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Whale Rider

Whale Rider
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGNEWS
2003

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Niki Caro

Starring

Keisha Castle-Hughes · Rawiri Paratene · Vicky Haughton · Cliff CurtisGrant Roa

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 11th Jul '03
  • Debut position: 7
  • Highest position: 7
  • Debut gross: £121.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 4

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 6th Jun '03
  • Debut position: 32
  • Highest position: 13
  • Debut gross: $137.4 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 25

Chart position history

UK box office

11 Jul, 2003
7
18 Jul, 2003
8
25 Jul, 2003
11
1 Aug, 2003
13

US box office

20 Jun, 2003
15
27 Jun, 2003
14
4 Jul, 2003
13
11 Jul, 2003
14
18 Jul, 2003
15
25 Jul, 2003
14
1 Aug, 2003
15
8 Aug, 2003
13

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £896.3 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $20.8 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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Last viewed:
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News from around the web
Whale Rider (2002) ⭐ 7.5 | Drama, Family  IMDb Tue, 18th August 2015

Niki Caro Confronts Hollywood’s Backslide on Women Behind the Camera as She Leads Camerimage Jury  The Hollywood Reporter Wed, 19th November 2025

South Pacific’s John Barnett dies aged 80  broadcastnow.co.uk Tue, 26th August 2025

'Tinā' Passes 'Whale Rider' at New Zealand Box Office  Variety Australia Wed, 13th August 2025

Whale Rider  The Guardian Thu, 10th July 2003

Endless Summer: Whale Rider (2003)  Midwest Film Journal Fri, 18th September 2020