Eat Pray Love (2010)

Eat Pray Love poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $80,574,010Details
International Box Office $126,024,779Details
Worldwide Box Office $206,598,789
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $36,998,686 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $3,733,910 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $40,732,596
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Liz Gilbert is a modern woman on a quest to marvel at and travel the world while rediscovering and reconnecting with her true inner self in Eat Pray Love. At a crossroads after a divorce, Gilbert takes a year-long sabbatical from her job and steps uncharacteristically out of her comfort zone, risking everything to change her life. In her wondrous and exotic travels, she experiences the simple pleasure of nourishment by eating in Italy; the power of prayer in India, and, finally and unexpectedly, the inner peace and balance of love in Bali. Based on an inspiring true story, Eat Pray Love proves that there really is more than one way to let yourself go and see the world.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$23,104,523 (28.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.49 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:39.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$60,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,082 opening theaters/3,108 max. theaters, 5.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $110,087,182

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,062 $80,574,010
All Time International Box Office (Rank 801-900) 853 $126,024,779
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) 887 $206,598,789

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Google Play:Google Play
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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 13th, 2010 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: May 20th, 2021 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: November 23rd, 2010 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language, some sexual references and male rear nudity
(Rating bulletin 2124, 6/9/2010)
Running Time: 134 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Trouble with the Curve
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Keywords: Romance, Food, Religious, Travelogue, Biographical Drama, Autobiographical
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Plan B Entertainment, Columbia Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 333 $6,875,609 Sep 3, 2010 24
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 178 $6,175,610 Sep 3, 2010 24
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 194 $8,844,657 Sep 3, 2010 24
Biggest Domestic August Weekend 84 $23,104,523 Aug 13, 2010 3
Top Based on Factual Book/Article Weekend Domestic 36 $23,104,523 Aug 13, 2010 3
Top Drama Weekend Domestic 100 $23,104,523 Aug 13, 2010 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 13, 2010 2 $23,104,523   3,082 $7,497   $23,104,523 1
Aug 20, 2010 3 $12,111,162 -48% 3,082 $3,930   $47,214,078 2
Aug 27, 2010 4 $6,815,555 -44% 3,108 $2,193   $60,531,326 3
Sep 3, 2010 8 $4,800,758 -30% 2,663 $1,803   $68,904,792 4
Sep 10, 2010 9 $2,928,256 -39% 2,339 $1,252   $74,660,964 5
Sep 17, 2010 11 $1,614,431 -45% 1,668 $968   $77,600,235 6
Sep 24, 2010 13 $704,613 -56% 855 $824   $79,040,308 7
Oct 1, 2010 20 $319,970 -55% 398 $804   $79,710,083 8
Oct 8, 2010 31 $140,050 -56% 215 $651   $80,006,996 9
Oct 15, 2010 32 $178,144 +27% 303 $588   $80,267,427 10
Oct 22, 2010 36 $102,788 -42% 174 $591   $80,467,504 11
Oct 29, 2010 38 $58,710 -43% 111 $529   $80,574,010 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 13, 2010 2 $8,456,809     3,082 $2,744   $8,456,809 1
Aug 14, 2010 2 $8,135,550 -4%   3,082 $2,640   $16,592,359 2
Aug 15, 2010 2 $6,512,164 -20%   3,082 $2,113   $23,104,523 3
