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
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Dec 26-283$26,853,816-2,988-$8,987$38,725,6471
Jan 2-43$18,691,248-30.4%2,988-$6,255$79,297,0862
Jan 9-115$9,212,515-50.7%2,947-41$3,126$94,092,3953
Jan 16-1811$5,576,862-39.5%2,223-724$2,508$102,601,5994
Jan 16-19
MLK wknd
11$6,585,296-2,223-$2,962$103,610,033-
Jan 23-259$6,085,919+9.1%2,263+40$2,689$111,129,4825
Jan 30-Feb 111$3,544,251-41.8%2,126-137$1,667$116,473,2666
Feb 6-813$2,302,188-35%1,478-648$1,557$119,950,2857
Feb 13-1517$1,611,370-30%909-569$1,772$122,256,1438
Feb 13-16
Presidents' Day wknd
17$1,928,521-909-$2,121$122,573,294-
Feb 20-2218$1,232,517-23.5%754-155$1,634$124,211,6069
Feb 27-Mar 120$787,261-36.1%558-196$1,410$125,388,34010
Mar 6-822$440,082-44.1%401-157$1,097$126,101,98011
Mar 13-1528$270,835-38.5%281-120$963$126,532,35812
Mar 20-2235$123,045-54.6%206-75$597$126,759,63513
Mar 27-2922$208,157+69.2%246+40$846$127,023,01914
Apr 3-526$131,342-36.9%213-33$616$127,247,41715
Apr 10-1236$83,380-36.5%156-57$534$127,394,28316
Apr 10-13
Easter wknd
28$92,998-156-$596$127,403,901-
Apr 17-1936$58,881-29.4%111-45$530$127,490,80217