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Monday, February 16, 2009

The Secret Life of Bees

The Numbers Rating: 3.67 (12 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 56% - Rotten
Theatrical Performance
Total US Gross $37,736,842
International Gross $439,704
Worldwide Gross $38,176,546
Released October 17, 2008
February 3, 2009 (DVD Sale)
Production Budget $11,000,000
MPAA Rating PG-13 for thematic material and some violence
Budget Source:L.A. Times, 10/17/2008
Running Time:110 minutes
Distributed by Fox Searchlight
Source Based on Book/Short Story
Major Genre Drama
Country United States
Production Method Live Action
Creative Type Historical Fiction
Time Frame 1960-1970

Premise

Based on a book about a little girl that is running from her father with her nanny to find the truth about her mother who recently died. The two end up at three sisters who are bee keepers.

Cast

Queen Latifah    August Boatwright
Dakota Fanning    Lily Owens
Jennifer Hudson    Rosaleen Daise
Alicia Keys    June Boatwright
Sophie Okonedo    May Boatwright
Nate Parker    Neil
Tristan Wilds    Zach Taylor
Hilarie Burton    Deborah Owens
Paul Bettany    T. Ray Owens

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
10/17/2008 3 $10,527,799   1,591 $6,617 $10,527,799 3
10/24/2008 6 $6,051,630 -42.52% 1,630 $3,713 $19,324,821 10
10/31/2008 7 $4,010,668 -33.73% 1,611 $2,490 $25,297,621 17
11/7/2008 9 $3,089,467 -22.97% 1,481 $2,086 $29,902,363 24
11/14/2008 8 $2,338,279 -24.31% 1,449 $1,614 $33,627,359 31
11/21/2008 10 $1,264,991 -45.90% 1,095 $1,155 $35,638,795 38
11/28/2008 14 $561,671 -55.60% 490 $1,146 $36,652,652 45
12/5/2008 21 $217,469 -61.28% 432 $503 $36,994,417 52
12/12/2008 27 $114,061 -47.55% 271 $421 $37,208,667 59
12/19/2008 39 $49,479 -56.62% 141 $351 $37,320,137 66
12/26/2008 45 $49,862 +0.77% 77 $648 $37,407,770 73
1/2/2009 44 $62,044 +24.43% 84 $739 $37,525,311 80
1/9/2009 42 $48,546 -21.76% 76 $639 $37,600,538 87
1/16/2009 49 $35,294 -27.30% 58 $609 $37,656,903 94
1/23/2009 54 $19,282 -45.37% 39 $494 $37,704,599 101
1/30/2009 57 $10,175 -47.23% 18 $565 $37,723,101 108
2/6/2009 64 $8,721 -14.29% 13 $671 $37,736,842 115

