August Rush

August Rush is an American drama directed by Kirsten Sheridan. It is often referred as an updated story of Oliver Twist. The film is about a 12-year-old orphan boy who believes he can hear music from  his parents. He actually believes he can hear music from everything, for example from leaves.
Here are some facts about the movie you may not have known:


- The film originally opened in 2007 in 7th place in the box office earning only $9.5 million that weekend.
- The budget for  the film was $25 million
- Overall it is estimated to have made $31 million in the United States, and $66 million worldwide.
- Film critic Roger Ebert gave the movie three stars. He said it was "a movie drenched in sentimentality, but it’s supposed to be."
- Composer Mark Mancina spent over 18 months composing the musical score