The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

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.

All Releases

Domestic (38%)
$127,509,326
International (62%)
$208,293,460
Worldwide
$335,802,786
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorParamount Pictures
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Domestic Opening$26,853,816
Budget$150,000,000
Earliest Release DateDecember 25, 2008 (Domestic, APAC)
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 46 min
GenresDrama Fantasy Romance

Domestic

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
DomesticDec 25, 2008$26,853,816$127,509,326

Europe, Middle East, and Africa

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
FranceFeb 4, 2009$5,445,825$20,832,798
GermanyJan 29, 2009$5,344,832$20,368,188
SpainFeb 6, 2009$5,018,076$16,210,146
ItalyFeb 13, 2009$3,871,237$15,750,900
United KingdomFeb 6, 2009$3,271,981$13,341,148
NetherlandsJan 29, 2009$679,643$4,157,439
GreeceJan 22, 2009$1,323,700$4,106,250
BelgiumFeb 4, 2009$684,481$3,305,657
SwitzerlandJan 29, 2009$438,047$2,941,784
TürkiyeFeb 6, 2009$599,861$2,815,121
AustriaJan 30, 2009$612,772$2,584,645
SwedenJan 16, 2009$483,738$2,404,571
PortugalJan 15, 2009$421,150$2,235,429
PolandFeb 6, 2009$507,248$1,697,809
DenmarkJan 23, 2009$320,393$1,647,700
NorwayFeb 6, 2009$236,010$1,209,374
FinlandFeb 20, 2009$213,390$1,007,337
IsraelJan 15, 2009$933,099
Czech RepublicJan 29, 2009$145,636$852,956
South AfricaFeb 27, 2009$139,645$685,513
United Arab EmiratesFeb 19, 2009$281,237$615,943
HungaryFeb 5, 2009$125,413$527,317
UkraineFeb 5, 2009$184,404$449,823
EgyptFeb 18, 2009$77,273$385,605
SlovakiaFeb 5, 2009$243,546
RomaniaFeb 20, 2009$211,154
CroatiaFeb 5, 2009$59,723$202,046
LithuaniaFeb 6, 2009$52,595$193,006
LatviaJan 30, 2009$41,800$155,672
SloveniaFeb 19, 2009$31,973$129,840
LebanonFeb 19, 2009$49,587$127,881
BulgariaFeb 20, 2009$48,140$127,731
Serbia and MontenegroFeb 5, 2009$19,337$94,307
EstoniaFeb 6, 2009$27,061$91,611
IcelandFeb 6, 2009$21,373$85,687
East AfricaFeb 6, 2009$4,974$32,452
NigeriaFeb 6, 2009$3,661$7,374
GhanaFeb 6, 2009$2,226$2,226

Latin America

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
BrazilJan 16, 2009$893,218$8,598,448
MexicoJan 16, 2009$1,410,087$7,182,452
ArgentinaFeb 5, 2009$493,545$2,046,098
VenezuelaFeb 6, 2009$289,042$1,822,504
ColombiaJan 22, 2009$234,011$1,367,443
ChileJan 22, 2009$155,549$1,109,721
Central AmericaJan 23, 2009$652,328
PeruJan 22, 2009$124,606$583,115
EcuadorFeb 6, 2009$247,473
UruguayJan 23, 2009$17,174$185,937
BoliviaJan 22, 2009$16,240$113,052

Asia Pacific

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
JapanFeb 7, 2009$3,523,805$25,400,000
AustraliaDec 26, 2008$2,275,397$11,450,474
South KoreaFeb 12, 2009$1,871,889$10,533,860
Russia/CISFeb 5, 2009$1,623,067$4,355,492
Hong KongJan 22, 2009$495,719$3,145,777
TaiwanFeb 13, 2009$724,836$2,328,845
New ZealandDec 25, 2008$114,180$1,063,151
SingaporeFeb 5, 2009$389,986$1,024,707
PhilippinesJan 8, 2009$264,892$746,279
ThailandFeb 12, 2009$183,599$547,545
MalaysiaFeb 12, 2009$123,124$360,441
IndonesiaFeb 6, 2009$328,923
IndiaFeb 27, 2009$328,310