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.

Summary Details
DistributorWarner Bros.
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Opening$423,150
150 theaters
Budget$100,000,000
Release DateDec 18, 2009
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 41 min
GenresAdventure Drama Family Fantasy
In Release379 days/54 weeks
Widest Release150 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Dec 18-206$423,150-150-$2,821$423,1501
Dec 25-2714$281,412-33.5%150-$1,876$886,3722
Jan 1-320$133,890-52.4%124-26$1,079$1,147,1743
Jan 8-1023$70,779-47.1%82-42$863$1,301,1444
Jan 15-1725$51,668-27%61-21$847$1,368,3155
Jan 29-3128$17,149-29-$591$1,431,3857
Feb 5-736$5,975-65.2%19-10$314$1,400,9578
Feb 12-14
Vancouver Olympics
46$1,829-69.4%11-8$166$1,407,7479
Feb 19-21
Vancouver Olympics
47$738-59.7%3-8$246$1,409,49710