Drumline (film)

Drumline
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Charles Stone III
Written by	Tina Gordon Chism Shawn Schepps
Produced by	Dallas Austin Timothy M. Bourne Wendy Finerman Jody Gerson Greg Mooradian
Starring	Nick Cannon Zoe Saldaña Orlando Jones
Cinematography	Shane Hurlbut
Edited by	Patricia Bowers Bill Pankow
Music by	John Powell
Production company	Fox 2000 Pictures
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	December 13, 2002 (2002-12-13)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$20 million[1]
Box office	$57.6 million[1]

Drumline is a 2002 American coming-of-age teen comedy-drama film directed by Charles Stone III. The screenplay, which was inspired by the Southwest Dekalb High School Drumline, was written by Tina Gordon Chism and Shawn Schepps. The film follows a young drummer from New York, played by Nick Cannon, who enters the fictional Atlanta A&T University and bumps heads with the leader of his new school's drum section. Zoe Saldaña, Leonard Roberts and Orlando Jones co-star.

The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with most of them praising the musical bands' overall performances. It was a success at the box office, earning over $56 million in the U.S., and almost $1.2 million in foreign markets.

A direct sequel Drumline: A New Beat, premiered on VH1 on October 27, 2014. Cannon reprises his role as Devon, albeit as a supporting character rather than the protagonist.