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.

Grosses

New Zealand
$1,385,045
Summary Details
DistributorWalt Disney Pictures
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Opening$227,041
64 theaters
Budget$25,000,000
Release DateSep 15, 2011
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 26 min
GenresDrama
In Release108 days/15 weeks
Widest Release69 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Sep 8-111$113,435-55-$2,062$113,435-
Sep 15-181$227,041-64-$3,547$341,4551
Sep 22-251$166,425-26.7%65+1$2,560$604,3292
Sep 29-Oct 24$134,150-19.4%69+4$1,944$816,3633
Oct 6-97$70,570-47.4%59-10$1,196$986,1894
Oct 13-1610$68,733-2.6%44-15$1,562$1,162,8035
Oct 20-2313$54,115-21.3%46+2$1,176$1,262,2036
Oct 27-3014$32,861-39.3%41-5$801$1,353,7757
Nov 3-618$17,066-48.1%34-7$501$1,342,8468
Nov 10-1319$12,281-28%35+1$350$1,350,4619
Nov 17-2019$9,044-26.4%27-8$334$1,317,76510
Nov 24-2719$6,482-28.3%22-5$294$1,302,81311
Dec 1-418$5,825-10.1%15-7$388$1,379,16212
Dec 8-1131$1,263-78.3%7-8$180$1,381,34613
Dec 15-1830$968-23.4%6-1$161$1,360,57814
Dec 22-2526$390-59.7%3-3$130$1,385,04515