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The Help

The Help
2011
 146 minutes (2 hrs 26 mins)

Production Country

United States • India

Production Studio

DreamWorks

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Starring

Emma Stone · Viola Davis · Bryce Dallas Howard · Octavia Spencer · Jessica Chastain · Ahna O'Reilly

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 10th August 2011
Canada release date Canada release: 10th August 2011
United States release date United States release: 10th August 2011

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 28th Oct '11
  • Debut position: 7
  • Highest position: 6
  • Debut gross: £896.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 5

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 12th Aug '11
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $26 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 26

Chart position history

UK box office

28 Oct, 2011
7
4 Nov, 2011
6
11 Nov, 2011
8
18 Nov, 2011
11
25 Nov, 2011
14

US box office

12 Aug, 2011
2
19 Aug, 2011
1
26 Aug, 2011
1
2 Sep, 2011
1
9 Sep, 2011
2
16 Sep, 2011
4
23 Sep, 2011
8
30 Sep, 2011
12
7 Oct, 2011
13
14 Oct, 2011
14

Global box office

Certificates


12A age rating

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £3.9 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $169.7 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $216.6 Million

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Movie breakdown

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Synopsis for The Smurfs Movie

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Movie breakdown

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Synopsis for Harold and the Purple Crayon

A young boy named Harold embarking on a magical adventure with the help of his purple crayon.

Check out the Salty Popcorn movie page for more information on this upcoming film.

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Movie Synopsis

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BBFC certificate breakdown.

  • Title: Joy Ride~2023
  • BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
  • Reason: sex, sex references, nudity, drug misuse, language, comic injury, racism
  • Release date: 4th August 2023
  • Runtime: 135 minutes (2 hour 15 minutes)
  • The movie is being released into movie theatres
  • Directed by:
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  • Starring:
    • Stephanie Hsu
    • David Denman
    • Ashley Park

BBFC movie page

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Movie Synopsis

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BBFC certificate breakdown.

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  • BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
  • Reason: moderate threat, violence, sex references, infrequent strong language
  • Release date: 28th April 2023
  • Runtime: 104 minutes (1 hour 44 minutes)
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  • Starring:
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BBFC movie page

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Movie Synopsis

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BBFC certificate breakdown.

  • Title: Thor: Love and Thunder
  • BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
  • Reason: moderate fantasy violence, injury detail, threat, horror, sex references
  • Release date: 8th July 2022
  • Runtime: 119m (1 hour 59 minutes)
  • Directed by:
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  • Starring:
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    • Natalie Portman
    • Christian Bale

BBFC movie page