Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Domestic Total Gross: $55,675,313 Distributor: Warner Bros. Release Date: September 24, 2010 Genre: Animation Runtime: 1 hrs. 30 min. MPAA Rating: PG Production Budget: $80 million
Row Title (click to view) Studio Release Gross* / Theaters Opening / Theaters Date^ 1
Valiant
BV
$19,478,106
2,016
$5,914,722
2,014
8/19/05
2
Up
BV
$293,004,164
3,886
$68,108,790
3,766
5/29/09
3
TMNT
WB
$54,149,098
3,120
$24,255,205
3,110
3/23/07
4
Titan A.E.
Fox
$22,753,426
2,775
$9,376,845
2,734
6/16/00
5
The Tale of Despereaux
Uni.
$50,877,145
3,107
$10,103,675
3,104
12/19/08
6
Surf's Up
Sony
$58,867,694
3,531
$17,640,249
3,528
6/8/07
7
Sucker Punch
WB
$36,392,502
3,033
$19,058,199
3,033
3/25/11
8
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
WB
$35,161,554
3,452
$14,611,273
3,452
8/15/08
9
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
DW
$26,483,452
3,086
$6,874,477
3,086
7/2/03
10
The Secret of NIMH
MGM
$14,665,733
700
$386,530
88
7/2/82
11
Robots
Fox
$128,200,012
3,776
$36,045,301
3,776
3/11/05
12
Rise of the Guardians
P/DW
$103,412,758
3,672
$23,773,465
3,653
11/21/12
13
Rio
Fox
$143,619,809
3,842
$39,225,962
3,826
4/15/11
14
Rango
Par.
$123,477,607
3,923
$38,079,323
3,917
3/4/11
15
Quest for Camelot
WB
$22,510,798
3,107
$6,041,602
3,107
5/15/98
16
The Polar Express
WB
$162,775,358
3,650
$23,323,463
3,650
11/10/04
17
Open Season
Sony
$85,105,259
3,833
$23,624,548
3,833
9/29/06
18
Monsters Vs. Aliens
P/DW
$198,351,526
4,136
$59,321,095
4,104
3/27/09
19
Monster House
Sony
$73,661,010
3,553
$22,217,226
3,553
7/21/06
20
Meet the Robinsons
BV
$97,822,171
3,435
$25,123,781
3,413
3/30/07
21
Man of Steel
WB
n/a
0
n/a
0
6/14/13
22
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
UA
$30,471,420
31
$626,649
31
11/15/78
23
Igor
MGM
$19,528,602
2,341
$7,803,347
2,339
9/19/08
24
How to Train Your Dragon
P/DW
$217,581,231
4,060
$43,732,319
4,055
3/26/10
25
Hotel Transylvania
Sony
$148,313,048
3,375
$42,522,194
3,349
9/28/12
26
Hoot
NL
$8,117,637
3,018
$3,368,197
3,018
5/5/06
27
Happy Feet Two
WB
$64,006,466
3,611
$21,237,068
3,606
11/18/11
28
Happy Feet
WB
$198,000,317
3,804
$41,533,432
3,804
11/17/06
29
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Sony
$32,131,830
2,649
$11,408,853
2,649
7/11/01
30
Epic
Fox
n/a
0
n/a
0
5/24/13
31
Delgo
Free
$694,782
2,160
$511,920
2,160
12/12/08
32
The Dark Crystal
Uni.
$40,577,001
1,052
$4,657,335
858
12/17/82
33
Coraline
Focus
$75,286,229
2,320
$16,849,640
2,299
2/6/09
34
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Sony
$124,870,275
3,119
$30,304,648
3,119
9/18/09
35
A Christmas Carol (2009)
BV
$137,855,863
3,683
$30,051,075
3,683
11/6/09
36
Brave
BV
$237,283,207
4,164
$66,323,594
4,164
6/22/12
37
Beowulf
Par.
$82,280,579
3,249
$27,515,871
3,153
11/16/07
38
Battle for Terra
LGF
$1,647,083
1,159
$1,082,064
1,159
5/1/09
39
Astro Boy
Sum.
$19,551,067
3,020
$6,702,923
3,014
10/23/09
40
Arthur and the Invisibles
MGM/W
$15,132,763
2,248
n/a
1
12/29/06
41
The Ant Bully
WB
$28,142,535
3,050
$8,432,465
3,050
7/28/06
42
Alpha and Omega
LGF
$25,107,267
2,625
$9,106,906
2,625
9/17/10
43
9
Focus
$31,749,894
2,060
$10,740,446
1,661
9/9/09
Averages: $76,490,658 2,847 $21,440,417 2,964
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