Finding Forrester
Forrester, the author of a famous book, decides to help Jamal, a 16-year-old student, discover his writing prowess by mentoring him and enrolling him into a prestigious private school.
DistributorSony Pictures Releasing
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Opening$701,207
200 theaters
200 theaters
Release Date
(Wide)Dec 22, 2000 (Jan 12, 2001)
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 16 min
GenresDrama
Sport
In Release375 days/53 weeks
Widest Release2,002 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22-25 Christmas long wknd | 18 | $701,207 | - | 200 | - | $3,506 | $743,056 | 1 |
| Dec 29-Jan 1, 2001 New Year's long wknd | 14 | $3,020,028 | - | 200 | - | $15,100 | $5,301,731 | 1 |
| Jan 5-7 | 13 | $2,212,810 | - | 200 | - | $11,064 | $8,565,522 | 3 |
| Jan 12-15 MLK wknd | 7 | $11,112,139 | - | 2,002 | - | $5,550 | $20,537,936 | - |
| Jan 19-21 | 6 | $6,714,733 | - | 2,002 | - | $3,354 | $29,201,113 | 5 |
| Jan 26-28 | 7 | $4,812,998 | -28.3% | 2,002 | - | $2,404 | $35,677,842 | 6 |
| Feb 2-4 | 8 | $4,213,168 | -12.5% | 1,983 | -19 | $2,124 | $41,277,446 | 7 |
| Feb 9-11 | 12 | $2,506,165 | -40.5% | 1,586 | -397 | $1,580 | $44,810,828 | 8 |
| Feb 16-19 Presidents' Day wknd | 13 | $2,007,353 | - | 1,130 | - | $1,776 | $47,641,383 | - |
| Feb 23-25 | 15 | $1,093,331 | - | 808 | - | $1,353 | $49,101,695 | 10 |
| Mar 2-4 | 19 | $655,716 | -40% | 578 | -230 | $1,134 | $50,041,645 | 11 |
| Mar 9-11 | 19 | $400,574 | -38.9% | 363 | -215 | $1,103 | $50,590,601 | 12 |
| Mar 16-18 | 20 | $342,144 | -14.6% | 373 | +10 | $917 | $51,022,867 | 13 |
| Mar 23-25 | 23 | $260,177 | -24% | 279 | -94 | $932 | $51,370,406 | 14 |
| Mar 30-Apr 1 | 31 | $141,173 | -45.7% | 177 | -102 | $797 | $51,584,820 | 15 |
| Apr 6-8 | 38 | $85,812 | -39.2% | 128 | -49 | $670 | $51,706,678 | 16 |
| Apr 13-15 | 48 | $47,249 | -44.9% | 76 | -52 | $621 | $51,768,623 | 17 |
