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The Tale of Despereaux

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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: 19th December 2008

United Arab Emirates release: 17th December 2008

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

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

25thframe.co.uk stats

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Last viewed:
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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

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

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

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