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.
Distributor20th Century Fox International
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Opening$1,212,952
324 theaters
324 theaters
Budget$38,000,000
Release DateMay 6, 2011
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 2 min
GenresDrama
Romance
In Release240 days/34 weeks
Widest Release330 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6-8 | 4 | $1,212,952 | - | 324 | - | $3,743 | $1,212,952 | 1 |
| May 13-15 | 6 | $657,881 | -45.8% | 330 | +6 | $1,993 | $2,195,381 | 2 |
| May 20-22 | 7 | $302,105 | -54.1% | 305 | -25 | $990 | $2,699,527 | 3 |
| May 27-29 | 10 | $193,196 | -36.1% | 272 | -33 | $710 | $3,001,745 | 4 |
| Jun 3-5 | 13 | $132,147 | -31.6% | 188 | -84 | $702 | $3,123,590 | 5 |
| Jun 10-12 | 14 | $71,796 | -45.7% | 137 | -51 | $524 | $3,104,078 | 6 |
| Jun 17-19 | 18 | $23,654 | -67.1% | 57 | -80 | $414 | $3,314,922 | 7 |
| Jun 24-26 | 27 | $6,681 | -71.8% | 25 | -32 | $267 | $3,330,598 | 8 |
| Jul 1-3 | 37 | $2,118 | -68.3% | 11 | -14 | $192 | $3,383,137 | 9 |
| Jul 8-10 | 28 | $6,957 | +228.5% | 2 | -9 | $3,478 | $3,391,122 | 10 |
| Jul 15-17 | 40 | $1,473 | -78.8% | 2 | - | $736 | $3,397,249 | 11 |
