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.

Cast information
Crew information
Company information
News
Box office

Title Summary

Grosses

South Africa
$426,138

Domestic (50.1%)
$58,709,717

Worldwide
$117,094,902

Cast information
Crew information
Company information
News
Box office

Summary Details

DistributorNuMetro Distribution
See full company information

Opening$100,910
40 theaters

Budget$38,000,000

Release DateApr 15, 2011

MPAAPG-13

Running Time2 hr 2 min

GenresDrama Romance

In Release261 days/37 weeks

Widest Release41 theaters

IMDbPro See more details at IMDbPro

South African Daily

South African Weekly

Related Stories

South African All-Time Rankings

Date	Rank	Weekend	%± LW	Theaters	Change	Avg	To Date	Weekend	Estimated
Apr 15-17	5	$100,910	-	40	-	$2,522	$100,910	1	false
Apr 22-24	8	$69,413	-31.2%	41	+1	$1,693	$215,886	2	false
Apr 29-May 1	10	$41,486	-40.2%	39	-2	$1,063	$357,658	3	false
May 6-8	11	$30,755	-25.9%	36	-3	$854	$409,420	4	false
May 13-15	15	$18,765	-39%	21	-15	$893	$426,138	5	false