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Water for Elephants


The Numbers Rating: 7.47 (17 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 61% - Fresh
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $58,709,717
International Box Office$58,100,000
Worldwide Box Office$116,809,717
Home Market Performance
Domestic DVD Sales: $14,925,355 Weekly Breakdown
For full financial breakdown, please contact our research team.
Theatrical Release: April 22nd, 2011 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: November 1st, 2011 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for moments of intense violence and sexual content.
(Rating bulletin 2166, 4/6/2011)
Keywords: Addiction, Voiceover/Narration, Boss From Hell, Circus, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Foreign Language, Same Role, Multiple Actors, Coming of Age, Non-Chronological, Relationships Gone Wrong, Cross-Class Romance, Performing Arts, Animal Lead, Romance, Road Trip, Orphan
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction

Trailer


Water for Elephants HD Trailer

Cast

Reese Witherspoon    Marlena
Robert Pattinson    Jacob
Christoph Waltz    August
Paul Schneider    Charlie
Jim Norton    Camel
Hal Holbrook    Old Jacob
Mark Povinelli    Kinko/Mark

Production and Technical Credits

Producer    Gil Netter
Producer    Erwin Stoff
Producer    Andrew R. Tennenbaum
Executive Producer    Kevin Halloran
Director    Francis Lawrence
Screenwriter    Richard LaGravanese
Story    Sara Gruen

Weekend Chart Record

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
2011/04/22 3 $16,842,353   2,817 $5,979   $16,842,353 3
2011/04/29 4 $9,342,413 -45% 2,820 $3,313   $32,480,214 10
2011/05/06 6 $6,069,603 -35% 2,614 $2,322   $42,083,220 17
2011/05/13 8 $4,203,095 -31% 2,425 $1,733   $48,578,875 24
2011/05/20 9 $2,179,046 -48% 1,894 $1,150   $52,456,620 31
2011/05/27 12 $1,087,568 -50% 794 $1,370   $54,417,033 38
2011/06/03 12 $694,517 -36% 572 $1,214   $55,733,195 45
2011/06/10 13 $478,835 -31% 466 $1,028   $56,599,794 52
2011/06/17 18 $305,177 -36% 351 $869   $57,192,169 59
2011/06/24 20 $255,630 -16% 292 $875   $57,689,232 66
2011/07/01 23 $171,314 -33% 234 $732   $58,026,267 73
2011/07/08 28 $124,765 -27% 168 $743   $58,290,366 80
2011/07/15 37 $88,238 -29% 120 $735   $58,461,501 87
2011/07/22 42 $66,121 -25% 91 $727   $58,594,034 94
2011/07/29 57 $24,951 -62% 41 $609   $58,664,100 101
2011/08/05 68 $15,428 -38% 24 $643   $58,700,247 108

