The Secret Life of Bees
“Bring Your Girlfriends, Sisters, Mothers and Daughters.”
Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with Rosaleen, her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother's past.
Genres
Family, Adventure, Drama
Studio
Dune Entertainment III
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Secret Life of Bees performed
Budget
$11.0M
Worldwide Gross
$40.0M
Gross Profit
$29.0M
Return
3.6× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$5M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~42/58, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (28% of the domestic run, typical for Family) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Lily Owens
Dakota Fanning
Lily Owens
August Boatwright
Queen Latifah
August Boatwright
Rosaleen Daise
Jennifer Hudson
Rosaleen Daise
June Boatwright
Alicia Keys
June Boatwright
May Boatwright
Sophie Okonedo
May Boatwright
T. Ray Owens
Paul Bettany
T. Ray Owens
Deborah Owens
Hilarie Burton Morgan
Deborah Owens
Zach Taylor
Tristan Mack Wilds
Zach Taylor
Neil
Nate Parker
Neil
Greta
Shondrella Avery
Greta
Doll (as Renée Clark)
Renee Ford Clark
Doll (as Renée Clark)
Violet
Sharon Conley
Violet
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