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
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Oct 16-221$39,539,575-3,735-$10,586$39,539,5751
Oct 23-293$17,179,387-56.6%3,683-52$4,664$56,718,9622
Oct 30-Nov 55$8,324,373-51.5%3,645-38$2,283$65,043,3353
Nov 6-129$5,978,938-28.2%2,756-889$2,169$71,022,2734
Nov 13-1912$2,955,026-50.6%2,090-666$1,413$73,977,2995
Nov 20-2619$993,503-66.4%404-1,686$2,459$74,970,8026
Nov 27-Dec 323$479,521-51.7%404-$1,186$75,450,3237
Dec 4-1028$172,800-64%235-169$735$75,623,1238
Dec 11-1733$109,927-36.4%145-90$758$75,733,0509
Dec 18-2441$108,203-1.6%108-37$1,001$75,841,25310
Dec 25-3126$460,726+325.8%267+159$1,725$76,301,97911
Jan 1-727$352,939-23.4%267-$1,321$76,654,91812
Jan 8-1429$223,002-36.8%243-24$917$76,877,92013
Jan 15-2136$156,473-29.8%185-58$845$77,034,39314
Jan 22-2842$91,847-41.3%142-43$646$77,126,24015
Jan 29-Feb 445$65,096-29.1%109-33$597$77,191,33616
Feb 5-1149$42,131-35.3%88-21$478$77,233,46717