The Tale of Despereaux
An unusually brave mouse helps to restore happiness to a forlorn kingdom after making friends with a gentleman rat.
DistributorUniversal Pictures International (UPI)
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Opening$839,504
414 theaters
414 theaters
Budget$60,000,000
Release DateDec 19, 2008
Running Time1 hr 33 min
GenresAdventure
Animation
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
In Release378 days/54 weeks
Widest Release414 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19-21 | 5 | $839,504 | - | 414 | - | $2,027 | $839,504 | 1 |
| Dec 26-28 | 10 | $351,797 | -58.1% | 402 | -12 | $875 | $1,900,919 | 2 |
| Jan 2-4 | 11 | $440,217 | +25.1% | 316 | -86 | $1,393 | $3,020,743 | 3 |
| Jan 9-11 | 14 | $176,671 | -59.9% | 307 | -9 | $575 | $3,452,712 | 4 |
| Jan 16-18 | 19 | $75,512 | -57.3% | 178 | -129 | $424 | $3,423,070 | 5 |
| Jan 23-25 | 22 | $49,982 | -33.8% | 115 | -63 | $434 | $3,481,985 | 6 |
| Jan 30-Feb 1 | 23 | $47,624 | -4.7% | 104 | -11 | $457 | $3,501,160 | 7 |
| Feb 6-8 | 37 | $8,481 | -82.2% | 43 | -61 | $197 | $3,540,452 | 8 |
| Feb 13-15 | 46 | $4,093 | -51.7% | 22 | -21 | $186 | $3,545,905 | 9 |
| Feb 20-22 | 28 | $44,320 | +982.8% | 82 | +60 | $540 | $3,542,868 | 10 |
| Feb 27-Mar 1 | 51 | $4,065 | -90.8% | 20 | -62 | $203 | $3,602,914 | 11 |
| Mar 6-8 | 22 | $44,995 | +1,006.9% | 105 | +85 | $428 | $3,513,582 | 12 |
| Mar 13-15 | 51 | $3,471 | -92.3% | 21 | -84 | $165 | $3,651,436 | 13 |
| Mar 20-22 | 28 | $15,249 | +339.3% | 85 | +64 | $179 | $3,622,060 | 14 |
| Mar 27-29 | 31 | $14,296 | -6.2% | 80 | -5 | $178 | $3,600,240 | 15 |
| Apr 3-5 | 32 | $10,622 | -25.7% | 77 | -3 | $137 | $3,742,418 | 16 |
| Apr 10-12 | 36 | $11,608 | +9.3% | 71 | -6 | $163 | $3,716,603 | 17 |
| Apr 17-19 | 49 | $2,407 | -79.3% | 14 | -57 | $171 | $3,747,942 | 18 |
| Apr 24-26 | 53 | $2,508 | +4.2% | 11 | -3 | $228 | $3,727,089 | 19 |