Daily Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
10/17/2008 3 $3,563,157   1,591 $2,240 $3,563,157 1
10/18/2008 3 $4,391,964 +23.26% 1,591 $2,761 $7,955,121 2
10/19/2008 4 $2,572,678 -41.42% 1,591 $1,617 $10,527,799 3
10/20/2008 3 $696,072 -72.94% 1,591 $438 $11,223,871 4
10/21/2008 3 $746,994 +7.32% 1,591 $470 $11,970,865 5
10/22/2008 3 $667,519 -10.64% 1,591 $420 $12,638,384 6
10/23/2008 2 $634,807 -4.90% 1,591 $399 $13,273,191 7
10/24/2008 6 $1,785,661 +181.29% 1,630 $1,095 $15,058,852 8
10/25/2008 5 $2,669,281 +49.48% 1,630 $1,638 $17,728,133 9
10/26/2008 5 $1,596,688 -40.18% 1,630 $980 $19,324,821 10
10/27/2008 5 $460,155 -71.18% 1,630 $282 $19,784,976 11
10/28/2008 5 $531,108 +15.42% 1,630 $326 $20,316,084 12
10/29/2008 4 $492,258 -7.31% 1,630 $302 $20,808,342 13
10/30/2008 3 $478,611 -2.77% 1,630 $294 $21,286,953 14
10/31/2008 6 $842,628 +76.06% 1,630 $517 $22,129,581 15
11/1/2008 7 $1,970,278 +133.83% 1,630 $1,209 $24,099,859 16
11/2/2008 6 $1,197,762 -39.21% 1,630 $735 $25,297,621 17
11/3/2008 6 $363,154 -69.68% 1,630 $223 $25,660,775 18
11/4/2008 6 $414,511 +14.14% 1,630 $254 $26,075,286 19
11/5/2008 5 $355,020 -14.35% 1,630 $218 $26,430,306 20
11/6/2008 5 $382,590 +7.77% 1,630 $235 $26,812,896 21
11/7/2008 9 $878,446 +129.61% 1,481 $593 $27,691,342 22
11/8/2008 9 $1,401,886 +59.59% 1,481 $947 $29,093,228 23
11/9/2008 8 $809,135 -42.28% 1,481 $546 $29,902,363 24
11/10/2008 8 $334,439 -58.67% 1,481 $226 $30,236,802 25
11/11/2008 8 $538,293 +60.95% 1,481 $363 $30,775,095 26
11/12/2008 7 $253,025 -52.99% 1,481 $171 $31,028,120 27
11/13/2008 6 $260,960 +3.14% 1,481 $176 $31,289,080 28
11/14/2008 8 $664,073 +154.47% 1,449 $458 $31,953,153 29
11/15/2008 8 $1,078,373 +62.39% 1,449 $744 $33,031,526 30
11/16/2008 7 $595,833 -44.75% 1,449 $411 $33,627,359 31
11/17/2008 7 $170,467 -71.39% 1,449 $118 $33,797,826 32
11/18/2008 6 $196,655 +15.36% 1,449 $136 $33,994,481 33
11/19/2008 6 $193,048 -1.83% 1,449 $133 $34,187,529 34
11/20/2008 6 $186,275 -3.51% 1,449 $129 $34,373,804 35
11/21/2008 10 $354,064 +90.08% 1,095 $323 $34,727,868 36
11/22/2008 10 $575,582 +62.56% 1,095 $526 $35,303,450 37
11/23/2008 10 $335,345 -41.74% 1,095 $306 $35,638,795 38
11/24/2008 10 $126,349 -62.32% 1,095 $115 $35,765,144 39
11/25/2008 10 $161,022 +27.44% 1,095 $147 $35,926,166 40
11/26/2008 16 $76,573 -52.45% 476 $161 $36,002,739 41
11/27/2008 15 $88,242 +15.24% 476 $185 $36,090,981 42
11/28/2008 14 $222,898 +152.60% 476 $468 $36,313,879 43
11/29/2008 14 $226,319 +1.53% 476 $475 $36,540,198 44
11/30/2008 13 $112,454 -50.31% 476 $236 $36,652,652 45
12/1/2008 15 $29,381 -73.87% 476 $62 $36,682,033 46
12/2/2008 15 $29,692 +1.06% 476 $62 $36,711,725 47
12/3/2008 14 $33,934 +14.29% 476 $71 $36,745,659 48
12/4/2008 -  $31,289 -7.79% 476 $66 $36,776,948 49
12/5/2008 -  $60,591 +93.65% 432 $140 $36,837,539 50
12/6/2008 15 $95,771 +58.06% 432 $222 $36,933,310 51
12/7/2008 15 $61,107 -36.19% 432 $141 $36,994,417 52
12/8/2008 -  $21,266 -65.20% 432 $49 $37,015,683 53
