Precious (2009)

In New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that she can re-route her life in a better direction.

All Releases

Domestic (74.7%)
$47,566,524
International (25.3%)
$16,083,005
Worldwide
$63,649,529
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorLionsgate Films
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Domestic Opening$1,872,458
Budget$10,000,000
Earliest Release DateNovember 6, 2009 (Domestic)
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 50 min
GenresDrama
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