Freedom Writers

Erin Gruwell, a young teacher in a racially divided Los Angeles school, inspires her class of at-risk students, deemed incapable of learning, to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.

Grosses

Domestic (84.9%)
$36,605,602
Summary Details
DistributorParamount Pictures
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Opening$9,405,582
1,360 theaters
Budget$21,000,000
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 3 min
GenresBiography Crime Drama
In Release361 days/51 weeks
Widest Release2,286 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Jan 5-74$9,405,582-1,360-$6,915$9,405,5821
Jan 12-145$7,324,853-22.1%2,179+819$3,361$18,648,6802
Jan 12-15
MLK wknd
5$8,849,005-2,179-$4,061$20,172,8321
Jan 19-216$5,207,062-28.9%2,286+107$2,277$26,524,6833
Jan 26-2811$3,514,548-32.5%2,273-13$1,546$31,312,1234
Feb 2-413$1,860,547-47.1%1,915-358$971$34,150,0085
Feb 9-1119$1,018,435-45.3%1,125-790$905$35,751,2656
Feb 16-1841$145,729-85.7%232-893$628$36,235,7537
Feb 16-19
Presidents' Day wknd
43$177,832-232-$766$36,267,856-
Feb 23-2553$50,267-65.5%111-121$452$36,358,1378
Mar 2-442$114,440+127.7%216+105$529$36,489,5079
Mar 9-1153$53,227-53.5%131-85$406$36,581,63310