<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $15 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $20,601,987 </Td> </Tr> <P> Country Strong (originally titled Love Don't Let Me Down) is a 2010 drama film starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim McGraw, Garrett Hedlund, and Leighton Meester . The film, about an emotionally unstable country music star who attempts to resurrect her career, was directed and written by American filmmaker Shana Feste . It premiered in Nashville, Tennessee on November 8, 2010, and had a wide release in the United States on January 7, 2011 . This is the second film in which McGraw and Hedlund have worked together, the first being Friday Night Lights in 2004 . </P> <P> Beau sings with Kelly, a recovering alcoholic going through rehab . He is clearly smitten by her, and it is later revealed that the two have been having an affair, even though Kelly is married to James . Kelly is checked out of rehab a month early by James, who wants her to go on a three - city tour to restore her image . She agrees on the condition that Beau becomes her opening act . James has already planned to see Chiles Stanton, a beauty queen with potential to become a rising singer, perform that night in hopes that she will be Kelly's opener instead . </P>

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