The Help (2011)

An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.

All Releases

Domestic (76.5%)
$169,708,112
International (23.5%)
$52,094,074
Worldwide
$221,802,186
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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Domestic Opening$26,044,590
Budget$25,000,000
Earliest Release DateAugust 10, 2011 (Domestic)
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 26 min
GenresDrama

By Release

Release GroupRolloutMarketsDomesticInternationalWorldwide
Original ReleaseAugust 10-March 31, 201246 markets$169,708,112$46,931,000$216,639,112
2024 Re-releaseAPAC$5,163,074$5,163,074

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic1$169,708,112353
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Australia2$13,061,750358
New Zealand2$1,385,065510
Japan1$1,274,3232,771
South Korea1$976,2562,346
Hong Kong1$161,1722,732
Singapore1$81,5462,153
Russia/CIS1$61,1595,579
Thailand1$38,0142,475
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom1$6,845,3731,379
Spain1$5,032,425965
France1$4,450,3221,780
Netherlands1$1,828,990952
Denmark1$1,694,204460
Italy1$1,568,2002,174
Norway1$984,270847
Germany1$874,7773,058
Sweden1$800,758955
Belgium1$592,6391,339
Israel1$557,694625
South Africa1$302,0771,406
Portugal1$291,7851,483
Finland1$264,1321,265
Poland1$246,6252,372
Austria1$140,5222,478
United Arab Emirates1$116,6793,054
Iceland1$77,8621,059
Greece1$49,7652,469
Türkiye1$48,7423,843
Bulgaria1$39,7051,886
Croatia1$30,9401,855
Czech Republic1$28,1713,031
Slovenia1$27,2041,596
Hungary1$20,1582,886
Lebanon1$17,5741,867
Serbia and Montenegro1$4,6982,169
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$860,8472,429
Brazil1$764,7231,809
Venezuela1$387,257954
Argentina1$368,2771,489
Colombia1$272,6511,317
Uruguay1$88,674697
Ecuador1$87,8231,045
Peru1$74,6611,891
Chile1$58,7311,808
Bolivia1$7,8231,885