Where the Wild Things Are

Yearning for escape and adventure, a young boy runs away from home and sails to an island filled with creatures that take him in as their king.

Grosses

Domestic (77.1%)
$77,233,467
Summary Details
DistributorWarner Bros.
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Opening$32,695,407
3,735 theaters
Budget$100,000,000
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 41 min
GenresAdventure Drama Family Fantasy
In Release442 days/63 weeks
Widest Release3,735 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Oct 16-181$32,695,407-3,735-$8,753$32,695,4071
Oct 23-253$14,019,406-57.1%3,735-$3,753$53,558,9812
Oct 30-Nov 15$5,931,417-57.7%3,645-90$1,627$62,650,3793
Nov 6-89$4,177,249-29.6%2,756-889$1,515$69,220,5844
Nov 13-1512$2,418,140-42.1%2,090-666$1,157$73,440,4135
Nov 20-2215$688,060-71.5%1,010-1,080$681$74,665,3596
Nov 25-29
Thanksgiving 5-Day
21$526,431-404-$1,303$75,369,208-
Nov 26-29
Thanksgiving 4-Day
21$456,546-404-$1,130$75,369,208-
Nov 27-29
Thanksgiving 3-Day
23$398,406-42.1%404-606$986$75,369,2087
Dec 4-6
Post-Thanksgiving
28$125,018-68.6%235-169$531$75,575,3418
Dec 11-1334$75,065-40%145-90$517$75,698,1889
Dec 18-2038$56,636-24.6%123-22$460$75,789,68610
Dec 25-2727$197,658+249%267+144$740$76,038,91111
Jan 1-327$264,512+33.8%267-$990$76,566,49112
Jan 8-1028$171,676-35.1%243-24$706$76,826,59413
Jan 15-1736$101,481-40.9%185-58$548$76,979,40114
Jan 15-18
MLK wknd
36$136,007-185-$735$77,013,927-
Jan 22-2441$70,969-30.1%142-43$499$77,105,36215
Jan 29-3143$49,634-30.1%109-33$455$77,175,87416
Feb 5-746$30,848-37.8%88-21$350$77,222,18417