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.

Summary Details
Distributor20th Century Fox International
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Opening$80,818
33 theaters
Budget$38,000,000
Release DateApr 29, 2011
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 2 min
GenresDrama Romance
In Release247 days/35 weeks
Widest Release33 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Apr 28-May 17$80,818-33-$2,449$80,8181
May 5-85$41,114-49.1%31-2$1,326$152,5152
May 12-156$36,885-10.3%21-10$1,756$207,4543
May 19-227$16,784-54.5%14-7$1,198$238,3904
May 26-298$7,300-56.5%8-6$912$252,9915
Jun 2-510$1,524-79.1%3-5$508$253,5336