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.

Grosses

Argentina
$426,644
Summary Details
Distributor20th Century Fox International
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Opening$105,433
29 theaters
Budget$38,000,000
Release DateMay 5, 2011
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 2 min
GenresDrama Romance
In Release241 days/34 weeks
Widest Release30 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
May 5-89$105,433-29-$3,635$105,4331
May 12-1511$70,419-33.2%30+1$2,347$208,4822
May 19-2211$37,209-47.2%20-10$1,860$263,1253
May 26-2912$30,244-18.7%21+1$1,440$317,6404
Jun 2-510$33,561+11%25+4$1,342$359,4985
Jun 9-1213$15,013-55.3%9-16$1,668$384,9986
Jun 16-1915$15,618+4%9-$1,735$409,8437
Jun 23-2617$7,933-49.2%10+1$793$419,9188
Jun 30-Jul 319$2,180-72.5%2-8$1,090$422,9299
Jul 7-1023$1,217-44.2%2-$608$425,16510
Jul 14-1730$212-82.6%1-1$212$425,69511
Jul 21-2427$309+45.8%1-$309$426,05112
Jul 28-3129$594+92.2%1-$594$426,64413