The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Benjamin Button, born in 1918 with the physical state of an elderly man, ages in reverse. He experiences love and break-ups, ecstasy and sorrow, and timelessness by the time he dies in 2003 as a baby.

Grosses

Domestic (38%)
$127,509,326
Summary Details
DistributorParamount Pictures
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Opening$26,853,816
2,988 theaters
Budget$150,000,000
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 46 min
GenresDrama Fantasy Romance
In Release372 days/53 weeks
Widest Release2,988 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Dec 25
Christmas Day
Thursday2$11,871,831--2,988$3,973$11,871,8311
Dec 26Friday2$10,144,686-14.5%-2,988$3,395$22,016,5172
Dec 27Saturday3$9,343,631-7.9%-2,988$3,127$31,360,1483
Dec 28Sunday3$7,365,499-21.2%-2,988$2,465$38,725,6474
Dec 29Monday3$5,001,266-32.1%-2,988$1,673$43,726,9135
Dec 30Tuesday3$4,656,083-6.9%-2,988$1,558$48,382,9966
Dec 31
New Year's Eve
Wednesday3$4,283,152-8%-2,988$1,433$52,666,1487
Jan 1
New Year's Day
Thursday3$7,939,690+85.4%-33.1%2,988$2,657$60,605,8388
Jan 2Friday3$7,065,898-11%-30.3%2,988$2,364$67,671,7369
Jan 3Saturday3$7,257,498+2.7%-22.3%2,988$2,428$74,929,23410
Jan 4Sunday3$4,367,852-39.8%-40.7%2,988$1,461$79,297,08611
Jan 5Monday2$1,441,238-67%-71.2%2,988$482$80,738,32412
Jan 6Tuesday2$1,494,030+3.7%-67.9%2,988$500$82,232,35413
Jan 7Wednesday1$1,383,926-7.4%-67.7%2,988$463$83,616,28014
Jan 8Thursday1$1,263,600-8.7%-84.1%2,988$422$84,879,88015
Jan 9Friday5$2,891,816+128.9%-59.1%2,947$981$87,771,69616
Jan 10Saturday6$4,000,804+38.3%-44.9%2,947$1,357$91,772,50017
Jan 11Sunday6$2,319,895-42%-46.9%2,947$787$94,092,39518
Jan 12Monday4$732,398-68.4%-49.2%2,947$248$94,824,79319
Jan 13Tuesday4$780,489+6.6%-47.8%2,947$264$95,605,28220
Jan 14Wednesday4$700,287-10.3%-49.4%2,947$237$96,305,56921
Jan 15Thursday4$719,168+2.7%-43.1%2,947$244$97,024,73722
Jan 16Friday10$1,568,936+118.2%-45.7%2,223$705$98,593,67323
Jan 17Saturday11$2,462,964+57%-38.4%2,223$1,107$101,056,63724
Jan 18Sunday11$1,544,962-37.3%-33.4%2,223$694$102,601,59925
Jan 19
MLK Day
Monday12$1,008,434-34.7%+37.7%2,223$453$103,610,03326
Jan 20Tuesday11$369,545-63.4%-52.7%2,223$166$103,979,57827
Jan 21Wednesday9$409,272+10.8%-41.6%2,223$184$104,388,85028
Jan 22Thursday7$654,713+60%-9%2,223$294$105,043,56329
Jan 23Friday10$1,664,543+154.2%+6.1%2,263$735$106,708,10630
Jan 24Saturday9$2,716,623+63.2%+10.3%2,263$1,200$109,424,72931
Jan 25Sunday8$1,704,753-37.2%+10.3%2,263$753$111,129,48232
Jan 26Monday7$449,524-73.6%-55.4%2,263$198$111,579,00633
Jan 27Tuesday6$490,301+9.1%+32.7%2,263$216$112,069,30734
Jan 28Wednesday8$414,191-15.5%+1.2%2,263$183$112,483,49835
Jan 29Thursday8$445,517+7.6%-32%2,263$196$112,929,01536
Jan 30Friday11$1,115,291+150.3%-33%2,126$524$114,044,30637
Jan 31Saturday11$1,787,704+60.3%-34.2%2,126$840$115,832,01038
Feb 1Sunday11$641,256-64.1%-62.4%2,126$301$116,473,26639
Feb 2Monday10$276,308-56.9%-38.5%2,126$129$116,749,57440
Feb 3Tuesday10$297,854+7.8%-39.3%2,126$140$117,047,42841
Feb 4Wednesday10$291,279-2.2%-29.7%2,126$137$117,338,70742
Feb 5Thursday10$309,390+6.2%-30.6%2,126$145$117,648,09743
Feb 6Friday13$633,420+104.7%-43.2%1,478$428$118,281,51744
Feb 7Saturday13$1,077,953+70.2%-39.7%1,478$729$119,359,47045
Feb 8Sunday15$590,815-45.2%-7.9%1,478$399$119,950,28546
Feb 9Monday16$169,679-71.3%-38.6%1,478$114$120,119,96447
Feb 10Tuesday16$177,285+4.5%-40.5%1,478$119$120,297,24948
Feb 11Wednesday16$164,467-7.2%-43.5%1,478$111$120,461,71649
Feb 12Thursday15$183,057+11.3%-40.8%1,478$123$120,644,77350
Feb 13Friday19$334,275+82.6%-47.2%909$367$120,979,04851
Feb 14Saturday18$790,626+136.5%-26.7%909$869$121,769,67452
Feb 15Sunday17$486,469-38.5%-17.7%909$535$122,256,14353
