21
They proved the Vegas Blackjack System was beatable...by beating the hell out of it.
T.who strives to succeed.Wanting a scholarship to transfer to Harvard School of Medicine to become a doctor, Ben learns that he cannot afford the $300,000 tuition as he comes from a poor, working-class background.But one evening, Ben is introduced by his unorthodox math professor to a small but secretive club of five students, Jill, Choi, Kianna, and Fisher, who are being trained by Professor Rosa to count cards at blackjack.
- Director
- Robert Luketic
- Signature
- Drama · Tension · Craft
- Worldwide
- $160M
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Ben Campbell is a young, highly intelligent student at M.I.T. who strives to succeed. Wanting a scholarship to transfer to Harvard School of Medicine to become a doctor, Ben learns that he cannot afford the $300,000 tuition as he comes from a poor, working-class background. But one evening, Ben is introduced by his unorthodox math professor to a small but secretive club of five students, Jill, Choi, Kianna, and Fisher, who are being trained by Professor Rosa to count cards at blackjack.
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Box Office & Release
21 returned 4.6× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $35M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $160M
- Release date
- Mar 27, 2008
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
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