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.
DistributorWarner Bros.
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Opening$32,695,407
3,735 theaters
3,735 theaters
Budget$100,000,000
Release DateOct 16, 2009
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Feb 11, 2010
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 41 min
GenresAdventure
Drama
Family
Fantasy
In Release442 days/63 weeks
Widest Release3,735 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16-18 | 1 | $32,695,407 | - | 3,735 | - | $8,753 | $32,695,407 | 1 |
| Oct 23-25 | 3 | $14,019,406 | -57.1% | 3,735 | - | $3,753 | $53,558,981 | 2 |
| Oct 30-Nov 1 | 5 | $5,931,417 | -57.7% | 3,645 | -90 | $1,627 | $62,650,379 | 3 |
| Nov 6-8 | 9 | $4,177,249 | -29.6% | 2,756 | -889 | $1,515 | $69,220,584 | 4 |
| Nov 13-15 | 12 | $2,418,140 | -42.1% | 2,090 | -666 | $1,157 | $73,440,413 | 5 |
| Nov 20-22 | 15 | $688,060 | -71.5% | 1,010 | -1,080 | $681 | $74,665,359 | 6 |
| Nov 25-29 Thanksgiving 5-Day | 21 | $526,431 | - | 404 | - | $1,303 | $75,369,208 | - |
| Nov 26-29 Thanksgiving 4-Day | 21 | $456,546 | - | 404 | - | $1,130 | $75,369,208 | - |
| Nov 27-29 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 23 | $398,406 | -42.1% | 404 | -606 | $986 | $75,369,208 | 7 |
| Dec 4-6 Post-Thanksgiving | 28 | $125,018 | -68.6% | 235 | -169 | $531 | $75,575,341 | 8 |
| Dec 11-13 | 34 | $75,065 | -40% | 145 | -90 | $517 | $75,698,188 | 9 |
| Dec 18-20 | 38 | $56,636 | -24.6% | 123 | -22 | $460 | $75,789,686 | 10 |
| Dec 25-27 | 27 | $197,658 | +249% | 267 | +144 | $740 | $76,038,911 | 11 |
| Jan 1-3 | 27 | $264,512 | +33.8% | 267 | - | $990 | $76,566,491 | 12 |
| Jan 8-10 | 28 | $171,676 | -35.1% | 243 | -24 | $706 | $76,826,594 | 13 |
| Jan 15-17 | 36 | $101,481 | -40.9% | 185 | -58 | $548 | $76,979,401 | 14 |
| Jan 15-18 MLK wknd | 36 | $136,007 | - | 185 | - | $735 | $77,013,927 | - |
| Jan 22-24 | 41 | $70,969 | -30.1% | 142 | -43 | $499 | $77,105,362 | 15 |
| Jan 29-31 | 43 | $49,634 | -30.1% | 109 | -33 | $455 | $77,175,874 | 16 |
| Feb 5-7 | 46 | $30,848 | -37.8% | 88 | -21 | $350 | $77,222,184 | 17 |
