Ray
“The extraordinary life story of Ray Charles.”
Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.
Genres
Drama, Music
Studio
Bristol Bay Productions
Language
en
Status
Released
How Ray performed
Budget
$40.0M
Worldwide Gross
$124.7M
Gross Profit
$84.7M
Return
3.1× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$18M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Ray Charles
Jamie Foxx
Ray Charles
Della Bea Robinson
Kerry Washington
Della Bea Robinson
Margie Hendricks
Regina King
Margie Hendricks
Joe Adams
Harry Lennix
Joe Adams
Jeff Brown
Clifton Powell
Jeff Brown
Fathead Newman
Bokeem Woodbine
Fathead Newman
Aretha Robinson
Sharon Warren
Aretha Robinson
Young Ray Robinson
C.J. Sanders
Young Ray Robinson
Ahmet Ertegun
Curtis Armstrong
Ahmet Ertegun
Jerry Wexler
Richard Schiff
Jerry Wexler
Quincy Jones
Larenz Tate
Quincy Jones
Gossie McGee
Terrence Howard
Gossie McGee
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