Water for Elephants (film)

Water for Elephants
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFrancis Lawrence
Screenplay byRichard LaGravenese
Based onWater for Elephants
by Sara Gruen
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRodrigo Prieto
Edited byAlan Edward Bell
Music byJames Newton Howard
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox[1]
Release date
  • April 22, 2011 (2011-04-22)
Running time
120 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
Languages
  • English
  • Polish
Budget$38 million[3]
Box office$117.1 million[3]

Water for Elephants is a 2011 American romantic drama film directed by Francis Lawrence from a screenplay by Richard LaGravenese, based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Sara Gruen. The film stars Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, Christoph Waltz, and Hal Holbrook.[4]

The film was released in the United States on April 22, 2011. It received mixed reviews from film critics and grossed $117 million worldwide on a budget of $38 million.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Water for Elephants". April 21, 2011.
  2. ^ "Water for Elephants". British Board of Film Classification. March 24, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference BoxOfficeMojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Anderton, Ethan (February 17, 2010). "Christoph Waltz Replacing Sean Penn in Water for Elephants". firstshowing.net. Retrieved February 8, 2023.