The Help
Domestic Total Gross: $169,708,112 Distributor: Buena Vista Release Date: August 10, 2011 Genre: Drama Runtime: 2 hrs. 17 min. MPAA Rating: PG-13 Production Budget: $25 million
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WB
$94,175,854
1,109
$1,710,333
192
12/20/85
Steel Magnolias
TriS
$83,759,091
1,372
$5,425,440
480
11/17/89
Driving Miss Daisy
WB
$106,593,296
1,668
$73,745
3
12/15/89
Fried Green Tomatoes
Uni.
$82,418,501
1,331
$105,317
5
12/27/91
Corrina, Corrina
NL
$20,164,171
972
$3,811,258
698
8/12/94
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Uni.
$23,600,020
1,532
$5,790,445
1,504
10/6/95
The Cider House Rules
Mira.
$57,545,092
1,738
$110,098
8
12/10/99
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
WB
$69,599,016
2,792
$16,167,412
2,507
6/7/02
The Notebook
NL
$81,001,787
2,323
$13,464,745
2,303
6/25/04
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
WB
$39,053,061
2,583
$9,833,340
2,583
6/1/05
Junebug
SPC
$2,678,691
143
$74,739
7
8/3/05
Freedom Writers
Par.
$36,605,602
2,286
$9,405,582
1,360
1/5/07
Pride
LGF
$7,057,600
1,518
$3,533,300
1,518
3/23/07
The Nanny Diaries
MGM/W
$25,930,652
2,636
$7,480,927
2,629
8/24/07
The Great Debaters
MGM/W
$30,236,407
1,290
$6,005,180
1,171
12/25/07
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
WB
$44,089,964
2,714
$10,678,430
2,707
8/6/08
The Secret Life of Bees
FoxS
$37,770,162
1,630
$10,527,799
1,591
10/17/08
The Soloist
P/DW
$31,720,158
2,090
$9,716,458
2,024
4/24/09
Julie & Julia
Sony
$94,125,426
2,528
$20,027,956
2,354
8/7/09
The Time Traveler's Wife
WB (NL)
$63,414,846
2,988
$18,623,171
2,988
8/14/09
The Blind Side
WB
$255,959,475
3,407
$34,119,372
3,110
11/20/09
Invictus
WB
$37,491,364
2,170
$8,611,147
2,125
12/11/09
Eat Pray Love
Sony
$80,574,010
3,108
$23,104,523
3,082
8/13/10
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SGem
$58,401,464
2,974
$17,734,040
2,856
9/17/10
Secretariat
BV
$59,713,955
3,108
$12,694,770
3,072
10/8/10
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LGF
$37,729,698
2,127
$19,497,324
2,127
11/5/10
Tyler Perry's Good Deeds
LGF
$35,025,791
2,132
$15,583,924
2,132
2/24/12
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BV
$12,434,778
2,055
$4,255,423
2,055
6/29/12
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Sony
$63,536,011
2,441
$14,650,121
2,361
8/8/12
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BV
$51,854,875
2,717
$10,822,903
2,598
8/15/12
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Fox
$5,310,554
2,517
$2,603,370
2,515
9/28/12
42
WB
$90,104,000
3,405
$27,487,144
3,003
4/12/13
Averages: $56,864,855 2,169 $10,741,554 1,865
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