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2011 | DIRECTED BY DAVID LICKLEY

Born to Be Wild

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Movie Stats

Year
2011

Runtime
40 minutes (0 hr 40 mins)

Select Cast

Birute Galdikas

Daphne Sheldrick

Chris Fries

Full cast and crew

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First viewed:
6th Jul 2024

Last viewed:
23rd Jan 2025

Total views:
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Release Dates

US release date

US release
8th April 2011

14 years 6 months ago

Canada release date

Canada
8th April 2011

14 years 6 months ago

Hungary release date

Hungary
8th April 2011

14 years 6 months ago

Poland release date

Poland
15th April 2011

14 years 5 months 23 days ago

Mexico release date

Mexico
9th September 2011

14 years 29 days ago

China release date

China
1st October 2011

14 years 7 days ago

Total Grosses

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US total gross
$26 Million

Cinema Tickets Sold

United States Flag

US tickets sold
3.3 Million aprox.

Box Office Breakdown

UK Release

Release: 17th Jun '11
No UK box office data

US Box Office

Release: 8th Apr '11
Debut position: 18
Highest position: 18
Debut gross: $871.5 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 323

Global Box Office

No global cinema data.

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Directed by
	David Lickley

Starring
	Morgan Freeman	Narrator
	Birute Galdikas	Self
	Daphne Sheldrick	Self
	Chris Fries

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2011-04-08

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UK Box Office Chart History

No UK box office info

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info

Highest Place
18

Weeks top 15
0

Total Weeks
323

Total US Gross:

