American Biographical Drama

Directed by Theodore Melfi

About female black mathematicians working at nasa to plot the trajectory for project mercury and other missions.

Released 25th December 2016 by 20th century fox

budget 25 million – box office 236 million

Levantine Films produced the film with Peter Chernin’s Chernin Entertainment

Fox 2000 bought the rights

fox explored role of low budget film making in its wider strategy

low to medium budget films became noticeable as a profitable area

risk taking cannot occur with big budget films in comparison to low budget films won’t cause as big a loss

Film was a success with a 844 percent increase in profit

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 93% based on 262 reviews

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Production company: Fox 2000 Pictures and Chernin Entertainment.

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox.

Release date: December 10, 2016 at the SVA Theatre and then December 25, 2016 in the United States and January 6, 2017 in Canada.

Running time: 127 minutes.

Budget: $25 million.

Box office: $236 million.

Based on: Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly.

Awards: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture, Bandung Film Festival for Imported Film, BET Award for Best Movie, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Foreign Film and MTV Movie and TV Award for Best Fight Against the System.

Critic reviews: “This drama about a trio of African-American women doing maths wonders for Nasa has few subtleties, but is done with such verve it’s hard to dislike.“- Simran Hans (The Guardian)