The Help (2011)

An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.

All Releases

Domestic (76.5%)
$169,708,112
International (23.5%)
$52,094,074
Worldwide
$221,802,186
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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Domestic Opening$26,044,590
Budget$25,000,000
Earliest Release DateAugust 10, 2011 (Domestic)
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 26 min
GenresDrama

By Release

Release GroupRolloutMarketsDomesticInternationalWorldwide
Original ReleaseAugust 10-March 31, 201246 markets$169,708,112$46,931,000$216,639,112
2024 Re-releaseAPAC$5,163,074$5,163,074

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic1$169,708,112345
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Australia2$13,061,750357
New Zealand2$1,385,065504
Japan1$1,274,3232,741
South Korea1$976,2562,328
Hong Kong1$161,1722,698
Singapore1$81,5462,142
Russia/CIS1$61,1595,462
Thailand1$38,0142,464
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom1$6,845,3731,363
Spain1$5,032,425956
France1$4,450,3221,763
Netherlands1$1,828,990942
Denmark1$1,694,204457
Italy1$1,568,2002,160
Norway1$984,270839
Germany1$874,7773,031
Sweden1$800,758949
Belgium1$592,6391,330
Israel1$557,694621
South Africa1$302,0771,393
Portugal1$291,7851,466
Finland1$264,1321,254
Poland1$246,6252,344
Austria1$140,5222,462
United Arab Emirates1$116,6792,994
Iceland1$77,8621,049
Greece1$49,7652,463
Türkiye1$48,7423,792
Bulgaria1$39,7051,853
Croatia1$30,9401,827
Czech Republic1$28,1712,984
Slovenia1$27,2041,577
Hungary1$20,1582,840
Lebanon1$17,5741,864
Serbia and Montenegro1$4,6982,138
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$860,8472,407
Brazil1$764,7231,793
Venezuela1$387,257953
Argentina1$368,2771,479
Colombia1$272,6511,294
Uruguay1$88,674695
Ecuador1$87,8231,041
Peru1$74,6611,882
Chile1$58,7311,797
Bolivia1$7,8231,876