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2012 | DIRECTED BY CAMERON CROWE

We Bought a Zoo

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Movie Stats
Year
2012
Select Cast
Scarlett Johansson
Thomas Haden Church
Matt Damon
Colin Ford
Maggie Elizabeth Jones
Angus Macfadyen
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
13th Mar 2016
Last viewed:
28th Aug 2025
Total views:
79
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £2.3 Million
United States Flag
US total gross
  $75.6 Million
Global Flag
Global total gross
  $120.1 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
421,334 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
9.5 Million aprox.
Global Flag
Global tickets sold
14.1 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 16th Mar '12
  • Debut position: 5
  • Highest position: 5
  • Debut gross: £850.7 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 4
US Box Office
  • Debut weekend: 25th Nov '11
  • Debut position: 16
  • Highest position: 6
  • Debut gross: $458.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 11
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
cameron crowe Cameron Crowe
Starring
Matt Damon
cameron croweScarlett Johansson
cameron croweThomas Haden Church
Colin Ford
Maggie Elizabeth Jones
Angus Macfadyen
Elle Fanning
Patrick Fugit
John Michael Higgins
Carla Gallo
J.B. Smoove
Stephanie Szostak
Michael Panes
Kym Whitley
Todd Stanton
Lauren Sanchez
Peter Riegert
Roberto Montesinos
Desi Lydic
Nicole Andrews
Erick Chavarria
Sam Fox
Dustin Ybarra
Ben Seeder
Alice Marie Crowe
Michelle Panek
Gary D. Robertson
Nicole Russell
Reid Peters
Taylor Victoria Cerza
Steve Bessette
Hal Alpert
Leslie Trotter
The Birdman
Kate Yerves
Caroline Elizabeth Hanna
David James Pryce
Benjamin Mee
Ella Mee
Milo Mee
Sammi Yorn
William Crowe
Curtis Crowe
Johnny Cicco
Alexia Barroso
Thomas R. Baker
David Dustin Kenyon
Christie Kittelsen
Machelle Glassburn
Gabriel Escalante
Bart the Bear
Tank
Crystal the Monkey
Felix
Ninja
Stevie Mack
Morgan Bertsch
Daniel John Chase
Timothy TJ James Driscoll
Lily Rains
George F. Watson

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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
5
Weeks top 15
4
Total weeks
4
Total UK Gross:
£2,275,205
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
We Bought a Zoo
16 Mar 2012
5N
£850,651
£850,651
23 Mar 2012
5▲▼
£408,821
£1,625,015
30 Mar 2012
8▼
£164,308
£1,925,902
6 Apr 2012
13▼
£94,173
£2,275,205

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
6
Weeks top 15
4
Total Weeks
11
Total US Gross:
$75,624,550
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
25 Nov 2011
16N
$458,486
$458,486
23 Dec 2011
6N
$9,360,434
$9,818,920
30 Dec 2011
6▲▼
$13,238,241
$40,725,558
6 Jan 2012
7▼
$8,305,797
$56,399,906
13 Jan 2012
10▼
$5,560,781
$64,049,315
27 Jan 2012
20▼
$1,468,347
$71,705,878
3 Feb 2012
23▼
$737,870
$72,721,441
2 Mar 2012
28▼
$243,829
$74,406,782
9 Mar 2012
29▼
$188,221
$74,669,877
20 Apr 2012
57▼
$35,209
$75,548,244
27 Apr 2012
62▼
$25,951
$75,586,710

* 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
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£2,275,205
2589
High Spirits
2590
We Bought a Zoo
2591
Human Traffic

US total gross
$75,624,550
1140
You, Me and Dupree
1141
We Bought a Zoo
1142
2 Guns

Genres
Comedy
Comedy
Drama
Drama
Family
Family
Popular in these countries
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  • China China
  • Brazil Brazil
  • Vietnam Vietnam
  • Ecuador Ecuador
  • Bangladesh Bangladesh
  • Mauritius Mauritius
  • Costa Rica Costa Rica
News from around the web
Cameron Crowe Admits ‘Vanilla Sky’ Marked His Decline — Defends ‘We Bought a Zoo'  World of Reel Tue, 21st October 2025

Film Feature: From Page to Screen, Previewing Fall 2011's Biggest Adaptations  HollywoodChicago.com Wed, 19th November 2025

We Bought a Zoo  Rotten Tomatoes Sun, 3rd April 2016

“Set is a Pretty Box That Holds Me” | Amanda Kramer, By Design  Filmmaker Magazine Thu, 23rd January 2025

We Bought a Zoo – review  The Guardian Thu, 15th March 2012

We Bought a Zoo: The wild, true, heart-warming story of Benjamin Mee  The Upcoming Fri, 16th March 2012

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