Get Rich or Die Tryin' Movie
The movie is based on real events in the life of the world's wealthiest rapper Curtis James Jackson, better known by his stage name 50 Cent. He achieved great success, following the motto "Through hardship to the stars." His life was no honeymoon. At the age of eight Curtis was left an orphan when his drug-dealing mother was murdered. He had to adjust to the streets, and at the age of twelve he began dealing narcotics. Having served out six months in prison and been shot nine times, Curtis decided to cut the strings of his criminal past and pursue his dream of becoming a rap artist.
Tagline
- At the end of the day, what will you hang on to?
Inside Every Man Is The Power To Choose.
- Live In Your Dreams Or Die In Someone Else's.
Movie Info
- Year:
- 2005
- IMDB Rating:
- 2.3
- IMDB Votes:
- 4200
- Countries:
- USA
- Genres:
- Action, Crime, Drama, Music
- Tags:
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Drug dealer, Ghetto, Hip hop, Blaxploitation, Rapper, Poverty, Rap music, Semi autobiographical, Rap, Germany:16
- Domestic:
- $30,985,352 (66.7%)
- + Foreign:
- $15,457,176 (33.3%)
- = Worldwide:
- $46,442,528
- Opening
Weekend: - $12,020,807 (1,652 theaters, $7,276 average) % of Total Gross: 38.8%
- Release:
- 1,666 theaters