Save the Last Dance
“The only person you need to be is yourself.”
After the death of her mother, Sara moves to the South Side of Chicago to live with her father and gets transferred to a majority-black school. Her life takes a turn for the better when befriends Chenille and her brother Derek, who helps her with her dancing skills.
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Part of Save the Last Dance Collection
2 films
Cast
26 people
Julia Stiles
Sara Johnson
Known for
10 Things I Hate About You
The Bourne Ultimatum
Sean Patrick Thomas
Derek Reynolds
Known for
Gen V
Halloween: Resurrection
Kerry Washington
Chenille Reynolds
Known for
Django Unchained
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Fredro Starr
Malakai
Known for
The Addiction
Torque
Terry Kinney
Roy Johnson
Known for
Oz
The Watcher
Bianca Lawson
Nikki
Known for
Pretty Little Liars
Teen Wolf
Vince Green
Snookie
Known for
Lottery Ticket
Garland Whitt
Kenny
Known for
The Last Kids on Earth
The Hurricane
Elisabeth Oas
Diggy
Also in
Witches' Night
Unconditional Love
Artel Great
Arvel
Known for
Dahmer
Down in the Valley
Cory Stewart
Lip
Also in
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
The Smile of an Angry Man
Jennifer Anglin
Glynn
Known for
Boss
Thomas Carter Director · Duane Adler Screenplay Cheryl Edwards Screenplay
Worldwide gross $132M · Budget $13M · United States release January 12, 2001
Box office
Budget
$13,000,000
Worldwide gross
$131,706,809
Gross vs. budget
10.1×
Production
MTV Films
Production
Cort/Madden Productions
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 9, 2001
Premiere
United States · January 12, 2001
Theatrical
Australia
April 5, 2001 · Theatrical
Austria
March 23, 2001 · Theatrical
Belgium
August 1, 2001 · Theatrical
Brazil
April 27, 2001 · Theatrical
Chile
September 27, 2001 · Theatrical
Denmark
June 15, 2001 · Theatrical
Egypt
June 13, 2001 · Theatrical
Finland
April 4, 2001 · Premiere
June 8, 2001 · Theatrical
France
August 1, 2001 · Theatrical
January 7, 2005 · Physical · DVD
August 11, 2016 · Digital · VOD
April 1, 2020 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
March 22, 2001 · Theatrical
Greece
April 6, 2001 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
June 15, 2001 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 3, 2001 · Theatrical
Iceland
April 6, 2001 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 30, 2001 · Theatrical
Israel
April 20, 2001 · Premiere
April 26, 2001 · Theatrical
Italy
September 7, 2001 · Theatrical
Japan
August 11, 2001 · Theatrical
Kuwait
May 2, 2001 · Theatrical
Malaysia
June 7, 2001 · Theatrical
Mexico
September 21, 2001 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 12, 2001 · Theatrical
New Zealand
April 5, 2001 · Theatrical
Norway
April 6, 2001 · Theatrical
Poland
May 25, 2001 · Theatrical
Portugal
April 20, 2001 · Theatrical
Romania
July 27, 2001 · Theatrical
Singapore
July 5, 2001 · Theatrical
South Africa
April 12, 2001 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 9, 2001 · Theatrical
Spain
May 4, 2001 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 27, 2001 · Theatrical
Switzerland
April 12, 2001 · Theatrical
Taiwan
April 14, 2001 · Theatrical
Türkiye
May 4, 2001 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 30, 2001 · Theatrical
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