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The Tale of Despereaux

The Tale of Despereaux
2008
 93 minutes (1 hrs 33 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Sam Fell · Robert Stevenhagen

Starring

Matthew Broderick · Dustin Hoffman · Emma Watson · Tracey Ullman · Kevin Kline · William H. Macy

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 19th December 2008
United Arab Emirates release date United Arab Emirates release: 17th December 2008
Australia release date Australia release: 17th December 2008

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 19th Dec '08
  • Debut position: 5
  • Highest position: 5
  • Debut gross: £560.9 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 19

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 19th Dec '08
  • Debut position: 3
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: $10.1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 11

Chart position history

UK box office

19 Dec, 2008
5
26 Dec, 2008
10
2 Jan, 2009
11
9 Jan, 2009
14

US box office

19 Dec, 2008
3
26 Dec, 2008
7
2 Jan, 2009
7
9 Jan, 2009
13

Global box office

Certificates

US
G

G

7

U

A

G

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £2.5 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $50.9 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $87 Million

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News from around the web
The Tale of Despereaux (2008) ⭐ 6.1 | Animation, Adventure, Comedy  IMDb Thu, 26th February 2015

Film review: The Tale of Despereaux  The Guardian Thu, 18th December 2008

DVD review zu «The Tale of Despereaux» (2008) ‒ Dumbo's little brother  OutNow Tue, 26th August 2025

Of mice and rats movie review (2008)  Roger Ebert Wed, 17th December 2008

Reviews | Film Review: The Tale of Despereaux  BBC Wed, 28th January 2009

The Tale of Despereaux Review  empireonline.com Mon, 15th December 2008

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 30th September 2022, there are 7 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Don't Worry Darling from the top of the North American box office.

Here are this weeks new releases

  • BROS
  • The Good House
  • Hocus Pocus 2
  • Blonde
  • The Greatest Beer Run Ever
  • Wolf Pack
  • Smile

BROS

  • The movie is directed by Nicholas Stoller, it is the directors 7th movie.
  • Nicholas Stoller also directed Storks in 2016 which grossed $72.7 Mil. in the US.
  • It stars Luke Macfarlane who also starred in Rock, Paper, Scissors (2017).
  • The film also stars Billy Eichner who was last seen in Noelle (2019).
  • The MPAA age rating is

The Good House

Hocus Pocus 2

  • The movie is directed by Anne Fletcher, it is the directors 7th movie.
  • Anne Fletcher also directed 27 Dresses in 2008 which grossed $76.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $162.7 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Bette Midler who also starred in The Thorn (1974).
  • The film also stars Kathy Najimy who was last seen in Dumplin' (2018).
  • Bette Midler and Kathy Najimy have starred in 2 other movies together.
  • They also appeared together in Hocus Pocus in 1993 and Jackie's Back! in 1999.
  • The MPAA age rating is

Blonde

  • The movie is directed by Andrew Dominik, it is the directors 6th movie.
  • Andrew Dominik also directed Killing Them Softly in 2012 which grossed $15 Mil. in the US and grossed $37.9 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Ana de Armas who also starred in Overdrive (2017).
  • The film also stars Lucy DeVito who was last seen in Dumbo (2019).
  • The MPAA age rating is

The Greatest Beer Run Ever

  • The movie is directed by Peter Farrelly, it is the directors 15th movie.
  • Peter Farrelly also directed Hall Pass in 2011 which grossed $45.1 Mil. in the US.
  • It stars Zac Efron who also starred in Scoob! (2020).
  • The film also stars Russell Crowe who was last seen in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).
  • The MPAA age rating is

Wolf Pack

  • The movie is from director Michael Chiang.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Jin Zhang who also starred in The Love Clinic (2010).
  • The film also stars Gianluca Zoppa who was last seen in Too Cool to Kill (2022).

Smile

  • The movie is from director Parker Finn.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Sosie Bacon who also starred in Loverboy (2005).
  • The film also stars Kyle Gallner who was last seen in Scream (2022).
  • The MPAA age rating is

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Here are 2 of the new movies for next weekend

  • Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile - Friday, 14th October
  • Amsterdam - Friday, 7th October