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.

Grosses

Austria
$1,070,385
Summary Details
Distributor20th Century Fox International
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Opening$248,443
72 theaters
Budget$38,000,000
Release DateApr 29, 2011
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 2 min
GenresDrama Romance
In Release247 days/35 weeks
Widest Release75 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Apr 28-May 14$248,443-72-$3,450$289,7031
May 5-84$142,932-42.5%75+3$1,905$565,8212
May 12-156$139,669-2.3%74-1$1,887$782,3673
May 19-224$59,999-57%74-$810$904,3904
May 26-295$63,415+5.7%73-1$868$997,3775
Jun 2-58$18,869-70.2%58-15$325$1,010,8366
Jun 9-1210$19,105+1.3%46-12$415$1,041,7507
Jun 16-1919$6,516-65.9%25-21$260$1,062,9818
Jun 23-2624$2,810-56.9%15-10$187$1,070,3859