Aug 16, 2010 2 $3,043,852 -53%   3,082 $988   $26,148,375 4
Aug 17, 2010 2 $3,341,823 +10%   3,082 $1,084   $29,490,198 5
Aug 18, 2010 3 $2,943,789 -12%   3,082 $955   $32,433,987 6
Aug 19, 2010 2 $2,668,929 -9%   3,082 $866   $35,102,916 7
Aug 20, 2010 4 $3,745,781 +40% -56% 3,082 $1,215   $38,848,697 8
Aug 21, 2010 3 $4,614,469 +23% -43% 3,082 $1,497   $43,463,166 9
Aug 22, 2010 2 $3,750,912 -19% -42% 3,082 $1,217   $47,214,078 10
Aug 23, 2010 2 $1,528,766 -59% -50% 3,082 $496   $48,742,844 11
Aug 24, 2010 2 $1,878,949 +23% -44% 3,082 $610   $50,621,793 12
Aug 25, 2010 2 $1,620,656 -14% -45% 3,082 $526   $52,242,449 13
Aug 26, 2010 2 $1,473,322 -9% -45% 3,082 $478   $53,715,771 14
Aug 27, 2010 4 $2,148,181 +46% -43% 3,108 $691   $55,863,952 15
Aug 28, 2010 4 $2,751,976 +28% -40% 3,108 $885   $58,615,928 16
Aug 29, 2010 4 $1,915,398 -30% -49% 3,108 $616   $60,531,326 17
Aug 30, 2010 4 $804,011 -58% -47% 3,108 $259   $61,335,337 18
Aug 31, 2010 3 $1,057,905 +32% -44% 3,108 $340   $62,393,242 19
Sep 1, 2010 4 $865,586 -18% -47% 3,108 $279   $63,258,828 20
Sep 2, 2010 4 $845,206 -2% -43% 3,108 $272   $64,104,034 21
Sep 3, 2010 8 $1,335,425 +58% -38% 2,663 $501   $65,439,459 22
Sep 4, 2010 8 $1,758,327 +32% -36% 2,663 $660   $67,197,786 23
Sep 5, 2010 9 $1,707,006 -3% -11% 2,663 $641   $68,904,792 24
Sep 6, 2010 8 $1,374,852 -19% +71% 2,663 $516   $70,279,644 25
Sep 7, 2010 6 $484,327 -65% -54% 2,663 $182   $70,763,971 26
Sep 8, 2010 5 $477,799 -1% -45% 2,663 $179   $71,241,770 27
Sep 9, 2010 5 $490,938 +3% -42% 2,663 $184   $71,732,708 28
Sep 10, 2010 9 $891,684 +82% -33% 2,339 $381   $72,624,392 29
Sep 11, 2010 10 $1,235,173 +39% -30% 2,339 $528   $73,859,565 30
Sep 12, 2010 7 $801,399 -35% -53% 2,339 $343   $74,660,964 31
Sep 13, 2010 6 $279,592 -65% -80% 2,339 $120   $74,940,556 32
Sep 14, 2010 6 $376,881 +35% -22% 2,339 $161   $75,317,437 33
Sep 15, 2010 6 $321,816 -15% -33% 2,339 $138   $75,639,253 34
Sep 16, 2010 6 $346,551 +8% -29% 2,339 $148   $75,985,804 35
Sep 17, 2010 11 $500,135 +44% -44% 1,668 $300   $76,485,939 36
Sep 18, 2010 11 $677,283 +35% -45% 1,668 $406   $77,163,222 37
Sep 19, 2010 11 $437,013 -35% -45% 1,668 $262   $77,600,235 38
Sep 20, 2010 9 $157,222 -64% -44% 1,668 $94   $77,757,457 39
Sep 21, 2010 8 $203,946 +30% -46% 1,668 $122   $77,961,403 40
Sep 22, 2010 8 $184,970 -9% -43% 1,668 $111   $78,146,373 41
Sep 23, 2010 8 $189,322 +2% -45% 1,668 $114   $78,335,695 42
Sep 24, 2010 13 $209,852 +11% -58% 855 $245   $78,545,547 43
Sep 25, 2010 13 $293,085 +40% -57% 855 $343   $78,838,632 44
Sep 26, 2010 13 $201,676 -31% -54% 855 $236   $79,040,308 45
Sep 27, 2010 12 $78,403 -61% -50% 855 $92   $79,118,711 46
Sep 28, 2010 12 $95,307 +22% -53% 855 $111   $79,214,018 47
Sep 29, 2010 12 $84,955 -11% -54% 855 $99   $79,298,973 48
Sep 30, 2010 12 $91,140 +7% -52% 855 $107   $79,390,113 49
Oct 1, 2010 - $95,963 +5% -54% 398 $241   $79,486,076 50
Oct 2, 2010 - $135,541 +41% -54% 398 $341   $79,621,617 51
Oct 3, 2010 - $88,466 -35% -56% 398 $222   $79,710,083 52
Oct 4, 2010 - $31,870 -64% -59% 398 $80   $79,741,953 53
Oct 5, 2010 - $44,328 +39% -53% 398 $111   $79,786,281 54
Oct 6, 2010 - $40,944 -8% -52% 398 $103   $79,827,225 55
Oct 7, 2010 - $39,721 -3% -56% 398 $100   $79,866,946 56
Oct 8, 2010 - $42,861 +8% -55% 215 $199   $79,909,807 57
Oct 9, 2010 - $57,737 +35% -57% 215 $269   $79,967,544 58
Oct 10, 2010 - $39,452 -32% -55% 215 $183   $80,006,996 59
Oct 15, 2010 - $54,811   +28% 303 $181   $80,144,094 64
Oct 16, 2010 - $75,202 +37% +30% 303 $248   $80,219,296 65
Oct 17, 2010 - $48,131 -36% +22% 303 $159   $80,267,427 66
Oct 22, 2010 - $31,736   -42% 174 $182   $80,396,452 71
Oct 23, 2010 - $42,083 +33% -44% 174 $242   $80,438,535 72
Oct 24, 2010 - $28,969 -31% -40% 174 $166   $80,467,504 73
Oct 29, 2010 - $19,163   -40% 111 $173   $80,534,463 78
Oct 30, 2010 - $23,265 +21% -45% 111 $210   $80,557,728 79
Oct 31, 2010 - $16,282 -30% -44% 111 $147   $80,574,010 80

