The Wave
A high school teacher's experiment to demonstrate to his students what life is like under a dictatorship spins horribly out of control when he forms a social unit with a life of its own.
DistributorConstantin Film
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Opening$3,151,023
279 theaters
279 theaters
Release DateMar 13, 2008
Running Time1 hr 47 min
GenresDrama
Thriller
In Release294 days/42 weeks
Widest Release489 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13-16 | 1 | $3,151,023 | - | 279 | - | $11,293 | $3,151,023 | 1 |
| Mar 20-23 | 1 | $3,248,860 | +3.1% | 382 | +103 | $8,504 | $7,921,438 | 2 |
| Mar 27-30 | 2 | $2,135,420 | -34.3% | 400 | +18 | $5,338 | $11,771,315 | 3 |
| Apr 3-6 | 1 | $1,795,552 | -15.9% | 450 | +50 | $3,990 | $14,208,295 | 4 |
| Apr 10-13 | 2 | $1,411,840 | -21.4% | 460 | +10 | $3,069 | $16,746,119 | 5 |
| Apr 17-20 | 3 | $1,092,945 | -22.6% | 482 | +22 | $2,267 | $18,111,660 | 6 |
| Apr 24-27 | 4 | $726,028 | -33.6% | 489 | +7 | $1,484 | $19,360,740 | 7 |
| May 1-4 | 5 | $682,334 | -6% | 463 | -26 | $1,473 | $20,675,948 | 8 |
| May 8-11 | 3 | $348,176 | -49% | 478 | +15 | $728 | $21,045,320 | 9 |
| May 15-18 | 8 | $388,555 | +11.6% | 463 | -15 | $839 | $21,801,421 | 10 |
| May 22-25 | 8 | $251,150 | -35.4% | 438 | -25 | $573 | $22,229,731 | 11 |
| May 29-Jun 1 | 11 | $105,878 | -57.8% | 379 | -59 | $279 | $22,446,610 | 12 |
| Jun 5-8 | 13 | $101,441 | -4.2% | 339 | -40 | $299 | $22,670,098 | 13 |
| Jun 12-15 | 13 | $94,984 | -6.4% | 339 | - | $280 | $22,839,839 | 14 |
| Jun 19-22 | 11 | $60,094 | -36.7% | 308 | -31 | $195 | $22,970,032 | 15 |
| Jun 26-29 | 19 | $47,790 | -20.5% | 269 | -39 | $177 | $23,074,818 | 16 |
| Jul 3-6 | 19 | $39,510 | -17.3% | 194 | -75 | $203 | $23,522,817 | 17 |
| Jul 10-13 | 19 | $55,185 | +39.7% | 181 | -13 | $304 | $23,634,182 | 18 |
| Jul 17-20 | 21 | $36,669 | -33.6% | 144 | -37 | $254 | $23,716,702 | 19 |
| Jul 24-27 | 23 | $31,595 | -13.8% | 129 | -15 | $244 | $23,784,671 | 20 |
| Jul 31-Aug 3 | 27 | $24,822 | -21.4% | 68 | -61 | $365 | $23,497,036 | 21 |
| Aug 7-10 Beijing Olympics | 44 | $9,756 | -60.7% | 44 | -24 | $221 | $23,515,575 | 22 |
| Aug 14-17 Beijing Olympics | 28 | $39,478 | +304.7% | 35 | -9 | $1,127 | $23,568,675 | 23 |
| Aug 21-24 Beijing Olympics | 52 | $6,213 | -84.3% | 34 | -1 | $182 | $23,579,447 | 24 |
| Aug 28-31 | 50 | $4,568 | -26.5% | 25 | -9 | $182 | $23,587,826 | 25 |
| Sep 4-7 | 53 | $5,141 | +12.5% | 26 | +1 | $197 | $23,600,431 | 26 |
| Sep 11-14 | 51 | $7,869 | +53.1% | 20 | -6 | $393 | $23,610,331 | 27 |
| Sep 18-21 | 54 | $6,182 | -21.4% | 27 | +7 | $228 | $23,620,131 | 28 |
