Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

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.

All Releases

Domestic (77.1%)
$77,233,467
International (22.9%)
$22,907,449
Worldwide
$100,140,916
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorWarner Bros.
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Domestic Opening$32,695,407
Budget$100,000,000
Earliest Release DateOctober 16, 2009 (Domestic)
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 41 min
GenresAdventure Drama Family Fantasy

By Release

Release GroupRolloutMarketsDomesticInternationalWorldwide
Original ReleaseOctober 16-April 8, 201030 markets$77,233,467$22,906,629$100,140,096
2021 Re-releaseAustralia$820$820

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic1$77,233,4671,130
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Australia2$5,694,673966
Japan1$4,835,2651,667
New Zealand1$892,855782
Philippines1$18,5722,071
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom1$4,269,9871,753
Spain1$1,409,4972,338
France1$1,279,7843,615
Germany1$1,110,7332,777
Italy1$898,7432,805
Sweden1$344,7771,410
Norway1$324,3161,617
Netherlands1$309,0122,741
Israel1$183,8911,065
Austria1$182,4252,222
Belgium1$117,8172,481
Portugal1$98,8132,342
United Arab Emirates1$83,2663,355
Finland1$69,8802,072
Greece1$46,5492,486
South Africa1$12,2353,632
Denmark1$10,6022,325
Iceland1$4,7292,829
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Brazil1$447,0212,146
Mexico1$262,0073,436