The Help

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.

Grosses

South Africa
$302,077
Summary Details
DistributorSter-Kinekor Pictures
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Opening$33,277
20 theaters
Budget$25,000,000
Release DateOct 7, 2011
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 26 min
GenresDrama
In Release452 days/64 weeks
Widest Release20 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Oct 7-99$33,277-20-$1,663$33,2771
Oct 14-168$31,185-6.3%20-$1,559$84,6412
Oct 21-2311$22,095-29.1%17-3$1,299$121,5623
Oct 28-3013$20,081-9.1%19+2$1,056$158,7984
Nov 4-613$15,693-21.9%14-5$1,120$184,6385
Nov 11-1313$14,115-10.1%14-$1,008$207,5536
Nov 18-2015$9,948-29.5%11-3$904$217,3487
Nov 25-2713$6,665-33%6-5$1,110$222,3748
Dec 2-413$5,032-24.5%5-1$1,006$248,0849
Dec 9-1115$4,984-1%5-$996$255,95210
Dec 16-1816$4,216-15.4%5-$843$255,06911
Dec 23-2518$1,789-57.6%3-2$596$269,21412
Dec 30-Jan 1, 201220$2,547+42.4%3-$849$280,02113
Jan 6-821$2,760+8.4%3-$920$284,00914
Jan 13-1522$1,961-28.9%2-1$980$289,98915
Jan 20-2223$3,040+55%2-$1,520$302,07716