Claire Donald
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Shonda Rhimes: The Woman Who Changed Television
Like, ugh.
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Shonda Rhimes: The Woman Who Changed Television
Exactly.
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Shonda Rhimes: The Woman Who Changed Television
The energy is strong.
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Shonda Rhimes: The Woman Who Changed Television
And...
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Shonda Rhimes: The Woman Who Changed Television
Not fun.
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Shonda Rhimes: The Woman Who Changed Television
No.
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Shonda Rhimes: The Woman Who Changed Television
So it's so refreshing to see the story about girlhood and have women be making it.
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Shonda Rhimes: The Woman Who Changed Television
And they were like, no, we didn't make a political statement.
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Shonda Rhimes: The Woman Who Changed Television
We just hired the best people for this particular job.
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Shonda Rhimes: The Woman Who Changed Television
And the predominantly female set created the calm and nurturing tone that is reflected in the film.
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Shonda Rhimes: The Woman Who Changed Television
Oh, you can just tell.
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Shonda Rhimes: The Woman Who Changed Television
You really can.
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Shonda Rhimes: The Woman Who Changed Television
The film opened on February 15, 2002.
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Shonda Rhimes: The Woman Who Changed Television
And remember, the budget was $10 million.
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Shonda Rhimes: The Woman Who Changed Television
Opening weekend, it made $14 million.
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Shonda Rhimes: The Woman Who Changed Television
Wow.
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Shonda Rhimes: The Woman Who Changed Television
In total, Crossroads earned its budget.
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Shonda Rhimes: The Woman Who Changed Television
I'm just laughing because it's like a Crossroads episode.
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Shonda Rhimes: The Woman Who Changed Television
In total, Crossroads earned its budget back five times over, bringing in $61 million.
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Shonda Rhimes: The Woman Who Changed Television
That is incredible.