‘Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story‘ earned $1.4 million from Thursday previews at the domestic box office and $22 million at the international box office, resulting in a combined worldwide gross of $24 million.
The film holds a 61% score on Rotten Tomatoes, a 7.3/10 rating on IMDb, a 46 on Metacritic, and received a B+ CinemaScore.
What is the Plot of Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story?
According to the film’s plot, “Gran Turismo is based on the unbelievable true story of a team of unlikely underdogs – a struggling working-class gamer (Archie Madekwe), a failed former racecar driver (David Harbour), and an idealistic motorsport executive (Orlando Bloom). Together, they risk it all to take on the most elite sport in the world. Gran Turismo is an inspiring, thrilling, and action-packed story that proves that nothing is impossible when you’re fueled from within.“
Directed by Neill Blomkamp from a screenplay by Jason Hall and Zach Baylin. The cast of ‘Gran Turismo’ includes Archie Madekwe as Jann Mardenborough, an aspiring teenage driver; David Harbour as Jack Salter, Jann’s trainer; Orlando Bloom as Danny Moore, a motorsport marketing executive (based on GT Academy founder Darren Cox); Darren Barnet as Matty Davis, a top GT Academy driver threatened by Jann’s success; Djimon Hounsou as Steve Mardenborough, Jann’s father; Geri Halliwell as Lesley Mardenborough, Jann’s mother; Daniel Puig as Cai Mardenborough, Jann’s brother; Josha Stradowski as Nicholas Capa, a rival driver; Thomas Kretschmann; Maeve Courtier-Lilley; Richard Cambridge as Felix; Emelia Hartford; Pepe Barroso; Sang Heon Lee; Max Mundt; Mariano González; Harki Bhambra; Lindsay Pattison; Théo Christine; and Nikhil Parmar.
The film is produced by Doug Belgrad, Asad Qizilbash, Carter Swan, and Dana Brunetti.
