Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $56,068,547 | Details |
| International Box Office | $141,524,605 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $197,593,152 | |
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
Wallace and Gromit have launched a new business venture just in time for a major gardening competition in their neighborhood of West Wallaby. “Anti-Pesto” is a humane pest-relocation service in which Wallace and Gromit capture rabbits and other critters who have been eating the produce from local gardens and give them new homes somewhere else. Business has been going well, and when the woman hosting the garden show, Lady Tottington, discovers a massive tribe of rabbits has been making a mess of her garden, she calls in Wallace and Gromit to move the bunnies elsewhere. Wallace is quite taken with Lady Tottington, but he’s not the only one—Victor Quartermaine is a slick but arrogant upper-class type who wants to win Lady Tottington’s hand (and fortune) and is convinced he can do a better job capturing the rabbits than Wallace. However, Wallace’s attempts to brainwash the rabbits away from veggies using his latest invention has disastrous results, and soon Wallace has to deal with a beastly bunny as well as a heavily-armed Quartermaine.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $16,025,987 (28.6% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 3.50 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 28.4% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.6 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 3,645 opening theaters/3,656 max. theaters, 5.2 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $104,612,684 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | October 5th, 2005 (Limited) by Dreamworks SKG October 7th, 2005 (Expands Wide) by Dreamworks SKG |
| International Releases: | September 15th, 2005 (Wide) (New Zealand)
September 5th, 2014 (Wide), released as Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit (Re: 2014) (United Kingdom) July 29th, 2022 (Limited), released as Wallace And Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit (Re: 2022) (United Kingdom) June 29th, 2023 (Limited) (New Zealand) April 17th, 2025 (Limited) (New Zealand) |
| Video Release: | October 5th, 2005 by Dreamworks Video |
| MPA Rating: | G |
| Running Time: | 85 minutes |
| Franchise: | Wallace and Gromit |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Animal Lead |
| Plot point: | Inventor, Monster, Romance, Surprise Twist, Werewolf |
| Subgenre: | Kids Horror |
| Target audience: | Family Movie |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Adventure |
| Production Method: | Stop-Motion Animation |
| Creative Type: | Kids Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Aardman Animations, DreamWorks Animation |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2005 | 1 | $16,025,987 | 3,645 | $4,397 | $16,047,174 | 1 | |
| Oct 14, 2005 | 2 | $11,527,216 | -28% | 3,656 | $3,153 | $33,107,497 | 2 |
| Oct 21, 2005 | 3 | $8,584,304 | -26% | 3,472 | $2,472 | $43,918,009 | 3 |
| Oct 28, 2005 | 5 | $4,302,316 | -50% | 2,935 | $1,466 | $49,694,983 | 4 |
| Nov 4, 2005 | 12 | $2,099,102 | -51% | 2,278 | $921 | $52,824,214 | 5 |
| Nov 11, 2005 | 16 | $959,813 | -54% | 1,012 | $948 | $54,298,093 | 6 |
| Nov 18, 2005 | 19 | $285,592 | -70% | 488 | $585 | $54,728,446 | 7 |
| Nov 25, 2005 | 26 | $307,668 | +8% | 354 | $869 | $55,185,081 | 8 |
| Dec 2, 2005 | 35 | $89,123 | -71% | 225 | $396 | $55,310,232 | 9 |
| Dec 9, 2005 | 44 | $40,807 | -54% | 178 | $229 | $55,372,785 | 10 |
| Dec 16, 2005 | 25 | $125,009 | +206% | 178 | $702 | $55,508,438 | 11 |
