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$178,053,220312
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Australia4$6,197,979900
Singapore1$395,9761,144
New Zealand3$392,1371,588
Russia/CIS1$358,0543,447
Philippines1$141,1711,420
Thailand1$103,9521,969
Indonesia1$24,2791,003
Taiwan1$21,1212,549
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom4$5,064,3661,621
Spain1$4,082,1731,169
France1$902,0694,276
Italy1$894,4302,866
Germany1$801,9133,140
Russia1$487,905123
Austria1$299,6401,818
South Africa1$271,9991,488
Lebanon1$207,473434
Greece1$206,5581,584
Palestine1$176,3296
Iceland1$157,547515
Belgium1$134,7322,422
Portugal1$78,7402,587
Netherlands1$68,9374,148
Slovenia1$27,5821,578
Ukraine1$23,0822,419
Baltic States1$21,65023
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$1,596,7641,824
Puerto Rico1$655,42974
Venezuela1$220,9901,238
Brazil1$196,6222,684
Central America+1$176,329174
Colombia1$154,0361,668
Peru1$99,2211,721
Argentina1$78,3682,749
West Indies1$49,20537
Chile1$23,2052,212
Bolivia1$7,3381,905