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Monster's Ball

Monster's Ball

Dec 26, 2001
113 min
DramaRomance
6.8/ 10
1,035 votes

Overview

A prison guard begins a tentative romance with the unsuspecting widow of a man whose execution he presided over.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
6.8/10
1,035 votes
IMDB
7.0/10
96,641 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
85%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
69/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$4,000,000Production cost
Box Office$44,900,000Worldwide gross
Profit$40,900,000Profitable
ROI
+1022.5%Return on investment
US Box Office$31,273,922Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Won 1 Oscar. 15 wins & 23 nominations total

Details

Production information

"A lifetime of change can happen in a single moment."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$4,000,000

Revenue

$44,900,000

Production Companies

LionsgateLee Daniels Entertainment

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