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Synopsis

This movie chronicles the journey of Professor Melvin Tolson, a brilliant but volatile debate team coach who uses the power of words to shape a group of underdog students from a small African American college in the Deep South into a historically elite debate team. A controversial figure, Professor Tolson challenged the social mores of the time and was under constant fire for his unconventional and ferocious teaching methods as well as his radical political views. In their pursuit for excellence, Tolson's debate team receives a groundbreaking invitation to debate Harvard University's championship team.

Cast

Denzel Washington		Melvin B. Tolson
Forest Whitaker		James Farmer Sr.
Nate Parker		Henry Lowe
Jurnee Smollett		Samantha Booke
Denzel Whitaker		James Farmer Jr.
Jermaine Williams		Hamilton Burgess
Gina Ravera		Ruth Tolson
John Heard		Sheriff Dozier
Kimberly Elise		Pearl Farmer

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IMDb	Complete cast details, plot summary, reviews etc.
Official Website	Official movie home page
Wikipedia	Information at Wikipedia
ComingSoon.net	Movie trailers, release date news

Weekend Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
12/28/2007	11		$6,005,180		1,171	$5,128	$13,256,188	6
1/4/2008	12		$4,250,948	-29.21%	1,290	$3,295	$22,013,765	13
1/11/2008	15		$2,345,375	-44.83%	1,290	$1,818	$25,633,630	20
1/18/2008	18		$1,348,191	-42.52%	1,021	$1,320	$27,787,656	27
1/25/2008	26		$538,974	-60.02%	390	$1,382	$29,086,170	34
2/1/2008	35		$257,635	-52.20%	264	$976	$29,536,943	41
2/8/2008	41		$138,497	-46.24%	156	$888	$29,782,255	48
2/15/2008	45		$92,327	-33.34%	105	$879	$29,940,739	55
2/22/2008	60		$40,766	-55.85%	75	$544	$30,028,691	62
2/29/2008	68		$25,012	-38.64%	47	$532	$30,073,532	69
3/7/2008	69		$14,419	-42.35%	34	$424	$30,098,269	76
3/14/2008	84		$8,134	-43.59%	20	$407	$30,113,634	83
3/21/2008	55		$40,237	+394.68%	113	$356	$30,157,871	90
3/28/2008	71		$17,673	-56.08%	40	$442	$30,203,433	97
4/4/2008	88		$7,213	-59.19%	24	$301	$30,219,326	104
4/11/2008	106		$3,484	-51.70%	8	$436	$30,226,144	111

Daily Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
12/25/2007	6		$3,604,000		1,164	$3,096	$3,604,000	1
12/26/2007	10		$2,040,000	-43.40%	1,164	$1,753	$5,644,000	2
12/27/2007	11		$1,570,000	-23.04%	1,164	$1,349	$7,251,008	3
12/28/2007	11		$1,989,184	+26.70%	1,164	$1,709	$9,240,192	4
12/29/2007	10		$2,314,431	+16.35%	1,171	$1,976	$11,554,623	5
12/30/2007	11		$1,701,565	-26.48%	1,171	$1,453	$13,256,188	6
12/31/2007	9		$1,436,103	-15.60%	1,171	$1,226	$14,692,291	7
1/1/2008	11		$1,742,739	+21.35%	1,171	$1,488	$16,435,030	8
1/2/2008	12		$703,832	-59.61%	1,171	$601	$17,138,862	9
1/3/2008	12		$623,955	-11.35%	1,171	$533	$17,762,817	10
1/4/2008	12		$1,323,934	+112.18%	1,290	$1,026	$19,086,751	11
1/7/2008	12		$291,293		1,290	$226	$22,305,058	14
1/8/2008	11		$323,777	+11.15%	1,290	$251	$22,628,835	15
1/9/2008	11		$324,012	+0.07%	1,290	$251	$22,952,847	16
1/10/2008	11		$335,408	+3.52%	1,290	$260	$23,288,255	17
1/16/2008	12		$194,644		1,290	$151	$26,201,565	23
1/17/2008	12		$237,900	+22.22%	1,290	$184	$26,439,465	24
1/21/2008	17		$421,099		1,021	$412	$28,208,755	28
2/18/2008	43		$21,079		105	$201	$29,961,818	56

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