The Help
An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.
DistributorWalt Disney Pictures
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Opening$705,606
189 theaters
189 theaters
Budget$25,000,000
Release DateOct 28, 2011
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 26 min
GenresDrama
In Release431 days/61 weeks
Widest Release208 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28-30 | 3 | $705,606 | - | 189 | - | $3,733 | $705,606 | 1 |
| Nov 4-6 | 5 | $675,558 | -4.3% | 193 | +4 | $3,500 | $1,928,562 | 2 |
| Nov 11-13 | 5 | $538,701 | -20.3% | 208 | +15 | $2,589 | $2,730,839 | 3 |
| Nov 18-20 | 8 | $364,949 | -32.3% | 201 | -7 | $1,815 | $3,274,002 | 4 |
| Nov 25-27 | 8 | $280,283 | -23.2% | 189 | -12 | $1,482 | $3,679,708 | 5 |
| Dec 2-4 | 14 | $137,594 | -50.9% | 101 | -88 | $1,362 | $3,863,195 | 6 |
| Dec 9-11 | 15 | $120,969 | -12.1% | 124 | +23 | $975 | $4,147,587 | 7 |
| Dec 16-18 | 18 | $86,141 | -28.8% | 82 | -42 | $1,050 | $4,289,624 | 8 |
| Dec 23-25 | 20 | $34,986 | -59.4% | 86 | +4 | $406 | $4,337,685 | 9 |
| Dec 30-Jan 1, 2012 | 24 | $33,965 | -2.9% | 68 | -18 | $499 | $4,268,115 | 10 |
| Jan 20-22 | 30 | $25,644 | - | 45 | - | $569 | $4,450,692 | 13 |
| Jan 27-29 | 28 | $35,258 | +37.5% | 57 | +12 | $618 | $4,499,193 | 14 |
| Feb 3-5 | 21 | $52,853 | +49.9% | 65 | +8 | $813 | $4,672,046 | 15 |
| Feb 10-12 | 24 | $38,695 | -26.8% | 59 | -6 | $655 | $4,731,132 | 16 |
| Feb 17-19 | 25 | $31,976 | -17.4% | 46 | -13 | $695 | $4,778,849 | 17 |
| Feb 24-26 | 25 | $27,929 | -12.7% | 51 | +5 | $547 | $4,820,482 | 18 |
| Mar 2-4 | 25 | $41,855 | +49.9% | 57 | +6 | $734 | $4,954,442 | 19 |
| Mar 9-11 | 27 | $17,157 | -59% | 25 | -32 | $686 | $4,990,462 | 20 |
| Mar 16-18 | 31 | $11,853 | -30.9% | 17 | -8 | $697 | $5,009,518 | 21 |
| Mar 23-25 | 36 | $8,257 | -30.3% | 13 | -4 | $635 | $5,026,585 | 22 |
| Mar 30-Apr 1 | 40 | $6,276 | -24% | 8 | -5 | $784 | $5,040,168 | 23 |
| Apr 6-8 | 48 | $3,878 | -38.2% | 5 | -3 | $775 | $5,052,059 | 24 |
| Apr 13-15 | 43 | $5,665 | +46.1% | 6 | +1 | $944 | $5,058,607 | 25 |
| Apr 20-22 | 53 | $978 | -82.7% | 5 | -1 | $195 | $5,061,459 | 26 |
| Apr 27-29 | 66 | $480 | -50.9% | 2 | -3 | $240 | $5,062,787 | 27 |
| May 4-6 | 65 | $451 | -6% | 2 | - | $225 | $5,031,966 | 28 |
| May 11-13 | 65 | $181 | -59.9% | 2 | - | $90 | $5,032,181 | 29 |
| May 18-20 | 69 | $183 | +1.1% | 2 | - | $91 | $5,032,425 | 30 |
