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.

Summary Details
Distributor20th Century Fox International
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Opening$543,341
317 theaters
Budget$38,000,000
Release DateMay 6, 2011
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 2 min
GenresDrama Romance
In Release240 days/34 weeks
Widest Release317 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
May 5-83$543,341-317-$1,714$543,3411
May 12-156$391,989-27.9%294-23$1,333$1,212,5822
May 19-2214$48,027-87.7%96-198$500$1,377,0903
May 26-2918$14,195-70.4%53-43$267$1,422,8034
Jun 2-528$5,641-60.3%14-39$402$1,465,9855