Daily Chart Record

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
2011/04/22 3 $6,924,487   2,817 $2,458   $6,924,487 1
2011/04/23 3 $6,491,600 -6% 2,817 $2,304   $13,416,087 2
2011/04/24 3 $3,426,266 -47% 2,817 $1,216   $16,842,353 3
2011/04/25 3 $1,784,291 -48% 2,817 $633   $18,626,644 4
2011/04/26 2 $1,712,594 -4% 2,817 $608   $20,339,238 5
2011/04/27 2 $1,426,309 -17% 2,817 $506   $21,765,547 6
2011/04/28 2 $1,372,254 -4% 2,817 $487   $23,137,801 7
2011/04/29 4 $2,919,273 +113% 2,820 $1,035   $26,057,074 8
2011/04/30 4 $4,018,658 +38% 2,820 $1,425   $30,075,732 9
2011/05/01 3 $2,404,482 -40% 2,820 $853   $32,480,214 10
2011/05/02 2 $784,100 -67% 2,820 $278   $33,264,314 11
2011/05/03 2 $1,056,321 +35% 2,820 $375   $34,320,635 12
2011/05/04 2 $902,451 -15% 2,820 $320   $35,223,086 13
2011/05/05 2 $790,531 -12% 2,820 $280   $36,013,617 14
2011/05/06 6 $1,657,108 +110% 2,614 $634   $37,670,725 15
2011/05/07 6 $2,242,298 +35% 2,614 $858   $39,913,023 16
2011/05/08 6 $2,170,197 -3% 2,614 $830   $42,083,220 17
2011/05/09 5 $518,009 -76% 2,614 $198   $42,601,229 18
2011/05/10 5 $640,956 +24% 2,614 $245   $43,242,185 19
2011/05/11 5 $572,104 -11% 2,614 $219   $43,814,289 20
2011/05/12 5 $561,491 -2% 2,614 $215   $44,375,780 21
2011/05/13 8 $1,167,262 +108% 2,425 $481   $45,543,042 22
2011/05/14 8 $1,823,355 +56% 2,425 $752   $47,366,397 23
2011/05/15 8 $1,212,478 -34% 2,425 $500   $48,578,875 24
2011/05/16 8 $400,482 -67% 2,425 $165   $48,979,357 25
2011/05/17 8 $503,740 +26% 2,425 $208   $49,483,097 26
2011/05/18 7 $412,599 -18% 2,425 $170   $49,895,696 27
2011/05/19 8 $381,878 -7% 2,425 $157   $50,277,574 28
2011/05/20 9 $663,220 +74% 1,894 $350   $50,940,794 29
2011/05/21 9 $904,551 +36% 1,894 $478   $51,845,345 30
2011/05/22 9 $611,275 -32% 1,894 $323   $52,456,620 31
2011/05/23 9 $264,069 -57% 1,894 $139   $52,720,689 32
2011/05/24 9 $248,666 -6% 1,894 $131   $52,969,355 33
2011/05/25 8 $232,348 -7% 1,894 $123   $53,201,703 34
2011/05/26 11 $127,762 -45% 794 $161   $53,329,465 35
2011/05/27 12 $292,122 +129% 794 $368   $53,621,587 36
2011/05/28 12 $420,096 +44% 794 $529   $54,041,683 37
2011/05/29 12 $375,350 -11% 794 $473   $54,417,033 38
2011/05/30 12 $287,463 -23% 794 $362   $54,704,496 39
2011/05/31 12 $112,201 -61% 794 $141   $54,816,697 40
2011/06/01 12 $103,942 -7% 794 $131   $54,920,639 41
2011/06/02 12 $118,039 +14% 794 $149   $55,038,678 42
2011/06/03 11 $212,606 +80% 572 $372   $55,251,284 43
2011/06/04 12 $303,532 +43% 572 $531   $55,554,816 44
2011/06/05 13 $178,379 -41% 572 $312   $55,733,195 45
2011/06/06 11 $85,933 -52% 572 $150   $55,819,128 46
2011/06/07 10 $105,679 +23% 572 $185   $55,924,807 47
2011/06/08 11 $95,415 -10% 572 $167   $56,020,222 48
2011/06/09 12 $100,737 +6% 572 $176   $56,120,959 49
2011/06/10 14 $150,662 +50% 466 $323   $56,271,621 50
2011/06/11 14 $199,677 +33% 466 $428   $56,471,298 51
2011/06/12 13 $128,496 -36% 466 $276   $56,599,794 52
2011/06/13 13 $60,655 -53% 466 $130   $56,660,449 53
2011/06/14 14 $76,443 +26% 466 $164   $56,736,892 54
2011/06/15 13 $74,594 -2% 466 $160   $56,811,486 55
