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The Secret Life of Bees

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

2008

114 minutes (1 hrs 54 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Gina Prince-Bythewood

Starring

Dakota Fanning · Queen Latifah · Jennifer Hudson · Alicia Keys · Sophie Okonedo · Paul Bettany

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 17th October 2008

United States release: 17th October 2008

Singapore release: 4th December 2008

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 5th Dec '08
Debut position: 12
Highest position: 12
Debut gross: £74.6 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 1

US box office

Box Office debut: 17th Oct '08
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 3
Debut gross: $10.5 Million
Total chart weeks: 19

Chart position history

UK box office

5 Dec, 2008
12

US box office

17 Oct, 2008
3

24 Oct, 2008
6

31 Oct, 2008
7

7 Nov, 2008
9

14 Nov, 2008
8

21 Nov, 2008
10

28 Nov, 2008
14

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG-13

K-11

PG-13

15A

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag

£74.6 Thousand

US total gross
United States Flag

$37.8 Million

Global total gross
Global Flag

$40 Million

25thframe.co.uk stats

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First viewed:
21st Mar 2026

Last viewed:
19th May 2026

Gina
Prince-Bythewood

Director

Role

Gina Prince-Bythewood

Directed By

Queen
Latifah

Jennifer
Hudson

Paul
Bettany

Actor

Character

Dakota Fanning

Lily Owens

Queen Latifah

August Boatwright

Jennifer Hudson

Rosaleen Daise

Alicia Keys

June Boatwright

Sophie Okonedo

May Boatwright

Paul Bettany

T. Ray Owens

Hilarie Burton

Deborah Owens