The Golden Compass (2007)

In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization.

All Releases

Domestic (18.8%)
$70,107,728
International (81.2%)
$302,127,136
Worldwide
$372,234,864
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorNew Line Cinema
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Domestic Opening$26,125,000
Budget$180,000,000
Earliest Release DateDecember 5, 2007 (EMEA, APAC)
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 53 min
GenresAdventure Family Fantasy

Domestic

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
DomesticDec 7, 2007$26,125,000$70,107,728

Europe, Middle East, and Africa

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
United KingdomDec 5, 2007$14,705,611$53,198,635
FranceDec 5, 2007$6,002,709$25,517,238
GermanyDec 6, 2007$4,642,422$21,639,119
SpainDec 5, 2007$5,169,575$19,180,460
ItalyDec 14, 2007$2,111,893$13,784,599
SwedenDec 7, 2007$796,557$4,504,480
NetherlandsDec 6, 2007$604,842$4,076,792
SwitzerlandDec 6, 2007$817,866$3,735,217
NorwayDec 5, 2007$689,325$3,554,864
DenmarkDec 7, 2007$842,883$3,551,858
BelgiumDec 5, 2007$623,072$3,543,181
GreeceDec 20, 2007$3,304,681
TürkiyeDec 7, 2007$904,127$2,827,665
PolandDec 6, 2007$560,972$2,248,324
AustriaDec 7, 2007$501,223$2,217,417
PortugalDec 6, 2007$418,484$1,601,873
FinlandDec 5, 2007$259,808$1,307,331
South AfricaDec 7, 2007$236,363$1,158,400
UkraineDec 6, 2007$412,372$944,886
Czech RepublicDec 13, 2007$147,187$884,673
IsraelDec 6, 2007$813,141
HungaryDec 13, 2007$631,745
United Arab EmiratesDec 27, 2007$136,034$429,769
IcelandDec 26, 2007$96,816$332,262
BulgariaDec 14, 2007$66,911$294,510
SlovakiaDec 13, 2007$236,028
RomaniaDec 14, 2007$224,301
LatviaDec 14, 2007$41,660$194,482
SloveniaDec 13, 2007$28,117$192,426
LithuaniaDec 14, 2007$47,057$178,525
CroatiaJan 10, 2008$167,911
EstoniaDec 14, 2007$26,482$96,192
LebanonDec 20, 2007$87,950
Serbia and MontenegroDec 13, 2007$11,568$71,737
East AfricaDec 14, 2007$11,197$51,886
EgyptMay 14, 2008$32,612
NigeriaDec 14, 2007$9,839$29,645
BahrainFeb 27, 2008$28,581

Latin America

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
MexicoDec 14, 2007$2,272,059$10,500,139
BrazilDec 25, 2007$738,233$6,824,122
ArgentinaDec 13, 2007$271,701$1,421,819
ColombiaDec 25, 2007$967,992
ChileDec 13, 2007$155,422$849,398
Central AmericaDec 21, 2007$665,941
Puerto RicoDec 13, 2007$543,151
PeruDec 6, 2007$443,977
VenezuelaDec 7, 2007$430,814
EcuadorDec 14, 2007$416,273
Lesser AntillesDec 7, 2007$155,255
BoliviaDec 20, 2007$17,606$91,588
UruguayDec 14, 2007$12,079$55,558

Asia Pacific

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
JapanMar 1, 2008$8,001,868$33,501,399
South KoreaDec 18, 2007$4,081,668$22,500,000
AustraliaDec 26, 2007$3,523,375$13,836,055
Russia/CISDec 6, 2007$3,679,877$8,096,945
ThailandDec 5, 2007$834,026$2,209,600
TaiwanDec 7, 2007$870,837$2,132,208
SingaporeDec 6, 2007$1,036,541$1,993,950
Hong KongDec 20, 2007$1,897,656
New ZealandDec 26, 2007$452,665$1,791,251
MalaysiaDec 6, 2007$709,542$1,749,312
IndiaJan 4, 2008$1,511,303
PhilippinesDec 5, 2007$462,120$1,384,067

China

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
ChinaMar 27, 2008$4,928,803