▁to ▁transform ▁its ▁shock ing ▁subject ▁into ▁acceptable ▁material ▁for ▁middle brow ▁mel od rama ▁that ▁it ▁never ▁de als ▁with ▁it ". ▁Rach el ▁Salt z ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁term ed ▁the ▁film , ▁" A ▁fasc in ating ▁bl end ▁of ▁musical , ▁mel od rama ▁and ▁femin ist ▁fair y ▁tale ". ▁ ▁Box ▁office ▁According ▁to ▁Box ▁Office ▁Mo jo , ▁the ▁Dom estic ▁gross ▁in ▁the ▁Open ing ▁Week end ▁was ▁ 1 9 . 7   mill ion ▁( approx .) or ▁US $ 3 2 0 , 9 8 7 ; ▁being ▁release ▁in ▁ 6 0 ▁the at res , ▁the ▁close ▁Date ▁was ▁ 4 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁It ▁was ▁in ▁release ▁for ▁ 2 8 ▁days ( 4 ▁We eks ). ▁ ▁Total ▁lifetime ▁gross es ▁was ▁ 4 1 . 6   mill ion ▁( approx .) ▁or ▁US $ 6 7 5 , 1 0 2 ▁( 7 . 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁World wide ▁Collection ), ▁at ▁the ▁Foreign ▁market ▁the ▁collection ▁was ▁ 5 3 3 . 1   mill ion ▁( approx .) ▁or ▁US $ 8 , 6 7 9 , 4 6 0 ▁( 9 2 . 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁World wide ▁Collection ). ▁Total ▁World wide ▁collection ▁ 5 7 4 . 7   mill ion ▁or ▁US $ 9 , 3 5 4 , 5 6 2 ▁reported ▁until ▁ 4 ▁November ▁ 2 0