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.

Summary Details
DistributorWalt Disney Pictures
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Opening$129,702
67 theaters
Budget$25,000,000
Release DateOct 7, 2011
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 26 min
GenresDrama
In Release86 days/12 weeks
Widest Release93 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Oct 7-98$129,702-67-$1,935$149,5611
Oct 14-167$117,216-9.6%93+26$1,260$428,3512
Oct 21-2312$67,613-42.3%65-28$1,040$620,8923
Oct 28-3015$45,094-33.3%30-35$1,503$763,8824
Nov 4-617$37,515-16.8%37+7$1,013$841,9065
Nov 11-1319$24,026-36%16-21$1,501$902,2806
Nov 18-2016$15,468-35.6%12-4$1,289$941,9767
Nov 25-2715$11,179-27.7%13+1$859$969,7278
Dec 2-416$7,191-35.7%8-5$898$960,5469
Dec 9-1118$3,695-48.6%2-6$1,847$972,79210
Dec 16-1819$4,387+18.7%4+2$1,096$981,08711
Dec 23-2519$264-94%1-3$264$984,27012