The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)

Through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a German concentration camp, a forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.

All Releases

Domestic (22.4%)
$9,046,156
International (77.6%)
$31,370,407
Worldwide
$40,416,563
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorMiramax
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Domestic Opening$253,085
Earliest Release DateSeptember 12, 2008 (United Kingdom)
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 34 min
GenresDrama War

Domestic

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
DomesticNov 7, 2008$253,085$9,046,156

Europe, Middle East, and Africa

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
SpainSep 26, 2008$3,248,520$13,315,890
United KingdomSep 12, 2008$921,351$7,162,900
ItalyDec 19, 2008$216,714$3,802,419
NetherlandsJan 8, 2009$55,210$232,569
GermanyMay 7, 2009$45,035$218,186
BelgiumApr 29, 2009$33,771$135,110
PortugalJan 29, 2009$33,581$114,991
AustriaJun 4, 2009$11,145$109,727
NorwayDec 26, 2008$11,279$80,942
LithuaniaJan 2, 2009$20,158$79,868
IsraelOct 30, 2008$45,110
SwitzerlandNov 27, 2008$39,711
South AfricaDec 5, 2008$5,312$39,707
SloveniaFeb 5, 2009$6,826$29,245
FinlandJan 16, 2009$4,990$10,223
IcelandMar 27, 2009$2,269$9,240
DenmarkNov 28, 2008$6,329$6,329
HungaryNov 6, 2008$4,388$4,657

Latin America

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
MexicoNov 28, 2008$74,785$959,188
ColombiaJan 16, 2009$47,547$339,040
BrazilDec 12, 2008$70,764$327,032
VenezuelaNov 21, 2008$28,773$287,615
ChileJan 15, 2009$37,746$259,677
PeruMar 5, 2009$25,874$108,093
ArgentinaDec 4, 2008$32,381$86,300
EcuadorJan 30, 2009$51,891
Central AmericaMar 27, 2009$36,939
BoliviaApr 9, 2009$30,545
UruguayJan 9, 2009$1,529$4,061

Asia Pacific

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
AustraliaApr 23, 2009$573,554$2,929,712
New ZealandMar 5, 2009$34,018$391,600
SingaporeFeb 26, 2009$6,173$14,234
PhilippinesMar 18, 2009$2,781$5,151