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.

Summary Details
DistributorWalt Disney Pictures
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Opening$37,502
27 theaters
Budget$25,000,000
Release DateOct 7, 2011
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 26 min
GenresDrama
In Release86 days/12 weeks
Widest Release27 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Oct 7-97$37,502-27-$1,388$47,1661
Oct 14-1611$31,403-16.3%25-2$1,256$115,8142
Oct 21-2314$26,032-17.1%18-7$1,446$169,3413
Oct 28-3014$19,492-25.1%12-6$1,624$211,4304
Nov 4-616$14,884-23.6%11-1$1,353$232,4055
Nov 11-1318$10,759-27.7%12+1$896$250,5316
Nov 18-2020$8,783-18.4%5-7$1,756$264,1327