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, 2023EMEA, APAC$2,401,485$2,569,361

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic5$178,053,220311
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Australia4$6,197,979902
Singapore1$395,9761,143
New Zealand3$392,1371,587
Russia/CIS1$358,0543,431
Philippines1$141,1711,417
Thailand1$103,9521,965
Indonesia1$24,279999
Taiwan1$21,1212,546
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom4$5,064,3661,616
Spain1$4,082,1731,167
France1$902,0694,269
Italy1$894,4302,863
Germany1$801,9133,135
Russia1$487,905125
Austria1$299,6401,816
South Africa1$271,9991,488
Lebanon1$207,473434
Greece1$206,5581,584
Palestine1$176,3296
Iceland1$157,547515
Belgium1$134,7322,418
Portugal1$78,7402,582
Netherlands1$68,9374,142
Slovenia1$27,5821,575
Ukraine1$23,0822,415
Baltic States1$21,65023
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$1,596,7641,822
Puerto Rico1$655,42974
Venezuela1$220,9901,237
Brazil1$196,6222,681
Central America+1$176,329174
Colombia1$154,0361,665
Peru1$99,2211,719
Argentina1$78,3682,743
West Indies1$49,20535
Chile1$23,2052,206
Bolivia1$7,3381,902