2011/06/16 13 $75,506 +1% 466 $162   $56,886,992 56
2011/06/17 - $99,164 +31% 351 $283   $56,986,156 57
2011/06/18 - $127,483 +29% 351 $363   $57,113,639 58
2011/06/19 - $78,530 -38% 351 $224   $57,192,169 59
2011/06/20 - $50,658 -35% 351 $144   $57,242,827 60
2011/06/21 - $62,907 +24% 351 $179   $57,305,734 61
2011/06/22 - $63,185 n/c 351 $180   $57,368,919 62
2011/06/23 - $64,683 +2% 351 $184   $57,433,602 63
2011/06/24 - $81,532 +26% 292 $279   $57,515,134 64
2011/06/25 - $105,140 +29% 292 $360   $57,620,274 65
2011/06/26 - $68,958 -34% 292 $236   $57,689,232 66
2011/06/27 - $36,692 -47% 292 $126   $57,725,924 67
2011/06/28 - $46,164 +26% 292 $158   $57,772,088 68
2011/06/29 - $40,041 -13% 292 $137   $57,812,129 69
2011/06/30 - $42,824 +7% 292 $147   $57,854,953 70
2011/07/01 - $51,176 +20% 234 $219   $57,906,129 71
2011/07/02 - $65,641 +28% 234 $281   $57,971,770 72
2011/07/03 - $54,497 -17% 234 $233   $58,026,267 73
2011/07/04 25 $35,244 -35% 234 $151   $58,061,511 74
2011/07/05 - $32,757 -7% 234 $140   $58,094,268 75
2011/07/06 - $34,394 +5% 234 $147   $58,128,662 76
2011/07/07 - $36,939 +7% 234 $158   $58,165,601 77
2011/07/08 - $39,580 +7% 168 $236   $58,205,181 78
2011/07/09 - $50,435 +27% 168 $300   $58,255,616 79
2011/07/10 - $34,750 -31% 168 $207   $58,290,366 80
2011/07/11 - $19,739 -43% 168 $117   $58,310,105 81
2011/07/12 - $22,409 +14% 168 $133   $58,332,514 82
2011/07/13 - $20,939 -7% 168 $125   $58,353,453 83
2011/07/14 - $19,810 -5% 168 $118   $58,373,263 84
2011/07/15 - $28,764 +45% 120 $240   $58,402,027 85
2011/07/16 - $34,620 +20% 120 $289   $58,436,647 86
2011/07/17 - $24,854 -28% 120 $207   $58,461,501 87
2011/07/18 - $13,718 -45% 120 $114   $58,475,219 88
2011/07/19 - $17,319 +26% 120 $144   $58,492,538 89
2011/07/20 - $17,828 +3% 120 $149   $58,510,366 90
2011/07/21 - $17,547 -2% 120 $146   $58,527,913 91
2011/07/22 - $21,985 +25% 120 $183   $58,549,898 92
2011/07/23 - $26,866 +22% 120 $224   $58,576,764 93
2011/07/24 - $17,270 -36% 120 $144   $58,594,034 94
2011/07/25 - $9,371 -46% 120 $78   $58,603,405 95
2011/07/26 - $12,255 +31% 120 $102   $58,615,660 96
2011/07/27 - $11,596 -5% 120 $97   $58,627,256 97
2011/07/28 - $11,893 +3% 120 $99   $58,639,149 98
2011/07/29 - $8,549 -28% 41 $209   $58,647,698 99
2011/07/30 - $9,700 +13% 41 $237   $58,657,398 100
2011/07/31 - $6,702 -31% 41 $163   $58,664,100 101
2011/08/01 - $4,257 -36% 41 $104   $58,668,357 102
2011/08/02 - $5,544 +30% 41 $135   $58,673,901 103
2011/08/03 - $5,393 -3% 41 $132   $58,679,294 104
2011/08/04 - $5,525 +2% 41 $135   $58,684,819 105

Worldwide Weekly Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal Gross
2011-04-28 4 $25,552,133   3,653 $6,995 $26,685,886
2011-05-05 4 $19,539,230 -23.53% 4,650 $4,202 $46,225,116
2011-05-12 5 $23,153,118 +18.50% 6,440 $3,595 $69,378,234
2011-05-19 7 $21,286,653 -8.06% 6,323 $3,367 $90,664,887
2011-05-26 8 $10,313,688 -51.55% 5,025 $2,052 $100,978,575
2011-06-02 10 $6,058,091 -41.26% 3,195 $1,896 $107,036,666
2011-06-09 17 $3,635,531 -39.99% 2,279 $1,595 $55,245,755