Where the Wild Things Are
Yearning for escape and adventure, a young boy runs away from home and sails to an island filled with creatures that take him in as their king.
DistributorWarner Bros.
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Opening$32,695,407
3,735 theaters
3,735 theaters
Budget$100,000,000
Release DateOct 16, 2009
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Feb 11, 2010
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 41 min
GenresAdventure
Drama
Family
Fantasy
In Release442 days/63 weeks
Widest Release3,735 theaters
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| Date | DOW | Rank | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16 | Friday | 1 | $12,077,282 | - | - | 3,735 | $3,233 | $12,077,282 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | Saturday | 1 | $12,335,551 | +2.1% | - | 3,735 | $3,302 | $24,412,833 | 2 |
| Oct 18 | Sunday | 1 | $8,282,574 | -32.9% | - | 3,735 | $2,217 | $32,695,407 | 3 |
| Oct 19 | Monday | 1 | $1,974,279 | -76.2% | - | 3,735 | $528 | $34,669,686 | 4 |
| Oct 20 | Tuesday | 3 | $1,757,127 | -11% | - | 3,735 | $470 | $36,426,813 | 5 |
| Oct 21 | Wednesday | 2 | $1,566,443 | -10.9% | - | 3,735 | $419 | $37,993,256 | 6 |
| Oct 22 | Thursday | 2 | $1,546,319 | -1.3% | - | 3,735 | $414 | $39,539,575 | 7 |
| Oct 23 | Friday | 3 | $4,344,010 | +180.9% | -64% | 3,735 | $1,163 | $43,883,585 | 8 |
| Oct 24 | Saturday | 2 | $6,130,231 | +41.1% | -50.3% | 3,735 | $1,641 | $50,013,816 | 9 |
| Oct 25 | Sunday | 2 | $3,545,165 | -42.2% | -57.2% | 3,735 | $949 | $53,558,981 | 10 |
| Oct 26 | Monday | 4 | $832,457 | -76.5% | -57.8% | 3,735 | $222 | $54,391,438 | 11 |
| Oct 27 | Tuesday | 4 | $845,364 | +1.6% | -51.9% | 3,735 | $226 | $55,236,802 | 12 |
| Oct 28 | Wednesday | 4 | $715,018 | -15.4% | -54.4% | 3,683 | $194 | $55,951,820 | 13 |
| Oct 29 | Thursday | 4 | $767,142 | +7.3% | -50.4% | 3,683 | $208 | $56,718,962 | 14 |
| Oct 30 | Friday | 5 | $1,948,875 | +154% | -55.1% | 3,645 | $534 | $58,667,837 | 15 |
| Oct 31 Halloween | Saturday | 6 | $1,684,455 | -13.6% | -72.5% | 3,645 | $462 | $60,352,292 | 16 |
| Nov 1 | Sunday | 3 | $2,298,087 | +36.4% | -35.2% | 3,645 | $630 | $62,650,379 | 17 |
| Nov 2 | Monday | 5 | $578,371 | -74.8% | -30.5% | 3,645 | $158 | $63,228,750 | 18 |
| Nov 3 | Tuesday | 4 | $713,234 | +23.3% | -15.6% | 3,645 | $195 | $63,941,984 | 19 |
| Nov 4 | Wednesday | 5 | $508,292 | -28.7% | -28.9% | 3,645 | $139 | $64,450,276 | 20 |
| Nov 5 | Thursday | 5 | $593,059 | +16.7% | -22.7% | 3,645 | $162 | $65,043,335 | 21 |
| Nov 6 | Friday | 9 | $1,187,850 | +100.3% | -39% | 2,756 | $431 | $66,231,185 | 22 |
| Nov 7 | Saturday | 9 | $1,867,001 | +57.2% | +10.8% | 2,756 | $677 | $68,098,186 | 23 |
