The Wave

A high school teacher's experiment to demonstrate to his students what life is like under a dictatorship spins horribly out of control when he forms a social unit with a life of its own.

Grosses

United Kingdom
$181,434
Domestic ()
Summary Details
DistributorMomentum Pictures
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Opening$51,238
26 theaters
Release DateSep 19, 2008
Running Time1 hr 47 min
GenresDrama Thriller
In Release104 days/14 weeks
Widest Release26 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Sep 19-2122$51,238-26-$1,970$51,2381
Sep 26-2834$18,353-64.2%15-11$1,223$118,0422
Oct 3-542$10,007-45.5%8-7$1,250$134,9273
Oct 10-1245$6,529-34.8%5-3$1,305$149,8384
Oct 17-1950$1,871-71.3%3-2$623$160,1235
Oct 24-2633$14,331+666%9+6$1,592$163,9286
Oct 31-Nov 261$466-96.7%2-7$233$164,9007
Nov 7-943$2,907+523.8%4+2$726$178,9918
Nov 14-1662$128-95.6%1-3$128$173,9429
Nov 21-2347$1,110+767.2%2+1$555$178,62610
Nov 28-3061$412-62.9%2-$206$184,86411
Dec 5-756$1,190+188.8%2-$595$181,02112
Dec 12-1472$100-91.6%1-1$100$184,43013
Dec 19-2155$464+364%1-$464$185,92514
Dec 26-2866$29-93.8%1-$29$181,43415