Water for Elephants (2011)

Jacob takes a job as an animal caretaker in a traveling circus. There he meets Marlena, a beautiful circus performer. Their shared compassion for a special elephant Rosie leads to love, but Marlena's cruel husband stands in their way.

All Releases

Domestic (50.1%)
$58,709,717
International (49.9%)
$58,385,185
Worldwide
$117,094,902
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorTwentieth Century Fox
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Domestic Opening$16,842,353
Budget$38,000,000
Earliest Release DateApril 15, 2011 (EMEA)
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 2 min
GenresDrama Romance

Domestic

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
DomesticApr 22, 2011$16,842,353$58,709,717

Europe, Middle East, and Africa

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
GermanyApr 28, 2011$1,561,669$7,312,529
United KingdomMay 6, 2011$2,097,545$6,168,676
FranceMay 4, 2011$2,327,930$5,987,605
SpainMay 6, 2011$1,212,952$3,397,249
ItalyMay 6, 2011$543,341$1,465,985
BelgiumMay 4, 2011$295,777$1,349,461
SwedenApr 15, 2011$261,858$1,178,824
AustriaApr 29, 2011$248,443$1,070,385
NorwayApr 15, 2011$160,897$937,096
NetherlandsMay 5, 2011$137,943$603,683
DenmarkMay 5, 2011$502,571
TürkiyeApr 15, 2011$133,280$495,109
FinlandApr 22, 2011$93,560$434,146
South AfricaApr 15, 2011$100,910$426,138
PolandMay 6, 2011$79,006$272,012
PortugalMay 5, 2011$80,785$226,218
RomaniaApr 22, 2011$19,923$192,961
Czech RepublicMay 12, 2011$41,423$155,699
United Arab EmiratesMay 5, 2011$64,640$120,416
KuwaitMay 5, 2011$100,725
LithuaniaApr 15, 2011$18,329$97,526
CroatiaApr 21, 2011$14,664$73,272
BulgariaMay 13, 2011$7,749$71,534
EstoniaMay 13, 2011$16,803$64,676
LebanonMay 5, 2011$23,374$49,548
LatviaMay 27, 2011$7,675$39,823
EgyptMay 25, 2011$11,311$33,936
Serbia and MontenegroApr 21, 2011$3,308$33,860
IcelandMay 13, 2011$3,084$23,716
SlovakiaMay 12, 2011$15,887$15,887
EthiopiaMay 27, 2011$602$1,093

Latin America

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
MexicoApr 29, 2011$688,897$3,323,779
BrazilApr 29, 2011$544,938$1,345,823
ArgentinaMay 5, 2011$105,433$426,644
VenezuelaJul 8, 2011$55,634$402,173
PeruApr 28, 2011$74,687$261,890
ColombiaApr 29, 2011$80,818$253,533
ChileApr 28, 2011$132,678
EcuadorApr 29, 2011$30,823$105,107
BoliviaMay 5, 2011$10,824$34,535
UruguayApr 28, 2011$6,617$30,376

Asia Pacific

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
AustraliaMay 12, 2011$2,780,577$11,597,594
Russia/CISApr 21, 2011$928,589$2,178,167
New ZealandMay 12, 2011$250,702$1,168,983
TaiwanMay 7, 2011$128,052$555,311
South KoreaMay 4, 2011$115,185$372,153
Hong KongMay 5, 2011$96,791$241,804
SingaporeMay 5, 2011$80,798$234,369
MalaysiaMay 5, 2011$62,989$170,958
PhilippinesMay 4, 2011$70,249$104,215
IndiaMay 6, 2011$28,383$28,383
ThailandJul 21, 2011$10,394$21,202