Movie Details
Theatrical Release:April 28th, 2006
On DVD & Blu-ray:August 29th, 2006
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Movie Budget:$8,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$18,948,425 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Mark Cuban
Production Companies:Lions Gate Films, 2929 Productions, Out of the Blue... Entertainment, Starbucks Entertainment, Cinema Gypsy Productions
Akeelah and the Bee on the Web:WikiData,
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Akeelah and the Bee Quotes
Encouragement in a Spelling Competition
Katie Kerwin McCrimmon: [commentating on TV]
Several of the kids placed very high in last year's bee, especially Dylan Chiu. He's come in second two years in a row.
Derrick-T:
Kick his butt, Akeelah! B-U-T-T, butt!
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The Weight of Spelling Bees
Akeelah:
This is all starting to sound heavy.
Boy: [throws the ball, but misses the hoop]
It is heavy. Spelling bees are serious. I think I'll take a shot. On second thought, can I spell the word?
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