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 13, 2010 2 $35,102,916   3,082 $11,390   $35,102,916 1
Aug 20, 2010 3 $18,612,855 -47% 3,082 $6,039   $53,715,771 2
Aug 27, 2010 4 $10,388,263 -44% 3,108 $3,342   $64,104,034 3
Sep 3, 2010 7 $7,628,674 -27% 2,663 $2,865   $71,732,708 4
Sep 10, 2010 8 $4,253,096 -44% 2,339 $1,818   $75,985,804 5
Sep 17, 2010 11 $2,349,891 -45% 1,668 $1,409   $78,335,695 6
Sep 24, 2010 13 $1,054,418 -55% 855 $1,233   $79,390,113 7
Oct 1, 2010 20 $476,833 -55% 398 $1,198   $79,866,946 8
Oct 8, 2010 30 $222,337 -53% 215 $1,034   $80,089,283 9
Oct 15, 2010 32 $275,433 +24% 303 $909   $80,364,716 10
Oct 22, 2010 35 $150,584 -45% 174 $865   $80,515,300 11
Oct 29, 2010 43 $58,710 -61% 111 $529   $80,574,010 12

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 5/20/2021 $216 1 1 1 $9,390,019 5/25/2021
 
Rest of World $116,634,760
 
International Total$126,024,779 5/25/2021

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 28, 20105744,301 744,301$12,645,674$12,645,6741
Dec 5, 20109229,040-69% 973,341$4,186,851$16,832,5252
Dec 12, 201013160,167-30% 1,133,508$2,710,026$19,542,5513
Dec 19, 201022149,213-7% 1,282,721$2,342,644$21,885,1954
Dec 26, 201016198,804+33% 1,481,525$3,007,905$24,893,1005
Jan 2, 20112255,622-72% 1,537,147$770,365$25,663,4656
Jan 9, 20111943,811-21% 1,580,958$647,527$26,310,9927
Jan 16, 20112932,030-27% 1,612,988$555,720$26,866,7128
Jan 23, 20112336,935+15% 1,649,923$503,424$27,370,1369
Feb 20, 201112180,690 1,889,566$1,740,045$30,089,59313
May 8, 20111552,239 2,036,463$592,913$32,104,81224
May 22, 20112831,511 2,072,806$427,289$32,589,36026

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Julia Roberts    Liz Gilbert

Supporting Cast

James Franco    David Piccolo
Richard Jenkins    Richard form Texas
Viola Shiraz*    Delia Shiraz
Billy Crudup    Stephen
Javier Bardem    Felipe

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Ryan Murphy    Director
Ryan Murphy    Screenwriter
Jennifer Salt    Screenwriter
Elizabeth Gilbert    Story Creator
Dede Gardner    Producer
Brad Pitt    Executive Producer
Jeremy Kleiner    Executive Producer
Stan Wlodkowski    Executive Producer
Robert Richardson    Cinematographer
Bradley Buecker    Editor
Dario Marianelli    Composer
PJ Bloom    Music Supervisor
Bill Groom    Production Designer
Charles V. Beal    Art Director
Andrew Baseman    Set Decorator
Raffaella Giovannetiti    Set Decorator
Letizia Santucci    Set Decorator
Ida Yuliasti Rachmad    Set Decorator
Michael Dennison    Costume Designer
Drew Kunin    Sound
Chic Ciccolini    Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Minkler    Re-recording Mixer
Tony Lamberti    Re-recording Mixer
Beau Cameron    Visual Effects Supervisor
Daniel Acon    Special Effects Supervisor
Adam Howarth    Special Effects Coordinator
Jeff Habberstad    Stunt Coordinator
Ute Leonhardt    Line Producer
Marco Valerio Pugini    Line Producer
Tabrez Noorani    Line Producer
Neil Ravan    Line Producer
Pravesh Sahni    Associate Producer
Gary Hayes    Associate Producer
Scott Andrew Robertson    Assistant Director
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon    Second Unit Director
Francine Maisler    Casting
Ben Howard    Second Assistant Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

DVD Sales: Toys Retake Top Spot

December 7th, 2010

It was the Thanksgiving long weekend recently and the sales numbers this week include Black Friday. It should come as no surprise that there was an uptick in sales this week, with a number of older releases seeing a massive jump. This includes Toy Story 3, which shot into top spot with 1.27 million units / $21.19 million for the week and 6.78 million / $124.60 million after a month. It is now the third-best-selling DVD of the year. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for November 23rd, 2010

November 22nd, 2010

This Friday is Black Friday, but there's a lull on the home market with not a whole lot of great releases. (This is the usual pattern for Thanksgiving.) The biggest hit coming out is The Expendables, which should top the chart, while there are a number of smaller releases that are in contention for Pick of the Week. The best of these is Metropolis: The Complete Metropolis, which comes out on Blu-ray this week after being released on DVD last week. More...

International Box Office: Getting Active

October 27th, 2010

Mirroring its domestic debut, Paranormal Activity 2 opened in first place internationally with $22.32 million on 2752 screens in 21 markets. The film opened in first place in the U.K. with $5.92 million on 389 screens, while it also topped the charts in Australia with $2.68 million on 185 screens and in Mexico with $1.86 million in 452. On the other hand, it had to settle for second place in South Korea with $1.05 million on 218 screens over the weekend and $1.18 million in total. While in Italy it could do no better than fourth place with $1.55 million on 250. More...

