A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)

When a massive fire kills their parents, three children are delivered to the custody of cousin and stage actor Count Olaf, who is secretly plotting to steal their parents' vast fortune.

All Releases

Domestic (56.1%)
$118,634,549
International (43.9%)
$92,833,686
Worldwide
$211,468,235
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorParamount Pictures
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Domestic Opening$30,061,756
Budget$140,000,000
Earliest Release DateDecember 16, 2004 (APAC, EMEA)
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 48 min
GenresAdventure Comedy Family Fantasy

Domestic

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
DomesticDec 17, 2004$30,061,756$118,634,549

Europe, Middle East, and Africa

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
United KingdomDec 17, 2004$4,274,734$25,422,594
FranceDec 22, 2004$5,011,341
SpainDec 22, 2004$975,404$4,674,098
GermanyJan 27, 2005$1,431,472$4,568,395
RussiaDec 30, 2004$3,048,638
ItalyMar 18, 2005$614,318$2,863,638
BelgiumDec 22, 2004$1,388,995
NetherlandsDec 23, 2004$1,194,979
SwedenFeb 18, 2005$896,518
PolandJan 21, 2005$124,919$847,007
TürkiyeJan 28, 2005$263,240$769,190
NorwayFeb 4, 2005$181,408$705,139
GreeceApr 22, 2005$230,400$705,115
SwitzerlandJan 27, 2005$632,993
AustriaJan 28, 2005$631,258
Middle East/UAEJan 19, 2005$577,887
DenmarkJan 28, 2005$517,991
South AfricaMar 18, 2005$482,221
PortugalDec 16, 2004$471,150
FinlandFeb 4, 2005$435,488
UkraineDec 30, 2004$405,198
United Arab EmiratesJan 19, 2005$105,492$270,543
HungaryMar 10, 2005$50,983$190,532
IcelandJan 14, 2005$165,592
Czech Republic/SlovakiaFeb 24, 2005$77,698
LebanonJan 13, 2005$75,355
SloveniaFeb 24, 2005$64,795
RomaniaApr 22, 2005$54,515
Czech RepublicFeb 24, 2005$21,151$52,555
CyprusMar 4, 2005$49,268
CroatiaMar 17, 2005$44,161
LatviaMar 11, 2005$43,073
EstoniaMar 11, 2005$27,113
EgyptApr 13, 2005$20,686
SlovakiaFeb 24, 2005$5,689$15,779
BulgariaApr 8, 2005$3,646$13,831
LithuaniaFeb 25, 2005$12,256
KenyaApr 8, 2005$11,856
Serbia and MontenegroFeb 3, 2005$11,835

Latin America

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
MexicoJan 14, 2005$2,828,958
BrazilJan 21, 2005$1,170,678
ArgentinaFeb 3, 2005$103,833$456,324
ChileFeb 3, 2005$390,505
VenezuelaJan 28, 2005$363,481
ColombiaJan 14, 2005$336,220
Central America+Feb 18, 2005$274,482
PeruFeb 3, 2005$179,832
EcuadorMar 11, 2005$65,233

Asia Pacific

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
JapanMay 3, 2005$1,049,035$8,237,653
AustraliaDec 16, 2004$7,218,652
South KoreaJan 27, 2005$1,696,600$5,174,315
Russia/CISDec 30, 2004$3,030,678
TaiwanJan 22, 2005$239,686$1,374,838
Hong KongMar 17, 2005$1,216,888
New ZealandDec 16, 2004$941,631
SingaporeMar 3, 2005$671,443
MalaysiaMar 3, 2005$465,613
ThailandMar 10, 2005$234,700$403,089
PhilippinesFeb 23, 2005$320,115
IndonesiaMar 24, 2005$203,987
IndiaApr 15, 2005$57,795