Whale Rider (2003)

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No of reviews: 1

Keisha Castle-Hughes

Rawiri Paratene

Vicky Haughton

Cliff Curtis

Grant Roa

Full cast and crew

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First viewed:
29th Dec 2020

Last viewed:
20th Mar 2026

Total views:
60

UK total gross
£896.3 Thousand

US total gross
$20.8 Million

Cinema Tickets Sold

UK tickets sold
201,870 aprox.

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.

Directed by
	Niki Caro

Starring
Keisha Castle-Hughes
Rawiri Paratene
Vicky Haughton
Cliff Curtis
Grant Roa

- Freshly Popped26th January 2026

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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

£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

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

We have no info on the global box office for this movie

* 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

Box Office Standings: All-Time Top-Grossing Rankings

UK total gross: £896,301

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