International Box Office: Despicable Is the Most Loved Movie Around

October 20th, 2010

Despicable Me completed its climb to the top of the international chart with $27.03 million on 4751 screens in 40 markets for totals of $170.27 million internationally and $417.32 million worldwide. This week's openings include the U.K., where it topped the chart with $5.81 million on 522 screens, which is a good result, but not a great result. It placed second in Italy with less money at $4.86 million on 544 screens, but ironically, this is a better result due to the relative size of the two markets and it only placed second due to a massive local hit. Meanwhile, the film was down just 23% in France adding $3.57 million on 657 screens for a two-week total of $8.82 million. It was down 35% in Spain, but remained in first place with $2.25 million on 542 screens over the weekend and $8.27 million in total. The film is running out of places to open in, but by this time next week it should have $200 million internationally, while $500 million worldwide is still the main goal. More...

International Box Office: Eat Pray is Loving Top Spot

October 13th, 2010

Eat Pray Love rose to top spot on the international chart with $18.47 million on 4289 screens in 55 markets for a total of $64.81 million internationally. By this time next week, the film should have more revenue internationally than it had domestically, and it was a solid midlevel hit here. The film opened in first place in Australia with $3.42 million on 328 screens over the weekend and $3.63 million in total. On the other hand, it had to settle for fourth place in Russia with $1.74 million on 223 screens.

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International Box Office: Number One Film is a Real Mystery

October 6th, 2010

Resident Evil: Afterlife was in a close race for top spot on the international chart, but lost out to Detective Dee: Mystery Of The Phantom Flame, a Chinese film. That film opened with $16.42 million on 650 screens in 4 markets over the weekend for a total opening on $17.63 million. Most of this likely came from its native market, unfortunately, China is not a market that releases box office number in anything close to a timely fashion, so exact numbers there will likely remain a mystery for a while. More...

International Box Office: Resident Evil Still Has a Lot of Life

September 29th, 2010

Another week, another milestone for Resident Evil: Afterlife, this time crossing $200 million worldwide, which makes it the first in the franchise to do so. Over the weekend it led the international box office with $25.20 million on 6519 screens in 55 markets for a total of $154.71 million internationally and $206.78 million worldwide. It managed top spot during its debut in France with $2.96 million on 408 screens, but that's below average for its run so far. Meanwhile, it added $2.87 million on 633 screens in Japan for a total of $38.51 million after three weeks of release there. That's almost as much as Inception has made in that market, and its been there for ten weeks. More...

Takers Take Top Spot

August 30th, 2010

There was an upset at the box office with Takers pulling out a last minute win. However, it wasn't enough for the overall box office, as that sunk 12% from last weekend to $113 million. More importantly, it was down nearly 10% from last year. 2010 still has a $300 million lead over 2009 at $7.53 billion to $7.23 billion and I'm not concerned about the big picture, yet. More...

Not Quite the Last Weekend of Summer

August 26th, 2010

The last weekend of summer is actually the Labor Day long weekend, which is next weekend. So that makes this weekend the penultimate weekend of summer, which is one of the worst weekends of the year to open a film. Last year was a bit of an exception with The Final Destination opening with $27.41 million. There's almost no chance The Last Exorcism will perform that well; in fact, if it matches Halloween 2's opening, I think the studio will be happy. More...

Expendables are Indispensable

August 23rd, 2010

If it wasn't for The Expendables, there would be very little good news to report this weekend. None of the five new releases were major hits at the box office, but on the other hand, none were complete bombs either and even the weakest of them had some reason for optimism. The overall box office was down 11% from last weekend to $128 million, but that was close to 1% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2010 has a $300 million lead on 2009 at $7.36 billion to $7.05 billion. More...

Will Summer End With a Bang?

August 19th, 2010

Five new releases should enter the top ten this weekend, including a few that at least have a reasonable chance at top spot. But there's also a reasonable chance that The Expendables will squeak out another win. Regardless, there's almost no chance the box office will keep up with last year's pace when Inglourious Basterds opened with nearly $40 million. We will be lucky if any film makes half of that this weekend. More...

Expendables are Explosive, in a Good Way

August 16th, 2010

Two of the three wide releases that opened this past weekend were able to score at the box office and that was enough to lift the total box office to $144 million. This was 8% higher than last weekend and 1% higher than the same weekend last year. Granted, that 1% improvement is well below the rate of inflation, but a win is a win. Year-to-date, 2010 has earned $7.15 billion compared to 2009's pace of $6.85 billion. As we transition into fall, we are in an excellent position to top $10 billion for the second year in a row and set yet another record. Granted, the lack of a Avatar-like megahit coming out could be an issue, but I think 2010 has built up enough of a lead that it won't prevent the yearly box office from reaching 10 digits. More...

Will Summer Give Us One Last Hit, or are the New Releases Expendable?

August 12th, 2010

There are three wide releases this week, but fortunately they are all aimed at widely different audiences, which means they might all reach their potential. However, that potential might not be enough for the market as a whole to keep pace with last year. More...

2010 Preview: August

August 1st, 2010

July started out rather well, and while there was a little weakness in the end, four films surpassed $100 million, and another could join them soon. That said, there don't appear to be any $100 million movies opening in August; in fact, there is a chance none will come close. Worse still, August of last year saw three $100 million movies open in the first three weeks. There's almost no chance that will happen this year, so 2010 will likely lose ground to 2009 in the yearly box office race. More...


