Elf (2003)

Raised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who doesn't know he exists and is in desperate need of some Christmas spirit.

All Releases

Domestic (77.3%)
$178,053,220
International (22.5%)
$51,704,421
Worldwide
$230,266,511
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorNew Line Cinema
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Domestic Opening$32,100,000
Budget$33,000,000
Earliest Release DateNovember 7, 2003 (Domestic)
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 37 min
GenresAdventure Comedy Family Fantasy Romance

By Release

Release GroupRolloutMarketsDomesticInternationalWorldwide
Original ReleaseNovember 7-December 18, 200438 markets$173,398,518$47,044,933$220,443,451
2018 Re-releaseNovember 2, 2018Domestic$442,073$442,073
2019 Re-releaseNovember 1, 2019Domestic$786,249$786,249
2020 Re-releaseNovember 13-December 4, 20203 markets$2,182,679$178,395$2,671,020
2021 Re-releaseNovember 26, 20214 markets$1,243,701$2,079,608$3,354,357
2023 Re-releaseDecember 1, 2023APAC, EMEA$2,401,485$2,569,361

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic5$178,053,220307
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Australia4$6,197,979897
Singapore1$395,9761,139
New Zealand3$392,1371,576
Russia/CIS1$358,0543,408
Philippines1$141,1711,411
Thailand1$103,9521,961
Indonesia1$24,279991
Taiwan1$21,1212,537
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom4$5,064,3661,607
Spain1$4,082,1731,162
France1$902,0694,239
Italy1$894,4302,849
Germany1$801,9133,118
Russia1$487,905125
Austria1$299,6401,811
South Africa1$271,9991,478
Lebanon1$207,473434
Greece1$206,5581,582
Palestine1$176,3296
Iceland1$157,547512
Belgium1$134,7322,409
Portugal1$78,7402,570
Netherlands1$68,9374,129
Slovenia1$27,5821,566
Ukraine1$23,0822,412
Baltic States1$21,65023
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$1,596,7641,808
Puerto Rico1$655,42974
Venezuela1$220,9901,237
Brazil1$196,6222,669
Central America+1$176,329174
Colombia1$154,0361,650
Peru1$99,2211,716
Argentina1$78,3682,735
West Indies1$49,20535
Chile1$23,2052,200
Bolivia1$7,3381,898