Water for Elephants
Jacob takes a job as an animal caretaker in a traveling circus. There he meets Marlena, a beautiful circus performer. Their shared compassion for a special elephant Rosie leads to love, but Marlena's cruel husband stands in their way.
DistributorTwentieth Century Fox
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Opening$16,842,353
2,817 theaters
2,817 theaters
Budget$38,000,000
Release DateApr 22, 2011
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Aug 11, 2011
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 2 min
GenresDrama
Romance
In Release254 days/36 weeks
Widest Release2,820 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22-28 | 3 | $23,137,801 | - | 2,817 | - | $8,213 | $23,137,801 | 1 |
| Apr 29-May 5 | 3 | $12,875,816 | -44.4% | 2,820 | +3 | $4,565 | $36,013,617 | 2 |
| May 6-12 | 6 | $8,362,163 | -35.1% | 2,614 | -206 | $3,198 | $44,375,780 | 3 |
| May 13-19 | 8 | $5,901,794 | -29.4% | 2,425 | -189 | $2,433 | $50,277,574 | 4 |
| May 20-26 | 11 | $3,051,891 | -48.3% | 761 | -1,664 | $4,010 | $53,329,465 | 5 |
| May 27-Jun 2 | 12 | $1,709,213 | -44% | 794 | +33 | $2,152 | $55,038,678 | 6 |
| Jun 3-9 | 12 | $1,082,281 | -36.7% | 572 | -222 | $1,892 | $56,120,959 | 7 |
| Jun 10-16 | 14 | $766,033 | -29.2% | 466 | -106 | $1,643 | $56,886,992 | 8 |
| Jun 17-23 | 17 | $546,610 | -28.6% | 351 | -115 | $1,557 | $57,433,602 | 9 |
| Jun 24-30 | 22 | $421,351 | -22.9% | 292 | -59 | $1,442 | $57,854,953 | 10 |
| Jul 1-7 | 24 | $310,648 | -26.3% | 234 | -58 | $1,327 | $58,165,601 | 11 |
| Jul 8-14 | 28 | $207,662 | -33.2% | 168 | -66 | $1,236 | $58,373,263 | 12 |
| Jul 15-21 | 33 | $154,650 | -25.5% | 120 | -48 | $1,288 | $58,527,913 | 13 |
| Jul 22-28 | 42 | $111,236 | -28.1% | 91 | -29 | $1,222 | $58,639,149 | 14 |
| Jul 29-Aug 4 | 55 | $45,670 | -58.9% | 41 | -50 | $1,113 | $58,684,819 | 15 |
| Aug 5-11 | 68 | $24,898 | -45.5% | 24 | -17 | $1,037 | $58,709,717 | 16 |