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Synopsis

Liz Gilbert is a modern woman on a quest to marvel at and travel the world while rediscovering and reconnecting with her true inner self in Eat Pray Love. At a crossroads after a divorce, Gilbert takes a year-long sabbatical from her job and steps uncharacteristically out of her comfort zone, risking everything to change her life. In her wondrous and exotic travels, she experiences the simple pleasure of nourishment by eating in Italy; the power of prayer in India, and, finally and unexpectedly, the inner peace and balance of love in Bali. Based on an inspiring true story, Eat Pray Love proves that there really is more than one way to let yourself go and see the world.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$23,104,523 (28.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.49 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:39.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$60,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,082 opening theaters/3,108 max. theaters, 5.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $110,087,182

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,062 $80,574,010
All Time International Box Office (Rank 801-900) 853 $126,024,779
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) 887 $206,598,789

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon Video-on-Demand Purchase, Amazon EST
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix, Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 13th, 2010 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: May 20th, 2021 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: November 23rd, 2010 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language, some sexual references and male rear nudity
(Rating bulletin 2124, 6/9/2010)
Running Time: 134 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Trouble with the Curve
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Romance, Food, Religious, Travelogue, Biographical Drama, Autobiographical
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Plan B Entertainment, Columbia Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 333 $6,875,609 Sep 3, 2010 24
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 178 $6,175,610 Sep 3, 2010 24
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 194 $8,844,657 Sep 3, 2010 24
Biggest Domestic August Weekend 84 $23,104,523 Aug 13, 2010 3
Top Based on Factual Book/Article Weekend Domestic 36 $23,104,523 Aug 13, 2010 3
Top Drama Weekend Domestic 100 $23,104,523 Aug 13, 2010 3

Leading Cast

Julia Roberts    Liz Gilbert

Supporting Cast

James Franco    David Piccolo
Richard Jenkins    Richard form Texas
Viola Shiraz*    Delia Shiraz
Billy Crudup    Stephen
Javier Bardem    Felipe

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Ryan Murphy    Director
Ryan Murphy    Screenwriter
Jennifer Salt    Screenwriter
Elizabeth Gilbert    Story Creator
Dede Gardner    Producer
Brad Pitt    Executive Producer
Jeremy Kleiner    Executive Producer
Stan Wlodkowski    Executive Producer
Robert Richardson    Cinematographer
Bradley Buecker    Editor
Dario Marianelli    Composer
PJ Bloom    Music Supervisor
Bill Groom    Production Designer
Charles V. Beal    Art Director
Andrew Baseman    Set Decorator
Raffaella Giovannetiti    Set Decorator
Letizia Santucci    Set Decorator
Ida Yuliasti Rachmad    Set Decorator
Michael Dennison    Costume Designer
Drew Kunin    Sound
Chic Ciccolini    Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Minkler    Re-recording Mixer
Tony Lamberti    Re-recording Mixer
Beau Cameron    Visual Effects Supervisor
Daniel Acon    Special Effects Supervisor
Adam Howarth    Special Effects Coordinator
Jeff Habberstad    Stunt Coordinator
Ute Leonhardt    Line Producer
Marco Valerio Pugini    Line Producer
Tabrez Noorani    Line Producer
Neil Ravan    Line Producer
Pravesh Sahni    Associate Producer
Gary Hayes    Associate Producer
Scott Andrew Robertson    Assistant Director
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon    Second Unit Director
Francine Maisler    Casting
Ben Howard    Second Assistant Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

DVD Sales: Toys Retake Top Spot

December 7th, 2010

It was the Thanksgiving long weekend recently and the sales numbers this week include Black Friday. It should come as no surprise that there was an uptick in sales this week, with a number of older releases seeing a massive jump. This includes Toy Story 3, which shot into top spot with 1.27 million units / $21.19 million for the week and 6.78 million / $124.60 million after a month. It is now the third-best-selling DVD of the year. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for November 23rd, 2010

November 22nd, 2010

This Friday is Black Friday, but there's a lull on the home market with not a whole lot of great releases. (This is the usual pattern for Thanksgiving.) The biggest hit coming out is The Expendables, which should top the chart, while there are a number of smaller releases that are in contention for Pick of the Week. The best of these is Metropolis: The Complete Metropolis, which comes out on Blu-ray this week after being released on DVD last week. More...

International Box Office: Getting Active

October 27th, 2010

Mirroring its domestic debut, Paranormal Activity 2 opened in first place internationally with $22.32 million on 2752 screens in 21 markets. The film opened in first place in the U.K. with $5.92 million on 389 screens, while it also topped the charts in Australia with $2.68 million on 185 screens and in Mexico with $1.86 million in 452. On the other hand, it had to settle for second place in South Korea with $1.05 million on 218 screens over the weekend and $1.18 million in total. While in Italy it could do no better than fourth place with $1.55 million on 250. More...

