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Whale Rider

Whale Rider

Jan 30, 2003
101 min
DramaFamily
7.0/ 10
427 votes

Overview

A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.

Ratings & Reviews

See what critics and audiences think

TMDB
7.0/10
427 votes
IMDB
7.5/10
44,401 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
91%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
80/100
Metascore

Media

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$8,000,000Production cost
Box Office$41,400,000Worldwide gross
Profit$33,400,000Profitable
ROI
+417.5%Return on investment
US Box Office$20,779,666Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 33 wins & 35 nominations total

Details

Production information

"In the ways of the ancients she found a hope for the future."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$8,000,000

Revenue

$41,400,000

Production Companies

South Pacific PicturesPandora FilmApolloMediaNew Zealand Film Production FundNew Zealand Film CommissionNZ on AirFilmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen

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