The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
An unusually brave mouse helps to restore happiness to a forlorn kingdom after making friends with a gentleman rat.
All Releases
Domestic (58.5%)
$50,877,145
$50,877,145
International (41.5%)
$36,080,135
$36,080,135
Worldwide
$86,957,280
$86,957,280
Domestic DistributorUniversal Pictures
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Domestic Opening$10,103,675
Budget$60,000,000
Earliest Release DateDecember 18, 2008
(Portugal)
Running Time1 hr 33 min
GenresAdventure
Animation
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
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| Title | Earliest Release Date | Domestic Opening Weekend | % of Total | Theaters | Domestic 2nd Weekend | 2nd Weekend Drop | Domestic | International | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrek 2 | May 19, 2004 | $108.0M | 24.5% | 4,163 | $72.2M | -33.2% | $444.9M | $487.5M | $932.4M |
| The Secret of NIMH | Jul 2, 1982 | $386.5k | 2.6% | 88 | – | – | $14.7M | – | $14.7M |
| Hoodwinked! | Dec 16, 2005 | – | – | – | – | – | $51.4M | $58.6M | $110.0M |
| Rango | Mar 2, 2011 | $38.1M | 30.8% | 3,917 | $22.6M | -40.6% | $123.5M | $122.2M | $245.7M |
| The Secret World of Arrietty | Jul 17, 2010 | $6.4M | 33.6% | 1,522 | $4.4M | -32.5% | $19.6M | $130.1M | $149.7M |
| Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | Sep 23, 2010 | $16.1M | 28.9% | 3,575 | $10.9M | -32.4% | $55.7M | $84.4M | $140.1M |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | Dec 21, 2009 | $48.9M | 22.3% | 3,700 | $35.2M | -28% | $219.6M | $223.5M | $443.1M |
| Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb | Dec 17, 2014 | $17.1M | 15% | 3,785 | $20.2M | +18.1% | $113.7M | $249.5M | $363.2M |
| Arthur and the Invisibles | Nov 29, 2006 | – | – | – | – | – | $15.1M | $93.5M | $108.6M |
| Happy Feet | Nov 17, 2006 | $41.5M | 21% | 3,804 | $37.0M | -10.8% | $198.0M | $186.3M | $384.3M |
| Gnomeo & Juliet | Feb 10, 2011 | $25.4M | 25.4% | 2,994 | $19.2M | -24.5% | $100.0M | $94.0M | $194.0M |
| Babe | Aug 4, 1995 | $8.7M | 13.7% | 1,591 | $6.7M | -23.1% | $63.7M | $190.5M | $254.1M |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks | Dec 12, 2007 | $44.3M | 20.4% | 3,475 | $28.2M | -36.4% | $217.3M | $148.0M | $365.4M |
| Flushed Away | Nov 2, 2006 | $18.8M | 29.1% | 3,707 | $16.6M | -11.7% | $64.7M | $113.6M | $178.3M |
| The Book of Life | Oct 16, 2014 | $17.0M | 33.9% | 3,071 | $10.0M | -40.9% | $50.2M | $49.6M | $99.8M |
| An American Tail | Nov 21, 1986 | $5.2M | 11% | 1,246 | $7.4M | +41.6% | $47.5M | $37.1M | $84.5M |
| The Nut Job | Jan 17, 2014 | $19.4M | 30.2% | 3,427 | $12.1M | -37.7% | $64.3M | $56.6M | $120.9M |
| Charlotte's Web | Dec 15, 2006 | $11.5M | 13.8% | 3,566 | $7.6M | -34% | $83.0M | $66.0M | $149.0M |
| Curious George | Feb 10, 2006 | $14.7M | 25.2% | 2,566 | $11.8M | -20% | $58.4M | $11.5M | $69.9M |
| Mousehunt | Dec 19, 1997 | $6.1M | 9.8% | 2,152 | $9.7M | +60% | $61.9M | $60.5M | $122.4M |
| Stuart Little 2 | Jul 18, 2002 | $15.1M | 23.3% | 3,255 | $10.6M | -29.8% | $65.0M | $105.0M | $170.0M |
| Shrek the Third | May 17, 2007 | $121.6M | 37.7% | 4,122 | $53.0M | -56.4% | $322.7M | $485.6M | $808.3M |
| Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return | May 8, 2014 | $3.7M | 44.3% | 2,658 | $2.0M | -47.8% | $8.5M | $13.3M | $21.8M |
| Ratatouille | Jun 28, 2007 | $47.0M | 22.8% | 3,940 | $29.0M | -38.3% | $206.4M | $417.3M | $623.7M |
| Igor | Sep 19, 2008 | $7.8M | 40% | 2,339 | $5.4M | -31% | $19.5M | $11.4M | $30.9M |
| Stuart Little | Dec 17, 1999 | $15.0M | 10.7% | 2,878 | $11.8M | -21.3% | $140.0M | $160.1M | $300.1M |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | Dec 14, 2011 | $23.2M | 17.5% | 3,723 | $12.6M | -45.9% | $133.1M | $209.6M | $342.7M |
| Babe: Pig in the City | Nov 25, 1998 | $6.2M | 33.6% | 2,384 | $2.4M | -61.5% | $18.3M | $50.8M | $69.1M |
| The Pirates! Band of Misfits | Mar 28, 2012 | $11.1M | 35.9% | 3,358 | $5.5M | -50.6% | $31.1M | $92.0M | $123.1M |
| Hop | Mar 30, 2011 | $37.5M | 34.7% | 3,579 | $21.3M | -43.3% | $108.5M | $75.9M | $184.4M |
| Shrek | May 16, 2001 | $42.3M | 15.8% | 3,587 | $42.5M | +0.3% | $268.3M | $220.3M | $488.6M |
| The Rescuers Down Under | Nov 16, 1990 | $3.5M | 12.5% | 1,230 | $4.4M | +25.6% | $27.9M | – | $27.9M |
| Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | Sep 15, 2005 | $16.0M | 28.6% | 3,645 | $11.5M | -28.1% | $56.1M | $136.6M | $192.7M |
| Bee Movie | Nov 1, 2007 | $38.0M | 30% | 3,928 | $25.6M | -32.8% | $126.6M | $166.9M | $293.5M |
| An American Tail: Fievel Goes West | Nov 22, 1991 | $3.4M | 15.5% | 1,680 | $3.8M | +10.1% | $22.2M | $18.6M | $40.8M |
| Happy Feet Two | Nov 17, 2011 | $21.2M | 33.2% | 3,606 | $13.4M | -36.9% | $64.0M | $95.2M | $159.2M |
| The Borrowers | Feb 13, 1998 | $4.5M | 19.8% | 1,535 | $4.0M | -10.3% | $22.6M | – | $22.6M |
| Valiant | Mar 25, 2005 | $5.9M | 30.4% | 2,014 | $3.5M | -40.7% | $19.5M | $42.3M | $61.7M |
