A Beautiful Mind is an American biographical drama movie based on the life of John Nash, a Nobel Laureate in Economics. The film was directed by Ron Howard, from a screenplay written by Akiva Goldsman. During the 5 day weekend of the limited release, A Beautiful Mind opened at the #12 spot at the box office, peaking at the #2 spot following the wide release. The movie went on to gross $170,742,341 in the US and Canada and $313,542,341 worldwide.