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$67,767
18 theaters
Budget$25,000,000
Release DateSep 8, 2011
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 26 min
GenresDrama
In Release115 days/16 weeks
Widest Release18 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Sep 8-114$67,767-18-$3,764$89,9901
Sep 15-185$65,266-3.7%18-$3,625$181,8662
Sep 22-256$48,602-25.5%18-$2,700$254,8803
Sep 29-Oct 26$51,927+6.8%16-2$3,245$297,6604
Oct 6-98$14,127-72.8%10-6$1,412$329,6785
Oct 13-167$43,854+210.4%11+1$3,986$387,3956
Oct 20-238$25,562-41.7%7-4$3,651$431,1757
Oct 27-309$21,481-16%7-$3,068$476,7658
Nov 3-69$19,236-10.5%8+1$2,404$498,3419
Nov 10-138$14,554-24.3%7-1$2,079$525,40310
Nov 17-209$11,036-24.2%6-1$1,839$541,80611
Nov 24-279$9,419-14.7%5-1$1,883$557,11812
Dec 1-48$8,047-14.6%4-1$2,011$557,69413