 On top of that, Anne was portrayed inaccurately as the older sister in the movie, in real life she was Mary's younger sister.The film was first released in theatres on February 29, 2008, though its world premiere was held at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival held on February 7–17, 2008.The film earned $9,442,224 in the United Kingdom, and $26,814,957 in the United States and Canada.