We Bought a Zoo (Twentieth Century Fox)

  • PG 2h 4m
  • Comedy, Drama, Family
  • Opened 12/23/2011 | Theatrical • Wide (3,170 locations)

Technical Specs: Dolby, Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Surround 7.1, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1

Set in Southern California, a father moves his young family to the countryside to renovate and re-open a struggling zoo.

Director & Top Cast

Box Office Results

Domestic

  Week 1
01/06-01/12
Week 2
01/13-01/19
Week 3
01/20-01/26
Week 4
01/27-02/02
Week 5
02/03-02/09
Week 6
02/10-02/16
Week 7-19
2/17-5/11
weekend 83057975560781278344014683477378703606941579543
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  Weekend Weekly Locations  
Week Gross $ % Chg. Gross $ % Chg. # Chg. Per Theater
Average
1 | 1/6/2012-1/12/2012$8,305,797-$10,394,425-3,170-$3,279
2 | 1/13/2012-1/19/2012$5,560,781-33 %$8,293,051-20.2 %2,909-261$2,851
3 | 1/20/2012-1/26/2012$2,783,440-49.9 %$3,455,946-58.3 %2,065-844$1,674
4 | 1/27/2012-2/2/2012$1,468,347-47.2 %$1,746,040-49.5 %1,089-976$1,603
5 | 2/3/2012-2/9/2012$737,870-49.7 %$902,334-48.3 %754-335$1,197
6 | 2/10/2012-2/16/2012$360,694-51.1 %$470,716-47.8 %420-334$1,121
7 | 2/17/2012-2/23/2012$300,033-16.8 %$454,905-3.4 %287-133$1,585
8 | 2/24/2012-3/1/2012$284,720-5.1 %$351,427-22.7 %280-7$1,255
9 | 3/2/2012-3/8/2012$243,829-14.4 %$318,703-9.3 %266-14$1,198
10 | 3/9/2012-3/15/2012$188,221-22.8 %$285,150-10.5 %178-88$1,602
11 | 3/16/2012-3/22/2012$141,965-24.6 %$214,148-24.9 %18810$1,139
12 | 3/23/2012-3/29/2012$124,259-12.5 %$190,344-11.1 %155-33$1,228
13 | 3/30/2012-4/5/2012$108,224-12.9 %$178,289-6.3 %123-32$1,450
14 | 4/6/2012-4/12/2012$57,388-47 %$101,309-43.2 %99-24$1,023
15 | 4/13/2012-4/19/2012$47,201-17.8 %$62,139-38.7 %83-16$749
16 | 4/20/2012-4/26/2012$35,209-25.4 %$47,724-23.2 %66-17$723
17 | 4/27/2012-5/3/2012$25,951-26.3 %$34,129-28.5 %52-14$656
18 | 5/4/2012-5/10/2012$13,834-46.7 %$18,318-46.3 %38-14$482
19 | 5/11/2012-5/17/2012$8,709-37 %$11,344-38.1 %28-10$405
  Total $27,530,441  

Total Includes Full Week Grosses for Weeks 1-19

Worldwide

Box Office Results
Domestic Total International Total Worldwide Total
$75,624,550
(63%)
$44,457,291
(37%)
$120,081,841
(100%)

Additional Details

  • Release Date: 12/23/2011

  • Technical Specs: Dolby, Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Surround 7.1, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1

  • Key Dates: 11/14/2012 - DVD premiere (Sweden) , 2/18/2012 - Glasgow Film Festival (UK) , 12/12/2011 - New York City, New York premiere (USA)