Box office snapshot
Financial performance
Reference figures based on available reported data.Domestic gross
$37.4M
Estimated from worldwide grossInternational gross
$49.6M
Estimated from worldwide grossOpening weekend
$11.2M
Estimated from worldwide grossRanking context
Where The Tale of Despereaux ranks
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How did The Tale of Despereaux (2008) perform at the box office?
High confidenceThe Tale of Despereaux (2008) earned a reported $87.0M worldwide against a reported $60.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $27.0M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 1.45x. In this database it currently ranks #2,272 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #69 among 2008 releases.
- Worldwide gross
- $87,000,000
- Budget
- $60,000,000
- Gross minus budget
- $27,000,000
- ROI
- 1.45x
Synopsis
Story
Once upon a time... in the far away kingdom of Dor... lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. Banished from his home for having such lofty ambitions, Despereaux sets off on an amazing adventure with his good-hearted rat friend Roscuro, who leads him, at long last, on a very noble quest to rescue an endangered princess and save an entire kingdom from darkness.
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Why this movie matters
Released in 2008, The Tale of Despereaux is positioned in this dataset as a Adventure, Animation, Family title from Larger Than Life Productions. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $87.0M, reported production budget is $60.0M, gross-minus-budget is $27.0M, ROI is 1.45x. For comparison, it currently sits #2,272 all-time in the current chart set and #69 among 2008 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.
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