The Whale (2011) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

The true story of Luna, a young, wild killer whale who tries to befriend people on the rugged west coast of Vancouver Island.

Scores

Overall Score

35.0

Popularity Percentile (Year)

20.8%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

25.4%

Review Aggregate

83.7

Critic Consensus

86.4% Fresh • 22 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 86% of 22 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, family-friendly, thought-provoking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score86.0

RT critic review count22

Rotten Tomatoes audience score83.0

RT audience rating count1,000

IMDb rating8.1

IMDb votes778

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	2011	$81,881	$114,211
International	2011	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	2011	$81,881	$114,211

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue	2011	$40,940	$57,106
Digital Rentals ?	2011	$1,315,000	$1,834,217
Digital Purchases ?	2011	$423,000	$590,018
Physical Rentals ?	2011	$2,405,000	$3,354,595
Physical Purchases ?	2011	$5,736,000	$8,000,815
TV & Streaming Revenue	2011	$40,940	$57,106
Total Revenues	2011	$9,960,881	$13,893,857
Expenses
Budget ?	2011	$250,000 (est)	$348,711 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	2011	$80,000 (est)	$111,587 (est)
Participations	2011	$398,000	$555,147
Residuals ?	2011	$665,000	$927,570
Interest & Overhead	2011	$50,000	$69,742
Total Expenses	2011	$1,443,000	$2,012,757
Movie Net Profit or Loss	2011	$8,517,881	$11,881,099

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The Whale