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$7,652
11 theaters
Budget$25,000,000
Release DateFeb 3, 2012
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 26 min
GenresDrama
In Release333 days/47 weeks
Widest Release26 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Feb 3-511$7,652-11-$695$10,7771
Feb 10-1212$5,550-27.5%10-1$555$22,7302
Feb 17-1914$2,929-47.2%6-4$488$29,1203
Feb 24-2616$2,090-28.6%9+3$232$33,6404
Mar 2-417$1,741-16.7%9-$193$37,4445
Mar 9-1123$520-70.1%4-5$130$39,0056
Mar 16-1825$160-69.2%2-2$80$39,4427
Mar 23-2525$25-84.4%1-1$25$39,5668
Mar 30-Apr 123$16-36%1-$16$39,6079
Apr 20-2224$20-1-$20$39,71912
Apr 27-2925$37+85%26+25$1$39,76813
May 4-628$8-78.4%1-25$8$39,52614
May 11-1323$171+2,037.5%1-$171$39,70515