Water for Elephants
“Life is the most spectacular show on earth.”
In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a celebrated circus as an animal caretaker but faces a wrenching dilemma when he's transfixed by angelic married performer Marlena.
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Cast
81 people
Robert Pattinson
Jacob Jankowski
Known for
The Batman
Twilight
Reese Witherspoon
Marlena Rosenbluth
Known for
Monsters vs Aliens
Sing
Christoph Waltz
August Rosenbluth
Known for
Django Unchained
Inglourious Basterds
Paul Schneider
Charlie
Known for
Tales from the Loop
Parks and Recreation
Jim Norton
Camel
Known for
The Boy
River
Hal Holbrook
Old Jacob
Known for
Creepshow
Into the Wild
Donna W. Scott
Barbara
Known for
Déjà Vu
Days of Thunder
Richard Brake
Grady
Known for
Barbarian
Mayor of Kingstown
Stephen Monroe Taylor
Wade
Known for
Anger Management
The Conners
Mark Povinelli
Kinko / Walter
Known for
Nightmare Alley
Mirror Mirror
Ken Foree
Earl
Known for
Dawn of the Dead
Kenan & Kel
Scott MacDonald
Blackie
Known for
Jarhead
Carnivàle
Francis Lawrence Director · Richard LaGravenese Screenplay Sara Gruen Author
Worldwide gross $117M · Budget $38M · United States release April 22, 2011
Box office
Budget
$38,000,000
Worldwide gross
$117,094,902
Gross vs. budget
3.1×
Production
Big Screen Productions
Production
Fox 2000 Pictures
Production
Dune Entertainment
Production
Ingenious Media
Production
Flashpoint Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Polish
Release dates
Norway · April 15, 2011
Theatrical
United States · April 22, 2011
Theatrical
Australia
May 12, 2011 · Theatrical
Austria
April 22, 2011 · Digital
Brazil
April 29, 2011 · Theatrical
Czechia
May 12, 2011 · Digital
Denmark
August 11, 2011 · Theatrical
Finland
April 22, 2011 · Theatrical
France
May 4, 2011 · Theatrical
September 7, 2011 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
September 30, 2016 · Digital · VOD
May 21, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Germany
April 28, 2011 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 4, 2011 · Theatrical
Italy
May 6, 2011 · Theatrical
Japan
February 25, 2012 · Digital
Netherlands
April 22, 2011 · Theatrical
Poland
May 6, 2011 · Digital
Portugal
May 5, 2011 · Theatrical
Romania
April 22, 2011 · Theatrical
Russia
April 21, 2011 · Theatrical
May 26, 2011 · Physical · DVD
September 8, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
South Korea
May 4, 2011 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 15, 2011 · Theatrical
Switzerland
May 4, 2011 · Digital
United Kingdom
April 22, 2011 · Theatrical
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