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We Bought a Zoo


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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 67% - Fresh
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $75,624,550
International Box Office$43,300,000
Worldwide Box Office$118,924,550
Home Market Performance
Domestic DVD Sales: $20,952,481 Weekly Breakdown
For full financial breakdown, please contact our research team.
Production Budget:$50,000,000
Theatrical Release: November 26th, 2011 (Sneak Peek) by 20th Century Fox
December 23rd, 2011 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: April 3rd, 2012 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for language and some thematic elements.
(Rating bulletin 2197, 11/9/2011)
Keywords: Epilogue, Inheritance, Death of a Spouse, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Writing and Writers, Prologue, Voiceover/Narration, Mid-Life Crisis, First Love, Coming of Age, Dysfunctional Family, Romance, Animal Lead
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization

Trailer


J. Edgar HD Trailer

Cast

Matt Damon    Benjamin Mee
Scarlett Johansson    Kelly Foster
Thomas Haden Church    Duncan Mee
Colin Ford    Dylan Mee
Maggie Elizabeth Jones    Rosie Mee
Angus MacFadyen    Peter MacCready
Elle Fanning    Lily Miska
Patrick Fugit    Robin Jones
John Michael Higgins    Walter Ferris
Carla Gallo    Rhonda Blair
J.B. Smoove    Mr. Stevens
Stephanie Szostak    Katherine Mee
Michael Panes    Principal
Kym Whitley    Cashier
Todd Stanton    San Diego Vet
Lauren Sanchez    TV Anchor
Peter Riegert    Delbert McGinty
Roberto Montesinos    Hugo Chavez
Desi Lydic    Shea Seger (Lasagna Mom)
Erick Chavarria    Ernesto
Sam Fox    Alison
Dustin Ybarra    Nathan
Ben Seeder    Bruce
Alice Marie Crowe    Parrot Lady
Michelle Panek    Sarah Tanner (Vet Assistant)
Gary D. Robertson    Male Zookeeper
Nicole Russell    Volunteer
Reid Peters    Volunteer
Taylor Victoria Cerza    Zoo Patron
Steve Bessette    Zoo Patron
Hal Alpert    Zoo Patron
Leslie Trotter    Zoo Patron
Caroline Hanna    Zoo Patron
David Lopez    Zoo Patron
Benjamin Mee    Visiting Family
Ella Mee    Visiting Family
Milo Mee    Visiting Family
Sammi Mee    Visiting Family
William Crowe    Zoo Kid
Curtis Crowe    Zoo Kid
Johnny Cicco    Zoo Staff
Alexia Barroso    Zoo Staff
Thomas R. Baker    Pilot
David Dustin Kenyon    Pilot
Shannah Barrett    Party Girl
Christie Kittelsen    Zoo Lovers
Michelle Pickens    Zoo Lover
Gabriel Escalante    Sergundo

Production and Technical Credits

Director    Cameron Crowe
Screenwriter    Aline Brosh McKenna
Screenwriter    Cameron Crowe
Story    Benjamin Mee
Producer    Julie Yorn
Producer    Cameron Crowe
Producer    Rick Yorn
Executive Producer    Ilona Herzberg
Cinematographer    Rodrigo Prieto
Production Designer    Clay Griffith
Editor    Mark Livolsi
Co-Producer    Paul Deason
Co-Producer    Aldric La'auli Porter
Co-Producer    Marc R. Gordon
Costume Designer    Doborah L. Scott
Composer    Jonsi
Casting Director    Gail Levin
Supervising Art Director    Peter Borck
Art Director    Domenic Silvestri
Set Decorator    Wayne Shepherd
Costume Designer    Deborah L. Scott
Sound Mixer    Jeff Wexler
Supervising Sound Editor    Mildred Iatrou Morgan
Supervising Sound Editor    Ai-Ling Lee
Re-recording Mixer    Doug Hemphill
Re-recording Mixer    Ron Bartlett
Visual Effects Supervisor    Paul Graff
Special Effects Supervisor    Burt Dalton
Stunt Coordinator    Thomas Robinson Harper
Stunt Coordinator    Doug Seus
Associate Producer    Jeffrey Harlacker
Associate Producer    Michelle Panek
Assistant Director    Aldric La'auli Porter
Second Unit Director    Thomas Robinson Harper
Second Unit Camera    Brad Shield
Second Unit Camera    Patrick Murguia
Second Unit Camera    Eduardo Mayen

