Hidden Figures (2016)

 

Release date: December 25, 2016

Director: Theodore Melfi

Writer: Allison Schroeder, Theodore Melfi

Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer

Estimated budget: $25 million

U.S. Box Office: $169,286,871

Foreign: $60,347,335

Worldwide: $229,634,206

 

The incredible untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson - brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation's confidence, turned around the Space Race, and galvanized the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.