Whale Rider
A contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
DistributorNewmarket Films
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Opening$137,418
9 theaters
9 theaters
Budget$3,500,000
Release DateJun 6, 2003
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Nov 27, 2003
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 41 min
GenresDrama
Family
In Release210 days/30 weeks
Widest Release556 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6-8 | 32 | $137,418 | - | 9 | - | $15,268 | $137,418 | 1 |
| Jun 13-15 | 29 | $161,003 | +17.2% | 11 | +2 | $14,636 | $356,658 | 2 |
| Jun 20-22 | 15 | $602,332 | +274.1% | 78 | +67 | $7,722 | $1,048,695 | 3 |
| Jun 27-29 | 14 | $977,791 | +62.3% | 163 | +85 | $5,998 | $2,303,543 | 4 |
| Jul 4-6 | 13 | $1,242,123 | +27% | 209 | +46 | $5,943 | $4,140,861 | 5 |
| Jul 11-13 | 14 | $1,089,334 | -12.3% | 271 | +62 | $4,019 | $5,800,911 | 6 |
| Jul 18-20 | 15 | $1,356,525 | +24.5% | 442 | +171 | $3,069 | $7,735,642 | 7 |
| Jul 25-27 | 14 | $1,085,258 | -20% | 491 | +49 | $2,210 | $9,577,687 | 8 |
| Aug 1-3 | 15 | $1,108,798 | +2.2% | 473 | -18 | $2,344 | $11,303,967 | 9 |
| Aug 8-10 | 13 | $927,408 | -16.4% | 434 | -39 | $2,136 | $12,836,967 | 10 |
| Aug 15-17 | 17 | $721,540 | -22.2% | 348 | -86 | $2,073 | $14,053,529 | 11 |
| Aug 22-24 | 21 | $616,795 | -14.5% | 338 | -10 | $1,824 | $15,054,289 | 12 |
| Aug 29-31 | 17 | $1,103,454 | +78.9% | 503 | +165 | $2,193 | $16,492,025 | 13 |
| Aug 29-Sep 1 Labor Day wknd | 17 | $1,521,142 | - | 503 | - | $3,024 | $16,909,713 | - |
| Sep 5-7 | 18 | $894,293 | -19% | 556 | +53 | $1,608 | $18,129,128 | 14 |
| Sep 12-14 | 20 | $633,318 | -29.2% | 492 | -64 | $1,287 | $19,101,182 | 15 |
| Sep 19-21 | 24 | $390,728 | -38.3% | 341 | -151 | $1,145 | $19,696,877 | 16 |
| Sep 26-28 | 29 | $209,589 | -46.4% | 237 | -104 | $884 | $20,055,214 | 17 |
| Oct 3-5 | 32 | $158,411 | -24.4% | 195 | -42 | $812 | $20,308,150 | 18 |
| Oct 10-12 | 37 | $105,332 | -33.5% | 160 | -35 | $658 | $20,480,971 | 19 |
| Oct 10-13 Indig. Peoples' Day wknd | 24 | $124,427 | - | 160 | - | $777 | $20,500,066 | - |
| Oct 17-19 | 44 | $60,904 | -42.2% | 130 | -30 | $468 | $20,596,685 | 20 |
| Oct 24-26 | 53 | $40,382 | -33.7% | 96 | -34 | $420 | $20,661,128 | 21 |
| Oct 31-Nov 2 | 68 | $21,136 | -47.7% | 61 | -35 | $346 | $20,702,778 | 22 |
| Nov 7-9 | 78 | $14,054 | -33.5% | 45 | -16 | $312 | $20,726,326 | 23 |
| Nov 14-16 | 73 | $13,319 | -5.2% | 36 | -9 | $369 | $20,759,517 | 24 |
| Nov 21-23 | 90 | $7,483 | -43.8% | 14 | -22 | $534 | $20,772,796 | 25 |
