The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

A remake of the 1951 classic science fiction film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit Earth.

All Releases

Domestic (34%)
$79,366,978
International (66%)
$153,726,881
Worldwide
$233,093,859
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorTwentieth Century Fox
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Domestic Opening$30,480,153
Budget$80,000,000
Earliest Release DateDecember 10, 2008 (7 markets)
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 44 min
GenresAdventure Drama Sci-Fi Thriller

Domestic

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
DomesticDec 12, 2008$30,480,153$79,366,978

Europe, Middle East, and Africa

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
United KingdomDec 12, 2008$4,096,411$10,900,889
FranceDec 10, 2008$3,402,806$9,772,274
SpainDec 12, 2008$2,856,420$8,791,871
GermanyDec 11, 2008$2,579,613$8,126,430
ItalyDec 12, 2008$2,306,666$6,037,792
NetherlandsDec 11, 2008$580,157$2,188,225
BelgiumDec 10, 2008$506,752$1,939,964
TürkiyeDec 12, 2008$538,006$1,575,974
SwedenDec 12, 2008$409,287$1,432,388
PolandJan 16, 2009$569,028$1,428,840
AustriaDec 12, 2008$329,651$1,222,969
Greece and CyprusDec 11, 2008$1,165,767
PortugalDec 11, 2008$307,822$1,118,524
SwitzerlandDec 10, 2008$328,166$1,098,068
UkraineDec 11, 2008$531,296$1,079,765
GreeceDec 11, 2008$509,685$1,015,441
DenmarkDec 12, 2008$295,781$897,789
S/E/W AfricaDec 12, 2008$794,458
NorwayDec 12, 2008$214,901$724,658
South AfricaDec 12, 2008$135,987$643,025
HungaryDec 11, 2008$204,057$601,688
United Arab EmiratesDec 11, 2008$343,253$575,706
Czech Republic/SlovakiaDec 11, 2008$458,305
IsraelDec 11, 2008$457,477
FinlandDec 12, 2008$119,117$406,748
RomaniaDec 12, 2008$359,731
Czech RepublicDec 11, 2008$81,046$325,332
BulgariaDec 12, 2008$82,825$283,714
LithuaniaDec 12, 2008$77,079$215,887
EgyptDec 31, 2008$63,605$198,367
CroatiaDec 11, 2008$53,573$187,565
KuwaitDec 11, 2008$171,875
LatviaDec 12, 2008$35,704$134,404
SlovakiaDec 11, 2008$118,534
LebanonDec 11, 2008$38,431$105,410
SloveniaDec 11, 2008$21,363$95,504
EstoniaDec 12, 2008$26,609$85,894
JordanDec 10, 2008$78,585
QatarDec 11, 2008$74,414
IcelandDec 11, 2008$20,378$72,248
East AfricaDec 19, 2008$14,437$69,623
Serbia and MontenegroDec 11, 2008$14,182$65,881
BahrainDec 11, 2008$61,311
NigeriaDec 19, 2008$13,677$24,547
OmanDec 11, 2008$11,938
EthiopiaDec 12, 2008$6,314

Latin America

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
MexicoDec 12, 2008$2,792,654$9,562,903
BrazilJan 9, 2009$1,735,363$5,037,096
VenezuelaDec 12, 2008$474,548$2,353,805
ArgentinaJan 1, 2009$677,421$2,100,530
ColombiaDec 12, 2008$347,914$1,548,908
Central AmericaDec 12, 2008$1,122,333
ChileDec 11, 2008$243,095$1,099,037
PeruDec 11, 2008$293,309$937,067
Puerto RicoDec 11, 2008$886,074
EcuadorDec 19, 2008$528,230
BoliviaDec 11, 2008$43,908$176,973
Lesser AntillesDec 10, 2008$150,555
Dominican RepublicDec 25, 2008$116,792
JamaicaDec 10, 2008$78,515
UruguayJan 2, 2009$18,410$75,309

Asia Pacific

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
JapanDec 19, 2008$3,781,771$25,096,478
Russia/CISDec 11, 2008$5,888,201$10,202,644
South KoreaDec 25, 2008$2,099,233$7,467,940
AustraliaDec 26, 2008$2,167,702$5,634,071
Hong KongDec 11, 2008$1,363,184$2,487,864
TaiwanDec 12, 2008$848,774$2,182,686
ThailandDec 10, 2008$482,781$1,518,405
MalaysiaDec 11, 2008$599,839$1,439,687
PhilippinesDec 11, 2008$511,737$1,140,347
SingaporeDec 11, 2008$613,595$1,111,350
IndiaDec 12, 2008$1,030,348
IndonesiaDec 12, 2008$743,625
New ZealandDec 11, 2008$205,123$497,520
VietnamDec 24, 2008$118,031