Blood Diamond went on to gross $57,377,916 in the United States and Canada and $114,029,263 overseas. In total, the film has grossed $171,407,179 worldwide.
How much did get out gross?
255.4 million USD
Did Blood Diamond win any awards?
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion PictureNational Board of Review Award for Best Supporting ActorBlack Reel Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor
What movie broke the box office record?
The highest-grossing film at the global box office is Avatar (USA/UK, 2009), which had a worldwide lifetime gross of $2,802,013,640 (£2,013,980,000 / €2,347,930,000) according to The Numbers as of 16 March 2021.
What is the #1 grossing movie of all time?
Avatar
Do blood diamonds still exist?
In 2006, Leonardo DiCaprio made the term “Blood Diamonds” a household phrase. A lot has been done to address the issue of blood diamonds and conflict diamonds since then, but unfortunately, we still have a ways to go. The diamond trade is an 81 billion dollars industry with 65% of mined diamonds coming from Africa.
Are diamonds mined by slaves?
Blood diamonds are stones that are mined, usually by slave labor, in war-torn countries. The diamonds are illegally traded to fund the cost of the war for insurgents who oppose internationally recognized governments.
How much do African diamond miners get paid?
Diamond miners who work in small-scale mining – panning or digging for diamonds – produce about 15% of the world's diamonds. But their wages do not reflect the value of their work. An estimated one million diamond diggers in Africa earn less than a dollar a day. This unlivable wage is below the extreme poverty line.
Are any diamonds not blood diamonds?
A conflict-free diamond means a diamond that's mined and shipped without connection to rebel or terror groups. Procedures and agreements like The Kimberley Process are in place to guarantee that diamonds are mined and shipped according to certain ethical standards.
Why Diamond has no resale value?
That's because when you buy a diamond ring at retail prices, you are going to be paying a hefty margin that goes into the jeweler's profit. And when you want to sell the diamond, no jeweler in the right mind will be willing to buy it from the public at retail prices.
