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$178,053,220316
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Australia4$6,197,979904
Singapore1$395,9761,146
New Zealand3$392,1371,595
Russia/CIS1$358,0543,457
Philippines1$141,1711,424
Thailand1$103,9521,973
Indonesia1$24,2791,007
Taiwan1$21,1212,556
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom4$5,064,3661,627
Spain1$4,082,1731,175
France1$902,0694,299
Italy1$894,4302,874
Germany1$801,9133,151
Russia1$487,905123
Austria1$299,6401,824
South Africa1$271,9991,492
Lebanon1$207,473434
Greece1$206,5581,588
Palestine1$176,3296
Iceland1$157,547519
Belgium1$134,7322,427
Portugal1$78,7402,589
Netherlands1$68,9374,152
Slovenia1$27,5821,586
Ukraine1$23,0822,424
Baltic States1$21,65023
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$1,596,7641,833
Puerto Rico1$655,42974
Venezuela1$220,9901,239
Brazil1$196,6222,688
Central America+1$176,329174
Colombia1$154,0361,676
Peru1$99,2211,724
Argentina1$78,3682,754
West Indies1$49,20537
Chile1$23,2052,216
Bolivia1$7,3381,907