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Sunday, November 8, 2009

Half Nelson

The Numbers Rating: 3.00 (1 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 90% - Fresh
Theatrical Performance
Total US Gross $2,697,938
International Gross $1,919,003
Worldwide Gross $4,616,941
Home Market Performance
US DVD Sales: $1,538,323 Weekly Breakdown
Released August 11, 2006 (limited)
February 13, 2007 (DVD Sale)
MPAA Rating R for drug content throughout, language and some sexuality
Distributed by ThinkFilm
Source Original Screenplay
Major Genre Drama
Country United States
Production Method Live Action
Creative Type Contemporary Fiction
Director Ryan Fleck

Synopsis

Dan Dunne (Ryan Gosling) is a young inner-city junior high school teacher whose ideals wither and die in the face of reality. Day after day in his shabby Brooklyn classroom, he somehow finds the energy to inspire his 13 and 14-year-olds to examine everything from civil rights to the Civil War with a new enthusiasm. Rejecting the standard curriculum in favor of an edgier approach, Dan teaches his students how change works – on both a historical and personal scale – and how to think for themselves.

Though Dan is brilliant, dynamic, and in control in the classroom, he spends his time outside school on the edge of consciousness. His disappointments and disillusionment have led to a serious drug habit. He juggles his hangovers and his homework, keeping his lives separated, until one of his troubled students, Drey (Shareeka Epps), catches him getting high after school.

From this awkward beginning, Dan and Drey stumble into an unexpected friendship. Despite the differences in their ages and situations, they are both at an important intersection. Depending on which way they turn – and which choices they make – their lives will change.

Cast

Ryan Gosling    Dan
Anthony Mackie    Frank
Jay O. Sanders    Russ
Shareeka Epps    Drey

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
8/11/2006 49 $53,983   2 $26,992 $53,983 3
8/18/2006 51 $56,264 +4.23% 3 $18,755 $147,246 10
8/25/2006 34 $210,762 +274.59% 21 $10,036 $389,972 17
9/1/2006 33 $233,863 +10.96% 36 $6,496 $724,640 24
9/8/2006 32 $226,840 -3.00% 63 $3,601 $1,070,302 31
9/15/2006 30 $279,112 +23.04% 86 $3,245 $1,441,944 38
9/22/2006 28 $290,708 +4.15% 105 $2,769 $1,838,817 45
9/29/2006 28 $232,823 -19.91% 105 $2,217 $2,175,988 52
10/6/2006 37 $122,180 -47.52% 99 $1,234 $2,378,723 59
10/13/2006 48 $75,295 -38.37% 80 $941 $2,506,509 66
10/20/2006 51 $48,666 -35.37% 61 $798 $2,591,047 73
10/27/2006 64 $20,515 -57.85% 38 $540 $2,639,124 80
11/3/2006 87 $6,288 -69.35% 16 $393 $2,653,746 87
11/10/2006 72 $10,995 +74.86% 12 $916 $2,667,944 94
11/17/2006 70 $6,766 -38.46% 9 $752 $2,680,659 101
11/24/2006 88 $2,434 -64.03% 5 $487 $2,684,452 108
12/1/2006 107 $489 -79.91% 1 $489 $2,687,199 115
12/8/2006 73 $5,488 +1,022.29% 5 $1,098 $2,694,973 122

Daily Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
9/4/2006 35 $63,800   36 $1,772 $788,440 25

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Worldwide Weekly Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal Gross
2006-08-17 67 $90,982   2 $45,491 $90,982
2006-08-24 70 $88,288 -2.96% 3 $29,429 $179,210
2006-08-31 59 $311,567 +252.90% 21 $14,837 $490,777
2006-09-07 59 $352,685 +13.20% 36 $9,797 $843,462
2006-09-14 52 $319,370 -9.45% 63 $5,069 $1,162,832
2006-09-21 59 $385,277 +20.64% 86 $4,480 $1,548,109
2006-09-28 64 $395,056 +2.54% 105 $3,762 $1,943,165
2006-10-05 61 $313,378 -20.68% 105 $2,985 $2,256,543
2006-10-12 64 $174,671 -44.26% 99 $1,764 $2,431,214
2006-10-19 61 $111,167 -36.36% 80 $1,390 $2,542,381
2006-10-26 70 $76,228 -31.43% 61 $1,250 $2,618,609
2006-11-02 75 $28,849 -62.15% 38 $759 $2,647,458
2006-11-09 78 $9,491 -67.10% 16 $593 $2,656,949