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2022 | DIRECTED BY DARREN ARONOFSKY

The Whale

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Movie Stats
Year
2022
Runtime
 117 minutes (1 hr 57 mins)
Certificates

15

R

14

12

M18
Select Cast
Brendan Fraser
Sadie Sink
Ty Simpkins
Hong Chau
Samantha Morton
Sathya Sridharan
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
6th Sep 2022
Last viewed:
28th Apr 2025
Total views:
74
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
21st December 2022
2 years 10 months 16 days ago
Canada release date
 Canada
21st December 2022
2 years 10 months 16 days ago
Singapore release date
 Singapore
29th December 2022
2 years 10 months 8 days ago
India release date
 India
30th December 2022
2 years 10 months 7 days ago
Greece release date
 Greece
12th January 2023
2 years 9 months 25 days ago
Israel release date
 Israel
26th January 2023
2 years 9 months 11 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £2.4 Million
United States Flag
US total gross
  $17.4 Million
Global Flag
Global total gross
  $2.9 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
315,994 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
1.9 Million aprox.
Global Flag
Global tickets sold
319,496 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 3rd Feb '23
  • Debut position: 6
  • Highest position: 6
  • Debut gross: £690 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 8
US Box Office
  • Release: 21st Dec '22
  • Debut weekend: 9th Dec '22
  • Debut position: 14
  • Highest position: 7
  • Debut gross: $360 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 16
Global Box Office
  • Release: 9th Dec '22
  • Debut weekend: 16th Dec '22
  • Debut position: 20
  • Highest position: 17
  • Debut gross: $144.8 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 3
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Directed by
darren aronofsky Darren Aronofsky
Starring
darren aronofskyBrendan FraserCharlie
Sadie SinkEllie
Ty SimpkinsThomas
Hong ChauLiz
Samantha MortonMary
Sathya SridharanDan The Pizza Man
Jacey SinkYoung Ellie
Wilhelm SchalaudekLiam
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2022-12-09
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Popularity over the last 10 days
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
6
Weeks top 15
5
Total weeks
8
Total UK Gross:
£2,420,512
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
The Whale
3 Feb 2023
6N
£690,026
£690,026
10 Feb 2023
6▲▼
£378,336
£1,445,301
17 Feb 2023
10▼
£164,701
£1,911,687
24 Feb 2023
13▼
£75,377
£2,103,261
3 Mar 2023
14▼
£51,258
£2,215,682
10 Mar 2023
22▼
£27,005
£2,300,000
17 Mar 2023
22▲▼
£25,983
£2,330,983
7 Apr 2023
48▼
£1,889
£2,420,512

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
7
Weeks top 15
8
Total Weeks
16
Total US Gross:
$17,442,355
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
9 Dec 2022
14N
$360,000
$360,000
16 Dec 2022
14▲▼
$144,755
$571,064
23 Dec 2022
7▲
$1,038,394
$2,596,338
30 Dec 2022
7▲▼
$1,408,213
$5,855,410
6 Jan 2023
7▲▼
$1,541,201
$8,582,731
13 Jan 2023
8▼
$1,450,125
$10,743,065
20 Jan 2023
10▼
$1,281,248
$13,191,971
27 Jan 2023
14▼
$1,013,271
$14,915,743
3 Feb 2023
17▼
$421,934
$15,763,761
10 Feb 2023
16▲
$300,691
$16,314,077
17 Feb 2023
24▼
$134,499
$16,590,402
24 Feb 2023
23▲
$74,394
$16,766,587
3 Mar 2023
26▼
$86,690
$16,919,217
17 Mar 2023
17N
$145,230
$17,233,837
24 Mar 2023
23▼
$40,427
$17,400,384
31 Mar 2023
30▼
$18,272
$17,442,355

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

Global Box Office Info
Highest Place
17
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
3
Total Global Gross:
$2,872,273
Global Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
16 Dec 2022
20N
$144,755
$571,064
16 Dec 2022
18N
$332,152
$332,152
23 Dec 2022
17▲
$1,008,819
$2,872,273

* 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
  •  United States release date:
  •  Canada release date:
  •  United States release date:
  •  Singapore release date:
  •  India release date:
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£2,420,512
2491
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2492
The Whale
2493
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Genres
Drama
Drama
Popular in these countries
  • Brazil Brazil
  • United States United States
  • Vietnam Vietnam
  • China China
  • Indonesia Indonesia
  • Paraguay Paraguay
  • Colombia Colombia
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Poland Poland
  • France France
  • Hong Kong Hong Kong
News from around the web
9th December 2022
This weeks North American new movie preview 9th December 2022 - The Whale, Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio, Christmas Bloody Christmas, Detective Knight: Redemption, Empire of Light, Spoiler Alert and Emancipation - #thewhale #pinocchio #empireoflight
8th November 2022
A new trailer and poster released for The Whale starring Brendan Fraser - movie UK release date 3rd February 2023 #thewhale
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