Get On Up
“The Funk Don't Quit”
A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
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Cast
65 people
Chadwick Boseman
James Brown
Known for
Black Panther
21 Bridges
Nelsan Ellis
Bobby Byrd
Known for
True Blood
The Soloist
Dan Aykroyd
Ben Bart
Known for
Ghostbusters
Trading Places
Viola Davis
Susie Brown
Known for
The Help
Prisoners
Lennie James
Joe Brown
Known for
The Walking Dead
Jericho
Fred Melamed
Syd Nathan
Known for
WandaVision
Fargo
Keith Robinson
Baby Roy
Jill Scott
DeeDee Brown
Known for
Black Lightning
Baggage Claim
Octavia Spencer
Aunt Honey
Known for
Hidden Figures
The Shape of Water
Nick Eversman
Mick Jagger
Known for
The DUFF
The Good Lord Bird
Tika Sumpter
Yvonne Fair
Known for
Sonic the Hedgehog
Final Space
James DuMont
Corporal Dooley
Known for
The Righteous Gemstones
Black Bird
Tate Taylor Director · Jez Butterworth Screenplay Steven Baigelman Screenplay
Worldwide gross $33M · Budget $30M · United States release August 1, 2014
Box office
Budget
$30,000,000
Worldwide gross
$33,448,971
Gross vs. budget
1.1×
Production
Jagged Films
Production
Imagine Entertainment
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · August 1, 2014
Theatrical
United States · August 1, 2014
Theatrical
Argentina
November 20, 2014 · Theatrical
Australia
October 30, 2014 · Theatrical
Austria
October 9, 2014 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 16, 2014 · Premiere · Gent International Film Festival
February 4, 2015 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 28, 2014 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
February 5, 2015 · Theatrical
Czechia
November 13, 2014 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 4, 2014 · Theatrical
France
September 24, 2014 · Theatrical
Germany
October 9, 2014 · Theatrical
Greece
October 16, 2014 · Theatrical
February 16, 2015 · Physical · DVD, Blu-ray
Hungary
August 26, 2015 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
November 21, 2014 · Theatrical
Israel
February 26, 2015 · Limited theatrical
Italy
November 6, 2014 · Theatrical
Japan
May 30, 2015 · Theatrical
Mexico
January 6, 2015 · Physical · DVD
Netherlands
January 20, 2015 · Physical · DVD
March 5, 2015 · Theatrical
New Zealand
October 16, 2014 · Theatrical
Norway
January 9, 2015 · Theatrical
Philippines
February 14, 2015 · Physical · DVD
Poland
November 16, 2014 · Premiere · Camerimage International Film Festival
December 12, 2014 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 13, 2014 · Theatrical
Romania
August 1, 2014 · Premiere
Singapore
January 6, 2015 · Physical · DVD
Slovakia
November 13, 2014 · Theatrical
Slovenia
November 27, 2014 · Theatrical
South Africa
November 7, 2014 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 18, 2015 · Theatrical
Spain
December 12, 2014 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 27, 2015 · Theatrical
May 4, 2015 · Physical · DVD
Switzerland
September 25, 2014 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
September 26, 2014 · Theatrical · French
October 9, 2014 · Theatrical · German
United Kingdom
November 21, 2014 · Theatrical
Uruguay
September 9, 2018 · TV
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