“Hidden Figures” i 1 2 a period movie about three black female mathematicians i 1 2 is not the kind of movie Hollywood looks to for lavish box-office returns. Yet the modestly budgeted $25 million drama has shot past $100 million and is the best word-of-mouth title at the multiplex i 1 2 the movie has left audiences in tears, and Hollywood scrambling to explain its success.