Synopsis
Recounts the eventful summer day in 1989 when a young law firm associate named Barack Obama tried to woo lawyer Michelle Robinson during a daylong date that took them from the Art Institute of Chicago to a screening of Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing to the site of their first kiss outside of an ice cream parlor.
Metrics
Opening Weekend: | $2,868,403 (45.5% of total gross) |
Legs: | 2.20 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
Domestic Share: | 95.3% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
Theater counts: | 813 opening theaters/897 max. theaters, 2.6 weeks average run per theater |
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $7,856,583 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
---|---|---|
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,201-6,300) | 6,229 | $6,304,223 |
All Time International Box Office (Rank 14,501-14,600) | 14,546 | $308,745 |
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,101-9,200) | 9,113 | $6,612,968 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
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Amazon VOD: | Amazon |
iTunes: | iTunes |
Google Play: | Google Play |
Vudu: | Vudu |
Movie Details
Domestic Releases: | August 26th, 2016 (Wide) by Roadside Attractions |
International Releases: | September 2nd, 2016 (Wide) (France)
September 30th, 2016 (Wide) (United Kingdom) November 11th, 2016 (Wide), released as Southside With You (Australia) November 18th, 2016 (Wide), released as Ti amo Presidente (Italy) December 23rd, 2016 (Wide) (Spain) ... Show all releases |
Video Release: | November 29th, 2016 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment |
MPAA Rating: | PG-13 for brief strong language, smoking, a violent image and a drug reference. (Rating bulletin 2429 (Cert #50389), 6/15/2016) |
Running Time: | 84 minutes |
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Keywords: | 1980s, First Date, Set in Chicago, Politicians, Romance, African Americans, Biographical Drama, Biography, Sundance Film Festival 2016 |
Source: | Original Screenplay |
Genre: | Drama |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Dramatization |
Production/Financing Companies: | IM Global, Miramax Films, Roadside Attractions |
Production Countries: | United States |
Languages: | English |