Elf (2003)

Raised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who doesn't know he exists and is in desperate need of some Christmas spirit.

All Releases

Domestic (77.3%)
$178,053,220
International (22.5%)
$51,704,421
Worldwide
$230,266,511
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorNew Line Cinema
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Domestic Opening$32,100,000
Budget$33,000,000
Earliest Release DateNovember 7, 2003 (Domestic)
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 37 min
GenresAdventure Comedy Family Fantasy Romance

By Release

Release GroupRolloutMarketsDomesticInternationalWorldwide
Original ReleaseNovember 7-December 18, 200438 markets$173,398,518$47,044,933$220,443,451
2018 Re-releaseNovember 2, 2018Domestic$442,073$442,073
2019 Re-releaseNovember 1, 2019Domestic$786,249$786,249
2020 Re-releaseNovember 13-December 4, 20203 markets$2,182,679$178,395$2,671,020
2021 Re-releaseNovember 26, 20214 markets$1,243,701$2,079,608$3,354,357
2023 Re-releaseDecember 1, 2023APAC, EMEA$2,401,485$2,569,361

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic5$178,053,220317
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Australia4$6,197,979911
Singapore1$395,9761,147
New Zealand3$392,1371,598
Russia/CIS1$358,0543,487
Philippines1$141,1711,430
Thailand1$103,9521,980
Indonesia1$24,2791,017
Taiwan1$21,1212,564
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom4$5,064,3661,637
Spain1$4,082,1731,183
France1$902,0694,334
Italy1$894,4302,890
Germany1$801,9133,176
Russia1$487,905123
Austria1$299,6401,830
South Africa1$271,9991,498
Lebanon1$207,473434
Greece1$206,5581,593
Palestine1$176,3296
Iceland1$157,547526
Belgium1$134,7322,436
Portugal1$78,7402,627
Netherlands1$68,9374,171
Slovenia1$27,5821,598
Ukraine1$23,0822,432
Baltic States1$21,65023
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$1,596,7641,846
Puerto Rico1$655,42974
Venezuela1$220,9901,239
Brazil1$196,6222,703
Central America+1$176,329174
Colombia1$154,0361,694
Peru1$99,2211,729
Argentina1$78,3682,763
West Indies1$49,20537
Chile1$23,2052,225
Bolivia1$7,3381,914