The Secret Life of Bees

In 1964, a teenage girl in search of the truth about her mother runs away to a small town in South Carolina and finds a family of independent women who can connect her to her past.

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Grosses

Australia
$293,492

Domestic (94.5%)
$37,770,162

Worldwide
$39,952,437

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Distributor20th Century Fox International
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Opening$76,660
44 theaters

Budget$11,000,000

Release DateMar 5, 2009

MPAAPG-13

Running Time1 hr 54 min

GenresDrama

In Release302 days/43 weeks

Widest Release44 theaters

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Australian All-Time Rankings

Date	Rank	Weekend	%± LW	Theaters	Change	Avg	To Date	Weekend	Estimated
Mar 5-8	16	$76,660	-	44	-	$1,742	$100,850	1	false
Mar 12-15	22	$40,280	-47.5%	44	-	$915	$187,700	2	false
Mar 19-22	27	$16,362	-59.4%	31	-13	$527	$232,914	3	false
Mar 26-29	28	$15,910	-2.8%	21	-10	$757	$261,959	4	false
Apr 2-5	28	$11,110	-30.2%	13	-8	$854	$293,492	5	false