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$97,819
27 theaters
Budget$25,000,000
Release DateDec 28, 2011
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 26 min
GenresDrama
In Release370 days/52 weeks
Widest Release40 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Dec 28-Jan 1, 201215$97,819-27-$3,622$119,4251
Jan 4-816$102,717+5%31+4$3,313$258,2672
Jan 11-1515$60,203-41.4%40+9$1,505$337,8183
Jan 18-2216$54,721-9.1%35-5$1,563$415,0904
Jan 25-2918$37,268-31.9%28-7$1,331$469,7905
Feb 8-1226$16,296-15-$1,086$535,6167
Feb 15-1931$13,670-16.1%12-3$1,139$556,7348
Feb 22-2640$4,372-68%12-$364$567,1029
Feb 29-Mar 441$3,846-12%9-3$427$579,93910
Mar 7-1155$270-93%7-2$38$585,61211
Mar 14-1854$917+239.6%4-3$229$588,69612
Mar 21-2547$1,022+11.5%7+3$146$585,71213
Mar 28-Apr 150$1,198+17.2%4-3$299$592,63914