Weekend Chart Record

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
2011/12/23 6 $9,360,434   3,117 $3,003   $9,818,920 3
2011/12/30 6 $13,238,241 +41% 3,163 $4,185   $40,725,558 10
2012/01/06 7 $8,305,797 -37% 3,170 $2,620   $56,399,906 17
2012/01/13 10 $5,560,781 -33% 2,909 $1,912   $64,049,315 24
2012/01/20 14 $2,783,440 -50% 2,065 $1,348   $69,565,025 31
2012/01/27 20 $1,468,347 -47% 1,089 $1,348   $71,705,878 38
2012/02/03 23 $737,870 -50% 754 $979   $72,721,441 45
2012/02/10 28 $360,694 -51% 420 $859   $73,246,599 52
2012/02/17 30 $300,033 -17% 287 $1,045   $73,656,654 59
2012/02/24 27 $284,720 -5% 280 $1,017   $74,096,246 66
2012/03/02 28 $243,829 -14% 266 $917   $74,406,782 73
2012/03/09 28 $188,221 -23% 228 $826   $74,669,877 80
2012/03/16 33 $141,965 -25% 188 $755   $74,908,771 87
2012/03/23 35 $124,259 -12% 155 $802   $75,105,213 94
2012/03/30 35 $108,224 -13% 136 $796   $75,279,522 101
2012/04/06 43 $57,388 -47% 99 $580   $75,406,975 108
2012/04/13 49 $47,201 -18% 83 $569   $75,498,097 115
2012/04/20 55 $35,209 -25% 66 $533   $75,548,244 122
2012/04/27 60 $25,951 -26% 66 $393   $75,586,710 129
2012/05/04 63 $13,834 -47% 38 $364   $75,608,722 136
2012/05/11 73 $8,709 -37% 28 $311   $75,621,915 143

