2003 | DIRECTED BY NIKI CARO

Whale Rider

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Year
2003

Director and Primary Cast

Director
Niki Caro

Keisha Castle-Hughes

Rawiri Paratene

Vicky Haughton

Cliff Curtis

Grant Roa

Full cast and crew

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First viewed:
7th May 2016

Last viewed:
14th May 2024

Total views:
52

Release Dates

UK release
11th July 2003

20 years 10 months 3 days ago

Total Grosses

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

Release: No global cinema data.

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Directed by
	Niki Caro

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

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UK Box Office Info

Highest chart position: 7

Weeks on box office: 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

US Box Office Info

Highest US chart position: 13

Weeks on US box office: 25

Total North American Gross: $20,772,796

US 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

Global Box Office Release Breakdown

No global box office info

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UK total gross
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