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.
DistributorCinevista
Budget$3,500,000
Release DateJan 31, 2003
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 41 min
GenresDrama
Family
In Release7,640 days/1,091 weeks
Widest Release53 theaters
IMDbPro
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| Date | Rank | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6-12 | 1 | $432,606 | - | 47 | - | $9,204 | $880,831 | 2 |
| Feb 13-19 | 1 | $334,881 | -22.6% | 47 | - | $7,125 | $1,215,712 | 3 |
| Feb 20-26 | 1 | $352,777 | +5.3% | 53 | +6 | $6,656 | $1,568,489 | 4 |
| Feb 27-Mar 5 | 2 | $284,639 | -19.3% | 53 | - | $5,370 | $1,853,128 | 5 |
| Mar 6-12 | 1 | $267,404 | -6.1% | 53 | - | $5,045 | $2,120,532 | 6 |
| Mar 20-26 | 1 | $158,375 | - | 53 | - | $2,988 | $2,468,777 | 8 |
| Mar 27-Apr 2 | 1 | $153,161 | -3.3% | 53 | - | $2,889 | $2,621,938 | 9 |
| Apr 3-9 | 2 | $122,107 | -20.3% | 53 | - | $2,303 | $2,750,045 | 10 |
| Apr 10-16 | 9 | $81,381 | -33.4% | 49 | -4 | $1,660 | $2,831,426 | 11 |
| Apr 17-23 | 10 | $99,565 | +22.3% | 49 | - | $2,031 | $2,930,991 | 12 |
| Apr 24-30 | 10 | $68,269 | -31.4% | 47 | -2 | $1,452 | $2,999,260 | 13 |
| May 8-14 | 6 | $47,736 | - | 47 | - | $1,015 | $3,096,127 | 15 |
| May 15-21 | 4 | $37,420 | -21.6% | 46 | -1 | $813 | $3,133,549 | 16 |
| May 22-28 | 4 | $34,896 | -6.7% | 35 | -11 | $997 | $3,168,443 | 17 |
| Jun 5-11 | 12 | $23,451 | - | 28 | - | $837 | $3,226,266 | 19 |
| Jun 12-18 | 10 | $24,517 | +4.5% | 23 | -5 | $1,065 | $3,250,783 | 20 |
| Jun 26-Jul 2 | 11 | $22,942 | - | 22 | - | $1,042 | $3,296,667 | 22 |
| Jul 17-23 | 10 | $39,532 | - | - | - | - | $3,411,872 | 25 |
| Jul 24-30 | 8 | $27,361 | -30.8% | - | - | - | $3,439,233 | 26 |
| Jul 31-Aug 6 | 10 | $27,364 | <0.1% | 20 | - | $1,368 | $3,466,597 | 27 |
| Aug 7-13 | 14 | $22,439 | -18% | 16 | -4 | $1,402 | $3,489,036 | 28 |
| Aug 14-20 | 17 | $15,847 | -29.4% | 17 | +1 | $932 | $3,504,883 | 29 |
| Aug 21-27 | 13 | $19,531 | +23.2% | 18 | +1 | $1,085 | $3,524,414 | 30 |
| Aug 28-Sep 3 | 13 | $13,397 | -31.4% | 15 | -3 | $893 | $3,537,811 | 31 |
| Sep 4-10 | 15 | $12,059 | -10% | 9 | -6 | $1,339 | $3,549,870 | 32 |
| Sep 11-17 | 14 | $8,728 | -27.6% | 8 | -1 | $1,091 | $3,558,598 | 33 |
| Sep 25-Oct 1 | 14 | $11,186 | - | 8 | - | $1,398 | $3,576,433 | 35 |
| Oct 2-8 | 16 | $8,317 | -25.6% | 8 | - | $1,039 | $3,584,749 | 36 |
| Oct 9-15 | 16 | $8,266 | -0.6% | 7 | -1 | $1,180 | $3,593,015 | 37 |
