Finding Forrester
Forrester, the author of a famous book, decides to help Jamal, a 16-year-old student, discover his writing prowess by mentoring him and enrolling him into a prestigious private school.
DistributorSony Pictures Releasing
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Opening$701,207
200 theaters
200 theaters
Release Date
(Wide)Dec 22, 2000 (Jan 12, 2001)
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 16 min
GenresDrama
In Release375 days/53 weeks
Widest Release2,002 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15-21 | 39 | $41,849 | - | - | - | - | $41,849 | - |
| Dec 22-28 | 16 | $2,239,854 | - | 200 | - | $11,199 | $2,281,703 | 1 |
| Dec 29-Jan 4, 2001 | 14 | $4,071,009 | +81.8% | 200 | - | $20,355 | $6,352,712 | 2 |
| Jan 5-11 | 12 | $3,073,085 | -24.5% | 200 | - | $15,365 | $9,425,797 | 3 |
| Jan 12-18 | 6 | $13,060,583 | +325% | 2,002 | +1,802 | $6,523 | $22,486,380 | 4 |
| Jan 19-25 | 6 | $8,378,464 | -35.8% | 2,002 | - | $4,185 | $30,864,844 | 5 |
| Jan 26-Feb 1 | 8 | $6,199,434 | -26% | 2,002 | - | $3,096 | $37,064,278 | 6 |
| Feb 2-8 | 9 | $5,240,385 | -15.5% | 1,983 | -19 | $2,642 | $42,304,663 | 7 |
| Feb 9-15 | 12 | $3,329,367 | -36.5% | 1,586 | -397 | $2,099 | $45,634,030 | 8 |
| Feb 16-22 | 13 | $2,374,334 | -28.7% | 1,130 | -456 | $2,101 | $48,008,364 | 9 |
| Feb 23-Mar 1 | 15 | $1,377,565 | -42% | 808 | -322 | $1,704 | $49,385,929 | 10 |
| Mar 2-8 | 19 | $804,098 | -41.6% | 578 | -230 | $1,391 | $50,190,027 | 11 |
| Mar 9-15 | 19 | $490,696 | -39% | 363 | -215 | $1,351 | $50,680,723 | 12 |
| Mar 16-22 | 22 | $429,506 | -12.5% | 373 | +10 | $1,151 | $51,110,229 | 13 |
| Mar 23-29 | 25 | $333,418 | -22.4% | 279 | -94 | $1,195 | $51,443,647 | 14 |
| Mar 30-Apr 5 | 33 | $177,219 | -46.8% | 177 | -102 | $1,001 | $51,620,866 | 15 |
| Apr 6-12 | 44 | $100,508 | -43.3% | 128 | -49 | $785 | $51,721,374 | 16 |
