Freedom Writers

Erin Gruwell, a young teacher in a racially divided Los Angeles school, inspires her class of at-risk students, deemed incapable of learning, to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.

Grosses

Domestic (84.9%)
$36,605,602
Summary Details
DistributorParamount Pictures
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Opening$9,405,582
1,360 theaters
Budget$21,000,000
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 3 min
GenresBiography Crime Drama
In Release361 days/51 weeks
Widest Release2,286 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Jan 5Friday4$3,402,212--1,360$2,501$3,402,2121
Jan 6Saturday5$3,939,577+15.8%-1,360$2,896$7,341,7892
Jan 7Sunday5$2,063,793-47.6%-1,360$1,517$9,405,5823
Jan 8Monday5$489,077-76.3%-1,360$359$9,894,6594
Jan 9Tuesday6$493,662+0.9%-1,360$362$10,388,3215
Jan 10Wednesday6$457,277-7.4%-1,360$336$10,845,5986
Jan 11Thursday6$478,229+4.6%-1,360$351$11,323,8277
Jan 12Friday7$2,167,513+353.2%-36.3%2,179$994$13,491,3408
Jan 13Saturday5$2,915,860+34.5%-26%2,179$1,338$16,407,2009
Jan 14Sunday5$2,241,480-23.1%+8.6%2,179$1,028$18,648,68010
Jan 15
MLK Day
Monday6$1,524,152-32%+211.6%2,179$699$20,172,83211
Jan 16Tuesday7$365,984-76%-25.9%2,179$167$20,538,81612
Jan 17Wednesday7$383,535+4.8%-16.1%2,179$176$20,922,35113
Jan 18Thursday7$395,270+3.1%-17.3%2,179$181$21,317,62114
Jan 19Friday6$1,652,988+318.2%-23.7%2,286$723$22,970,60915
Jan 20Saturday6$2,468,175+49.3%-15.4%2,286$1,079$25,438,78416
Jan 21Sunday7$1,085,899-56%-51.6%2,286$475$26,524,68317
Jan 22Monday8$307,869-71.6%-79.8%2,286$134$26,832,55218
Jan 23Tuesday9$302,203-1.8%-17.4%2,286$132$27,134,75519
Jan 24Wednesday9$305,222+1%-20.4%2,286$133$27,439,97720
Jan 25Thursday8$357,598+17.2%-9.5%2,286$156$27,797,57521
Jan 26Friday11$1,020,440+185.4%-38.3%2,273$448$28,818,01522
Jan 27Saturday11$1,616,114+58.4%-34.5%2,273$711$30,434,12923
Jan 28Sunday12$877,994-45.7%-19.1%2,273$386$31,312,12324
Jan 29Monday12$215,907-75.4%-29.9%2,273$94$31,528,03025
Jan 30Tuesday12$241,621+11.9%-20%2,273$106$31,769,65126
Jan 31Wednesday11$249,524+3.3%-18.2%2,273$109$32,019,17527
Feb 1Thursday10$270,286+8.3%-24.4%2,273$118$32,289,46128
Feb 2Friday13$615,455+127.7%-39.7%1,915$321$32,904,91629
Feb 3Saturday13$936,589+52.2%-42%1,915$489$33,841,50530
Feb 4Sunday16$308,503-67.1%-64.9%1,915$161$34,150,00831
Feb 5Monday16$146,020-52.7%-32.4%1,915$76$34,296,02832
Feb 6Tuesday16$141,293-3.2%-41.5%1,915$73$34,437,32133
Feb 7Wednesday16$146,477+3.7%-41.3%1,915$76$34,583,79834
Feb 8Thursday16$149,032+1.7%-44.9%1,915$77$34,732,83035
Feb 9Friday19$299,999+101.3%-51.3%1,125$266$35,032,82936
Feb 10Saturday19$466,265+55.4%-50.2%1,125$414$35,499,09437
Feb 11Sunday20$252,171-45.9%-18.3%1,125$224$35,751,26538
Feb 12Monday19$90,123-64.3%-38.3%1,125$80$35,841,38839
Feb 13Tuesday20$67,859-24.7%-52%1,125$60$35,909,24740
Feb 14Wednesday20$97,461+43.6%-33.5%1,125$86$36,006,70841
Feb 15Thursday19$83,316-14.5%-44.1%1,125$74$36,090,02442
Feb 16Friday35$44,984-46%-85%232$193$36,135,00843
Feb 17Saturday38$59,022+31.2%-87.3%232$254$36,194,03044
Feb 18Sunday37$41,723-29.3%-83.5%232$179$36,235,75345
Feb 19
Presidents' Day
Monday36$32,103-23.1%-64.4%232$138$36,267,85646
Feb 20Tuesday32$15,649-51.3%-76.9%232$67$36,283,50547
Feb 21Wednesday33$11,624-25.7%-88.1%232$50$36,295,12948
Feb 22Thursday33$12,741+9.6%-84.7%232$54$36,307,87049
Feb 23Friday40$18,465+44.9%-59%111$166$36,326,33550
Feb 24Saturday44$20,905+13.2%-64.6%111$188$36,347,24051
Feb 25Sunday43$10,897-47.9%-73.9%111$98$36,358,13752
Feb 26Monday38$3,925-64%-87.8%111$35$36,362,06253
Feb 27Tuesday38$4,105+4.6%-73.8%111$36$36,366,16754
Feb 28Wednesday39$5,310+29.4%-54.3%111$47$36,371,47755
Mar 1Thursday41$3,590-32.4%-71.8%111$32$36,375,06756
Mar 2Friday34$32,227+797.7%+74.5%216$149$36,407,29457
Mar 3Saturday35$52,619+63.3%+151.7%216$243$36,459,91358
Mar 4Sunday39$29,594-43.8%+171.6%216$137$36,489,50759
Mar 5Monday36$8,276-72%+110.9%216$38$36,497,78360
Mar 6Tuesday35$9,968+20.4%+142.8%216$46$36,507,75161
Mar 7Wednesday34$9,939-0.3%+87.2%216$46$36,517,69062
Mar 8Thursday36$10,716+7.8%+198.5%216$49$36,528,40663
Mar 9Friday43$16,198+51.2%-49.7%131$123$36,544,60464
Mar 10Saturday42$24,367+50.4%-53.7%131$186$36,568,97165
Mar 11Sunday43$12,662-48%-57.2%131$96$36,581,63366
Mar 12Monday41$5,530-56.3%-33.2%131$42$36,587,16367
Mar 13Tuesday41$5,736+3.7%-42.5%131$43$36,592,89968
Mar 14Wednesday41$5,382-6.2%-45.8%131$41$36,598,28169
Mar 15Thursday39$7,321+36%-31.7%131$55$36,605,60270