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Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are
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2009
 101 minutes (1 hrs 41 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Spike Jonze

Starring

Max Records · Pepita Emmerichs · Max Pfeifer · Madeleine Greaves · Joshua Jay · Ryan Corr

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 16th October 2009
Canada release date Canada release: 16th October 2009
Italy release date Italy release: 30th October 2009

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 11th Dec '09
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £884 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 4

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 23rd Oct '09
  • Debut position: 3
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: $14 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 15

WorldWide box office

  • Box Office debut: 16th Oct '09
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $32.7 Million
  • Total weeks on top 15: 11

Chart position history

UK box office

11 Dec, 2009
2
18 Dec, 2009
6
25 Dec, 2009
12
1 Jan, 2010
12

US box office

23 Oct, 2009
3
30 Oct, 2009
5
6 Nov, 2009
9
13 Nov, 2009
12
20 Nov, 2009
15

Global box office

16 Oct, 2009
1
23 Oct, 2009
2
30 Oct, 2009
2
6 Nov, 2009
3
13 Nov, 2009
3
4 Dec, 2009
4
11 Dec, 2009
5
18 Dec, 2009
6
25 Dec, 2009
6
22 Jan, 2010
3
29 Jan, 2010
3

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £2.6 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $77.2 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $92.9 Million

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 4

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Where the Wild Things Are
11 Dec 2009
2N
£883,990
£883,990
18 Dec 2009
6▼
£415,900
£1,763,287
25 Dec 2009
12▼
£87,787
£2,219,666
1 Jan 2010
12▲▼
£115,900
£2,646,965
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 15

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
23 Oct 2009
3▲
$14,019,406
$53,558,981
30 Oct 2009
5▼
$5,931,417
$62,650,379
6 Nov 2009
9▼
$4,177,249
$69,220,584
13 Nov 2009
12▼
$2,418,140
$73,440,413
20 Nov 2009
15▼
$688,060
$74,665,359
27 Nov 2009
23▼
$398,406
$75,369,208
4 Dec 2009
28▼
$125,018
$75,575,341
11 Dec 2009
34▼
$75,065
$75,698,188
18 Dec 2009
38▼
$56,636
$75,789,686
25 Dec 2009
27▲
$197,658
$76,038,911
1 Jan 2010
27▲▼
$264,512
$76,566,491
8 Jan 2010
28▼
$171,676
$76,826,594
15 Jan 2010
36▼
$101,481
$76,979,401
22 Jan 2010
41▼
$70,969
$77,105,362
29 Jan 2010
43▼
$49,634
$77,175,874