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216:$ 25 million
188:Running time
165:Release date
96:Donny Osmond
92:Raven-Symoné
61:Carrie Evans
50:Roger Kumble
935:CinemaScore
593:CinemaScore
415:Geneva Carr
376:Josh Meyers
358:Kym Whitley
343:Brenda Song
253:Brenda Song
245:Kym Whitley
78:Andrew Gunn
74:Produced by
46:Directed by
1335:2008 films
1329:Categories
1186:Metacritic
1029:2008-03-16
987:2015-08-11
966:2015-08-11
913:2008-03-07
903:Metacritic
884:2008-03-07
860:2015-08-11
809:References
761:Nominated
750:Nominated
639:Home media
630:Box office
589:Metacritic
467:Ken Daurio
463:Cinco Paul
443:Production
349:Will Sasso
286:Pittsburgh
221:Box office
192:82 minutes
176:2008-03-07
143:Gunn Films
131:Production
68:Ken Daurio
64:Cinco Paul
56:Written by
617:USA Today
559:Enchanted
477:Promotion
408:as Freddy
339:together.
133:companies
112:Edited by
1153:AllMovie
1108:Archived
1090:Archived
1004:Archived
827:The Wrap
727:Category
681:Bloopers
517:The View
396:as Judge
384:as Donny
301:the Army
205:Language
120:Music by
84:Starring
730:Result
649:Blu-ray
570:Release
208:English
197:Country
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1291:(2019)
1283:(2010)
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1267:(2005)
1259:(2002)
1251:(2000)
1243:(1999)
1001:Review
259:, and
213:Budget
777:2009
735:2008
724:Award
522:BET's
1142:IMDb
942:2020
840:2017
802:Won
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647:and
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318:Cast
271:Plot
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