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.
DistributorSter-Kinekor Pictures
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Opening$33,277
20 theaters
20 theaters
Budget$25,000,000
Release DateOct 7, 2011
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 26 min
GenresDrama
In Release452 days/64 weeks
Widest Release20 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7-9 | 9 | $33,277 | - | 20 | - | $1,663 | $33,277 | 1 |
| Oct 14-16 | 8 | $31,185 | -6.3% | 20 | - | $1,559 | $84,641 | 2 |
| Oct 21-23 | 11 | $22,095 | -29.1% | 17 | -3 | $1,299 | $121,562 | 3 |
| Oct 28-30 | 13 | $20,081 | -9.1% | 19 | +2 | $1,056 | $158,798 | 4 |
| Nov 4-6 | 13 | $15,693 | -21.9% | 14 | -5 | $1,120 | $184,638 | 5 |
| Nov 11-13 | 13 | $14,115 | -10.1% | 14 | - | $1,008 | $207,553 | 6 |
| Nov 18-20 | 15 | $9,948 | -29.5% | 11 | -3 | $904 | $217,348 | 7 |
| Nov 25-27 | 13 | $6,665 | -33% | 6 | -5 | $1,110 | $222,374 | 8 |
| Dec 2-4 | 13 | $5,032 | -24.5% | 5 | -1 | $1,006 | $248,084 | 9 |
| Dec 9-11 | 15 | $4,984 | -1% | 5 | - | $996 | $255,952 | 10 |
| Dec 16-18 | 16 | $4,216 | -15.4% | 5 | - | $843 | $255,069 | 11 |
| Dec 23-25 | 18 | $1,789 | -57.6% | 3 | -2 | $596 | $269,214 | 12 |
| Dec 30-Jan 1, 2012 | 20 | $2,547 | +42.4% | 3 | - | $849 | $280,021 | 13 |
| Jan 6-8 | 21 | $2,760 | +8.4% | 3 | - | $920 | $284,009 | 14 |
| Jan 13-15 | 22 | $1,961 | -28.9% | 2 | -1 | $980 | $289,989 | 15 |
| Jan 20-22 | 23 | $3,040 | +55% | 2 | - | $1,520 | $302,077 | 16 |