International Box Office: Despicable Is the Most Loved Movie Around

October 20th, 2010

Despicable Me completed its climb to the top of the international chart with $27.03 million on 4751 screens in 40 markets for totals of $170.27 million internationally and $417.32 million worldwide. This week's openings include the U.K., where it topped the chart with $5.81 million on 522 screens, which is a good result, but not a great result. It placed second in Italy with less money at $4.86 million on 544 screens, but ironically, this is a better result due to the relative size of the two markets and it only placed second due to a massive local hit. Meanwhile, the film was down just 23% in France adding $3.57 million on 657 screens for a two-week total of $8.82 million. It was down 35% in Spain, but remained in first place with $2.25 million on 542 screens over the weekend and $8.27 million in total. The film is running out of places to open in, but by this time next week it should have $200 million internationally, while $500 million worldwide is still the main goal. More...

International Box Office: Eat Pray is Loving Top Spot

October 13th, 2010

Eat Pray Love rose to top spot on the international chart with $18.47 million on 4289 screens in 55 markets for a total of $64.81 million internationally. By this time next week, the film should have more revenue internationally than it had domestically, and it was a solid midlevel hit here. The film opened in first place in Australia with $3.42 million on 328 screens over the weekend and $3.63 million in total. On the other hand, it had to settle for fourth place in Russia with $1.74 million on 223 screens.

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International Box Office: Number One Film is a Real Mystery

October 6th, 2010

Resident Evil: Afterlife was in a close race for top spot on the international chart, but lost out to Detective Dee: Mystery Of The Phantom Flame, a Chinese film. That film opened with $16.42 million on 650 screens in 4 markets over the weekend for a total opening on $17.63 million. Most of this likely came from its native market, unfortunately, China is not a market that releases box office number in anything close to a timely fashion, so exact numbers there will likely remain a mystery for a while. More...

International Box Office: Resident Evil Still Has a Lot of Life

September 29th, 2010

Another week, another milestone for Resident Evil: Afterlife, this time crossing $200 million worldwide, which makes it the first in the franchise to do so. Over the weekend it led the international box office with $25.20 million on 6519 screens in 55 markets for a total of $154.71 million internationally and $206.78 million worldwide. It managed top spot during its debut in France with $2.96 million on 408 screens, but that's below average for its run so far. Meanwhile, it added $2.87 million on 633 screens in Japan for a total of $38.51 million after three weeks of release there. That's almost as much as Inception has made in that market, and its been there for ten weeks. More...

Takers Take Top Spot

August 30th, 2010

There was an upset at the box office with Takers pulling out a last minute win. However, it wasn't enough for the overall box office, as that sunk 12% from last weekend to $113 million. More importantly, it was down nearly 10% from last year. 2010 still has a $300 million lead over 2009 at $7.53 billion to $7.23 billion and I'm not concerned about the big picture, yet. More...

Not Quite the Last Weekend of Summer

August 26th, 2010

The last weekend of summer is actually the Labor Day long weekend, which is next weekend. So that makes this weekend the penultimate weekend of summer, which is one of the worst weekends of the year to open a film. Last year was a bit of an exception with The Final Destination opening with $27.41 million. There's almost no chance The Last Exorcism will perform that well; in fact, if it matches Halloween 2's opening, I think the studio will be happy. More...

Expendables are Indispensable

August 23rd, 2010

If it wasn't for The Expendables, there would be very little good news to report this weekend. None of the five new releases were major hits at the box office, but on the other hand, none were complete bombs either and even the weakest of them had some reason for optimism. The overall box office was down 11% from last weekend to $128 million, but that was close to 1% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2010 has a $300 million lead on 2009 at $7.36 billion to $7.05 billion. More...

Will Summer End With a Bang?

August 19th, 2010

Five new releases should enter the top ten this weekend, including a few that at least have a reasonable chance at top spot. But there's also a reasonable chance that The Expendables will squeak out another win. Regardless, there's almost no chance the box office will keep up with last year's pace when Inglourious Basterds opened with nearly $40 million. We will be lucky if any film makes half of that this weekend. More...

Expendables are Explosive, in a Good Way

August 16th, 2010

Two of the three wide releases that opened this past weekend were able to score at the box office and that was enough to lift the total box office to $144 million. This was 8% higher than last weekend and 1% higher than the same weekend last year. Granted, that 1% improvement is well below the rate of inflation, but a win is a win. Year-to-date, 2010 has earned $7.15 billion compared to 2009's pace of $6.85 billion. As we transition into fall, we are in an excellent position to top $10 billion for the second year in a row and set yet another record. Granted, the lack of a Avatar-like megahit coming out could be an issue, but I think 2010 has built up enough of a lead that it won't prevent the yearly box office from reaching 10 digits. More...

Will Summer Give Us One Last Hit, or are the New Releases Expendable?

August 12th, 2010

There are three wide releases this week, but fortunately they are all aimed at widely different audiences, which means they might all reach their potential. However, that potential might not be enough for the market as a whole to keep pace with last year. More...