Daily Chart Record

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
2011/12/23 6 $2,984,875   3,117 $958   $3,443,361 1
2011/12/24 6 $1,884,359 -37% 3,117 $605   $5,327,720 2
2011/12/25 5 $4,491,200 +138% 3,117 $1,441   $9,818,920 3
2011/12/26 7 $5,244,211 +17% 3,117 $1,682   $15,063,131 4
2011/12/27 6 $4,287,178 -18% 3,117 $1,375   $19,350,309 5
2011/12/28 6 $4,049,507 -6% 3,117 $1,299   $23,399,816 6
2011/12/29 6 $4,087,501 +1% 3,117 $1,311   $27,487,317 7
2011/12/30 5 $4,850,417 +19% 3,163 $1,533   $32,337,734 8
2011/12/31 5 $4,501,719 -7% 3,163 $1,423   $36,839,453 9
2012/01/01 6 $3,886,105 -14% 3,163 $1,229   $40,725,558 10
2012/01/02 6 $3,765,441 -3% 3,163 $1,190   $44,490,999 11
2012/01/03 7 $1,516,891 -60% 3,163 $480   $46,007,890 12
2012/01/04 7 $1,100,279 -27% 3,163 $348   $47,108,169 13
2012/01/05 7 $985,940 -10% 3,163 $312   $48,094,109 14
2012/01/06 6 $2,367,550 +140% 3,170 $747   $50,461,659 15
2012/01/07 7 $3,813,697 +61% 3,170 $1,203   $54,275,356 16
2012/01/08 7 $2,124,550 -44% 3,170 $670   $56,399,906 17
2012/01/09 6 $463,240 -78% 3,170 $146   $56,863,146 18
2012/01/10 6 $640,931 +38% 3,170 $202   $57,504,077 19
2012/01/11 6 $507,334 -21% 3,170 $160   $58,011,411 20
2012/01/12 6 $477,123 -6% 3,170 $151   $58,488,534 21
2012/01/13 10 $1,372,451 +188% 2,909 $472   $59,860,985 22
2012/01/14 10 $2,332,906 +70% 2,909 $802   $62,193,891 23
2012/01/15 10 $1,855,424 -20% 2,909 $638   $64,049,315 24
2012/01/16 7 $1,808,450 -3% 2,909 $622   $65,857,765 25
2012/01/17 10 $359,763 -80% 2,909 $124   $66,217,528 26
2012/01/18 11 $275,621 -23% 2,909 $95   $66,493,149 27
2012/01/19 11 $288,436 +5% 2,909 $99   $66,781,585 28
2012/01/20 - $677,211 +135% 2,065 $328   $67,458,796 29
2012/01/21 13 $1,403,598 +107% 2,065 $680   $68,862,394 30
2012/01/22 13 $702,631 -50% 2,065 $340   $69,565,025 31
2012/01/23 - $188,465 -73% 2,065 $91   $69,753,490 32
2012/01/24 - $174,233 -8% 2,065 $84   $69,927,723 33
2012/01/25 - $149,381 -14% 2,065 $72   $70,077,104 34
2012/01/26 - $160,427 +7% 2,065 $78   $70,237,531 35
2012/01/27 - $361,043 +125% 1,089 $332   $70,598,574 36
2012/01/28 - $698,084 +93% 1,089 $641   $71,296,658 37
2012/01/29 - $409,220 -41% 1,089 $376   $71,705,878 38
2012/01/30 - $66,928 -84% 1,089 $61   $71,772,806 39
2012/01/31 - $77,893 +16% 1,089 $72   $71,850,699 40
2012/02/01 - $64,559 -17% 1,089 $59   $71,915,258 41
2012/02/02 - $68,313 +6% 1,089 $63   $71,983,571 42
2012/02/03 - $197,348 +189% 754 $262   $72,180,919 43
2012/02/04 - $393,403 +99% 754 $522   $72,574,322 44
2012/02/05 - $147,119 -63% 754 $195   $72,721,441 45
2012/02/06 - $39,602 -73% 754 $53   $72,761,043 46
2012/02/07 - $43,701 +10% 754 $58   $72,804,744 47
2012/02/08 - $39,353 -10% 754 $52   $72,844,097 48
2012/02/09 - $41,808 +6% 754 $55   $72,885,905 49
2012/02/10 - $88,745 +112% 420 $211   $72,974,650 50
2012/02/11 - $172,315 +94% 420 $410   $73,146,965 51
2012/02/12 - $99,634 -42% 420 $237   $73,246,599 52
2012/02/13 - $21,794 -78% 420 $52   $73,268,393 53
2012/02/14 - $42,137 +93% 420 $100   $73,310,530 54
2012/02/15 - $19,481 -54% 420 $46   $73,330,011 55
2012/02/16 - $26,610 +37% 420 $63   $73,356,621 56
2012/02/17 - $76,994 +189% 420 $183   $73,433,615 57
2012/02/18 - $127,448 +66% 420 $303   $73,561,063 58
2012/02/19 - $95,591 -25% 420 $228   $73,656,654 59
2012/02/20 - $86,366 -10% 420 $206   $73,743,020 60
2012/02/21 - $25,301 -71% 420 $60   $73,768,321 61
2012/02/22 - $19,851 -22% 420 $47   $73,788,172 62
2012/02/23 - $23,354 +18% 420 $56   $73,811,526 63
2012/02/24 - $79,022 +238% 280 $282   $73,890,548 64
2012/02/25 - $135,930 +72% 280 $485   $74,026,478 65
2012/02/26 - $69,768 -49% 280 $249   $74,096,246 66
2012/02/27 - $16,566 -76% 280 $59   $74,112,812 67
2012/02/28 - $17,837 +8% 280 $64   $74,130,649 68
2012/02/29 - $14,876 -17% 280 $53   $74,145,525 69
