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2012 | DIRECTED BY ALEXANDER PAYNE

The Descendants

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Movie Stats
Year
2012
Select Cast
George Clooney
Shailene Woodley
Amara Miller
Nick Krause
Patricia Hastie
Grace A. Cruz
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
2nd May 2016
Last viewed:
7th Feb 2025
Total views:
106
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £7.8 Million
United States Flag
US total gross
  $82.6 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
1.4 Million aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
10.4 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 27th Jan '12
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £1.8 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 6
US Box Office
  • Debut weekend: 18th Nov '11
  • Debut position: 10
  • Highest position: 7
  • Debut gross: $1.2 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 13
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
alexander payne Alexander Payne
Starring
alexander payneGeorge Clooney
Shailene Woodley
Amara Miller
Nick Krause
Patricia Hastie
Grace A. Cruz
Kim Gennaula
Karen Kuioka Hironaga
Carmen Kaichi
Kaui Hart Hemmings
Beau Bridges
Matt Corboy
Matt Esecson
Michael Ontkean
Stanton Johnston
Jon McManus
Hugh Foster
Tiare R. Finney
Tom McTigue
Milt Kogan
Mary Birdsong
Rob Huebel
Laird John Hamilton
Aileen Boo Arnold
Esther Kang
Melissa Kim
Robert Forster
Barbara L. Southern
Celia Kenney
Matthew Reese
Zoel Turnbull
Matthew Lillard
alexander payneJudy Greer
Linda Rose Herman
Scott Michael Morgan
Darryl K. Gonzales
Koko Kanealii
Romey Keola Yokotake
Fileena Bahris
Paul Edney
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
2
Weeks top 15
6
Total weeks
6
Total UK Gross:
£7,790,001
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
The Descendants
27 Jan 2012
2N
£1,797,939
£1,797,939
3 Feb 2012
3▼
£1,112,964
£4,169,946
10 Feb 2012
7▼
£743,017
£5,698,448
17 Feb 2012
8▼
£564,536
£6,977,898
24 Feb 2012
12▼
£217,993
£7,499,805
2 Mar 2012
13▼
£133,883
£7,790,001

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
7
Weeks top 15
12
Total Weeks
13
Total US Gross:
$82,584,160
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
18 Nov 2011
10N
$1,190,096
$1,269,296
25 Nov 2011
9▲
$7,200,000
$10,741,000
2 Dec 2011
7▲
$5,200,000
$18,087,000
9 Dec 2011
7▲▼
$4,380,138
$23,630,561
16 Dec 2011
11▼
$3,268,357
$28,645,909
23 Dec 2011
12▼
$2,073,371
$32,364,923
30 Dec 2011
10▲
$3,396,129
$39,420,775
6 Jan 2012
12▼
$2,584,137
$43,960,700
13 Jan 2012
14▼
$2,100,256
$47,104,452
27 Jan 2012
8▼
$6,405,285
$58,703,299
3 Feb 2012
8▲▼
$4,552,943
$65,475,595
2 Mar 2012
15▼
$1,291,817
$80,392,543
9 Mar 2012
19▼
$676,862
$81,454,624

* 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
No global box office info
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£7,790,001
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The Descendants
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US total gross
$82,584,160
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The Descendants
1031
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Genres
Comedy
Comedy
Drama
Drama
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  • China China
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  • Bolivia Bolivia
  • Palestine Palestine
  • Turkey Turkey
  • Indonesia Indonesia
  • Italy Italy
  • Argentina Argentina
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