| Dec 23, 2005 | 26 | $73,134 | -41% | 327 | $224 | $55,682,605 | 12 |
| Dec 30, 2005 | 28 | $157,813 | +116% | 306 | $516 | $56,019,476 | 13 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2005 | 1 | $4,021,574 | 3,645 | $1,103 | $4,042,761 | 3 | ||
| Oct 8, 2005 | 1 | $7,105,230 | +77% | 3,645 | $1,949 | $11,147,991 | 4 | |
| Oct 9, 2005 | 1 | $4,899,183 | -31% | 3,645 | $1,344 | $16,047,174 | 5 | |
| Oct 10, 2005 | 1 | $2,715,854 | -45% | 3,645 | $745 | $18,763,028 | 6 | |
| Oct 11, 2005 | 3 | $711,593 | -74% | 3,645 | $195 | $19,474,621 | 7 | |
| Oct 12, 2005 | 2 | $725,355 | +2% | 3,645 | $199 | $20,199,976 | 8 | |
| Oct 13, 2005 | 1 | $1,380,305 | +90% | 3,645 | $379 | $21,580,281 | 9 | |
| Oct 14, 2005 | 3 | $2,925,498 | +112% | -27% | 3,656 | $800 | $24,505,779 | 10 |
| Oct 15, 2005 | 1 | $5,092,443 | +74% | -28% | 3,656 | $1,393 | $29,598,222 | 11 |
| Oct 16, 2005 | 1 | $3,509,275 | -31% | -28% | 3,656 | $960 | $33,107,497 | 12 |
| Oct 17, 2005 | 3 | $581,485 | -83% | -79% | 3,656 | $159 | $33,688,982 | 13 |
| Oct 18, 2005 | 4 | $502,110 | -14% | -29% | 3,656 | $137 | $34,191,092 | 14 |
| Oct 19, 2005 | 4 | $507,419 | +1% | -30% | 3,656 | $139 | $34,698,511 | 15 |
| Oct 20, 2005 | 2 | $635,194 | +25% | -54% | 3,656 | $174 | $35,333,705 | 16 |
| Oct 21, 2005 | 3 | $2,167,489 | +241% | -26% | 3,472 | $624 | $37,501,194 | 17 |
| Oct 22, 2005 | 2 | $3,897,394 | +80% | -23% | 3,472 | $1,123 | $41,398,588 | 18 |
| Oct 23, 2005 | 3 | $2,519,421 | -35% | -28% | 3,472 | $726 | $43,918,009 | 19 |
| Oct 24, 2005 | 4 | $417,535 | -83% | -28% | 3,472 | $120 | $44,335,544 | 20 |
| Oct 25, 2005 | 5 | $340,378 | -18% | -32% | 3,472 | $98 | $44,675,922 | 21 |
| Oct 26, 2005 | 5 | $343,396 | +1% | -32% | 3,472 | $99 | $45,019,318 | 22 |
| Oct 27, 2005 | 4 | $373,349 | +9% | -41% | 3,472 | $108 | $45,392,667 | 23 |
| Oct 28, 2005 | 7 | $1,165,803 | +212% | -46% | 2,935 | $397 | $46,558,470 | 24 |
| Oct 29, 2005 | 5 | $1,931,004 | +66% | -50% | 2,935 | $658 | $48,489,474 | 25 |
| Oct 30, 2005 | 6 | $1,205,509 | -38% | -52% | 2,935 | $411 | $49,694,983 | 26 |
| Oct 31, 2005 | 8 | $334,875 | -72% | -20% | 2,935 | $114 | $50,029,858 | 27 |
| Nov 1, 2005 | 8 | $225,336 | -33% | -34% | 2,935 | $77 | $50,255,194 | 28 |
| Nov 2, 2005 | 8 | $222,774 | -1% | -35% | 2,935 | $76 | $50,477,968 | 29 |
| Nov 3, 2005 | 8 | $247,144 | +11% | -34% | 2,935 | $84 | $50,725,112 | 30 |
| Nov 6, 2005 | 9 | $654,011 | -46% | 2,278 | $287 | $52,824,214 | 33 | |
| Dec 26, 2005 | 25 | $42,851 | 327 | $131 | $55,725,456 | 83 | ||
| Jan 2, 2006 | 27 | $49,071 | +15% | 306 | $160 | $56,068,547 | 90 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2005 | 1 | $21,559,094 | 3,645 | $5,915 | $21,580,281 | 2 | |
| Oct 14, 2005 | 2 | $13,753,424 | -36% | 3,656 | $3,762 | $35,333,705 | 3 |
| Oct 21, 2005 | 3 | $10,058,962 | -27% | 3,472 | $2,897 | $45,392,667 | 4 |
| Oct 28, 2005 | 7 | $5,332,445 | -47% | 2,935 | $1,817 | $50,725,112 | 5 |
| Nov 4, 2005 | 12 | $2,613,168 | -51% | 2,278 | $1,147 | $53,338,280 | 6 |
| Nov 11, 2005 | 17 | $1,104,574 | -58% | 1,012 | $1,091 | $54,442,854 | 7 |
| Nov 18, 2005 | 24 | $434,559 | -61% | 488 | $890 | $54,877,413 | 8 |
| Nov 25, 2005 | 27 | $343,696 | -21% | 354 | $971 | $55,221,109 | 9 |
| Dec 2, 2005 | 35 | $110,869 | -68% | 225 | $493 | $55,331,978 | 10 |
| Dec 9, 2005 | 43 | $51,451 | -54% | 178 | $289 | $55,383,429 | 11 |
| Dec 16, 2005 | 25 | $226,042 | +339% | 178 | $1,270 | $55,609,471 | 12 |
| Dec 23, 2005 | 25 | $252,192 | +12% | 327 | $771 | $55,861,663 | 13 |
| Dec 30, 2005 | 29 | $206,884 | -18% | 306 | $676 | $56,068,547 | 14 |
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.
