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The Whale

2022 R 1h 57m Drama
Opening Weekend
$1.0M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$17.5M
Final
Worldwide Total
$54.0M
Global total
Budget
$3.0M
Production
Domestic Legs
16.8x
Opening → Total
2022 Rank
#48
Domestic

Box Office Performance

Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Dec 9-11 - $332,152 $332,152 6 $55,358 1
Dec 16-18 15 $144,755 -56% $571,064 6 $24,125 2
Dec 23-25 7 $1,038,394 +617% $2,596,338 603 $1,722 3
Dec 30-Jan 1 7 $1,408,213 +36% $5,855,410 623 $2,260 4
Jan 6-8 7 $1,503,638 +7% $8,545,168 835 $1,800 5
Jan 13-15 8 $1,515,731 +1% $10,808,671 1,500 $1,010 6
Jan 20-22 10 $1,263,513 -17% $13,174,235 1,591 $794 7
Jan 27-29 14 $974,155 -23% $14,876,626 1,721 $566 8
Feb 3-5 - $437,910 -55% $15,779,737 1,015 $431 9
Feb 10-12 - $276,196 -37% $16,305,557 684 $403 10
Feb 17-19 - $151,366 -45% $16,607,269 363 $416 11
Feb 24-26 - $86,801 -43% $16,778,993 211 $411 12
Mar 3-5 - $86,690 n/c $16,919,217 165 $525 13
Mar 10-12 - $63,764 -26% $17,030,096 106 $601 14
Mar 17-19 - $171,313 +169% $17,259,920 509 $336 15
Mar 24-26 - $40,427 -76% $17,400,384 89 $454 16
Mar 31-Apr 2 - $18,272 -55% $17,442,355 49 $372 17

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Cast & Crew

Directed byDarren Aronofsky
ScreenplaySamuel D. Hunter
Produced byNot specified
CinematographyMatthew Libatique
MusicRob Simonsen
Prod. DesignMark Friedberg, Robert Pyzocha
StarringBrendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Ty Simpkins, Hong Chau