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$18,329
7 theaters
Budget$38,000,000
Release DateApr 15, 2011
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 2 min
GenresDrama Romance
In Release261 days/37 weeks
Widest Release7 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Apr 15-171$18,329-7-$2,618$18,3291
Apr 22-243$5,672-69.1%7-$810$52,0312
Apr 29-May 13$7,617+34.3%7-$1,088$65,5143
May 6-85$6,640-12.8%7-$948$75,6934
May 13-156$4,095-38.3%7-$585$80,3685
May 20-225$2,301-43.8%7-$328$89,4536
May 27-298$2,166-5.9%6-1$361$94,4197
Jun 3-59$501-76.9%5-1$100$98,7198
Jun 10-1212$261-47.9%3-2$87$98,5709
Jun 17-1912$397+52.1%2-1$198$99,03010
Jun 24-26-$151-62%1-1$151$98,38811
Jul 1-320$74-51%2+1$37$100,76812
Jul 8-1026$33-55.4%1-1$33$99,06013
Jul 15-1714$282+754.5%1-$282$99,18314
Aug 5-716$261-1-$261$101,30417
Aug 26-2822$92-1-$92$103,56820
Sep 9-1126$57-1-$57$97,52622