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$68,263
26 theaters
Budget$25,000,000
Release DateJan 20, 2012
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 26 min
GenresDrama
In Release347 days/49 weeks
Widest Release26 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Jan 20-227$68,263-26-$2,625$68,2631
Jan 27-2910$46,550-31.8%21-5$2,216$180,0722
Feb 3-511$35,390-24%16-5$2,211$247,8353
Feb 10-1215$15,524-56.1%13-3$1,194$289,9014
Feb 17-1917$13,420-13.6%6-7$2,236$318,7885
Feb 24-2615$11,613-13.5%7+1$1,659$353,2206
Mar 2-420$6,249-46.2%5-2$1,249$370,4007
Mar 9-1122$3,933-37.1%4-1$983$387,2578