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2021 | DIRECTED BY JAMILA WIGNOT

Ailey

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Movie Stats
Year
2021
Runtime
 95 minutes (1 hr 35 mins)
Select Cast
Alvin Ailey
Samuel Lee Roberts
Bill T. Jones
Judith Jamison
George Faison
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
17th Oct 2023
Last viewed:
2nd Jan 2026
Total views:
21
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
23rd July 2021
4 years 5 months 18 days ago
Canada release date
 Canada
6th August 2021
4 years 5 months 4 days ago
Ireland release date
 Ireland
7th January 2022
4 years 3 days ago
Total Grosses
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UK total gross
  £7 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $151.1 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
927 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
16,497 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 7th Jan '22
  • Debut position: 19
  • Highest position: 19
  • Debut gross: £7 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1
US Box Office
  • Release: 23rd Jul '21
  • Debut position: 25
  • Highest position: 19
  • Debut gross: $15.1 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 4
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
jamila wignot Jamila Wignot
Starring
Alvin AileySelf
Samuel Lee RobertsSelf
Bill T. JonesSelf
Judith JamisonSelf
George FaisonSelf
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2021-07-23
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
19
Weeks top 15
0
Total weeks
1
Total UK Gross:
£6,971
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Ailey
7 Jan 2022
19N
£6,971
£6,971

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
19
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
4
Total US Gross:
$151,110
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
23 Jul 2021
25N
$15,091
$15,091
30 Jul 2021
25▲▼
$4,732
$26,277
6 Aug 2021
19▲
$46,625
$78,191
13 Aug 2021
24▼
$38,465
$151,110

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

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Genres
Documentary
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News from around the web
Ailey review – illuminating film about the choreographer Alvin Ailey  The Guardian Sun, 9th January 2022

Barry Jenkins To Direct Alvin Ailey Movie For Fox Searchlight  Deadline Mon, 3rd June 2019

Ailey movie review & film summary (2021)  Roger Ebert Fri, 23rd July 2021

‘Ailey’ Review: A Poetic Look at the Man Behind the Dances (Published 2021)  The New York Times Sun, 25th July 2021

This Film Captures the Emotional Core of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre  Little Black Book | LBBOnline Fri, 13th December 2024

‘Ailey’: Film Review  The Hollywood Reporter Fri, 23rd July 2021

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