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
Distributor20th Century Fox International
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Opening$80,785
38 theaters
Budget$38,000,000
Release DateMay 5, 2011
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 2 min
GenresDrama Romance
In Release241 days/34 weeks
Widest Release38 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
May 5-86$80,785-38-$2,125$80,7851
May 12-157$43,345-46.3%38-$1,140$146,6412
May 19-2210$23,270-46.3%27-11$861$186,6413
May 26-2911$16,071-30.9%20-7$803$211,7124
Jun 9-1221$2,371-3-$790$220,3306
Jun 16-1925$1,215-48.8%3-$405$221,7707
Jun 23-2617$3,765+209.9%5+2$753$226,2188