| Nov 8 | Sunday | 9 | $1,122,398 | -39.9% | -51.2% | 2,756 | $407 | $69,220,584 | 24 |
| Nov 9 | Monday | 9 | $257,076 | -77.1% | -55.6% | 2,756 | $93 | $69,477,660 | 25 |
| Nov 10 | Tuesday | 9 | $368,132 | +43.2% | -48.4% | 2,756 | $133 | $69,845,792 | 26 |
| Nov 11 | Wednesday | 6 | $918,150 | +149.4% | +80.6% | 2,756 | $333 | $70,763,942 | 27 |
| Nov 12 | Thursday | 9 | $258,331 | -71.9% | -56.4% | 2,756 | $93 | $71,022,273 | 28 |
| Nov 13 | Friday | 12 | $628,772 | +143.4% | -47.1% | 2,090 | $300 | $71,651,045 | 29 |
| Nov 14 | Saturday | 12 | $1,109,569 | +76.5% | -40.6% | 2,090 | $530 | $72,760,614 | 30 |
| Nov 15 | Sunday | 11 | $679,799 | -38.7% | -39.4% | 2,090 | $325 | $73,440,413 | 31 |
| Nov 16 | Monday | 12 | $143,167 | -78.9% | -44.3% | 2,090 | $68 | $73,583,580 | 32 |
| Nov 17 | Tuesday | 12 | $133,012 | -7.1% | -63.9% | 2,090 | $63 | $73,716,592 | 33 |
| Nov 18 | Wednesday | 12 | $133,489 | +0.4% | -85.5% | 2,090 | $63 | $73,850,081 | 34 |
| Nov 19 | Thursday | 13 | $127,218 | -4.7% | -50.8% | 2,090 | $60 | $73,977,299 | 35 |
| Nov 20 | Friday | 16 | $163,444 | +28.5% | -74% | 1,010 | $161 | $74,140,743 | 36 |
| Nov 21 | Saturday | 14 | $301,573 | +84.5% | -72.8% | 1,010 | $298 | $74,442,316 | 37 |
| Nov 22 | Sunday | 14 | $223,043 | -26% | -67.2% | 1,010 | $220 | $74,665,359 | 38 |
| Nov 23 | Monday | 15 | $79,251 | -64.5% | -44.6% | 1,010 | $78 | $74,744,610 | 39 |
| Nov 24 | Tuesday | 15 | $98,167 | +23.9% | -26.2% | 1,010 | $97 | $74,842,777 | 40 |
| Nov 25 | Wednesday | 20 | $69,885 | -28.8% | -47.6% | 404 | $172 | $74,912,662 | 41 |
| Nov 26 Thanksgiving | Thursday | 21 | $58,140 | -16.8% | -54.3% | 404 | $143 | $74,970,802 | 42 |
| Nov 27 | Friday | 21 | $161,261 | +177.4% | -1.3% | 404 | $399 | $75,132,063 | 43 |
| Nov 28 | Saturday | 21 | $150,232 | -6.8% | -50.2% | 404 | $371 | $75,282,295 | 44 |
| Nov 29 | Sunday | 20 | $86,913 | -42.1% | -61% | 404 | $215 | $75,369,208 | 45 |
| Nov 30 | Monday | 21 | $19,990 | -77% | -74.8% | 404 | $49 | $75,389,198 | 46 |
| Dec 1 | Tuesday | 21 | $22,095 | +10.5% | -77.5% | 404 | $54 | $75,411,293 | 47 |
| Dec 2 | Wednesday | 21 | $19,442 | -12% | -72.2% | 404 | $48 | $75,430,735 | 48 |
| Dec 3 | Thursday | 21 | $19,588 | +0.8% | -66.3% | 404 | $48 | $75,450,323 | 49 |
| Dec 4 | Friday | 27 | $32,910 | +68% | -79.6% | 235 | $140 | $75,483,233 | 50 |
| Dec 5 | Saturday | 27 | $52,456 | +59.4% | -65.1% | 235 | $223 | $75,535,689 | 51 |
| Dec 6 | Sunday | 26 | $39,652 | -24.4% | -54.4% | 235 | $168 | $75,575,341 | 52 |
| Dec 7 | Monday | 25 | $11,325 | -71.4% | -43.3% | 235 | $48 | $75,586,666 | 53 |
| Dec 8 | Tuesday | 24 | $12,797 | +13% | -42.1% | 235 | $54 | $75,599,463 | 54 |
| Dec 9 | Wednesday | 24 | $10,804 | -15.6% | -44.4% | 235 | $45 | $75,610,267 | 55 |
