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 | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6-12 | 32 | $195,655 | - | 9 | - | $21,739 | $195,655 | 1 |
| Jun 13-19 | 29 | $250,708 | +28.1% | 11 | +2 | $22,791 | $446,363 | 2 |
| Jun 20-26 | 15 | $879,389 | +250.8% | 78 | +67 | $11,274 | $1,325,752 | 3 |
| Jun 27-Jul 3 | 17 | $1,572,986 | +78.9% | 197 | +119 | $7,984 | $2,898,738 | 4 |
| Jul 4-10 | 14 | $1,812,839 | +15.2% | 209 | +12 | $8,673 | $4,711,576 | 5 |
| Jul 11-17 | 14 | $1,667,540 | -8% | 271 | +62 | $6,153 | $6,392,681 | 6 |
| Jul 18-24 | 15 | $2,113,312 | +26.7% | 442 | +171 | $4,781 | $8,492,429 | 7 |
| Jul 25-31 | 14 | $1,702,740 | -19.4% | 491 | +49 | $3,467 | $10,195,169 | 8 |
| Aug 1-7 | 16 | $1,714,390 | +0.7% | 473 | -18 | $3,624 | $11,909,559 | 9 |
| Aug 8-14 | 14 | $1,422,430 | -17% | 434 | -39 | $3,277 | $13,331,989 | 10 |
| Aug 15-21 | 17 | $1,105,505 | -22.3% | 348 | -86 | $3,176 | $14,437,494 | 11 |
| Aug 22-28 | 22 | $951,077 | -14% | 338 | -10 | $2,813 | $15,388,571 | 12 |
| Aug 29-Sep 4 | 14 | $1,846,264 | +94.1% | 503 | +165 | $3,670 | $17,234,835 | 13 |
| Sep 5-11 | 18 | $1,233,029 | -33.2% | 556 | +53 | $2,217 | $18,467,864 | 14 |
| Sep 12-18 | 19 | $838,285 | -32% | 492 | -64 | $1,703 | $19,308,563 | 15 |
| Sep 19-25 | 23 | $539,476 | -35.6% | 341 | -151 | $1,582 | $19,845,623 | 16 |
| Sep 26-Oct 2 | 27 | $304,114 | -43.6% | 237 | -104 | $1,283 | $20,149,739 | 17 |
| Oct 3-9 | 31 | $225,900 | -25.7% | 195 | -42 | $1,158 | $20,375,639 | 18 |
| Oct 10-16 | 36 | $160,142 | -29.1% | 160 | -35 | $1,000 | $20,535,781 | 19 |
| Oct 17-23 | 48 | $84,965 | -46.9% | 130 | -30 | $653 | $20,620,746 | 20 |
| Oct 24-30 | 55 | $60,896 | -28.3% | 96 | -34 | $634 | $20,681,642 | 21 |
| Oct 31-Nov 6 | 66 | $30,630 | -49.7% | 61 | -35 | $502 | $20,712,272 | 22 |
| Nov 7-13 | 62 | $33,926 | +10.8% | 45 | -16 | $753 | $20,746,198 | 23 |
| Nov 14-20 | 73 | $19,115 | -43.7% | 36 | -9 | $530 | $20,765,313 | 24 |
| Nov 21-27 | 88 | $14,353 | -24.9% | 14 | -22 | $1,025 | $20,779,666 | 25 |
