The Secret Life of Bees

1964. Lily, a lonely teenager, flees from her home and reaches a small town in South Carolina. Once there, she finds herself in the company of the Boatwright sisters who introduce her to a new world.

Grosses

Domestic (94.5%)
$37,770,162
Summary Details
DistributorFox Searchlight
Opening$10,527,799
1,591 theaters
Budget$11,000,000
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 54 min
GenresDrama
In Release441 days/63 weeks
Widest Release1,630 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Oct 17-234$13,273,191-1,591-$8,342$13,273,1911
Oct 24-306$8,013,762-39.6%1,630+39$4,916$21,286,9532
Oct 31-Nov 67$5,525,943-31%1,611-19$3,430$26,812,8963
Nov 7-138$4,476,184-19%1,481-130$3,022$31,289,0804
Nov 14-207$3,084,724-31.1%1,449-32$2,128$34,373,8045
Nov 21-2713$1,717,177-44.3%476-973$3,607$36,090,9816
Nov 28-Dec 415$685,967-60.1%490+14$1,399$36,776,9487
Dec 5-1119$317,658-53.7%432-58$735$37,094,6068
Dec 12-1827$176,052-44.6%271-161$649$37,270,6589
Dec 19-2545$87,250-50.4%77-194$1,133$37,357,90810
Dec 26-Jan 1, 200945$105,359+20.8%77-$1,368$37,463,26711
Jan 2-843$88,725-15.8%84+7$1,056$37,551,99212
Jan 9-1544$69,617-21.5%76-8$916$37,621,60913
Jan 16-2247$63,708-8.5%58-18$1,098$37,685,31714
Jan 23-2954$27,609-56.7%39-19$707$37,712,92615
Jan 30-Feb 560$15,195-45%18-21$844$37,728,12116
Feb 6-1260$18,095+19.1%13-5$1,391$37,746,21617
Feb 13-1964$17,215-4.9%15+2$1,147$37,763,43118
Feb 20-2673$6,731-60.9%6-9$1,121$37,770,16219