2012/03/01 - $17,428 +17% 280 $62   $74,162,953 70
2012/03/02 - $61,786 +255% 266 $232   $74,224,739 71
2012/03/03 - $117,016 +89% 266 $440   $74,341,755 72
2012/03/04 - $65,027 -44% 266 $244   $74,406,782 73
2012/03/05 - $16,842 -74% 266 $63   $74,423,624 74
2012/03/06 - $21,307 +27% 266 $80   $74,444,931 75
2012/03/07 - $16,964 -20% 266 $64   $74,461,895 76
2012/03/08 - $19,761 +16% 266 $74   $74,481,656 77
2012/03/09 - $50,796 +157% 228 $223   $74,532,452 78
2012/03/10 - $87,353 +72% 228 $383   $74,619,805 79
2012/03/11 - $50,072 -43% 228 $220   $74,669,877 80
2012/03/12 - $22,601 -55% 228 $99   $74,692,478 81
2012/03/13 - $27,101 +20% 228 $119   $74,719,579 82
2012/03/14 - $22,197 -18% 228 $97   $74,741,776 83
2012/03/15 - $25,030 +13% 228 $110   $74,766,806 84
2012/03/16 - $41,566 +66% 188 $221   $74,808,372 85
2012/03/17 - $60,924 +47% 188 $324   $74,869,296 86
2012/03/18 - $39,475 -35% 188 $210   $74,908,771 87
2012/03/19 - $16,614 -58% 188 $88   $74,925,385 88
2012/03/20 - $19,089 +15% 188 $102   $74,944,474 89
2012/03/21 - $17,601 -8% 188 $94   $74,962,075 90
2012/03/22 - $18,879 +7% 188 $100   $74,980,954 91
2012/03/23 - $34,766 +84% 155 $224   $75,015,720 92
2012/03/24 - $57,593 +66% 155 $372   $75,073,313 93
2012/03/25 - $31,900 -45% 155 $206   $75,105,213 94
2012/03/26 - $15,046 -53% 155 $97   $75,120,259 95
2012/03/27 - $17,118 +14% 155 $110   $75,137,377 96
2012/03/28 - $15,948 -7% 155 $103   $75,153,325 97
2012/03/29 - $17,973 +13% 155 $116   $75,171,298 98
2012/03/30 - $33,125 +84% 136 $244   $75,204,423 99
2012/03/31 - $46,707 +41% 136 $343   $75,251,130 100
2012/04/01 - $28,392 -39% 136 $209   $75,279,522 101
2012/04/02 - $14,987 -47% 136 $110   $75,294,509 102
2012/04/03 - $18,638 +24% 136 $137   $75,313,147 103
2012/04/04 - $16,652 -11% 136 $122   $75,329,799 104
2012/04/05 - $19,788 +19% 136 $146   $75,349,587 105
2012/04/06 - $23,980 +21% 99 $242   $75,373,567 106
2012/04/07 - $21,870 -9% 99 $221   $75,395,437 107
2012/04/08 - $11,538 -47% 99 $117   $75,406,975 108
2012/04/09 - $11,719 +2% 99 $118   $75,418,694 109
2012/04/10 - $10,853 -7% 99 $110   $75,429,547 110
2012/04/11 - $10,958 +1% 99 $111   $75,440,505 111
2012/04/12 - $10,391 -5% 99 $105   $75,450,896 112
2012/04/13 - $14,974 +44% 83 $180   $75,465,870 113
2012/04/14 - $21,184 +41% 83 $255   $75,487,054 114
2012/04/15 - $11,043 -48% 83 $133   $75,498,097 115
2012/04/16 - $2,888 -74% 83 $35   $75,500,985 116
2012/04/17 - $4,148 +44% 83 $50   $75,505,133 117
2012/04/18 - $3,948 -5% 83 $48   $75,509,081 118
2012/04/19 - $3,954 n/c 83 $48   $75,513,035 119
2012/04/20 - $8,835 +123% 66 $134   $75,521,870 120
2012/04/21 - $17,016 +93% 66 $258   $75,538,886 121
2012/04/22 - $9,358 -45% 66 $142   $75,548,244 122
2012/04/23 - $3,033 -68% 66 $46   $75,551,277 123
2012/04/24 - $3,015 -1% 66 $46   $75,554,292 124
2012/04/25 - $3,305 +10% 66 $50   $75,557,597 125
2012/04/26 - $3,162 -4% 66 $48   $75,560,759 126
2012/04/27 - $6,575 +108% 66 $100   $75,567,334 127
2012/04/28 - $13,256 +102% 66 $201   $75,580,590 128
2012/04/29 - $6,120 -54% 66 $93   $75,586,710 129
2012/04/30 - $1,686 -72% 66 $26   $75,588,396 130
2012/05/01 - $2,416 +43% 66 $37   $75,590,812 131
2012/05/02 - $2,069 -14% 66 $31   $75,592,881 132
2012/05/03 - $2,007 -3% 66 $30   $75,594,888 133
2012/05/04 - $3,176 +58% 38 $84   $75,598,064 134
2012/05/05 - $6,290 +98% 38 $166   $75,604,354 135
2012/05/06 - $4,368 -31% 38 $115   $75,608,722 136
2012/05/11 - $1,629   28 $58   $75,614,835 141
2012/05/12 - $3,266 +100% 28 $117   $75,618,101 142
2012/05/13 - $3,814 +17% 28 $136   $75,621,915 143
2012/05/14 - $600 -84% 28 $21   $75,622,515 144
2012/05/15 - $712 +19% 28 $25   $75,623,227 145
2012/05/16 - $664 -7% 28 $24   $75,623,891 146
2012/05/17 - $659 -1% 28 $24   $75,624,550 147