12/9/2008 -  $24,686 +16.08% 432 $57 $37,040,369 54
12/10/2008 -  $26,790 +8.52% 432 $62 $37,067,159 55
12/11/2008 -  $27,447 +2.45% 432 $64 $37,094,606 56
12/12/2008 -  $31,996 +16.57% 271 $118 $37,126,602 57
12/13/2008 -  $50,225 +56.97% 271 $185 $37,176,827 58
12/14/2008 -  $31,840 -36.61% 271 $117 $37,208,667 59
12/15/2008 -  $15,121 -52.51% 271 $56 $37,223,788 60
12/16/2008 -  $15,781 +4.36% 271 $58 $37,239,569 61
12/17/2008 -  $15,607 -1.10% 271 $58 $37,255,176 62
12/18/2008 -  $15,482 -0.80% 271 $57 $37,270,658 63
12/19/2008 -  $13,538 -12.56% 141 $96 $37,284,196 64
12/20/2008 -  $21,183 +56.47% 141 $150 $37,305,379 65
12/21/2008 -  $14,758 -30.33% 141 $105 $37,320,137 66
12/22/2008 -  $11,127 -24.60% 141 $79 $37,331,264 67
12/23/2008 -  $11,734 +5.46% 141 $83 $37,342,998 68
12/24/2008 -  $8,784 -25.14% 141 $62 $37,351,782 69
12/25/2008 -  $6,126 -30.26% 141 $43 $37,357,908 70
12/26/2008 -  $15,255 +149.02% 141 $108 $37,373,163 71
12/27/2008 -  $19,260 +26.25% 141 $137 $37,392,423 72
12/28/2008 -  $15,347 -20.32% 141 $109 $37,407,770 73
12/29/2008 -  $12,848 -16.28% 141 $91 $37,420,618 74
12/30/2008 -  $13,700 +6.63% 141 $97 $37,434,318 75
12/31/2008 -  $9,533 -30.42% 141 $68 $37,443,851 76
1/1/2009 -  $19,416 +103.67% 141 $138 $37,463,267 77
1/2/2009 -  $21,862 +12.60% 84 $260 $37,485,129 78
1/3/2009 -  $26,283 +20.22% 84 $313 $37,511,412 79
1/4/2009 -  $13,899 -47.12% 84 $165 $37,525,311 80
1/5/2009 -  $6,654 -52.13% 84 $79 $37,531,965 81
1/6/2009 -  $6,622 -0.48% 84 $79 $37,538,587 82
1/7/2009 -  $6,549 -1.10% 84 $78 $37,545,136 83
1/8/2009 -  $6,856 +4.69% 84 $82 $37,551,992 84
1/9/2009 -  $13,110 +91.22% 76 $173 $37,565,102 85
1/10/2009 -  $21,861 +66.75% 76 $288 $37,586,963 86
1/11/2009 -  $13,575 -37.90% 76 $179 $37,600,538 87
1/12/2009 -  $5,421 -60.07% 76 $71 $37,605,959 88
1/13/2009 -  $6,343 +17.01% 76 $83 $37,612,302 89
1/14/2009 -  $4,468 -29.56% 76 $59 $37,616,770 90
1/15/2009 -  $4,839 +8.30% 76 $64 $37,621,609 91
1/16/2009 -  $9,050 +87.02% 58 $156 $37,630,659 92
1/17/2009 -  $15,820 +74.81% 58 $273 $37,646,479 93
1/18/2009 -  $10,424 -34.11% 76 $137 $37,656,903 94
1/19/2009 45 $8,109 -22.21% 76 $107 $37,665,012 95
1/20/2009 -  $5,932 -26.85% 58 $102 $37,670,944 96
1/21/2009 -  $7,109 +19.84% 58 $123 $37,678,053 97
1/22/2009 -  $7,264 +2.18% 58 $125 $37,685,317 98
1/23/2009 -  $5,506 -24.20% 39 $141 $37,690,823 99
1/26/2009 -  $1,995   39 $51 $37,706,594 102
1/27/2009 -  $2,058 +3.16% 39 $53 $37,708,652 103
1/28/2009 -  $1,823 -11.42% 39 $47 $37,710,475 104
1/29/2009 -  $2,451 +34.45% 39 $63 $37,712,926 105
1/30/2009 -  $3,015 +23.01% 18 $168 $37,715,941 106
1/31/2009 -  $4,728 +56.82% 18 $263 $37,720,669 107
2/1/2009 -  $2,432 -48.56% 18 $135 $37,723,101 108
2/2/2009 -  $1,121 -53.91% 18 $62 $37,724,222 109
2/3/2009 -  $1,418 +26.49% 18 $79 $37,725,640 110
2/4/2009 -  $1,238 -12.69% 18 $69 $37,726,878 111
2/5/2009 -  $1,243 +0.40% 18 $69 $37,728,121 112

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