
The Six Triple Eight
Synopsis
During World War II, 855 women joined the fight to fix the three-year backlog of undelivered mail. Faced with discrimination and a country devastated by war, they managed to sort more than 17 million pieces of mail ahead of time.
Production Budget Analysis
The production budget for The Six Triple Eight (2024) has not been publicly disclosed.
CAST: Kerry Washington, Sam Waterston, Susan Sarandon, Dean Norris, Oprah Winfrey, Ebony Obsidian DIRECTOR: Tyler Perry CINEMATOGRAPHY: Michael Watson MUSIC: Aaron Zigman PRODUCTION: Tyler Perry Studios, Mandalay Pictures, Her Excellency Productions, Intuition Productions
Box Office Performance
Theatrical box office data is not publicly available for The Six Triple Eight (2024). This may indicate a limited release, direct-to-streaming, or a release predating modern box office tracking.
Profitability Assessment
Insufficient publicly available data to assess profitability.
INDUSTRY IMPACT
PRODUCTION NOTES
▸ Production
It was announced in December 2022 that Tyler Perry would write and direct the film Six Triple Eight for Netflix. The film is based on historian Kevin M. Hymel's article, "Fighting a Two-Front War", published in the February 2019 issue of WWII History magazine. In January 2023, the cast, including Kerry Washington, Sam Waterston, Susan Sarandon, and Oprah Winfrey was announced, with Washington also joining as an executive producer.
Filming began on January 17, 2023, in Atlanta. Production also occurred in Little Germany, Bradford, and at Imperial War Museum Duxford in February. Filming took place in Cedartown, Georgia, on March 28, 2023.
The Six Triple Eight had a budget of $70 million, making it Perry's largest and most expensive production to date.
▸ Music & Score
The Six Triple Eight (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) was released digitally on December 6, 2024, through Netflix Music. The album consisted of the film score composed by Aaron Zigman, in his eleventh collaboration with Perry, and jointly produced by Zigman, Perry and music supervisor Joel C. High. The film's end credits song, "The Journey" written by Diane Warren and performed by H.E.R., was nominated in the category of Best Original Song at the 97th Academy Awards.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Summary: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 13 wins & 7 nominations total
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! scope="row" |African-American Film Critics Association
! rowspan="2" scope="row" |Black Reel Awards
! scope="row" |Celebration of Cinema and Television
! rowspan="2" scope="row" |Hollywood Music in Media Awards
! rowspan="5" scope="row" |NAACP Image Awards
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! scope=row |Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards
! scope=row |DAR National Defense Night Awards









































































































































































































































































































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