Talk:Akeelah and the Bee

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Is "The Starbucks funding raises questions pertinent to today's cinema, such as whether or not the presence of corporate sponsorship decreases the value of the art. However, due to the costs associated with filmmaking, this is a trend that will likely continue, for better or for worse" really NPOV? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Trojan traveler (talk • contribs)

Name origin

is the name Akeelah invented or from some other culture?

According to this page, "Akilah" is an Arabic name meaning "intelligent, logical, one who reasons". --Mathew5000 10:23, 18 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Was it a boxoffice bomb?

seems like it disappeared in a week after all the months of starbuck hype. did it make any money?