| Dec 10 | Thursday | 24 | $12,856 | +19% | -34.4% | 235 | $54 | $75,623,123 | 56 |
| Dec 11 | Friday | 30 | $19,799 | +54% | -39.8% | 145 | $136 | $75,642,922 | 57 |
| Dec 12 | Saturday | 30 | $31,948 | +61.4% | -39.1% | 145 | $220 | $75,674,870 | 58 |
| Dec 13 | Sunday | 28 | $23,318 | -27% | -41.2% | 145 | $160 | $75,698,188 | 59 |
| Dec 14 | Monday | 29 | $7,929 | -66% | -30% | 145 | $54 | $75,706,117 | 60 |
| Dec 15 | Tuesday | 29 | $9,812 | +23.7% | -23.3% | 145 | $67 | $75,715,929 | 61 |
| Dec 16 | Wednesday | 31 | $7,946 | -19% | -26.5% | 145 | $54 | $75,723,875 | 62 |
| Dec 17 | Thursday | 31 | $9,175 | +15.5% | -28.6% | 145 | $63 | $75,733,050 | 63 |
| Dec 18 | Friday | 35 | $14,702 | +60.2% | -25.7% | 123 | $119 | $75,747,752 | 64 |
| Dec 19 | Saturday | 35 | $22,021 | +49.8% | -31.1% | 123 | $179 | $75,769,773 | 65 |
| Dec 20 | Sunday | 33 | $19,913 | -9.6% | -14.6% | 123 | $161 | $75,789,686 | 66 |
| Dec 21 | Monday | 32 | $13,987 | -29.8% | +76.4% | 123 | $113 | $75,803,673 | 67 |
| Dec 22 | Tuesday | 31 | $16,304 | +16.6% | +66.2% | 123 | $132 | $75,819,977 | 68 |
| Dec 23 | Wednesday | 34 | $13,859 | -15% | +74.4% | 108 | $128 | $75,833,836 | 69 |
| Dec 24 | Thursday | 35 | $7,417 | -46.5% | -19.2% | 108 | $68 | $75,841,253 | 70 |
| Dec 25 Christmas Day | Friday | 26 | $42,425 | +472% | +188.6% | 267 | $158 | $75,883,678 | 71 |
| Dec 26 | Saturday | 24 | $82,854 | +95.3% | +276.2% | 267 | $310 | $75,966,532 | 72 |
| Dec 27 | Sunday | 23 | $72,379 | -12.6% | +263.5% | 267 | $271 | $76,038,911 | 73 |
| Dec 28 | Monday | 23 | $63,070 | -12.9% | +350.9% | 267 | $236 | $76,101,981 | 74 |
| Dec 29 | Tuesday | 23 | $74,063 | +17.4% | +354.3% | 267 | $277 | $76,176,044 | 75 |
| Dec 30 | Wednesday | 23 | $72,836 | -1.7% | +425.6% | 267 | $272 | $76,248,880 | 76 |
| Dec 31 New Year's Eve | Thursday | 22 | $53,099 | -27.1% | +615.9% | 267 | $198 | $76,301,979 | 77 |
| Jan 1 New Year's Day | Friday | 24 | $97,013 | +82.7% | +128.7% | 267 | $363 | $76,398,992 | 78 |
| Jan 2 | Saturday | 24 | $105,233 | +8.5% | +27% | 267 | $394 | $76,504,225 | 79 |
| Jan 3 | Sunday | 22 | $62,266 | -40.8% | -14% | 267 | $233 | $76,566,491 | 80 |
| Jan 4 | Monday | 22 | $25,530 | -59% | -59.5% | 267 | $95 | $76,592,021 | 81 |
| Jan 5 | Tuesday | 22 | $23,743 | -7% | -67.9% | 267 | $88 | $76,615,764 | 82 |
| Jan 6 | Wednesday | 23 | $20,182 | -15% | -72.3% | 267 | $75 | $76,635,946 | 83 |
| Jan 7 | Thursday | 22 | $18,972 | -6% | -64.3% | 267 | $71 | $76,654,918 | 84 |
| Jan 8 | Friday | 26 | $41,223 | +117.3% | -57.5% | 243 | $169 | $76,696,141 | 85 |
| Jan 9 | Saturday | 25 | $78,081 | +89.4% | -25.8% | 243 | $321 | $76,774,222 | 86 |
