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The Secret Life of BeesFollow

2008 • PG-13 • 1h 50m • Drama • Fox Searchlight Pictures

Bring Your Girlfriends, Sisters, Mothers and Daughters.

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57

3.59

7.2

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$10.50M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$37.80M

Final

Worldwide total

$40.00M

$2.20M international

Domestic legs3.6x

Budget$11M

2008 rank#77

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Cast & crew

Full Prince-Bythewood filmography

Gina Prince-Bythewood

Gina Prince-Bythewood Director

Dakota Fanning

Dakota Fanning Starring

Queen Latifah

Queen Latifah Starring

Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson Starring

Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys Starring

Sophie Okonedo

Sophie Okonedo Starring

ScreenplayGina Prince-Bythewood Produced byWill Smith, Lauren Shuler Donner, James Lassiter, Joe Pichirallo CinematographyRogier Stoffers MusicMark Isham Prod. DesignWarren Alan Young StudioFox Searchlight Pictures

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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Oct 17-19 3 $10.5M — 1,591 $6,617 $10.5M

2 Oct 24-26 6 $6.1M −42.5% 1,630 $3,713 $19.3M

3 Oct 31-Nov 2 7 $4.0M −33.7% 1,611 $2,490 $25.3M

4 Nov 7-9 9 $3.1M −23.0% 1,481 $2,086 $29.9M

5 Nov 14-16 8 $2.3M −24.3% 1,449 $1,614 $33.6M

6 Nov 21-23 10 $1.3M −45.9% 1,095 $1,155 $35.6M

7 Nov 28-30 14 $561.7K −55.6% 490 $1,146 $36.7M

8 Dec 5-7 21 $217.5K −61.3% 432 $503 $37.0M

9 Dec 12-14 27 $114.1K −47.6% 271 $421 $37.2M

10 Dec 19-21 39 $49.5K −56.6% 141 $351 $37.3M

11 Dec 26-28 45 $49.9K +0.8% 77 $648 $37.4M

12 Jan 2-4 45 $62.0K +24.4% 84 $739 $37.5M

13 Jan 9-11 42 $48.5K −21.8% 76 $639 $37.6M

14 Jan 16-18 49 $35.3K −27.3% 58 $609 $37.7M

15 Jan 23-25 54 $19.3K −45.4% 39 $494 $37.7M

16 Jan 30-Feb 1 58 $10.2K −47.2% 18 $565 $37.7M

17 Feb 6-8 63 $8.7K −14.3% 13 $671 $37.7M

18 Feb 13-16 66 $10.5K +20.8% 15 $702 $37.8M

19 Feb 20-22 76 $2.9K −72.3% 6 $486 $37.8M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Oct 17 #3 $3.6M — $3.6M 1,591 $2,240 1

