The Secret Life of Bees
1964. Lily, a lonely teenager, flees from her home and reaches a small town in South Carolina. Once there, she finds herself in the company of the Boatwright sisters who introduce her to a new world.
DistributorFox Searchlight
Opening$10,527,799
1,591 theaters
1,591 theaters
Budget$11,000,000
Release DateOct 17, 2008
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Feb 26, 2009
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 54 min
GenresDrama
In Release441 days/63 weeks
Widest Release1,630 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17-19 | 3 | $10,527,799 | - | 1,591 | - | $6,617 | $10,527,799 | 1 |
| Oct 24-26 | 6 | $6,051,630 | -42.5% | 1,630 | +39 | $3,712 | $19,324,821 | 2 |
| Oct 31-Nov 2 | 7 | $4,010,668 | -33.7% | 1,611 | -19 | $2,489 | $25,297,621 | 3 |
| Nov 7-9 | 9 | $3,089,467 | -23% | 1,481 | -130 | $2,086 | $29,902,363 | 4 |
| Nov 14-16 | 8 | $2,338,279 | -24.3% | 1,449 | -32 | $1,613 | $33,627,359 | 5 |
| Nov 21-23 | 10 | $1,264,991 | -45.9% | 1,095 | -354 | $1,155 | $35,638,795 | 6 |
| Nov 26-30 Thanksgiving 5-Day | 15 | $726,486 | - | 490 | - | $1,482 | $36,652,652 | - |
| Nov 27-30 Thanksgiving 4-Day | 14 | $649,913 | - | 490 | - | $1,326 | $36,652,652 | - |
| Nov 28-30 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 14 | $561,671 | -55.6% | 490 | -605 | $1,146 | $36,652,652 | 7 |
| Dec 5-7 Post-Thanksgiving | 20 | $217,469 | -61.3% | 432 | -58 | $503 | $36,994,417 | 8 |
| Dec 12-14 | 27 | $114,061 | -47.6% | 271 | -161 | $420 | $37,208,667 | 9 |
| Dec 19-21 | 39 | $49,479 | -56.6% | 141 | -130 | $350 | $37,320,137 | 10 |
| Dec 26-28 | 46 | $49,862 | +0.8% | 77 | -64 | $647 | $37,407,770 | 11 |
| Jan 2-4 | 44 | $62,044 | +24.4% | 84 | +7 | $738 | $37,525,311 | 12 |
| Jan 9-11 | 40 | $48,546 | -21.8% | 76 | -8 | $638 | $37,600,538 | 13 |
| Jan 16-18 | 48 | $35,294 | -27.3% | 58 | -18 | $608 | $37,656,903 | 14 |
| Jan 16-19 MLK wknd | 46 | $43,403 | - | 58 | - | $748 | $37,665,012 | - |
| Jan 23-25 | 54 | $19,282 | -45.4% | 39 | -19 | $494 | $37,704,599 | 15 |
| Jan 30-Feb 1 | 59 | $10,175 | -47.2% | 18 | -21 | $565 | $37,723,101 | 16 |
| Feb 6-8 | 63 | $8,721 | -14.3% | 13 | -5 | $670 | $37,736,842 | 17 |
| Feb 13-15 | 65 | $10,531 | +20.8% | 15 | +2 | $702 | $37,756,747 | 18 |
| Feb 13-16 Presidents' Day wknd | 62 | $12,110 | - | 15 | - | $807 | $37,758,326 | - |
| Feb 20-22 | 77 | $2,919 | -72.3% | 6 | -9 | $486 | $37,766,350 | 19 |
