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$6,197,979909
Singapore1$395,9761,147
New Zealand3$392,1371,597
Russia/CIS1$358,0543,474
Philippines1$141,1711,427
Thailand1$103,9521,978
Indonesia1$24,2791,014
Taiwan1$21,1212,561
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom4$5,064,3661,635
Spain1$4,082,1731,181
France1$902,0694,318
Italy1$894,4302,886
Germany1$801,9133,166
Russia1$487,905123
Austria1$299,6401,827
South Africa1$271,9991,495
Lebanon1$207,473434
Greece1$206,5581,592
Palestine1$176,3296
Iceland1$157,547524
Belgium1$134,7322,433
Portugal1$78,7402,616
Netherlands1$68,9374,163
Slovenia1$27,5821,596
Ukraine1$23,0822,430
Baltic States1$21,65023
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$1,596,7641,842
Puerto Rico1$655,42974
Venezuela1$220,9901,239
Brazil1$196,6222,696
Central America+1$176,329174
Colombia1$154,0361,691
Peru1$99,2211,728
Argentina1$78,3682,760
West Indies1$49,20537
Chile1$23,2052,221
Bolivia1$7,3381,913