Feb 16
Presidents' Day
Monday17$317,151-34.8%+86.9%909$348$122,573,29454
Feb 17Tuesday17$137,740-56.6%-22.3%909$151$122,711,03455
Feb 18Wednesday17$127,787-7.2%-22.3%909$140$122,838,82156
Feb 19Thursday17$140,268+9.8%-23.4%909$154$122,979,08957
Feb 20Friday18$307,845+119.5%-7.9%754$408$123,286,93458
Feb 21Saturday17$639,937+107.9%-19.1%754$848$123,926,87159
Feb 22Sunday17$284,735-55.5%-41.5%754$377$124,211,60660
Feb 23Monday18$102,232-64.1%-67.8%754$135$124,313,83861
Feb 24Tuesday18$101,065-1.1%-26.6%754$134$124,414,90362
Feb 25Wednesday18$90,361-10.6%-29.3%754$119$124,505,26463
Feb 26Thursday18$95,815+6%-31.7%754$127$124,601,07964
Feb 27Friday21$206,750+115.8%-32.8%558$370$124,807,82965
Feb 28Saturday20$364,543+76.3%-43%558$653$125,172,37266
Mar 1Sunday20$215,968-40.8%-24.2%558$387$125,388,34067
Mar 2Monday20$67,281-68.8%-34.2%558$120$125,455,62168
Mar 3Tuesday20$73,236+8.9%-27.5%558$131$125,528,85769
Mar 4Wednesday20$67,243-8.2%-25.6%558$120$125,596,10070
Mar 5Thursday20$65,798-2.1%-31.3%558$117$125,661,89871
Mar 6Friday22$126,833+92.8%-38.7%401$316$125,788,73172
Mar 7Saturday21$208,929+64.7%-42.7%401$521$125,997,66073
Mar 8Sunday21$104,320-50.1%-51.7%401$260$126,101,98074
Mar 9Monday21$35,024-66.4%-47.9%401$87$126,137,00475
Mar 10Tuesday21$44,011+25.7%-39.9%401$109$126,181,01576
Mar 11Wednesday22$40,443-8.1%-39.9%401$100$126,221,45877
Mar 12Thursday23$40,065-0.9%-39.1%401$99$126,261,52378
Mar 13Friday26$75,198+87.7%-40.7%281$267$126,336,72179
Mar 14Saturday26$128,372+70.7%-38.6%281$456$126,465,09380
Mar 15Sunday28$67,265-47.6%-35.5%281$239$126,532,35881
Mar 16Monday27$24,100-64.2%-31.2%281$85$126,556,45882
Mar 17Tuesday27$24,533+1.8%-44.3%281$87$126,580,99183
Mar 18Wednesday27$28,219+15%-30.2%281$100$126,609,21084
Mar 19Thursday28$27,380-3%-31.7%281$97$126,636,59085
Mar 20Friday33$35,632+30.1%-52.6%206$172$126,672,22286
Mar 21Saturday29$55,494+55.7%-56.8%206$269$126,727,71687
Mar 22Sunday30$31,919-42.5%-52.5%206$154$126,759,63588
Mar 23Monday28$12,928-59.5%-46.4%206$62$126,772,56389
Mar 24Tuesday28$14,827+14.7%-39.6%206$71$126,787,39090
Mar 25Wednesday28$14,225-4.1%-49.6%206$69$126,801,61591
Mar 26Thursday29$13,247-6.9%-51.6%206$64$126,814,86292
Mar 27Friday22$59,024+345.6%+65.6%246$239$126,873,88693
Mar 28Saturday20$91,303+54.7%+64.5%246$371$126,965,18994
Mar 29Sunday20$57,830-36.7%+81.2%246$235$127,023,01995
Mar 30Monday21$21,076-63.6%+63%246$85$127,044,09596
Mar 31Tuesday21$26,200+24.3%+76.7%246$106$127,070,29597
Apr 1Wednesday21$22,816-12.9%+60.4%246$92$127,093,11198
Apr 2Thursday21$22,964+0.6%+73.4%246$93$127,116,07599
Apr 3Friday25$42,374+84.5%-28.2%213$198$127,158,449100
Apr 4Saturday25$55,651+31.3%-39%213$261$127,214,100101
Apr 5Sunday25$33,317-40.1%-42.4%213$156$127,247,417102
Apr 6Monday24$12,477-62.6%-40.8%213$58$127,259,894103
Apr 7Tuesday24$17,725+42.1%-32.3%213$83$127,277,619104
Apr 8Wednesday24$15,379-13.2%-32.6%213$72$127,292,998105
Apr 9Thursday24$17,905+16.4%-22%213$84$127,310,903106
Apr 10Friday28$30,187+68.6%-28.8%156$193$127,341,090107
Apr 11Saturday28$34,229+13.4%-38.5%156$219$127,375,319108
Apr 12
Easter Sunday
Sunday28$18,964-44.6%-43.1%156$121$127,394,283109
Apr 13Monday27$9,618-49.3%-22.9%156$61$127,403,901110
Apr 14Tuesday27$9,606-0.1%-45.8%156$61$127,413,507111
Apr 15Wednesday27$9,414-2%-38.8%156$60$127,422,921112
Apr 16Thursday27$9,000-4.4%-49.7%156$57$127,431,921113
Apr 17Friday30$19,378+115.3%-35.8%111$174$127,451,299114
Apr 18Saturday30$26,788+38.2%-21.7%111$241$127,478,087115
Apr 19Sunday32$12,715-52.5%-33%111$114$127,490,802116
Apr 20Monday30$4,249-66.6%-55.8%111$38$127,495,051117
Apr 21Tuesday29$5,044+18.7%-47.5%111$45$127,500,095118
Apr 22Wednesday30$4,577-9.3%-51.4%111$41$127,504,672119
Apr 23Thursday30$4,654+1.7%-48.3%111$41$127,509,326120