Synopsis
The unlikely true story of Eugene Brown and his one-man mission to give inner-city kids of Washington D.C. something it seemed he never had—a future. He discovered a multitude of life lessons through the game of chess during his 18-year incarceration for bank robbery. After his release and reentry into the workforce, Eugene developed and founded the Big Chair Chess Club to get kids off the streets and working towards lives they never believed they were capable of due to circumstances. From his daring introductory chess lessons to group of unruly high school students in detention to the development of the Club and the teens’ first local chess competitions, this movie reveals his difficult, inspirational journey and how he changed the lives of a group of teens with no endgame.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $4,304 (100.0% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 1.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 8.2% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 16 opening theaters/16 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $5,670 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 17,801-17,900) | 17,871 | $4,304 |
| All Time International Box Office (Rank 20,701-20,800) | 20,749 | $48,362 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 27,501-27,600) | 27,545 | $52,666 |
| All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 8,701-8,800) | 8,766 | $4,304 |
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| Amazon VOD: | Amazon |
| Google Play: | Google Play |
| Vudu: | Vudu |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | January 17th, 2014 (Limited) by Alchemy |
| Video Release: | February 11th, 2014 by Alchemy |
| MPAA Rating: | PG-13 for thematic elements, some drug content and brief violent images - all involving teens. (Rating bulletin 2298, 11/13/2013) |
| Running Time: | 101 minutes |
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| Keywords: | Life on the Outside, Intellectual Pursuits, Inspirational Teacher, Early / Simultaneous Video-on-Demand release, African Americans, Black Urban, Gangs, Biographical Drama |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Serena Films, Animus Films |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |