The Secret Life of Bees

1964. Lily, a lonely teenager, flees from her home and reaches a small town in South Carolina. Once there, she finds herself in the company of the Boatwright sisters who introduce her to a new world.

Grosses

Domestic (94.5%)
$37,770,162
Summary Details
DistributorFox Searchlight
Opening$10,527,799
1,591 theaters
Budget$11,000,000
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 54 min
GenresDrama
In Release441 days/63 weeks
Widest Release1,630 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Oct 17Friday3$3,563,157--1,591$2,239$3,563,1571
Oct 18Saturday3$4,391,964+23.3%-1,591$2,760$7,955,1212
Oct 19Sunday4$2,572,678-41.4%-1,591$1,617$10,527,7993
Oct 20Monday3$696,072-72.9%-1,591$437$11,223,8714
Oct 21Tuesday3$746,994+7.3%-1,591$469$11,970,8655
Oct 22Wednesday3$667,519-10.6%-1,591$419$12,638,3846
Oct 23Thursday2$634,807-4.9%-1,591$398$13,273,1917
Oct 24Friday6$1,785,661+181.3%-49.9%1,630$1,095$15,058,8528
Oct 25Saturday5$2,669,281+49.5%-39.2%1,630$1,637$17,728,1339
Oct 26Sunday5$1,596,688-40.2%-37.9%1,630$979$19,324,82110
Oct 27Monday5$460,155-71.2%-33.9%1,630$282$19,784,97611
Oct 28Tuesday5$531,108+15.4%-28.9%1,630$325$20,316,08412
Oct 29Wednesday4$492,258-7.3%-26.3%1,630$301$20,808,34213
Oct 30Thursday3$478,611-2.8%-24.6%1,630$293$21,286,95314
Oct 31
Halloween
Friday6$842,628+76.1%-52.8%1,611$523$22,129,58115
Nov 1Saturday7$1,970,278+133.8%-26.2%1,611$1,223$24,099,85916
Nov 2Sunday6$1,197,762-39.2%-25%1,611$743$25,297,62117
Nov 3Monday6$363,154-69.7%-21.1%1,611$225$25,660,77518
Nov 4Tuesday6$414,511+14.1%-22%1,611$257$26,075,28619
Nov 5Wednesday5$355,020-14.4%-27.9%1,611$220$26,430,30620
Nov 6Thursday5$382,590+7.8%-20.1%1,611$237$26,812,89621
Nov 7Friday9$878,446+129.6%+4.3%1,481$593$27,691,34222
Nov 8Saturday9$1,401,886+59.6%-28.8%1,481$946$29,093,22823
Nov 9Sunday8$809,135-42.3%-32.4%1,481$546$29,902,36324
Nov 10Monday8$334,439-58.7%-7.9%1,481$225$30,236,80225
Nov 11Tuesday8$538,293+61%+29.9%1,481$363$30,775,09526
Nov 12Wednesday7$253,025-53%-28.7%1,481$170$31,028,12027
Nov 13Thursday6$260,960+3.1%-31.8%1,481$176$31,289,08028
Nov 14Friday8$664,073+154.5%-24.4%1,449$458$31,953,15329
Nov 15Saturday8$1,078,373+62.4%-23.1%1,449$744$33,031,52630
Nov 16Sunday7$595,833-44.7%-26.4%1,449$411$33,627,35931
Nov 17Monday7$170,467-71.4%-49%1,449$117$33,797,82632
Nov 18Tuesday6$196,655+15.4%-63.5%1,449$135$33,994,48133
Nov 19Wednesday6$193,048-1.8%-23.7%1,449$133$34,187,52934
Nov 20Thursday6$186,275-3.5%-28.6%1,449$128$34,373,80435
Nov 21Friday10$354,064+90.1%-46.7%1,095$323$34,727,86836
Nov 22Saturday10$575,582+62.6%-46.6%1,095$525$35,303,45037
Nov 23Sunday10$335,345-41.7%-43.7%1,095$306$35,638,79538
Nov 24Monday10$126,349-62.3%-25.9%1,095$115$35,765,14439
Nov 25Tuesday10$161,022+27.4%-18.1%1,095$147$35,926,16640
Nov 26Wednesday16$76,573-52.4%-60.3%476$160$36,002,73941
Nov 27
Thanksgiving
Thursday16$88,242+15.2%-52.6%476$185$36,090,98142
Nov 28Friday14$222,898+152.6%-37%490$454$36,313,87943
Nov 29Saturday14$226,319+1.5%-60.7%490$461$36,540,19844
Nov 30Sunday14$112,454-50.3%-66.5%490$229$36,652,65245
Dec 1Monday15$29,381-73.9%-76.7%490$59$36,682,03346
Dec 2Tuesday16$29,692+1.1%-81.6%490$60$36,711,72547
Dec 3Wednesday14$33,934+14.3%-55.7%490$69$36,745,65948
Dec 4Thursday15$31,289-7.8%-64.5%490$63$36,776,94849
Dec 5Friday17$60,591+93.6%-72.8%432$140$36,837,53950
Dec 6Saturday16$95,771+58.1%-57.7%432$221$36,933,31051
Dec 7Sunday16$61,107-36.2%-45.7%432$141$36,994,41752
Dec 8Monday17$21,266-65.2%-27.6%432$49$37,015,68353
Dec 9Tuesday17$24,686+16.1%-16.9%432$57$37,040,36954
Dec 10Wednesday17$26,790+8.5%-21.1%432$62$37,067,15955
Dec 11Thursday16$27,447+2.5%-12.3%432$63$37,094,60656
Dec 12Friday25$31,996+16.6%-47.2%271$118$37,126,60257
Dec 13Saturday26$50,225+57%-47.6%271$185$37,176,82758
Dec 14Sunday25$31,840-36.6%-47.9%271$117$37,208,66759
Dec 15Monday26$15,121-52.5%-28.9%271$55$37,223,78860
Dec 16Tuesday26$15,781+4.4%-36.1%271$58$37,239,56961
Dec 17Wednesday27$15,607-1.1%-41.7%271$57$37,255,17662
Dec 18Thursday27$15,482-0.8%-43.6%271$57$37,270,65863
Dec 19Friday31$13,538-12.6%-57.7%141$96$37,284,19664
Dec 20Saturday31$21,183+56.5%-57.8%141$150$37,305,37965
Dec 21Sunday31$14,758-30.3%-53.6%141$104$37,320,13766
Dec 22Monday30$11,127-24.6%-26.4%141$78$37,331,26467
Dec 23Tuesday28$11,734+5.5%-25.6%141$83$37,342,99868
Dec 24Wednesday31$8,784-25.1%-43.7%141$62$37,351,78269
Dec 25
Christmas Day
Thursday40$6,126-30.3%-60.4%77$79$37,357,90870
Dec 26Friday38$15,255+149%+12.7%77$198$37,373,16371
Dec 27Saturday37$19,260+26.3%-9.1%77$250$37,392,42372
Dec 28Sunday36$15,347-20.3%+4%77$199$37,407,77073
Dec 29Monday36$12,848-16.3%+15.5%77$166$37,420,61874
Dec 30Tuesday36$13,700+6.6%+16.8%77$177$37,434,31875
Dec 31
New Year's Eve
Wednesday37$9,533-30.4%+8.5%77$123$37,443,85176
Jan 1
New Year's Day
Thursday40$19,416+103.7%+216.9%77$252$37,463,26777
Jan 2Friday37$21,862+12.6%+43.3%84$260$37,485,12978
Jan 3Saturday36$26,283+20.2%+36.5%84$312$37,511,41279
Jan 4Sunday37$13,899-47.1%-9.4%84$165$37,525,31180
Jan 5Monday35$6,654-52.1%-48.2%84$79$37,531,96581
Jan 6Tuesday36$6,622-0.5%-51.7%84$78$37,538,58782
Jan 7Wednesday35$6,549-1.1%-31.3%84$77$37,545,13683
Jan 8Thursday35$6,856+4.7%-64.7%84$81$37,551,99284
Jan 9Friday33$13,110+91.2%-40%76$172$37,565,10285
Jan 10Saturday32$21,861+66.8%-16.8%76$287$37,586,96386
Jan 11Sunday32$13,575-37.9%-2.3%76$178$37,600,53887
Jan 12Monday33$5,421-60.1%-18.5%76$71$37,605,95988
Jan 13Tuesday33$6,343+17%-4.2%76$83$37,612,30289
Jan 14Wednesday33$4,468-29.6%-31.8%76$58$37,616,77090
Jan 15Thursday33$4,839+8.3%-29.4%76$63$37,621,60991
Jan 16Friday37$9,050+87%-31%58$156$37,630,65992
Jan 17Saturday36$15,820+74.8%-27.6%58$272$37,646,47993
Jan 18Sunday37$10,424-34.1%-23.2%58$179$37,656,90394
Jan 19
MLK Day
Monday41$8,109-22.2%+49.6%58$139$37,665,01295
Jan 20Tuesday34$5,932-26.8%-6.5%58$102$37,670,94496
Jan 21Wednesday34$7,109+19.8%+59.1%58$122$37,678,05397
Jan 22Thursday35$7,264+2.2%+50.1%58$125$37,685,31798
Jan 23Friday38$5,506-24.2%-39.2%39$141$37,690,82399
Jan 24Saturday38$8,662+57.3%-45.2%39$222$37,699,485100
Jan 25Sunday38$5,114-41%-50.9%39$131$37,704,599101
Jan 26Monday37$1,995-61%-75.4%39$51$37,706,594102
Jan 27Tuesday36$2,058+3.2%-65.3%39$52$37,708,652103
Jan 28Wednesday37$1,823-11.4%-74.4%39$46$37,710,475104
Jan 29Thursday38$2,451+34.4%-66.3%39$62$37,712,926105
Jan 30Friday40$3,015+23%-45.2%18$167$37,715,941106
Jan 31Saturday39$4,728+56.8%-45.4%18$262$37,720,669107
Feb 1Sunday39$2,432-48.6%-52.4%18$135$37,723,101108
Feb 2Monday38$1,121-53.9%-43.8%18$62$37,724,222109
Feb 3Tuesday39$1,418+26.5%-31.1%18$78$37,725,640110
Feb 4Wednesday38$1,238-12.7%-32.1%18$68$37,726,878111
Feb 5Thursday38$1,243+0.4%-49.3%18$69$37,728,121112