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2003 | DIRECTED BY NIKI CARO

Whale Rider

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Movie Stats
Year
2003
Select Cast
Keisha Castle-Hughes
Rawiri Paratene
Vicky Haughton
Cliff Curtis
Grant Roa
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No of ratings:
1
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First viewed:
7th May 2016
Last viewed:
12th Mar 2026
Total views:
49
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £896.3 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $20.8 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
201,870 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
3.4 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 11th Jul '03
  • Debut position: 7
  • Highest position: 7
  • Debut gross: £121.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 4
US Box Office
  • Debut weekend: 6th Jun '03
  • Debut position: 32
  • Highest position: 13
  • Debut gross: $137.4 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 25
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
niki caro Niki Caro
Starring
Keisha Castle-Hughes
Rawiri Paratene
Vicky Haughton
Cliff Curtis
Grant Roa
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
7
Weeks top 15
4
Total weeks
4
Total UK Gross:
£896,301
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Whale Rider
11 Jul 2003
7N
£121,610
£121,610
18 Jul 2003
8▼
£150,609
£390,022
25 Jul 2003
11▼
£145,690
£687,531
1 Aug 2003
13▼
£76,734
£896,301

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
13
Weeks top 15
8
Total Weeks
25
Total US Gross:
$20,772,796
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
6 Jun 2003
32N
$137,418
$137,418
13 Jun 2003
29▲
$161,003
$356,658
20 Jun 2003
15▲
$602,332
$1,048,695
27 Jun 2003
14▲
$977,791
$2,303,543
4 Jul 2003
13▲
$1,242,123
$4,140,861
11 Jul 2003
14▼
$1,089,334
$5,800,911
18 Jul 2003
15▼
$1,356,525
$7,735,642
25 Jul 2003
14▲
$1,085,258
$9,577,687
1 Aug 2003
15▼
$1,108,798
$11,303,967
8 Aug 2003
13▲
$927,408
$12,836,967
15 Aug 2003
17▼
$721,540
$14,053,529
22 Aug 2003
21▼
$616,795
$15,054,289
29 Aug 2003
17▲
$1,103,454
$16,492,025
5 Sep 2003
18▼
$894,293
$18,129,128
12 Sep 2003
20▼
$633,318
$19,101,182
19 Sep 2003
24▼
$390,728
$19,696,877
26 Sep 2003
29▼
$209,589
$20,055,214
3 Oct 2003
32▼
$158,411
$20,308,150
10 Oct 2003
37▼
$105,332
$20,480,971
17 Oct 2003
44▼
$60,904
$20,596,685
24 Oct 2003
53▼
$40,382
$20,661,128
31 Oct 2003
68▼
$21,136
$20,702,778
7 Nov 2003
78▼
$14,054
$20,726,326
14 Nov 2003
73▲
$13,319
$20,759,517
21 Nov 2003
90▼
$7,483
$20,772,796

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
No global box office info
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