Where the Wild Things Are

Yearning for escape and adventure, a young boy runs away from home and sails to an island filled with creatures that take him in as their king.

Grosses

New Zealand
$892,855
Summary Details
DistributorRoadshow Films
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Opening$222,703
48 theaters
Budget$100,000,000
Release DateDec 3, 2009
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 41 min
GenresAdventure Drama Family Fantasy
In Release394 days/56 weeks
Widest Release48 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Dec 3-62$222,703-48-$4,639$223,2701
Dec 10-132$149,784-32.7%48-$3,120$469,6682
Dec 17-203$95,949-35.9%48-$1,998$626,4383
Dec 24-277$29,676-69.1%48-$618$747,2124
Dec 31-Jan 3, 201010$28,163-5.1%45-3$625$841,1325
Jan 7-1016$12,530-55.5%21-24$596$897,0176
Jan 14-1719$9,179-26.7%24+3$382$917,3597
Jan 21-2420$7,418-19.2%27+3$274$890,3108
Jan 28-3121$3,957-46.7%20-7$197$887,7939
Feb 4-726$1,501-62.1%18-2$83$880,73610
Feb 11-14
Vancouver Olympics
33$1,056-29.6%8-10$132$892,93411
Feb 18-21
Vancouver Olympics
39$344-67.4%6-2$57$895,81012
Mar 4-744$52-3-$17$892,85514