The Tale of Despereaux
An unusually brave mouse helps to restore happiness to a forlorn kingdom after making friends with a gentleman rat.
DistributorUniversal Pictures International (UPI)
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Opening$552,016
337 theaters
337 theaters
Budget$60,000,000
Release DateDec 19, 2008
Running Time1 hr 33 min
GenresAdventure
Animation
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
In Release378 days/54 weeks
Widest Release337 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19-21 | 7 | $552,016 | - | 337 | - | $1,638 | $552,016 | 1 |
| Dec 26-28 | 9 | $798,448 | +44.6% | 329 | -8 | $2,426 | $1,735,796 | 2 |
| Jan 2-4 | 8 | $590,731 | -26% | 319 | -10 | $1,851 | $2,862,604 | 3 |
| Jan 9-11 | 16 | $218,559 | -63% | 283 | -36 | $772 | $3,594,690 | 4 |
| Jan 16-18 | 18 | $153,354 | -29.8% | 203 | -80 | $755 | $3,782,171 | 5 |
| Jan 23-25 | 20 | $121,856 | -20.5% | 140 | -63 | $870 | $3,925,432 | 6 |
| Jan 30-Feb 1 | 19 | $114,376 | -6.1% | 108 | -32 | $1,059 | $3,710,864 | 7 |
| Feb 6-8 | 26 | $37,411 | -67.3% | 81 | -27 | $461 | $3,242,292 | 8 |
| Feb 13-15 | 33 | $15,828 | -57.7% | 57 | -24 | $277 | $3,782,851 | 9 |
| Feb 20-22 | 33 | $12,985 | -18% | 37 | -20 | $350 | $3,796,629 | 10 |
| Feb 27-Mar 1 | 35 | $12,635 | -2.7% | 23 | -14 | $549 | $3,814,617 | 11 |
| Mar 6-8 | 36 | $5,601 | -55.7% | 18 | -5 | $311 | $3,473,708 | 12 |
| Mar 13-15 | 50 | $906 | -83.8% | 10 | -8 | $90 | $3,744,614 | 13 |
| Mar 20-22 | 44 | $1,436 | +58.5% | 6 | -4 | $239 | $3,746,050 | 14 |
| Mar 27-29 | 48 | $2,043 | +42.3% | 5 | -1 | $408 | $3,748,093 | 15 |
| Apr 3-5 | 61 | $90 | -95.6% | 2 | -3 | $45 | $3,948,152 | 16 |
