<Li> Lindsey Connell as Victoria </Li> <P> In The Real Story of Lars and the Real Girl, a special feature on the DVD release of the film, screenwriter Nancy Oliver reveals the inspiration for her script was an actual website, RealDoll.com, which is featured prominently in the film . While researching "weird websites" for an article, Oliver found RealDoll.com . She wrote the script in 2002 . </P> <P> The film, set in the American state of Wisconsin, was filmed with a US $12 million budget on location in Alton, Elora, King Township, Toronto, Uxbridge, and Whitevale, all located in the Canadian province of Ontario . Film credits include Rosalie MacKintosh as "Bianca wrangler" and Karly Bowen as "assistant Bianca wrangler ." </P> <P> The film premièred at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2007 before going into limited release in the U.S. on October 12, 2007 . It initially opened on seven screens in New York City, New York; and Los Angeles, California, and earned $90,418 on its opening weekend . It later expanded to 321 theaters and remained in release for 147 days, earning $5,972,884 domestically and $5,320,639 in foreign markets for a worldwide box - office total of $11,293,663 . </P>

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