According to Box Office Mojo Water for Elephants has now reached 65.1M at the box office! Go see Water for Elephants today for Rob’s birthday! đÂ
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Water for Elephants Reached 65.1M Worldwide! 3 comments
Box Office Update: Water for Elephants Reaches 62.9M Worldwide!!!! 2 comments
Water for Elephants has reached a total of 62.9M at the box office worldwide according to Box Office Mojo! We’re so happy it’s doing well! Keep going to see it!Â
Box Office Update: Water for Elephants Reaches 45.6M Worldwide 1 comment
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According to Box Office Mojo, Water for Elephants has no reached 45.6M worldwide! Have you see Water for Elephants yet? Keep the momentum going guys! đÂ
Water for Elephants Brings in $40.2M Internationally According to Box Office Mojo 2 comments
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So far Water for Elephants has brought in $32.2M in the US and Canada for grand total 40.2M internationally.
Have you seen Water for Elephants yet? If not what are you waiting for? It’s an AMAZING movie.Â
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Box Office Update: Water for Elephants Reaches $20.3M 2 comments
Water for Elephants has reached $20.3M at the box office in North America.Â
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Rotten Tomatoes: “Water for Elephants Best Opening Adult Drama This Year So Far” 1 comment
Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson drew a solid crowd for their romantic drama Water for Elephants which premiered in third place with an estimated $17.5M. Based on the best-selling novel, the PG-13 film averaged $6,212 from 2,817 locations and played heavily to female audiences, lovers of the book, and Twilight fans that follow Pattinson religiously. Critics had mixed feelings but the built-in audiences came out anyway giving Fox the best opening for an adult drama this year so far. Mature-skewing thrillers and comedies have done exceptionally well this year, but regular dramas have seen more modest numbers on the first weekend. An A- CinemaScore suggests a good run ahead as counter-programming to a steady diet of testosterone flicks about to attack multiplexes.
Wall Street Journal: “Is There Life After Twilight?” 6 comments
From The Wall Street Journal:
Is there life after youâve been undead?
The opening box-office for Robert Pattinsonâs new film âWater for Elephants,â a romantic drama thatâs set amid a traveling circus during the 1930s, shows the young heartthrob may have reach beyond his blockbuster vampire franchise âTwilight.â Based on Sara Gruenâs bestselling novel of the same name, the film adaptation earned a better than expected $17.5 million, according to early estimates from distributor 20th Century Fox. Industry insiders believed the film would draw in the low-to-mid teens.
âIt really over-performed,â said Fox distribution executive Bert Livingston, citing the filmâs âold-time filmmakingâ as one of the movieâs strongest assets, as well the popularity of the source material. âItâs a book that was on the bestseller list twice, so people had two chances to read it,â he said.
While reviews were decidedly mixedâit averaged a 54 out of 100 on review aggregation site Metacritic.comâthe film scored a solid A- Cinemascore rating and strong positive word-of-mouth.
Based on the studioâs demographic exit polls, however, Pattinsonâs âTwilightâ fans were not big supporters of the movie: 70% of ticket-buyers were over 25.
âPattinson batted in his wheelhouse, given the storyline and his character,â said Box Office Mojo president Brandon Gray. âThen again, Pattinson is still a relatively unproven draw, and this movie did co-star the more established Reese Witherspoon.â
If Pattinsonâs followers may not have turned up in force, the studio is touting the sales numbers as evidence of a strong showing from older audiences, who are often less consistent moviegoers. âAdults donât come out early for a movieâthey take their time,â said Livingston. âSo to open this strong is really a good sign for us. This movie will play a long time.â
Pattinsonâs previous attempt at non-âTwilightâ dramatic acting, 2010â˛s âRemember Me,â fared poorly at the box office, with an $8 million opening and a $19 million U.S. gross.
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Box Office Mojo: Water for Elephants to Bring in $20.1M Internationally This Weekend 4 comments
According to Box Office Mojo Water for Elephants is expected to bring in $20.1 M internationally this weekend. We’re so happy that Water for Elephants is doing so well at the box office! Â Water for Elephants has only opened in a few countries internationally so we can’t wait to see the results once it has opened worldwide.Â
Box Office Update: Water for Elephants Brings in $17.5M 1 comment
CinemaScore was Fox 2000’s Water For Elephants based on Sara Gruen’s best-selling book and written by Richard LaGravenese and directed by Francis Lawrence. Clearly, the classy ad campaign was intriguing for adults who don’t rush out to see films, and for Robert Pattinson’s Twi-hards who do. But this beautifully filmed but searing drama was considered a hard sell.
1. Rio 3D (Blue Sky Studio/Fox) Week 2 [3,842 Theaters]
Friday $10.7M, Saturday $9.7M, Easter Weekend $26.5M (-32%), Cume $80.9M
2. Madea’s Big Happy Family (Tyler Perry/Lionsgate) NEW [2,288 Theaters]
Friday $10.5M, Saturday $9.2M, Easter Weekend $26M
3. Water For Elephants (Fox 2000/Fox) NEW [2,817 Theaters]
Friday $7M, Saturday $6.8M, Easter Weekend $17.5M
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Overperforming in its opening was Fox 2000âs period circus romance Water for Elephants, which debuted to $17.5 million from 2,817 locations. Based on Sara Gruenâs bestselling book and directed by Francis Lawrence, the film stars Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson and Christoph Waltz.
Water for Elephants drew an A- CinemaScore, and played heavily to adult women. Females made up 70% of the audience, while 70% were over the age of 25. The filmâs successful opening is a win for Foxâs marketing team, which targeted fans of the book, as well as playing up the love story.
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From the LA Times:Â
“Water for Elephants,” based on Sara Gruen’s bestselling novel about a 1930s traveling circus, had a budget of about $40 million. Most of those who saw the film seemed to be either older women familiar with the book or fans of young “Twilight” heartthrob Pattinson, as the audience was 70% female. And those moviegoers enjoyed the picture, giving it an average grade of A-minus. That positive buzz could be especially good news for the movie because audiences don’t usually run to see adult dramas on their first weekend in theaters.
In any event, the movie is off to a far better start than Pattinson’s last nonvampire movie. In March 2010, his Sept. 11 drama “Remember Me” opened only to a modest $8.1 million. The “Water for Elephants” results could mean that he’s being taken more seriously as a dramatic actor — or perhaps just that he should star in more films alongside popular leading ladies with box office clout, like Witherspoon.
HitFix: “Water for Elephants Could Surprise at the Box Office” 1 comment
From HitFix:
Somewhat, but not all that surprising in third was “Water for Elephants.” The Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon period romance found $7 million for what could be anywhere from a $16-20 million weekend. Pattinson’s last non-“Twilight” opening, “Remember Me,” dropped almost 20% from Friday to Saturday after his devotees rushed to theaters opening day. If the film is playing broader than Pattinson’s fans it could honestly surprise as pre-release polling predicted around a $15 million debut.
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