SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Whale Rider
2003 · Niki Caro · John Barnett | Frank Hübner | Tim Sanders · 1 hr 41 min
A contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keisha Castle-Hughes | 2003 | $525,000 | $918,465 | (est) |
| Rawiri Paratene | 2003 | $70,000 | $122,462 | (est) |
| Vicky Haughton | 2003 | $43,750 | $76,539 | (est) |
| Cliff Curtis | 2003 | $175,000 | $306,155 | (est) |
Box Office
Box Office Reported grosses are direct imports. Inflation-adjusted values use imported adjusted totals when available, otherwise they use the yearly U.S. CPI table you maintain in WordPress.
Inflation-adjusted values are shown in 2025 dollars when CPI data is available.
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Domestic theatrical box office gross. | 2003 | $20,779,666 | $36,353,122 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2003 | $20,283,310 | $35,484,769 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2003 | $41,062,976 | $70,007,911 |
Earnings / Profitability
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated revenues and expenses for films based on currently imported reported and estimated fields. Inflation-adjusted values use the CPI table when direct adjusted values are not present in the export.
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue Estimated distributor theatrical revenue using the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2003 | $18,503,157 (est) | $32,370,469 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2003 | $87,494 | $153,066 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2003 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2003 | $3,087,787 | $5,401,949 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $513,952, DVD $3,157,134 | 2003 | $3,671,086 | $6,422,406 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2003 | $4,421,697 (est) | $7,735,567 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2003 | $29,771,221 | $52,083,457 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2003 | $3,500,000 | $5,967,120 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) P&A Estimated using Machine Learning sourceSource: ML P&A estimate (peer+ridge)Machine-learned P&A estimate based on peer comps and regression inputs. Reestimate Prior Estimate | Covid Mult: 1 | Peer Count: 0 | Reg Box Pred: $11,793,455 | Reg Main Pred: $11,561,480 | 2003 | $4,375,000 (est) | $7,653,872 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2003 | $2,553,324 (est) | $4,466,930 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2003 | $717,486 (est) | $1,255,211 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2003 | $420,000 (est) | $734,772 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2003 | $11,565,811 | $20,077,905 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2003 | $18,205,410 | $32,005,552 |
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Deep Dives & Reports
Deep Dives & Reports
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