$25,978,556

North American Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

18N

$871,478

$871,478

18▲▼

$624,468

$1,847,726

20▼

$656,365

$3,078,837

26▼

$298,578

$3,746,786

25▲

$289,585

$4,252,301

25▲▼

$323,634

$4,817,176

27▼

$243,664

$5,348,085

20▲

$247,612

$5,887,526

20▲▼

$181,669

$6,320,444

19▲

$205,420

$6,768,948

20▼

$219,833

$7,240,529

22▼

$225,942

$7,732,325

22▲▼

$224,130

$8,199,856

25▼

$241,888

$8,705,684

27▼

$192,518

$9,186,069

27▲▼

$247,045

$9,719,343

24▲

$244,633

$10,282,555

24▲▼

$228,420

$10,798,272

28▼

$225,317

$11,310,345

29▼

$206,293

$11,774,071

35▼

$159,828

$12,125,332

37▼

$206,524

$12,467,241

46▼

$91,290

$12,682,099

38▲

$105,328

$12,839,943

36▲

$115,783

$13,006,064

35▲

$111,946

$13,181,619

33▲

$104,093

$13,336,197

35▼

$97,464

$13,506,244

40▼

$93,016

$13,670,919

37▲

$80,330

$13,813,525

37▲▼

$95,887

$13,964,049

34▲

$117,788

$14,144,833

37▼

$79,713

$14,279,601

40▼

$89,022

$14,451,653

42▼

$64,295

$14,564,383

42▲▼

$62,090

$14,675,835

38▲

$57,088

$14,786,945

42▼

$32,178

$14,876,316

38▲

$89,351

$15,147,629

40▼

$87,537

$15,327,370

34▲

$105,466

$15,482,799

39▼

$117,994

$15,845,424

40▼

$94,333

$15,996,217

41▼

$96,153

$16,793,007

37▲

$121,877

$17,007,780

40▼

$88,951

$18,330,772

41▼

$78,727

$18,496,712

35▼

$60,419

$18,920,164

41N

$59,081

$19,224,296

39▲

$49,200

$19,354,151

39▲▼

$56,212

$19,480,183

40▼

$53,131

$19,596,593

41▼

$58,015

$19,714,882

39▲

$60,962

$19,839,548

41▼

$59,402

$19,958,302

37▲

$61,343

$20,080,162

37▲▼

$61,103

$20,212,759

39▼

$63,459

$20,339,951

40▼

$62,033

$20,469,739

51▼

$46,684

$20,580,463

55▼

$47,208

$20,675,874

54▲

$48,871

$20,766,515

61▼

$24,731

$20,816,624

69▼

$20,242

$20,853,200

67▲

$21,119

$20,885,553

63▲

$26,806

$20,929,555

54▼

$31,750

$21,205,205

49▲

$32,451

$21,256,790

47▲

$36,436

$21,317,464

55▼

$18,192

$21,551,667

43▲

$48,046

$21,623,585

48▼

$31,665

$21,692,017

50▼

$24,015

$21,728,884

48▲

$32,379

$21,774,360

54▼

$29,536

$21,827,491

55▼

$24,699

$21,867,387

49▲

$43,567

$21,924,344

49▲▼

$45,772

$21,985,568

53▼

$27,212

$22,045,265

59▼

$25,113

$22,086,541

60▼

$24,664

$22,123,476

52▲

$39,415

$22,206,827

51▲

$33,191

$22,268,994

53▼

$43,624

$22,361,546

58▼

$28,582

$22,425,536

67▼

$15,969

$22,457,828

69▼

$17,094

$22,493,946

56▲

$24,527

$22,531,773

61▼

$19,202

$22,570,466

62▼

$16,883

$22,616,318

57▲

$15,918

$22,651,521

53▲

$18,041

$22,690,779

50▲

$14,377

$22,724,241

54▼

$12,958

$22,760,241

50▲

$16,699

$22,800,080

52▼

$18,861

$22,848,311

58▼

$13,183

$22,968,602

62▼

$19,497

$23,009,031

69▼

$10,144

$23,162,728

62▲

$17,732

$23,190,623

77▼

$5,314

$23,326,383

80▼

$5,511

$23,334,504

85▼

$1,755

$23,343,530

81▲

$2,101

$23,348,809

78▲

$2,246

$23,356,583

90▼

$221

$23,349,762

80▲

$116

$23,351,772

69▲

$3,787

$23,357,183

66▲

$3,448

$23,365,554

63▲

$4,263

$23,371,256

72▼

$2,820

$23,376,095

63▲

$5,281

$23,383,983

64▼

$5,847

$23,394,878

70▼

$4,905

$23,404,508

74▼

$4,353

$23,411,096

75▼

$5,317

$23,422,713

81▼

$5,264

$23,433,854

92▼

$2,916

$23,441,817

87▲

$5,429

$23,450,406

80▲

$6,263

$23,461,801

71▲

$10,843

$23,487,944

88▼

$4,619

$23,499,513

84▲

$4,964

$23,507,542

92▼

$2,536

$23,519,168

88▲

$4,188

$23,530,173

91▼

$2,328

$23,538,555

87▲

$2,829

$23,543,377

80▲

$3,218

$23,552,746

82▼

$2,156

$23,563,469

79▲

$3,246

$23,581,668

92▼

$1,856

$23,595,100

101▼

$1,239

$23,605,097

86▼

$1,523

$23,641,556

93▼

$1,594

$23,646,715

69▲

$9,898

$23,659,272

68▲

$8,894

$23,681,057

73▼

$7,372

$23,695,470

70▲

$7,204

$23,708,745

75▼

$8,422

$23,720,378

85▼

$6,631

$23,736,383

87▼

$5,532

$23,745,151

103N

$1,255

$24,359,711

94▲

$1,965

$24,363,460

102▼

$1,324

$24,366,510

94▲

$3,569

$24,371,967

89▲

$1,404

$24,380,066

88▲

$1,716

$24,390,820

96▼

$1,390

$24,397,435

92▲

$1,010

$24,399,619

91▲

$3,310

$24,408,788

83▲

$3,570

$24,416,854

90▼

$1,702

$24,420,472

83▲

$246

$24,428,506

81▲

$1,643

$24,434,332

82▼

$1,113

$24,439,955

64N

$1,149

$24,443,218

72▼

$1,259

$24,456,271

83▼

$686

$24,460,992

77▲

$1,007

$24,465,823

68▲

$2,824

$24,471,011

79▼

$2,278

$24,487,108

79▲▼

$2,183

$24,491,026

89▼

$1,476

$24,496,668

