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The Secret Life of Bees

The Secret Life of Bees
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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 date US release: 17th October 2008
United States release date United States release: 17th October 2008
Singapore release date 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

B

PG12

11

G

PG

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

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News from around the web
The Secret Life of Bees (2008) ⭐ 7.2 | Drama  IMDb Sat, 24th January 2015

Dakota Fanning and Queen Latifah have sweet reunion at Golden Globes 17 years after Secret Life of Bees  Entertainment Weekly Mon, 12th January 2026

Film review: The Secret Life of Bees  The Guardian Thu, 4th December 2008

The Secret Life Of Bees Review  empireonline.com Fri, 24th October 2008

The Secret Life of Bees reviewed.  Slate Fri, 17th October 2008

The Secret Life of Bees (review)  Flick Filosopher Thu, 16th October 2008