Legally Blonde
Elle Woods, a fashionable sorority queen, is dumped by her boyfriend. She decides to follow him to law school. While she is there, she figures out that there is more to her than just looks.
DistributorMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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Opening$20,377,426
2,620 theaters
2,620 theaters
Budget$18,000,000
Release DateJul 13, 2001
Running Time1 hr 36 min
GenresComedy
Romance
In Release175 days/25 weeks
Widest Release2,725 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13-15 | 1 | $20,377,426 | - | 2,620 | - | $7,777 | $20,377,426 | 1 |
| Jul 20-22 | 3 | $11,103,700 | -45.5% | 2,695 | +75 | $4,120 | $43,488,647 | 2 |
| Jul 27-29 | 4 | $9,005,364 | -18.9% | 2,725 | +30 | $3,304 | $59,843,094 | 3 |
| Aug 3-5 | 7 | $5,851,309 | -35% | 2,536 | -189 | $2,307 | $71,358,267 | 4 |
| Aug 31-Sep 3 Labor Day wknd | 16 | $1,730,424 | - | 878 | - | $1,970 | $88,552,416 | - |
| Aug 10-12 | 9 | $3,774,114 | -35.5% | 2,031 | -505 | $1,858 | $78,696,785 | 5 |
| Aug 17-19 | 10 | $2,575,400 | -31.8% | 1,770 | -261 | $1,455 | $83,345,846 | 6 |
| Aug 24-26 | 15 | $1,471,614 | -42.9% | 1,204 | -566 | $1,222 | $86,179,945 | 7 |
| Sep 14-16 | 17 | $764,611 | -11.6% | 655 | -111 | $1,167 | $90,600,793 | 10 |
| Sep 7-9 | 18 | $865,124 | - | 766 | - | $1,129 | $89,632,204 | 9 |
| Sep 21-23 | 14 | $1,327,441 | +73.6% | 1,304 | +649 | $1,017 | $92,127,850 | 11 |
| Nov 2-4 | 35 | $107,030 | -0.6% | 162 | -448 | $660 | $95,377,967 | 17 |
| Sep 28-30 | 16 | $690,661 | -48% | 1,057 | -247 | $653 | $93,261,138 | 12 |
| Oct 5-7 | 19 | $483,663 | -30% | 836 | -221 | $578 | $93,933,331 | 13 |
| Nov 9-11 | 26 | $246,888 | +130.7% | 435 | +273 | $567 | $95,658,710 | 18 |
| Oct 12-14 | 16 | $432,082 | -10.7% | 836 | - | $516 | $94,496,786 | 14 |
| Oct 19-21 | 19 | $367,357 | -15% | 711 | -125 | $516 | $95,001,351 | 15 |
| Nov 16-18 | 28 | $164,983 | -33.2% | 415 | -20 | $397 | $95,894,106 | 19 |
| Nov 23-25 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 31 | $124,222 | -24.7% | 342 | -73 | $363 | $96,093,356 | 20 |
| Dec 14-16 | 40 | $61,055 | -35.9% | 216 | -150 | $282 | $96,418,858 | 23 |
| Dec 7-9 | 27 | $95,303 | +11.9% | 366 | +25 | $260 | $96,330,451 | 22 |
| Nov 30-Dec 2 Post-Thanksgiving | 37 | $85,132 | -31.5% | 341 | -1 | $249 | $96,205,515 | 21 |
| Dec 21-23 | 41 | $42,508 | -30.4% | 228 | +12 | $186 | $96,483,526 | 24 |
| Oct 26-28 | 35 | $107,654 | -70.7% | 610 | -101 | $176 | $95,237,228 | 16 |
