Film of the Day: Twisted Pair

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MOVIE

Akeelah and the Bee

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

2006

112 minutes (1 hrs 52 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Doug Atchison

Starring

Keke Palmer · Laurence Fishburne · Angela Bassett · Curtis Armstrong · J.R. Villarreal · Sean Michael Afable

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 28th April 2006

Ireland release: 18th August 2006

Singapore release: 31st August 2006

Box Office Quickview

US box office

Box Office debut: 28th Apr '06
Debut position: 8
Highest position: 8
Debut gross: $6 Million
Total chart weeks: 12

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

28 Apr, 2006
8

5 May, 2006
10

12 May, 2006
9

19 May, 2006
10

26 May, 2006
13

2 Jun, 2006
14

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£0

US total gross
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$18.8 Million

Global total gross
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25thframe.co.uk stats

Total views:
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Last viewed:
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Director

Role

Doug Atchison

Directed By

Keke
Palmer

Laurence
Fishburne

Actor

Character

Keke Palmer

Akeelah

Laurence Fishburne

Dr. Larabee

Angela Bassett

Tanya

Curtis Armstrong

Mr. Welch

J.R. Villarreal

Javier

Sean Michael Afable

Dylan

Sahara Ware

Georgia

Lee Thompson Young

Devon

Julito McCullum

Terrence

Erica Hubbard

Kiana

Eddie Steeples

Derrick-T

Dalia Phillips

Ms. Cross

Tzi Ma

Mr. Chiu

Jeris Poindexter

Steve

Sara Niemietz

Polly

George Hornedo

Roman

Craig Wasson

Ted Saunders

Katie Kerwin McCrimmon

Self

Marjorie Harris

National Spelling Bee Head Judge

Jacques Bailly

National Spelling Bee Pronouncer

Krysten Leigh Jones

Tough Girl #1

Amirah Hawkins

Tough Girl #2

Jeff Marlow

District Judge

Chloe Conroy

District Pronouncer

Lee Garlington

Regional Judge

Sidney Ganis

Regional Pronouncer

Austin Herrera Davis

Cheating Boy

Janet Borrus

Cheating Boy's Mom

Wolfgang Bodison

Akeelah's Father

Marcus Hawkins Dungey

Chuckie

Bonita Friedericy

Volunteer

Caroline J. Smith

Mary Calveretti

Neil Soni

Rajeev Subramonian

Jack Ong

Korean Grocer

Lauren Sanchez

Reporter

Fay Hauser

Woman on TV

Keshell Lucas

Little Girl on TV

Corina Boettger

Red-Haired Girl

Shyann Chatman

Eighth-Grade Girl

Todd Wagner

Regional Bee Assistant Judge

Brittany Curran

District Speller #1

Alexandra Rieger

District Speller #2

Eric Don

Regional Speller #1

Julia Kelleher

Regional Speller #2

Zac Gardner

Regional Speller #3

John A. Ausick

„Sacciform„ Speller

Maddy Kloss

„Scutellate„ Speller

Mason Green

„Longicollis„ Speller

Jessy J. Hwang

„Ginglymus„ Speller

Biplab Panda

„Empennage„ Speller

Alexander Christian Stephans

„Souchong„ Speller

Katie L. Brown

„Intussusception„ Speller

John Oxenreiter

„Engastrimythic„ Speller

Katie Olson

„Escharotic„ Speller

Jason Ortenberg

„Flocculation„ Speller

Lance Norling

Boy in Wheelchair

Jmeka Cherrel

Driver

Kahlil Ashanti

Postman

Kevin Cole

Registration Guy

Andrea Calabrese

Spectator

D.T. Carney

Pierre D. Chambers

Parent

Rennie Cowan

Parent

Jemma Evans

Spelling Bee Audience Member

Eric Fallecker

Student

Aaron Fonseca

Audience Member

Andrea Frisby

Audience Member

Thomas Gilbert

Photographer

Justin Rodgers Hall

Parent

Stephanie Hass

National Spelling Bee Press Reporter

Dava Hulsey

Finals - Judge

Carshenah Jefferson

National Spelling Bee Press Reporter

Lanaria Johnson

Audience Member

Rebecca Knight

Featured Speller

Elaine Lockhart

Teacher

Robert McMurrer

Audience Member

Kelron Mixon

Audience Member

Margaret Newborn

Parent

Kai Nugent

Baby Akeelah

Galda E. Ortiz

News Reporter

Justin D. Reininga

Spelling Bee Audience Member

Michelle Stobaugh

Javier's Friend

Holly Traister

Finals Judge

Brittany M. Wildman

Speller

Kaitlyn Williams

Featured Speller