Director
Doug Atchison
Starring
Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett
Full Cast & Crew Details ↓
Akeelah and the Bee
📊 Performance IndexMilestones
🌎 Global Tracker
(Target:
$500M)
4%
🇺🇸 Domestic (US)
(Target:
$250M)
8%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
(Target:
$25M)
0%
⚡ Volatility
🎬 In the Vault
🕒 Normal tracking metrics
Site Popularity Rank:
👑 Unranked
🕒 Screening PaceLength
Standard Feature
Currently tracking active feature block runtime sequence profile parameters.
🎯
Box Office Verdict
⚖️ Broke Even
Flop
Steady (Target: $18M)
Blockbuster
* Editorial Note: Performance targets, verdicts, and volatility metrics reflect automated site projections and community opinion, and do not represent official studio accounting or real-world financial guarantees.
💰 Box Office
HUD
Live
Data
Opening Weekends
🇺🇸
US Weekend
$6,011,585
Lifetime Grosses
🇺🇸
Total North American
$18,811,135
🌐
Worldwide Total
$18,811,135
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Cast & Crew
Directors
Doug Atchison
Director
Written
Doug Atchison
Screenwriter
Producers
Cast
Not
Listed
Akeelah
Dr. Larabee
Tanya
Mr. Welch
Javier
Dylan
Georgia
Devon
Terrence
Kiana
Derrick-T
Ms. Cross
Mr. Chiu
Steve
Polly
Roman
Ted Saunders
National Spelling Bee Head Judge
National Spelling Bee Pronouncer
Tough Girl #1
Tough Girl #2
District Judge
District Pronouncer
Regional Judge
Regional Pronouncer
Cheating Boy
Cheating Boy's Mom
Akeelah's Father
Chuckie
Volunteer
Mary Calveretti
Rajeev Subramonian
Korean Grocer
Reporter
Woman on TV
Little Girl on TV
Red-Haired Girl
Eighth-Grade Girl
Regional Bee Assistant Judge
District Speller #1
District Speller #2
Regional Speller #1
Regional Speller #2
Regional Speller #3
„Sacciform„ Speller
„Scutellate„ Speller
„Longicollis„ Speller
„Ginglymus„ Speller
„Empennage„ Speller
„Souchong„ Speller
„Intussusception„ Speller
„Engastrimythic„ Speller
„Escharotic„ Speller
„Flocculation„ Speller
Boy in Wheelchair
Driver
Postman
Registration Guy
Spectator
Cast Member
Parent
Parent
Spelling Bee Audience Member
Student
Audience Member
Audience Member
Photographer
Parent
National Spelling Bee Press Reporter
Finals - Judge
National Spelling Bee Press Reporter
Audience Member
Featured Speller
Teacher
Audience Member
Audience Member
Parent
Baby Akeelah
News Reporter
Spelling Bee Audience Member
Javier's Friend
Finals Judge
Speller
Featured Speller
International Release Schedule
| Territory / Region | Release Date | Platform / Format |
|---|---|---|
| 🌍 USA | 28 Apr 2006 | Theatre |
| 🌍 UK | 18 Aug 2006 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Ireland | 18 Aug 2006 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Singapore | 31 Aug 2006 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Israel | 1 Mar 2007 | Theatre |
| 🌍 South Africa | 1 Jun 2007 | Theatre |