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The Help

Domestic Total Gross: $169,708,112
Distributor: Buena VistaRelease Date: August 10, 2011
Genre: DramaRuntime: 2 hrs. 17 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13Production Budget: $25 million

Total Lifetime Grosses
Domestic:  $169,708,112    80.2%
+ Foreign:  $41,900,000    19.8%
= Worldwide:  $211,608,112  
Domestic Summary
Opening Weekend: $26,044,590
(#2 rank, 2,534 theaters, $10,278 average)
% of Total Gross: 15.3%
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Widest Release:  3,014 theaters
Close Date:  March 8, 2012
In Release:  212 days / 30.3 weeks
The Players
Director:Tate Taylor
Writer:Tate Taylor
Actors:Emma Stone
Bryce Dallas Howard
Mike Vogel
Sissy Spacek
Jessica Chastain
Mary Steenburgen
Viola Davis
Allison Janney
Octavia Spencer
Producers:Chris Columbus
Brunson Green
Tate Taylor (executive)
Composers:Thomas Newman
Thomas Newman
2011 Academy Awards®
Nominated for Four Oscars, Including One Win.
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Genres
Genre Rank
Drama - Summer 7
Charts
Chart Rank
All Time Domestic 193
All Time Worldwide 485
Non-Friday Opening Weekends 74
Opening Weeks 363
Longest Time To #1 66
Opening Weekends Not At #1 76
Sunday Share of Opening Weekends 140
Opening Weekends 441
Opening Weekends - August 28
Ninth Weekends 197
Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive) 120
Consecutive Weekends At #1 106
Labor Day 4-Day Holiday Weekends 5
Third Weekends 189
Fourth Weekends 58
Fifth Weekends 93
Sixth Weekends 113
Seventh Weekends 146
Eighth Weekends 166
Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) 92
Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) 153
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases 657
Rated PG-13 102
Widest Releases 652
Fastest to $150 million 181
Slowest to $100 million 261
Best Picture Nomination Effect 152
Charts (Premier Pass Users Only)Rank
Highest All Time Rank (on December 8, 2011) 174
Non-Friday Opening Weekends Adjusted 103
Opening Weeks Adjusted 569
Opening Weekends Not At #1 Adjusted 168
Opening Weekends Adjusted - August 49
Opening Weekends Adjusted 707
Fourth Weekends Adjusted 173
Lowest Grossing #1 Movies Adjusted 37
Lowest Grossing #1 Movies Adjusted 39
Rated PG-13 Adjusted 166
 
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