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'The Help' Vs. 'The Butler'
Includes other August releases 'Eat Pray Love' and 'Julie & Julia' as comparison.
Movie Summary | ![]() The Help | ![]() The Butler | ![]() Julie & Julia | ![]() Eat Pray Love |
Genre | Drama | Drama | Comedy / Drama | Drama |
Studio | Buena Vista | Weinstein Company | Sony / Columbia | Sony / Columbia |
Release Date | August 10, 2011 | August 16, 2013 | August 7, 2009 | August 13, 2010 |
Domestic Gross | $169,708,112 | $116,632,095 | $94,125,426 | $80,574,010 |
Production Budget | $25 million | $30 million | $40 million | $60 million |
Running Time | 2 hrs. 17 min. | 2 hrs. 12 min. | 2 hrs. 3 min. | 2 hrs. 13 min. |
MPAA Rating | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 |
MPAA Reason | thematic material. | some violence and disturbing image, language, sexual material, thematic elements and smoking. | brief strong language and some sensuality | brief strong language, some sexual references and male rear nudity. (On Appeal) |
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Domestic Summary | The Help | The Butler | Julie & Julia | Eat Pray Love |
Total Gross | $169,708,112 | $116,632,095 | $94,125,426 | $80,574,010 |
Opening Weekend* | $26,044,590 | $24,637,312 | $20,027,956 | $23,104,523 |
Theaters | 2,534 | 2,933 | 2,354 | 3,082 |
Average | $10,278 | $8,400 | $8,508 | $7,497 |
Opening % of Total | 15.3% | 21.1% | 21.3% | 28.7% |
Second Weekend Drop | -23.1% | -33.0% | -39.8% | -47.6% |
Widest Release | 3,014 | 3,330 | 2,528 | 3,108 |
Close Date | March 8, 2012 | February 13, 2014 | November 29, 2009 | November 4, 2010 |
In Release | 212 days / 30 weeks | 182 days / 26 weeks | 119 days / 17 weeks | 84 days / 12 weeks |
*Note: If a movie opened in limited release and later went wide, data from the first wide weekend of release is used. | ||||
Worldwide Summary | The Help | The Butler | Julie & Julia | Eat Pray Love |
Worldwide Gross | $216,639,112 | $176,598,908 | $129,540,499 | $204,594,016 |
Foreign Gross | $46,931,000 | $59,966,813 | $35,415,073 | $124,020,006 |
Foreign % of Worldwide | 21.7% | 34.0% | 27.3% | 60.6% |
Domestic Gross | $169,708,112 | $116,632,095 | $94,125,426 | $80,574,010 |
Domestic % of Worldwide | 78.3% | 66.0% | 72.7% | 39.4% |
People Summary | The Help | The Butler | Julie & Julia | Eat Pray Love |
Actor: David Oyelowo | n/a | #2 | - | - |
Actor: Viola Davis | #2 | - | - | #4 |
Genres & Franchises | The Help | The Butler | Julie & Julia | Eat Pray Love |
Genre: Drama - Summer | #8 | #15 | - | - |
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Showdown: Summertime Female Memoirs | - | - | #2 | #3 |
Chart Rankings | The Help | The Butler | Julie & Julia | Eat Pray Love |
Opening Weekends Under 3,000 Theaters | #108 | #131 | - | - |
All Time Domestic | #269 | #538 | #734 | #911 |
All Time Worldwide | #658 | - | - | #717 |
Opening Weeks | #522 | #650 | #768 | #657 |
Opening Weekends Not At #1 | #133 | - | - | #182 |
Opening Weekends | #624 | #679 | #924 | #749 |
Opening Weekends - August | #38 | #43 | #60 | #47 |
Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive) | #145 | #162 | - | - |
Consecutive Weekends At #1 | #130 | #147 | - | - |
Labor Day 4-Day Holiday Weekends | #7 | #5 | #134 | #174 |
Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | #116 | #297 | - | #887 |
Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #183 | #448 | #756 | #1265 |
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #726 | #1331 | #1929 | #2778 |
Widest Releases | #999 | #561 | - | #852 |
Slowest to $100 million | #310 | #201 | - | - |
Opening Weeks Adjusted | #715 | #891 | #986 | #880 |
Opening Weekends Adjusted - August | #58 | #65 | #78 | #69 |
Opening Weekends Adjusted | #877 | #945 | #1191 | #1027 |
Lowest Grossing #1 Movies Adjusted | #51 | #91 | - | - |
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