The Tale of Despereaux
An unusually brave mouse helps to restore happiness to a forlorn kingdom after making friends with a gentleman rat.
DistributorUnited International Pictures
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Opening$21,605
12 theaters
12 theaters
Budget$60,000,000
Release DateJan 23, 2009
Running Time1 hr 33 min
GenresAdventure
Animation
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
In Release343 days/49 weeks
Widest Release12 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23-25 | 4 | $21,605 | - | 12 | - | $1,800 | $21,605 | 1 |
| Jan 30-Feb 1 | 5 | $16,606 | -23.1% | 12 | - | $1,383 | $45,444 | 2 |
| Feb 6-8 | 8 | $9,328 | -43.8% | 12 | - | $777 | $52,118 | 3 |
| Feb 13-15 | 10 | $6,752 | -27.6% | 12 | - | $562 | $60,083 | 4 |
| Feb 20-22 | 8 | $4,746 | -29.7% | 12 | - | $395 | $65,415 | 5 |
| Feb 27-Mar 1 | 10 | $6,550 | +38% | 12 | - | $545 | $71,422 | 6 |
| Mar 6-8 | 14 | $2,200 | -66.4% | 10 | -2 | $220 | $74,212 | 7 |
| Mar 13-15 | 15 | $774 | -64.8% | 7 | -3 | $110 | $76,795 | 8 |
| Mar 20-22 | 19 | $466 | -39.8% | 4 | -3 | $116 | $81,135 | 9 |
| Mar 27-29 | 20 | $307 | -34.1% | 4 | - | $76 | $79,892 | 10 |
| Apr 3-5 | 27 | $95 | -69.1% | 5 | +1 | $19 | $81,405 | 11 |
| Apr 10-12 | 32 | $30 | -68.4% | 3 | -2 | $10 | $79,765 | 12 |
| Apr 17-19 | 33 | $12 | -60% | 3 | - | $4 | $80,503 | 13 |
| Apr 24-26 | 29 | $52 | +333.3% | 3 | - | $17 | $81,081 | 14 |
| May 1-3 | 22 | $261 | +401.9% | 3 | - | $87 | $81,196 | 15 |
| May 8-10 | 27 | $31 | -88.1% | 2 | -1 | $15 | $82,248 | 16 |
| May 22-24 | 31 | $13 | - | 1 | - | $13 | $85,628 | 18 |
| Jun 19-21 | 22 | $21 | - | 1 | - | $21 | $85,395 | 22 |
| Jun 26-28 | 27 | $9 | -57.1% | 1 | - | $9 | $85,863 | 23 |
| Jul 3-5 | 31 | $3 | -66.7% | 1 | - | $3 | $85,494 | 24 |
| Jul 17-19 | 23 | $16 | - | 1 | - | $16 | $86,199 | 26 |
| Jul 24-26 | 24 | $3 | -81.2% | 1 | - | $3 | $86,651 | 27 |
| Oct 23-25 | 31 | $20 | - | 1 | - | $20 | $92,228 | 40 |
| Oct 30-Nov 1 | 30 | $32 | +60% | 1 | - | $32 | $90,850 | 41 |