Sat Oct 18 #3 $4.4M +23.3% $8.0M 1,591 $2,761 2

Sun Oct 19 #4 $2.6M −41.4% $10.5M 1,591 $1,617 3

Mon Oct 20 #3 $696.1K −72.9% $11.2M 1,591 $438 4

Tue Oct 21 #3 $747.0K +7.3% $12.0M 1,591 $470 5

Wed Oct 22 #3 $667.5K −10.6% $12.6M 1,591 $420 6

Thu Oct 23 #2 $634.8K −4.9% $13.3M 1,591 $399 7

Fri Oct 24 #6 $1.8M +181.3% −49.9% $15.1M 1,630 $1,095 8

Sat Oct 25 #5 $2.7M +49.5% −39.2% $17.7M 1,630 $1,638 9

Sun Oct 26 #5 $1.6M −40.2% −37.9% $19.3M 1,630 $980 10

Mon Oct 27 #5 $460.2K −71.2% −33.9% $19.8M 1,630 $282 11

Tue Oct 28 #5 $531.1K +15.4% −28.9% $20.3M 1,630 $326 12

Wed Oct 29 #4 $492.3K −7.3% −26.3% $20.8M 1,630 $302 13

Thu Oct 30 #3 $478.6K −2.8% −24.6% $21.3M 1,630 $294 14

Fri Oct 31 #6 $842.6K +76.1% −52.8% $22.1M 1,630 $517 15

Sat Nov 1 #7 $2.0M +133.8% −26.2% $24.1M 1,630 $1,209 16

Sun Nov 2 #6 $1.2M −39.2% −25.0% $25.3M 1,630 $735 17

Mon Nov 3 #6 $363.2K −69.7% −21.1% $25.7M 1,630 $223 18

Tue Nov 4 #6 $414.5K +14.1% −22.0% $26.1M 1,630 $254 19

Wed Nov 5 #5 $355.0K −14.4% −27.9% $26.4M 1,630 $218 20

Thu Nov 6 #5 $382.6K +7.8% −20.1% $26.8M 1,630 $235 21

Fri Nov 7 #9 $878.4K +129.6% +4.3% $27.7M 1,481 $593 22

Sat Nov 8 #9 $1.4M +59.6% −28.8% $29.1M 1,481 $947 23

Sun Nov 9 #8 $809.1K −42.3% −32.4% $29.9M 1,481 $546 24

Mon Nov 10 #8 $334.4K −58.7% −7.9% $30.2M 1,481 $226 25

Tue Nov 11 #8 $538.3K +61.0% +29.9% $30.8M 1,481 $363 26

Wed Nov 12 #7 $253.0K −53.0% −28.7% $31.0M 1,481 $171 27

Thu Nov 13 #6 $261.0K +3.1% −31.8% $31.3M 1,481 $176 28

Fri Nov 14 #8 $664.1K +154.5% −24.4% $32.0M 1,449 $458 29

Sat Nov 15 #8 $1.1M +62.4% −23.1% $33.0M 1,449 $744 30

Sun Nov 16 #7 $595.8K −44.7% −26.4% $33.6M 1,449 $411 31

Mon Nov 17 #7 $170.5K −71.4% −49.0% $33.8M 1,449 $118 32

Tue Nov 18 #6 $196.7K +15.4% −63.5% $34.0M 1,449 $136 33

Wed Nov 19 #6 $193.0K −1.8% −23.7% $34.2M 1,449 $133 34

Thu Nov 20 #6 $186.3K −3.5% −28.6% $34.4M 1,449 $129 35

Fri Nov 21 #10 $354.1K +90.1% −46.7% $34.7M 1,095 $323 36

Sat Nov 22 #10 $575.6K +62.6% −46.6% $35.3M 1,095 $526 37

Sun Nov 23 #10 $335.3K −41.7% −43.7% $35.6M 1,095 $306 38

Mon Nov 24 #10 $126.3K −62.3% −25.9% $35.8M 1,095 $115 39

Tue Nov 25 #10 $161.0K +27.4% −18.1% $35.9M 1,095 $147 40

Wed Nov 26 #16 $76.6K −52.4% −60.3% $36.0M 476 $161 41

Thu Nov 27 #15 $88.2K +15.2% −52.6% $36.1M 476 $185 42

Fri Nov 28 #14 $222.9K +152.6% −37.0% $36.3M 476 $468 43

Sat Nov 29 #14 $226.3K +1.5% −60.7% $36.5M 476 $475 44

Sun Nov 30 #13 $112.5K −50.3% −66.5% $36.7M 476 $236 45

Mon Dec 1 #15 $29.4K −73.9% −76.7% $36.7M 476 $62 46

Tue Dec 2 #15 $29.7K +1.1% −81.6% $36.7M 476 $62 47

Wed Dec 3 #14 $33.9K +14.3% −55.7% $36.7M 476 $71 48

Thu Dec 4 — $31.3K −7.8% −64.5% $36.8M 476 $66 49

Fri Dec 5 — $60.6K +93.6% −72.8% $36.8M 432 $140 50

Sat Dec 6 #15 $95.8K +58.1% −57.7% $36.9M 432 $222 51

Sun Dec 7 #15 $61.1K −36.2% −45.7% $37.0M 432 $141 52

Mon Dec 8 — $21.3K −65.2% −27.6% $37.0M 432 $49 53

Tue Dec 9 — $24.7K +16.1% −16.9% $37.0M 432 $57 54

Wed Dec 10 — $26.8K +8.5% −21.1% $37.1M 432 $62 55

Thu Dec 11 — $27.4K +2.5% −12.3% $37.1M 432 $64 56

Fri Dec 12 — $32.0K +16.6% −47.2% $37.1M 271 $118 57

Sat Dec 13 — $50.2K +57.0% −47.6% $37.2M 271 $185 58

Sun Dec 14 — $31.8K −36.6% −47.9% $37.2M 271 $117 59

Mon Dec 15 — $15.1K −52.5% −28.9% $37.2M 271 $56 60

