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Monday, May 12, 2008

Speed Racer

The Numbers Rating: 6.33 (3 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 35% - Rotten
Theatrical Performance
Total US Gross $18,561,337
International Gross $12,800,000
Worldwide Gross $31,361,337
Released May 9, 2008
Production Budget $100,000,000
MPAA Rating PG for sequences of action, some violence, language and brief smoking
Keywords Live Action Cartoon, Visual Effects, Auto Racing
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Produced by Silver Pictures
Source Based on TV
Major Genre Action
Country United States
Production Method Live Action
Creative Type Science Fiction
Director Andy & Larry Wachowski

Synopsis

Hurtling down the track, careening around, over and through the competition, Speed Racer is a natural behind the wheel. Born to race cars, Speed is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized—the legendary Rex Racer—whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Speed is driven to fulfill.

Speed is loyal to the family racing business, led by his father, Pops Racer, the designer of Speed’s thundering Mach 5. When Speed turns down a lucrative and tempting offer from Royalton Industries, he not only infuriates the company’s maniacal owner but uncovers a terrible secret—some of the biggest races are being fixed by a handful of ruthless moguls who manipulate the top drivers to boost profits. If Speed won’t drive for Royalton, Royalton will see to it that the Mach 5 never crosses another finish line.

The only way for Speed to save his family’s business and the sport he loves is to beat Royalton at his own game. With the support of his family and his loyal girlfriend, Trixie, Speed teams with his one-time rival—the mysterious Racer X —to win the race that had taken his brother’s life: the death-defying, cross-country rally known as The Crucible.

Cast

Emile Hirsch    Speed
John Goodman    Pops Racer
Susan Sarandon    Mom Racer
Christina Ricci    Trixie
Scott Porter    Rex Racer
Matthew Fox    Racer X
Nayo Wallace    Minx
Richard Roundtree    Ben Burns
Rain    Taejo Togokhan
Yu Nan    Sister of Taejo Togokhan
Roger Allam    Mr. Royalton

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
5/9/2008 3 $18,561,337   3,606 $5,147 $18,561,337 3

Daily Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
5/9/2008 3 $6,192,227   3,606 $1,717 $6,192,227 1
5/10/2008 3 $7,332,365 +18.41% 3,606 $2,033 $13,524,592 2
5/11/2008 3 $5,036,745 -31.31% 3,606 $1,397 $18,561,337 3

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