He Named Me Malala

Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald produced the film through Imagination Abu Dhabi FZ along with Participant Media. ==Release==

In March 2015, Fox Searchlight Pictures acquired distribution rights to the film worldwide excluding French-speaking territories, where StudioCanal would release the film. The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on September 4, 2015, and received a theatrical release in the United States on October 2. On June 18, 2015, National Geographic announced they had acquired broadcasting rights to the film and will air the film in 171 countries in 45 languages. In Pakistan, Geo News broadcast the film, which was dubbed in Urdu language by family of Yousafzai. He Named Me Malala was released on DVD on December 15, 2015. ==Reception==

Box office He Named Me Malala opened theatrically in the United States on October 2, 2015, and earned $60,884 in its opening weekend, ranking number 43 in the United States box office. The following week the film expanded from 4 to 446 screens, earning an estimated $685,000. As of October 25, 2015, the film's domestic total stands at $1,978,146. The film began its international rollout on October 22 in Germany where it grossed $29,880 fin 71 screens for a 25th place spot. It opened Austria a day later, where it debuted with $4,765 from 11 screens. As of October 25, 2015, the film's domestic total stands at $1,978,146 and the international total is $34,644, giving the film a worldwide gross of $2,012,790. Critical reception On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 71% based on 110 reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10. The site's consensus reads, "He Named Me Malala spotlights a worthy subject, but without the focus her story deserves." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 61 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale. Accolades The film received two Women's Image Network Awards nominations, including Best Documentary and Best Producer. It was nominated at the 69th British Academy Film Awards for Best Documentary. It lost to Amy. ==Soundtrack==

The official soundtrack to the film, featuring original score composed by Thomas Newman, was released digitally on October 2, 2015, and physically on October 30, 2015, by Sony Classical. Additional tracks, that were not included on the official soundtrack, includes: "Happiness" (traditional) - performed by Form IV Class of Kisaruni Secondary School 2014, "I Am Many" - written by Alicia Keys and Thomas Newman and "Story to Tell" by Alicia Keys. ==See also==