<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $40 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $46.4 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Get Rich or Die Tryin' is a 2005 American biopic crime film starring 50 Cent, in his feature film acting debut . It was released on November 9, 2005, and was known as Locked and Loaded during production . Similar to the 2002 Eminem film 8 Mile, which it used as a template, the film is loosely based on Cent's own life and was directed by Jim Sheridan . The name of the film is shared with 50 Cent's 2003 debut album of the same name . </P> <P> After Marcus and his friends rob a Colombian safe house, Marcus is shot nine times . As the unidentified shooter points the gun to Marcus' head and pulls the trigger, the film flashes back to his childhood . </P>

Get rich or die tryin based on true story