BURBANK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
DreamWorks Pictures announced today that its inspiring film ?The Help?
has surpassed the $100 million mark at the domestic box office. ?The
Help,? directed and written for the screen by Tate Taylor, is based on
the New York Times best-selling novel by Kathryn Stockett.

Ever since opening in the U.S. on August 10^th, ?The Help? has
been a strong contender for the top spot on the domestic box office
chart and has resonated with audiences around the country, sparking
conversation and comments across all media platforms from such notables
as Oprah, Scott Fujita, Tyler Perry, Russell Simmons, Katy Perry, Diane
Sawyer, Jason Whitlock, Jackie Jackson and others.

Commenting on the widespread popularity of the film, Director Tate
Taylor says, ?We never imagined this film, which began its journey
inspired by the enthusiasm of a small group of Mississippi friends,
would ever even get made. Now to have it seen and embraced by so many
people is just beyond our wildest dreams.?

Adds Dave Hollis, Executive Vice President, Motion Picture Sales &
Distribution, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, ?This achievement is
a testament to an amazing ensemble cast and a wonderfully told story
that has played well to men and women, young and old, resonating in a
cross-section of all theaters be they urban, upscale or heartland. The
viral power of word-of-mouth has us hopeful that we?ll continue to see
?The Help? exposed to as broad an audience as possible in the coming
months.?

?The Help? stars Emma Stone (?Easy A?) as Skeeter, Academy
Award??nominated Viola Davis (?Doubt?) as Aibileen and Octavia Spencer
as Minny?three very different, extraordinary women in Mississippi during
the 1960s, who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing
project that breaks societal rules and puts them all at risk. Also
starring Bryce Dallas Howard (?Hereafter?), Allison Janney (?Juno?),
Academy Award??winner Sissy Spacek (?In the Bedroom,? ?Coal Miner?s
Daughter?) and Jessica Chastain (?Tree of Life?), ?The Help? is deeply
moving, filled with poignancy, humor and hope?a timeless and universal
story about the ability to create change.

Rounding out the cast are Ahna O?Reilly (?Forgetting Sarah Marshall?),
Cicely Tyson (?Sounder,? ?Fried Green Tomatoes?), Chris Lowell (?Up in
the Air?), Mike Vogel (?Blue Valentine?), Aunjanue Ellis (?Ray?) and
Mary Steenburgen (?Did You Hear About the Morgans?).

From DreamWorks Pictures and Reliance Entertainment, in association with
Participant Media and Imagenation Abu Dhabi, ?The Help? was produced by
Brunson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan.

?The Help? is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.