Hairspray
When you follow your own beat, the world will follow you.
Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot.Through her newfound fame, she becomes determined to help her friends and end the racial segregation that has been a staple of the show.
- Director
- Adam Shankman
- Worldwide
- $90M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
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What It's About
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Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot. Through her newfound fame, she becomes determined to help her friends and end the racial segregation that has been a staple of the show.
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Box Office & Release
Hairspray returned 1.2× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $75M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $90M
- Release date
- Jul 19, 2007
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- MPAA rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
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