2010 Preview: August

August 1st, 2010

July started out rather well, and while there was a little weakness in the end, four films surpassed $100 million, and another could join them soon. That said, there don't appear to be any $100 million movies opening in August; in fact, there is a chance none will come close. Worse still, August of last year saw three $100 million movies open in the first three weeks. There's almost no chance that will happen this year, so 2010 will likely lose ground to 2009 in the yearly box office race. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 13, 2010 2 $23,104,523   3,082 $7,497   $23,104,523 1
Aug 20, 2010 3 $12,111,162 -48% 3,082 $3,930   $47,214,078 2
Aug 27, 2010 4 $6,815,555 -44% 3,108 $2,193   $60,531,326 3
Sep 3, 2010 8 $4,800,758 -30% 2,663 $1,803   $68,904,792 4
Sep 10, 2010 9 $2,928,256 -39% 2,339 $1,252   $74,660,964 5
Sep 17, 2010 11 $1,614,431 -45% 1,668 $968   $77,600,235 6
Sep 24, 2010 13 $704,613 -56% 855 $824   $79,040,308 7
Oct 1, 2010 20 $319,970 -55% 398 $804   $79,710,083 8
Oct 8, 2010 31 $140,050 -56% 215 $651   $80,006,996 9
Oct 15, 2010 32 $178,144 +27% 303 $588   $80,267,427 10
Oct 22, 2010 36 $102,788 -42% 174 $591   $80,467,504 11
Oct 29, 2010 38 $58,710 -43% 111 $529   $80,574,010 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 13, 2010 2 $8,456,809     3,082 $2,744   $8,456,809 1
Aug 14, 2010 2 $8,135,550 -4%   3,082 $2,640   $16,592,359 2
Aug 15, 2010 2 $6,512,164 -20%   3,082 $2,113   $23,104,523 3
Aug 16, 2010 2 $3,043,852 -53%   3,082 $988   $26,148,375 4
Aug 17, 2010 2 $3,341,823 +10%   3,082 $1,084   $29,490,198 5
Aug 18, 2010 3 $2,943,789 -12%   3,082 $955   $32,433,987 6
Aug 19, 2010 2 $2,668,929 -9%   3,082 $866   $35,102,916 7
Aug 20, 2010 4 $3,745,781 +40% -56% 3,082 $1,215   $38,848,697 8
Aug 21, 2010 3 $4,614,469 +23% -43% 3,082 $1,497   $43,463,166 9
Aug 22, 2010 2 $3,750,912 -19% -42% 3,082 $1,217   $47,214,078 10
Aug 23, 2010 2 $1,528,766 -59% -50% 3,082 $496   $48,742,844 11
Aug 24, 2010 2 $1,878,949 +23% -44% 3,082 $610   $50,621,793 12
Aug 25, 2010 2 $1,620,656 -14% -45% 3,082 $526   $52,242,449 13
Aug 26, 2010 2 $1,473,322 -9% -45% 3,082 $478   $53,715,771 14
Aug 27, 2010 4 $2,148,181 +46% -43% 3,108 $691   $55,863,952 15
Aug 28, 2010 4 $2,751,976 +28% -40% 3,108 $885   $58,615,928 16
Aug 29, 2010 4 $1,915,398 -30% -49% 3,108 $616   $60,531,326 17
Aug 30, 2010 4 $804,011 -58% -47% 3,108 $259   $61,335,337 18
Aug 31, 2010 3 $1,057,905 +32% -44% 3,108 $340   $62,393,242 19
Sep 1, 2010 4 $865,586 -18% -47% 3,108 $279   $63,258,828 20
Sep 2, 2010 4 $845,206 -2% -43% 3,108 $272   $64,104,034 21
Sep 3, 2010 8 $1,335,425 +58% -38% 2,663 $501   $65,439,459 22
Sep 4, 2010 8 $1,758,327 +32% -36% 2,663 $660   $67,197,786 23
Sep 5, 2010 9 $1,707,006 -3% -11% 2,663 $641   $68,904,792 24
Sep 6, 2010 8 $1,374,852 -19% +71% 2,663 $516   $70,279,644 25
Sep 7, 2010 6 $484,327 -65% -54% 2,663 $182   $70,763,971 26
Sep 8, 2010 5 $477,799 -1% -45% 2,663 $179   $71,241,770 27
Sep 9, 2010 5 $490,938 +3% -42% 2,663 $184   $71,732,708 28
Sep 10, 2010 9 $891,684 +82% -33% 2,339 $381   $72,624,392 29
Sep 11, 2010 10 $1,235,173 +39% -30% 2,339 $528   $73,859,565 30
Sep 12, 2010 7 $801,399 -35% -53% 2,339 $343   $74,660,964 31
Sep 13, 2010 6 $279,592 -65% -80% 2,339 $120   $74,940,556 32
Sep 14, 2010 6 $376,881 +35% -22% 2,339 $161   $75,317,437 33
Sep 15, 2010 6 $321,816 -15% -33% 2,339 $138   $75,639,253 34
Sep 16, 2010 6 $346,551 +8% -29% 2,339 $148   $75,985,804 35
Sep 17, 2010 11 $500,135 +44% -44% 1,668 $300   $76,485,939 36
Sep 18, 2010 11 $677,283 +35% -45% 1,668 $406   $77,163,222 37
Sep 19, 2010 11 $437,013 -35% -45% 1,668 $262   $77,600,235 38
Sep 20, 2010 9 $157,222 -64% -44% 1,668 $94   $77,757,457 39
Sep 21, 2010 8 $203,946 +30% -46% 1,668 $122   $77,961,403 40
Sep 22, 2010 8 $184,970 -9% -43% 1,668 $111   $78,146,373 41
Sep 23, 2010 8 $189,322 +2% -45% 1,668 $114   $78,335,695 42
Sep 24, 2010 13 $209,852 +11% -58% 855 $245   $78,545,547 43
Sep 25, 2010 13 $293,085 +40% -57% 855 $343   $78,838,632 44
Sep 26, 2010 13 $201,676 -31% -54% 855 $236   $79,040,308 45
Sep 27, 2010 12 $78,403 -61% -50% 855 $92   $79,118,711 46
Sep 28, 2010 12 $95,307 +22% -53% 855 $111   $79,214,018 47
Sep 29, 2010 12 $84,955 -11% -54% 855 $99   $79,298,973 48
Sep 30, 2010 12 $91,140 +7% -52% 855 $107   $79,390,113 49
Oct 1, 2010 - $95,963 +5% -54% 398 $241   $79,486,076 50
Oct 2, 2010 - $135,541 +41% -54% 398 $341   $79,621,617 51
Oct 3, 2010 - $88,466 -35% -56% 398 $222   $79,710,083 52
Oct 4, 2010 - $31,870 -64% -59% 398 $80   $79,741,953 53
Oct 5, 2010 - $44,328 +39% -53% 398 $111   $79,786,281 54
Oct 6, 2010 - $40,944 -8% -52% 398 $103   $79,827,225 55
Oct 7, 2010 - $39,721 -3% -56% 398 $100   $79,866,946 56
Oct 8, 2010 - $42,861 +8% -55% 215 $199   $79,909,807 57
Oct 9, 2010 - $57,737 +35% -57% 215 $269   $79,967,544 58
Oct 10, 2010 - $39,452 -32% -55% 215 $183   $80,006,996 59
Oct 15, 2010 - $54,811   +28% 303 $181   $80,144,094 64
Oct 16, 2010 - $75,202 +37% +30% 303 $248   $80,219,296 65
Oct 17, 2010 - $48,131 -36% +22% 303 $159   $80,267,427 66
Oct 22, 2010 - $31,736   -42% 174 $182   $80,396,452 71
Oct 23, 2010 - $42,083 +33% -44% 174 $242   $80,438,535 72
Oct 24, 2010 - $28,969 -31% -40% 174 $166   $80,467,504 73
Oct 29, 2010 - $19,163   -40% 111 $173   $80,534,463 78
Oct 30, 2010 - $23,265 +21% -45% 111 $210   $80,557,728 79
Oct 31, 2010 - $16,282 -30% -44% 111 $147   $80,574,010 80

