Queen Of Katwe (2016)
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2016 3:23 amQueen Of Katwe is now playing in theaters and a DVD release date is estimated for January 2017. Being a Disney movie, it could be interesting.
Queen Of Katwe (2016)
For a child growing up in Katwe, a ghetto of Uganda, there aren't a lot of options in life. For Phiona, who has lost her father and her big brother, and whose mother relies on selling vegetables in the market to keep a roof over their heads, that's especially true. When Phiona catches her brother sneaking off and playing chess, a whole new world of options opens up to her. She excels at the game and starts to envision a way out of Katwe for her family.
Genre – Drama
Starring – Madina Nalwanga, David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong'o
Director – Mira Nair
Writers – William Wheeler (screenplay), Tim Crothers (based on the ESPN Magazine article and book by)
It unfortunately did not recover it’s estimated budget, far from it.
Budget: $15,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend: $304,933 (USA) (23 September 2016)
Gross: $5,384,636 (USA) (7 October 2016)
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Queen Of Katwe (2016)
For a child growing up in Katwe, a ghetto of Uganda, there aren't a lot of options in life. For Phiona, who has lost her father and her big brother, and whose mother relies on selling vegetables in the market to keep a roof over their heads, that's especially true. When Phiona catches her brother sneaking off and playing chess, a whole new world of options opens up to her. She excels at the game and starts to envision a way out of Katwe for her family.
Genre – Drama
Starring – Madina Nalwanga, David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong'o
Director – Mira Nair
Writers – William Wheeler (screenplay), Tim Crothers (based on the ESPN Magazine article and book by)
It unfortunately did not recover it’s estimated budget, far from it.
Budget: $15,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend: $304,933 (USA) (23 September 2016)
Gross: $5,384,636 (USA) (7 October 2016)
Covers in the Gallery for this title:
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