Apr 2 | 87 | $7,627 | -29.6% | 7 | +1 | $1,089 | $295,941 | 18 |
| Apr 7-9 | 93 | $4,981 | -34.7% | 6 | -1 | $830 | $305,471 | 19 |
| Apr 14-16 | 99 | $4,577 | -8.1% | 8 | +2 | $572 | $313,816 | 20 |
| Apr 21-23 | 110 | $1,845 | -59.7% | 4 | -4 | $461 | $318,029 | 21 |
| Apr 28-30 | 107 | $2,912 | +57.8% | 6 | +2 | $485 | $322,386 | 22 |
