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$1,446,544
294 theaters
294 theaters
Budget$25,000,000
Release DateOct 28, 2011
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 26 min
GenresDrama
In Release431 days/61 weeks
Widest Release335 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28-30 | 7 | $1,446,544 | - | 294 | - | $4,920 | $1,446,544 | 1 |
| Nov 4-6 | 6 | $862,255 | -40.4% | 298 | +4 | $2,893 | $3,414,803 | 2 |
| Nov 11-13 | 8 | $608,339 | -29.4% | 335 | +37 | $1,815 | $4,892,565 | 3 |
| Nov 18-20 | 11 | $285,488 | -53.1% | 217 | -118 | $1,315 | $5,656,208 | 4 |
| Nov 25-27 | 14 | $156,732 | -45.1% | 174 | -43 | $900 | $5,969,489 | 5 |
| Dec 2-4 | 20 | $66,557 | -57.5% | 86 | -88 | $773 | $6,290,025 | 6 |
| Dec 9-11 | 26 | $25,509 | -61.7% | 45 | -41 | $566 | $6,383,106 | 7 |
| Dec 16-18 | 28 | $16,126 | -36.8% | 24 | -21 | $671 | $6,438,575 | 8 |
| Dec 23-25 | 24 | $5,846 | -63.7% | 22 | -2 | $265 | $6,470,349 | 9 |
| Jan 6-8 | 28 | $8,185 | - | 9 | - | $909 | $6,453,566 | 11 |
| Jan 13-15 | 24 | $13,266 | +62.1% | 8 | -1 | $1,658 | $6,499,136 | 12 |
| Jan 20-22 | 33 | $8,314 | -37.3% | 5 | -3 | $1,662 | $6,536,976 | 13 |
| Jan 27-29 | 42 | $3,578 | -57% | 4 | -1 | $894 | $6,561,006 | 14 |
| Feb 3-5 | 40 | $3,029 | -15.3% | 5 | +1 | $605 | $6,706,258 | 15 |
| Feb 10-12 | 45 | $2,079 | -31.4% | 3 | -2 | $693 | $6,718,860 | 16 |
| Feb 17-19 | 38 | $21,723 | +944.9% | 67 | +64 | $324 | $6,746,654 | 17 |
| Feb 24-26 | 48 | $3,184 | -85.3% | 4 | -63 | $796 | $6,765,357 | 18 |
| Mar 2-4 | 46 | $4,509 | +41.6% | 8 | +4 | $563 | $6,845,373 | 19 |