84▲

$1,700

$24,499,874

84▲▼

$886

$24,520,209

65N

$14,069

$14,069

97▼

$385

$24,524,532

59▲

$22,879

$40,386

96▼

$1,407

$24,530,291

64▼

$18,799

$69,734

90▼

$2,886

$24,537,908

45N

$46,184

$46,184

94▼

$838

$24,541,572

76▼

$4,833

$24,551,933

99▼

$913

$24,567,030

30▲

$90,434

$420,595

99▲▼

$598

$24,572,397

78▼

$2,895

$24,581,108

94▼

$1,361

$24,589,859

87▲

$2,704

$24,600,570

79▲

$4,796

$24,676,770

79▲▼

$4,102

$24,692,162

65▲

$4,014

$24,705,313

55▲

$7,691

$24,724,348

59▼

$6,818

$24,741,092

60▼

$5,134

$24,758,974

62▼

$6,685

$24,776,394

58▲

$7,367

$24,792,835

58▲▼

$8,477

$24,813,458

60▼

$9,855

$24,833,997

66▼

$8,227

$24,852,002

55▲

$10,645

$24,874,453

63▼

$7,724

$24,892,187

66▼

$7,528

$24,907,888

66▲▼

$6,654

$24,920,462

76▼

$4,416

$24,927,636

73▲

$5,312

$24,935,347

97▼

$3,347

$24,942,721

93▲

$4,290

$24,948,399

98▼

$3,133

$24,954,083

92▲

$3,152

$24,958,725

90▲

$3,371

$24,963,871

86▲

$3,254

$25,024,602

93▼

$3,667

$25,048,948

86▲

$2,762

$25,057,702

68▲

$4,502

$25,068,436

77▼

$3,137

$25,080,359

69▲

$4,067

$25,087,338

66▲

$3,915

$25,094,076

84▼

$1,734

$25,102,586

85▼

$1,071

$25,109,891

75▲

$1,074

$25,114,459

60▲

$1,291

$25,122,590

63▼

$4,115

$25,136,358

60▲

$2,506

$25,142,210

61▼

$2,373

$25,146,656

61▲▼

$4,549

$25,154,827

61▲▼

$5,241

$25,166,782

70▼

$4,960

$25,176,520

63▲

$7,558

$25,189,217

69▼

$5,528

$25,203,897

70▼

$4,321

$25,215,884

74▼

$5,856

$25,224,845

70▲

$4,831

$25,241,169

75▼

$2,780

$25,250,365

76▼

$2,440

$25,255,862

71▲

$3,953

$25,265,957

77▼

$4,774

$25,280,081

88▼

$1,299

$25,285,934

76▲

$3,076

$25,300,189

65▲

$6,960

$25,318,363

82▼

$2,328

$25,335,249

93▼

$1,703

$25,342,908

75▲

$5,476

$25,361,880

69▲

$4,909

$25,372,458

81▼

$2,678

$25,435,774

70▲

$4,913

$25,450,364

72▼

$4,000

$25,458,337

61▲

$5,782

$25,473,393

67▼

$5,339

$25,489,179

69▼

$4,972

$25,502,744

79▼

$3,941

$25,514,272

87▼

$2,995

$25,522,134

99▼

$1,791

$25,526,247

101▼

$1,929

$25,530,016

93▲

$3,467

$25,535,762

92▲

$3,654

$25,540,824

93▼

$2,434

$25,545,476

93▲▼

$2,223

$25,549,078

84▲

$3,104

$25,554,261

73▲

$4,847

$25,563,162

86▼

$3,876

$25,570,020

81▲

$4,949

$25,577,984

87▼

$2,750

$25,586,083

112▼

$498

$25,590,078

86▲

$1,628

$25,594,847

91▼

$795

$25,596,198

90▲

$1,532

$25,601,026

101▼

$202

$25,609,057

66▲

$2,276

$25,616,797

69▼

$134

$25,617,487

85N

$369

$25,617,951

95▼

$70

$25,619,513

85▲

$2,199

$25,623,439

78▲

$3,730

$25,628,328

87▼

$909

$25,632,908

84▲

$1,536

$25,635,084

84▲▼

$1,971

$25,640,359

94▼

$2,528

$25,643,876

109▼

$406

$25,646,407

88▲

$2,543

$25,652,559

105▼

$635

$25,654,062

104▲

$768

$25,657,203

104▲▼

$556

$25,661,393

107▼

$475

$25,665,953

92▲

$2,322

$25,672,884

86▲

$3,229

$25,680,153

94▼

$2,505

$25,686,495

90▲

$1,989

$25,693,277

114▼

$276

$25,701,483

109▲

$702

$25,705,440

97▲

$1,094

$25,707,785

114▼

$148

$25,718,627

93N

$556

$25,727,300

108▼

$154

$25,732,680

93N

$658

$25,738,003

109N

$209

$25,739,284

113▼

$11

$25,740,034

99▲

$110

$25,740,666

111N

$231

$25,743,522

108N

$160

$25,744,387

106N

$1,084

$25,746,295

88N

$3,042

$25,760,101

80▲

$2,978

$25,772,498

91▼

$1,002

$25,778,243

103▼

$851

$25,779,594

87▲

$1,850

$25,783,490

91N

$735

$25,789,233

94N

$308

$25,790,197

97N

$126

$25,794,968

72N

$966

$25,800,112

73▼

$702

$25,804,464

74▼

$833

$25,806,695

81▼

$594

$25,812,137

88▼

$913

$25,814,583

83▲

$1,751

$25,818,407

80▲

$829

$25,820,621

89▼

$2,996

$25,826,156

102N

$1,125

$25,840,366

96▲

$1,188

$25,843,093

97▼

$1,787

$25,847,828

101N

$66

$25,898,248

104N

$173

$25,900,354

67N

$1,841

$25,914,483

70▼

$1,230

$25,918,694

85▼

$748

$25,921,547

83N

$919

$25,926,665

57N

$1,478

$25,944,737

56N

$1,578

$25,950,798

66▼

$3,565

$25,956,191

68▼

$3,266

$25,967,893

70▼

$1,945

$25,970,878

76▼

$1,750

$25,978,556

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History

No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown

Canada release date: 8th April 2011
Hungary release date: 8th April 2011
USA release date: 8th April 2011
Poland release date: 15th April 2011
UK release date: 17th June 2011

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