Elf

Raised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who doesn't know he exists and is in desperate need of some Christmas spirit.

Grosses

Domestic (78.7%)
$173,398,518
Summary Details
DistributorNew Line Cinema
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Opening$32,100,000
3,337 theaters
Budget$33,000,000
Release DateNov 7, 2003 - Mar 4, 2004
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 37 min
GenresAdventure Comedy Family Fantasy Romance
In Release421 days/60 weeks
Widest Release3,381 theaters

Key:Estimated

DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Nov 7-92$32,100,000-3,337-$9,619$32,100,0001
Nov 14-161$27,200,000-15.3%3,381+44$8,044$71,300,0002
Nov 21-233$19,100,000-29.8%3,381-$5,649$95,100,0003
Nov 26-30
Thanksgiving 5-Day
3$30,995,286-3,202-$9,679$129,009,719-
Nov 27-30
Thanksgiving 4-Day
3$27,146,842-3,202-$8,478$129,009,719-
Nov 28-30
Thanksgiving 3-Day
3$22,200,000+16.2%3,202-179$6,933$130,100,0004
Dec 5-7
Post-Thanksgiving
4$8,100,000-63.5%3,119-83$2,596$139,600,0005
Dec 12-145$6,200,000-23.5%2,876-243$2,155$147,700,0006
Dec 19-216$5,000,000-19.4%2,451-425$2,039$154,300,0007
Dec 26-2810$4,200,000-16%2,015-436$2,084$164,900,0008
Jan 2-414$2,303,567-45.2%1,768-247$1,302$170,837,6449
Jan 9-1123$499,785-78.3%811-957$616$171,733,08310
Jan 16-1832$217,863-56.4%273-538$798$172,062,36911
Jan 16-19
MLK wknd
31$287,520-273-$1,053$172,132,026-
Jan 23-2528$247,030+13.4%301+28$820$172,421,20412
Jan 30-Feb 131$205,837-16.7%306+5$672$172,696,49013
Feb 6-832$196,063-4.7%295-11$664$172,952,63114
Feb 13-1538$142,970-27.1%245-50$583$173,144,69815
Feb 13-16
Presidents' Day wknd
37$179,100-245-$731$173,180,828-
Feb 20-2245$93,614-34.5%173-72$541$173,305,90616
Feb 27-2954$51,403-45.1%121-52$424$173,381,40517