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 13, 2010 2 $35,102,916   3,082 $11,390   $35,102,916 1
Aug 20, 2010 3 $18,612,855 -47% 3,082 $6,039   $53,715,771 2
Aug 27, 2010 4 $10,388,263 -44% 3,108 $3,342   $64,104,034 3
Sep 3, 2010 7 $7,628,674 -27% 2,663 $2,865   $71,732,708 4
Sep 10, 2010 8 $4,253,096 -44% 2,339 $1,818   $75,985,804 5
Sep 17, 2010 11 $2,349,891 -45% 1,668 $1,409   $78,335,695 6
Sep 24, 2010 13 $1,054,418 -55% 855 $1,233   $79,390,113 7
Oct 1, 2010 20 $476,833 -55% 398 $1,198   $79,866,946 8
Oct 8, 2010 30 $222,337 -53% 215 $1,034   $80,089,283 9
Oct 15, 2010 32 $275,433 +24% 303 $909   $80,364,716 10
Oct 22, 2010 35 $150,584 -45% 174 $865   $80,515,300 11
Oct 29, 2010 43 $58,710 -61% 111 $529   $80,574,010 12

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 5/20/2021 $216 1 1 1 $9,390,019 5/25/2021
 
Rest of World $116,634,760
 
International Total$126,024,779 5/25/2021

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 28, 20105744,301 744,301$12,645,674$12,645,6741
Dec 5, 20109229,040-69% 973,341$4,186,851$16,832,5252
Dec 12, 201013160,167-30% 1,133,508$2,710,026$19,542,5513
Dec 19, 201022149,213-7% 1,282,721$2,342,644$21,885,1954
Dec 26, 201016198,804+33% 1,481,525$3,007,905$24,893,1005
Jan 2, 20112255,622-72% 1,537,147$770,365$25,663,4656
Jan 9, 20111943,811-21% 1,580,958$647,527$26,310,9927
Jan 16, 20112932,030-27% 1,612,988$555,720$26,866,7128
Jan 23, 20112336,935+15% 1,649,923$503,424$27,370,1369
Feb 20, 201112180,690 1,889,566$1,740,045$30,089,59313
May 8, 20111552,239 2,036,463$592,913$32,104,81224
May 22, 20112831,511 2,072,806$427,289$32,589,36026

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