Synopsis
Wallace and Gromit have launched a new business venture just in time for a major gardening competition in their neighborhood of West Wallaby. “Anti-Pesto” is a humane pest-relocation service in which Wallace and Gromit capture rabbits and other critters who have been eating the produce from local gardens and give them new homes somewhere else. Business has been going well, and when the woman hosting the garden show, Lady Tottington, discovers a massive tribe of rabbits has been making a mess of her garden, she calls in Wallace and Gromit to move the bunnies elsewhere. Wallace is quite taken with Lady Tottington, but he’s not the only one—Victor Quartermaine is a slick but arrogant upper-class type who wants to win Lady Tottington’s hand (and fortune) and is convinced he can do a better job capturing the rabbits than Wallace. However, Wallace’s attempts to brainwash the rabbits away from veggies using his latest invention has disastrous results, and soon Wallace has to deal with a beastly bunny as well as a heavily-armed Quartermaine.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $16,025,987 (28.6% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 3.50 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 28.4% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.6 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 3,645 opening theaters/3,656 max. theaters, 5.2 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $104,612,684 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | October 5th, 2005 (Limited) by Dreamworks SKG October 7th, 2005 (Expands Wide) by Dreamworks SKG |
| International Releases: | September 15th, 2005 (Wide) (New Zealand)
September 5th, 2014 (Wide), released as Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit (Re: 2014) (United Kingdom) July 29th, 2022 (Limited), released as Wallace And Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit (Re: 2022) (United Kingdom) June 29th, 2023 (Limited) (New Zealand) April 17th, 2025 (Limited) (New Zealand) |
| Video Release: | October 5th, 2005 by Dreamworks Video |
| MPA Rating: | G |
| Running Time: | 85 minutes |
| Franchise: | Wallace and Gromit |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Animal Lead |
| Plot point: | Inventor, Monster, Romance, Surprise Twist, Werewolf |
| Subgenre: | Kids Horror |
| Target audience: | Family Movie |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Adventure |
| Production Method: | Stop-Motion Animation |
| Creative Type: | Kids Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Aardman Animations, DreamWorks Animation |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2005 | 1 | $16,025,987 | 3,645 | $4,397 | $16,047,174 | 1 | |
| Oct 14, 2005 | 2 | $11,527,216 | -28% | 3,656 | $3,153 | $33,107,497 | 2 |
| Oct 21, 2005 | 3 | $8,584,304 | -26% | 3,472 | $2,472 | $43,918,009 | 3 |
| Oct 28, 2005 | 5 | $4,302,316 | -50% | 2,935 | $1,466 | $49,694,983 | 4 |
| Nov 4, 2005 | 12 | $2,099,102 | -51% | 2,278 | $921 | $52,824,214 | 5 |
| Nov 11, 2005 | 16 | $959,813 | -54% | 1,012 | $948 | $54,298,093 | 6 |
| Nov 18, 2005 | 19 | $285,592 | -70% | 488 | $585 | $54,728,446 | 7 |
| Nov 25, 2005 | 26 | $307,668 | +8% | 354 | $869 | $55,185,081 | 8 |
| Dec 2, 2005 | 35 | $89,123 | -71% | 225 | $396 | $55,310,232 | 9 |
| Dec 9, 2005 | 44 | $40,807 | -54% | 178 | $229 | $55,372,785 | 10 |
| Dec 16, 2005 | 25 | $125,009 | +206% | 178 | $702 | $55,508,438 | 11 |
| Dec 23, 2005 | 26 | $73,134 | -41% | 327 | $224 | $55,682,605 | 12 |
