Box office snapshot
Financial performance
Reference figures based on available reported data.Domestic gross
$58.5M
Estimated from worldwide grossInternational gross
$58.5M
Estimated from worldwide grossOpening weekend
$10.5M
Estimated from worldwide grossRanking context
Where Water for Elephants ranks
Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.Nearby worldwide ranks
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Quick answer
How did Water for Elephants (2011) perform at the box office?
High confidenceWater for Elephants (2011) earned a reported $117.1M worldwide against a reported $38.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $79.1M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 3.08x. In this database it currently ranks #1,742 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #69 among 2011 releases.
- Worldwide gross
- $117,094,902
- Budget
- $38,000,000
- Gross minus budget
- $79,094,902
- ROI
- 3.08x
Synopsis
Story
In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a celebrated circus as an animal caretaker but faces a wrenching dilemma when he's transfixed by angelic married performer Marlena.
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Why this movie matters
Released in 2011, Water for Elephants is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Romance title from Big Screen Productions. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $117.1M, reported production budget is $38.0M, gross-minus-budget is $79.1M, ROI is 3.08x. For comparison, it currently sits #1,742 all-time in the current chart set and #69 among 2011 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.
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