Tue Dec 16 — $15.8K +4.4% −36.1% $37.2M 271 $58 61

Wed Dec 17 — $15.6K −1.1% −41.7% $37.3M 271 $58 62

Thu Dec 18 — $15.5K −0.8% −43.6% $37.3M 271 $57 63

Fri Dec 19 — $13.5K −12.6% −57.7% $37.3M 141 $96 64

Sat Dec 20 — $21.2K +56.5% −57.8% $37.3M 141 $150 65

Sun Dec 21 — $14.8K −30.3% −53.6% $37.3M 141 $105 66

Mon Dec 22 — $11.1K −24.6% −26.4% $37.3M 141 $79 67

Tue Dec 23 — $11.7K +5.5% −25.6% $37.3M 141 $83 68

Wed Dec 24 — $8.8K −25.1% −43.7% $37.4M 141 $62 69

Thu Dec 25 — $6.1K −30.3% −60.4% $37.4M 141 $43 70

Fri Dec 26 — $15.3K +149.0% +12.7% $37.4M 141 $108 71

Sat Dec 27 — $19.3K +26.3% −9.1% $37.4M 141 $137 72

Sun Dec 28 — $15.3K −20.3% +4.0% $37.4M 141 $109 73

Mon Dec 29 — $12.8K −16.3% +15.5% $37.4M 141 $91 74

Tue Dec 30 — $13.7K +6.6% +16.8% $37.4M 141 $97 75

Wed Dec 31 — $9.5K −30.4% +8.5% $37.4M 141 $68 76

Thu Jan 1 — $19.4K +103.7% +216.9% $37.5M 141 $138 77

Fri Jan 2 — $21.9K +12.6% +43.3% $37.5M 84 $260 78

Sat Jan 3 — $26.3K +20.2% +36.5% $37.5M 84 $313 79

Sun Jan 4 — $13.9K −47.1% −9.4% $37.5M 84 $165 80

Mon Jan 5 — $6.7K −52.1% −48.2% $37.5M 84 $79 81

Tue Jan 6 — $6.6K −0.5% −51.7% $37.5M 84 $79 82

Wed Jan 7 — $6.5K −1.1% −31.3% $37.5M 84 $78 83

Thu Jan 8 — $6.9K +4.7% −64.7% $37.6M 84 $82 84

Fri Jan 9 — $13.1K +91.2% −40.0% $37.6M 76 $172 85

Sat Jan 10 — $21.9K +66.8% −16.8% $37.6M 76 $288 86

Sun Jan 11 — $13.6K −37.9% −2.3% $37.6M 76 $179 87

Mon Jan 12 — $5.4K −60.1% −18.5% $37.6M 76 $71 88

Tue Jan 13 — $6.3K +17.0% −4.2% $37.6M 76 $83 89

Wed Jan 14 — $4.5K −29.6% −31.8% $37.6M 76 $59 90

Thu Jan 15 — $4.8K +8.3% −29.4% $37.6M 76 $64 91

Fri Jan 16 — $9.1K +87.0% −31.0% $37.6M 58 $156 92

Sat Jan 17 — $15.8K +74.8% −27.6% $37.6M 58 $273 93

Sun Jan 18 — $10.4K −34.1% −23.2% $37.7M 76 $137 94

Mon Jan 19 #44 $8.1K −22.2% +49.6% $37.7M 76 $107 95

Tue Jan 20 — $5.9K −26.8% −6.5% $37.7M 58 $102 96

Wed Jan 21 — $7.1K +19.8% +59.1% $37.7M 58 $123 97

Thu Jan 22 — $7.3K +2.2% +50.1% $37.7M 58 $125 98

Fri Jan 23 — $5.5K −24.2% −39.2% $37.7M 39 $141 99

Mon Jan 26 — $2.0K — −75.4% $37.7M 39 $51 102

Tue Jan 27 — $2.1K +3.2% −65.3% $37.7M 39 $53 103

Wed Jan 28 — $1.8K −11.4% −74.4% $37.7M 39 $47 104

Thu Jan 29 — $2.5K +34.4% −66.3% $37.7M 39 $63 105

Fri Jan 30 — $3.0K +23.0% −45.2% $37.7M 18 $168 106

Sat Jan 31 — $4.7K +56.8% $37.7M 18 $263 107

Sun Feb 1 — $2.4K −48.6% $37.7M 18 $135 108

Mon Feb 2 — $1.1K −53.9% −43.8% $37.7M 18 $62 109

Tue Feb 3 — $1.4K +26.5% −31.1% $37.7M 18 $79 110

Wed Feb 4 — $1.2K −12.7% −32.1% $37.7M 18 $69 111

Thu Feb 5 — $1.2K +0.4% −49.3% $37.7M 18 $69 112

Mon Feb 16 #60 $1.6K — $37.8M 15 $105 123

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Cumulative total$37.4M

Oct 17Nov 3Nov 21Dec 8Dec 25

Weekend grossWk 10 · $49.5K

$10.5M

$6.1M

$4.0M

$3.1M

$2.3M

$1.3M

$561.7K

$217.5K

$114.1K

$49.5K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 1,630 → 141 −91.3%

1,591 open141 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −56.6%

−42.5%

W1→2

−33.7%

W2→3

−23.0%

W3→4

−24.3%

W4→5

−45.9%

W5→6

−55.6%

W6→7

−61.3%

W7→8

−47.6%

W8→9

−56.6%

W9→10

Steepest −61.3%Best hold −23.0%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

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