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Synopsis

Akeelah and the Bee is the story of Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer), a precocious eleven-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite the objections of her mother Tanya (Angela Bassett), Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee (Laurence Fishburne); her principal Mr. Welch (Curtis Armstrong) and the proud residents of her neighborhood. Akeelah's aptitude earns her an opportunity to compete for a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee and in turn unites her neighborhood who witness the courage and inspiration of one amazing little girl.

Cast

Keke Palmer		Akeelah Anderson
Laurence Fishburne		Dr. Joshua Larabee
Angela Bassett		Tanya
Curtis Armstrong		Mr. Welch

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Weekend Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
4/28/2006	8		$6,011,585		2,195	$2,739	$6,011,585	3
5/5/2006	9		$3,369,630	-43.95%	2,195	$1,535	$10,632,413	10
5/12/2006	9		$2,403,420	-28.67%	1,176	$2,044	$14,008,069	17
5/19/2006	10		$1,006,653	-58.12%	751	$1,340	$15,728,889	24
5/26/2006	13		$653,433	-35.09%	487	$1,342	$16,871,296	31
6/2/2006	14		$438,052	-32.96%	405	$1,082	$17,799,322	38
6/9/2006	22		$209,226	-52.24%	266	$787	$18,205,122	45
6/16/2006	39		$54,230	-74.08%	106	$512	$18,385,773	52
6/23/2006	51		$33,232	-38.72%	71	$468	$18,459,730	59
6/30/2006	32		$66,827	+101.09%	160	$418	$18,548,251	66
7/7/2006	32		$72,595	+8.63%	152	$478	$18,699,268	73
7/14/2006	41		$49,516	-31.79%	90	$550	$18,811,135	80

Daily Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
4/28/2006	8		$1,692,744		2,195	$771	$1,692,744	1
4/29/2006	8		$2,668,413	+57.64%	2,195	$1,216	$4,361,157	2
4/30/2006	8		$1,650,428	-38.15%	2,195	$752	$6,011,585	3
5/1/2006	8		$323,079	-80.42%	2,195	$147	$6,334,664	4
5/2/2006	8		$316,188	-2.13%	2,195	$144	$6,650,852	5
5/3/2006	8		$302,977	-4.18%	2,195	$138	$6,953,829	6
5/4/2006	8		$308,954	+1.97%	2,195	$141	$7,262,783	7
5/5/2006	10		$884,120	+186.17%	2,195	$403	$8,146,903	8
5/6/2006	9		$1,531,793	+73.26%	2,195	$698	$9,678,696	9
5/7/2006	9		$953,717	-37.74%	2,195	$434	$10,632,413	10
5/8/2006	9		$219,847	-76.95%	2,195	$100	$10,852,260	11
5/9/2006	9		$237,122	+7.86%	2,195	$108	$11,089,382	12
5/10/2006	8		$244,634	+3.17%	2,195	$111	$11,334,016	13
5/11/2006	7		$270,633	+10.63%	2,195	$123	$11,604,649	14
5/12/2006	12		$548,740	+102.76%	2,195	$250	$12,153,389	15
5/13/2006	10		$919,422	+67.55%	1,176	$782	$13,072,811	16
5/14/2006	7		$935,258	+1.72%	1,176	$795	$14,008,069	17
5/18/2006	8		$197,600		1,176	$168	$14,722,236	21
5/19/2006	11		$271,675	+37.49%	1,176	$231	$14,993,911	22
5/20/2006	10		$435,127	+60.16%	751	$579	$15,429,038	23
5/21/2006	11		$299,851	-31.09%	751	$399	$15,728,889	24
5/29/2006	9		$249,054		487	$511	$17,120,350	32
5/30/2006	9		$76,303	-69.36%	487	$157	$17,196,653	33
5/31/2006	9		$79,800	+4.58%	487	$164	$17,276,453	34
6/1/2006	10		$84,817	+6.29%	487	$174	$17,361,270	35

Worldwide Weekly Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross
2006-05-04	11		$7,262,783		2,195	$3,309	$7,262,783
2006-05-11	15		$4,341,866	-40.22%	2,195	$1,978	$11,604,649
2006-05-18	12		$3,117,587	-28.20%	1,176	$2,651	$14,722,236
2006-05-25	16		$1,495,627	-52.03%	751	$1,992	$16,217,863
2006-06-01	17		$1,143,407	-23.55%	487	$2,348	$17,361,270
2006-06-08	23		$634,626	-44.50%	405	$1,567	$17,995,896
2006-06-15	29		$335,647	-47.11%	266	$1,262	$18,331,543
2006-06-22	39		$94,955	-71.71%	106	$896	$18,426,498
2006-06-29	63		$54,926	-42.16%	71	$774	$18,481,424
2006-07-06	54		$145,249	+164.44%	160	$908	$18,626,673
2006-07-13	40		$134,946	-7.09%	152	$888	$18,761,619
2006-07-20	51		$86,811	-35.67%	90	$965	$18,848,430

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