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
DistributorUniversal Pictures International (UPI)
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Opening$16,803
4 theaters
Budget$38,000,000
Release DateMay 13, 2011
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 2 min
GenresDrama Romance
In Release233 days/33 weeks
Widest Release4 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
May 13-155$16,803-4-$4,200$16,8031
May 20-224$7,012-58.3%4-$1,753$33,7812
May 27-295$4,826-31.2%3-1$1,608$44,2193
Jun 3-57$3,269-32.3%4+1$817$51,5914
Jun 10-128$2,099-35.8%4-$524$56,3795
Jun 17-1910$2,165+3.1%2-2$1,082$61,4756
Jun 24-2610$1,967-9.1%4+2$491$64,6767