Water for Elephants
Jacob takes a job as an animal caretaker in a traveling circus. There he meets Marlena, a beautiful circus performer. Their shared compassion for a special elephant Rosie leads to love, but Marlena's cruel husband stands in their way.
DistributorTwentieth Century Fox
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Opening$16,842,353
2,817 theaters
2,817 theaters
Budget$38,000,000
Release DateApr 22, 2011
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Aug 11, 2011
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 2 min
GenresDrama
Romance
In Release254 days/36 weeks
Widest Release2,820 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22-24 | 3 | $16,842,353 | - | 2,817 | - | $5,978 | $16,842,353 | 1 |
| Apr 22-25 Easter wknd | 3 | $18,626,644 | - | 2,817 | - | $6,612 | $18,626,644 | 1 |
| Apr 29-May 1 | 4 | $9,342,413 | -44.5% | 2,820 | +3 | $3,312 | $32,480,214 | 2 |
| May 6-8 | 6 | $6,069,603 | -35% | 2,614 | -206 | $2,321 | $42,083,220 | 3 |
| May 13-15 | 8 | $4,203,095 | -30.8% | 2,425 | -189 | $1,733 | $48,578,875 | 4 |
| May 20-22 | 9 | $2,179,046 | -48.2% | 1,894 | -531 | $1,150 | $52,456,620 | 5 |
| May 27-29 | 12 | $1,087,568 | -50.1% | 794 | -1,100 | $1,369 | $54,417,033 | 6 |
| May 27-30 Memorial Day wknd | 12 | $1,375,031 | - | 794 | - | $1,731 | $54,704,496 | - |
| Jun 3-5 | 12 | $694,517 | -36.1% | 572 | -222 | $1,214 | $55,733,195 | 7 |
| Jun 10-12 | 13 | $478,835 | -31.1% | 466 | -106 | $1,027 | $56,599,794 | 8 |
| Jun 17-19 | 17 | $305,177 | -36.3% | 351 | -115 | $869 | $57,192,169 | 9 |
| Jun 24-26 | 20 | $255,630 | -16.2% | 292 | -59 | $875 | $57,689,232 | 10 |
| Jul 1-3 | 23 | $171,314 | -33% | 234 | -58 | $732 | $58,026,267 | 11 |
| Jul 1-4 July 4th long wknd | 23 | $206,558 | - | 234 | - | $882 | $58,061,511 | - |
| Jul 8-10 | 27 | $124,765 | -27.2% | 168 | -66 | $742 | $58,290,366 | 12 |
| Jul 15-17 | 36 | $88,238 | -29.3% | 120 | -48 | $735 | $58,461,501 | 13 |
| Jul 22-24 | 41 | $66,121 | -25.1% | 91 | -29 | $726 | $58,594,034 | 14 |
| Jul 29-31 | 58 | $24,951 | -62.3% | 41 | -50 | $608 | $58,664,100 | 15 |
| Aug 5-7 | 67 | $15,428 | -38.2% | 24 | -17 | $642 | $58,700,247 | 16 |