| Jan 10 | Sunday | 25 | $52,372 | -32.9% | -15.9% | 243 | $215 | $76,826,594 | 87 |
| Jan 11 | Monday | 26 | $11,258 | -78.5% | -55.9% | 243 | $46 | $76,837,852 | 88 |
| Jan 12 | Tuesday | 25 | $13,398 | +19% | -43.6% | 243 | $55 | $76,851,250 | 89 |
| Jan 13 | Wednesday | 25 | $12,729 | -5% | -36.9% | 243 | $52 | $76,863,979 | 90 |
| Jan 14 | Thursday | 24 | $13,941 | +9.5% | -26.5% | 243 | $57 | $76,877,920 | 91 |
| Jan 15 | Friday | 32 | $23,090 | +65.6% | -44% | 185 | $124 | $76,901,010 | 92 |
| Jan 16 | Saturday | 33 | $42,670 | +84.8% | -45.4% | 185 | $230 | $76,943,680 | 93 |
| Jan 17 | Sunday | 32 | $35,721 | -16.3% | -31.8% | 185 | $193 | $76,979,401 | 94 |
| Jan 18 MLK Day | Monday | 27 | $34,526 | -3.3% | +206.7% | 185 | $186 | $77,013,927 | 95 |
| Jan 19 | Tuesday | 31 | $7,441 | -78.4% | -44.5% | 185 | $40 | $77,021,368 | 96 |
| Jan 20 | Wednesday | 30 | $6,697 | -10% | -47.4% | 185 | $36 | $77,028,065 | 97 |
| Jan 21 | Thursday | 30 | $6,328 | -5.5% | -54.6% | 185 | $34 | $77,034,393 | 98 |
| Jan 22 | Friday | 34 | $16,701 | +163.9% | -27.7% | 142 | $117 | $77,051,094 | 99 |
| Jan 23 | Saturday | 33 | $33,039 | +97.8% | -22.6% | 142 | $232 | $77,084,133 | 100 |
| Jan 24 | Sunday | 32 | $21,229 | -35.7% | -40.6% | 142 | $149 | $77,105,362 | 101 |
| Jan 25 | Monday | 30 | $5,545 | -73.9% | -83.9% | 142 | $39 | $77,110,907 | 102 |
| Jan 26 | Tuesday | 30 | $6,221 | +12.2% | -16.4% | 142 | $43 | $77,117,128 | 103 |
| Jan 27 | Wednesday | 31 | $4,484 | -27.9% | -33% | 142 | $31 | $77,121,612 | 104 |
| Jan 28 | Thursday | 31 | $4,628 | +3.2% | -26.9% | 142 | $32 | $77,126,240 | 105 |
| Jan 29 | Friday | 34 | $11,005 | +137.8% | -34.1% | 109 | $100 | $77,137,245 | 106 |
| Jan 30 | Saturday | 34 | $23,339 | +112.1% | -29.4% | 109 | $214 | $77,160,584 | 107 |
| Jan 31 | Sunday | 34 | $15,290 | -34.5% | -28% | 109 | $140 | $77,175,874 | 108 |
| Feb 1 | Monday | 31 | $4,029 | -73.6% | -27.3% | 109 | $36 | $77,179,903 | 109 |
| Feb 2 | Tuesday | 31 | $4,190 | +4% | -32.6% | 109 | $38 | $77,184,093 | 110 |
| Feb 3 | Wednesday | 32 | $3,646 | -13% | -18.7% | 109 | $33 | $77,187,739 | 111 |
| Feb 4 | Thursday | 33 | $3,597 | -1.3% | -22.3% | 109 | $33 | $77,191,336 | 112 |
| Feb 5 | Friday | 35 | $7,029 | +95.4% | -36.1% | 88 | $79 | $77,198,365 | 113 |
| Feb 6 | Saturday | 34 | $15,870 | +125.8% | -32% | 88 | $180 | $77,214,235 | 114 |
| Feb 7 | Sunday | 34 | $7,949 | -49.9% | -48% | 88 | $90 | $77,222,184 | 115 |
| Feb 8 | Monday | 33 | $2,860 | -64% | -29% | 88 | $32 | $77,225,044 | 116 |
| Feb 9 | Tuesday | 34 | $2,974 | +4% | -29% | 88 | $33 | $77,228,018 | 117 |
| Feb 10 | Wednesday | 33 | $2,882 | -3.1% | -21% | 88 | $32 | $77,230,900 | 118 |
| Feb 11 | Thursday | 34 | $2,567 | -10.9% | -28.6% | 88 | $29 | $77,233,467 | 119 |