| Dec 30, 2005 | 28 | $157,813 | +116% | 306 | $516 | $56,019,476 | 13 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2005 | 1 | $4,021,574 | 3,645 | $1,103 | $4,042,761 | 3 | ||
| Oct 8, 2005 | 1 | $7,105,230 | +77% | 3,645 | $1,949 | $11,147,991 | 4 | |
| Oct 9, 2005 | 1 | $4,899,183 | -31% | 3,645 | $1,344 | $16,047,174 | 5 | |
| Oct 10, 2005 | 1 | $2,715,854 | -45% | 3,645 | $745 | $18,763,028 | 6 | |
| Oct 11, 2005 | 3 | $711,593 | -74% | 3,645 | $195 | $19,474,621 | 7 | |
| Oct 12, 2005 | 2 | $725,355 | +2% | 3,645 | $199 | $20,199,976 | 8 | |
| Oct 13, 2005 | 1 | $1,380,305 | +90% | 3,645 | $379 | $21,580,281 | 9 | |
| Oct 14, 2005 | 3 | $2,925,498 | +112% | -27% | 3,656 | $800 | $24,505,779 | 10 |
| Oct 15, 2005 | 1 | $5,092,443 | +74% | -28% | 3,656 | $1,393 | $29,598,222 | 11 |
| Oct 16, 2005 | 1 | $3,509,275 | -31% | -28% | 3,656 | $960 | $33,107,497 | 12 |
| Oct 17, 2005 | 3 | $581,485 | -83% | -79% | 3,656 | $159 | $33,688,982 | 13 |
| Oct 18, 2005 | 4 | $502,110 | -14% | -29% | 3,656 | $137 | $34,191,092 | 14 |
| Oct 19, 2005 | 4 | $507,419 | +1% | -30% | 3,656 | $139 | $34,698,511 | 15 |
| Oct 20, 2005 | 2 | $635,194 | +25% | -54% | 3,656 | $174 | $35,333,705 | 16 |
| Oct 21, 2005 | 3 | $2,167,489 | +241% | -26% | 3,472 | $624 | $37,501,194 | 17 |
| Oct 22, 2005 | 2 | $3,897,394 | +80% | -23% | 3,472 | $1,123 | $41,398,588 | 18 |
| Oct 23, 2005 | 3 | $2,519,421 | -35% | -28% | 3,472 | $726 | $43,918,009 | 19 |
| Oct 24, 2005 | 4 | $417,535 | -83% | -28% | 3,472 | $120 | $44,335,544 | 20 |
| Oct 25, 2005 | 5 | $340,378 | -18% | -32% | 3,472 | $98 | $44,675,922 | 21 |
| Oct 26, 2005 | 5 | $343,396 | +1% | -32% | 3,472 | $99 | $45,019,318 | 22 |
| Oct 27, 2005 | 4 | $373,349 | +9% | -41% | 3,472 | $108 | $45,392,667 | 23 |
| Oct 28, 2005 | 7 | $1,165,803 | +212% | -46% | 2,935 | $397 | $46,558,470 | 24 |
| Oct 29, 2005 | 5 | $1,931,004 | +66% | -50% | 2,935 | $658 | $48,489,474 | 25 |
| Oct 30, 2005 | 6 | $1,205,509 | -38% | -52% | 2,935 | $411 | $49,694,983 | 26 |
| Oct 31, 2005 | 8 | $334,875 | -72% | -20% | 2,935 | $114 | $50,029,858 | 27 |
| Nov 1, 2005 | 8 | $225,336 | -33% | -34% | 2,935 | $77 | $50,255,194 | 28 |
| Nov 2, 2005 | 8 | $222,774 | -1% | -35% | 2,935 | $76 | $50,477,968 | 29 |
| Nov 3, 2005 | 8 | $247,144 | +11% | -34% | 2,935 | $84 | $50,725,112 | 30 |
| Nov 6, 2005 | 9 | $654,011 | -46% | 2,278 | $287 | $52,824,214 | 33 | |
| Dec 26, 2005 | 25 | $42,851 | 327 | $131 | $55,725,456 | 83 | ||
| Jan 2, 2006 | 27 | $49,071 | +15% | 306 | $160 | $56,068,547 | 90 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2005 | 1 | $21,559,094 | 3,645 | $5,915 | $21,580,281 | 2 | |
| Oct 14, 2005 | 2 | $13,753,424 | -36% | 3,656 | $3,762 | $35,333,705 | 3 |
| Oct 21, 2005 | 3 | $10,058,962 | -27% | 3,472 | $2,897 | $45,392,667 | 4 |
| Oct 28, 2005 | 7 | $5,332,445 | -47% | 2,935 | $1,817 | $50,725,112 | 5 |
| Nov 4, 2005 | 12 | $2,613,168 | -51% | 2,278 | $1,147 | $53,338,280 | 6 |
| Nov 11, 2005 | 17 | $1,104,574 | -58% | 1,012 | $1,091 | $54,442,854 | 7 |
| Nov 18, 2005 | 24 | $434,559 | -61% | 488 | $890 | $54,877,413 | 8 |
| Nov 25, 2005 | 27 | $343,696 | -21% | 354 | $971 | $55,221,109 | 9 |
| Dec 2, 2005 | 35 | $110,869 | -68% | 225 | $493 | $55,331,978 | 10 |
| Dec 9, 2005 | 43 | $51,451 | -54% | 178 | $289 | $55,383,429 | 11 |
| Dec 16, 2005 | 25 | $226,042 | +339% | 178 | $1,270 | $55,609,471 | 12 |
| Dec 23, 2005 | 25 | $252,192 | +12% | 327 | $771 | $55,861,663 | 13 |
| Dec 30, 2005 | 29 | $206,884 | -18% | 306 | $676 | $56,068,547 | 14 |
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.