Chasing Mavericks

When young Jay Moriarity discovers that the mythic Mavericks surf break, one of the biggest waves on Earth, exists just miles from his Santa Cruz home, he enlists the help of local legend Frosty Hesson to train him to survive it.

Grosses

Domestic (75.6%)
$6,002,756
Summary Details
DistributorTwentieth Century Fox
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Opening$2,268,274
2,002 theaters
Budget$20,000,000
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 56 min
GenresBiography Drama Sport
In Release432 days/61 weeks
Widest Release2,030 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Oct 26-2813$2,268,274-2,002-$1,133$2,268,2741
Nov 2-416$1,228,736-45.8%2,030+28$605$4,358,7522
Nov 9-1120$448,648-63.5%459-1,571$977$5,253,9103
Nov 16-1825$179,544-60%198-261$906$5,619,0384
Nov 21-25
Thanksgiving 5-Day
35$93,499-75-$1,246$5,771,453-
Nov 22-25
Thanksgiving 4-Day
35$79,022-75-$1,053$5,771,453-
Nov 23-25
Thanksgiving 3-Day
44$69,415-61.3%60-138$1,156$5,771,4535
Nov 30-Dec 2
Post-Thanksgiving
45$42,953-38.1%79+19$543$5,832,0896
Dec 7-954$26,965-37.2%67-12$402$5,874,5707
Dec 14-1655$18,964-29.7%46-21$412$5,904,9308
Dec 21-2370$4,590-75.8%18-28$255$5,919,2109
Dec 21-25
Christmas long wknd
51$6,050-18-$336$5,920,670-
Dec 28-3059$18,248+297.6%28+10$651$5,940,99210
Dec 28-Jan 1, 2013
New Year's long wknd
46$26,784-28-$956$5,949,528-
Jan 4-657$20,043+9.8%32+4$626$5,977,30211
Jan 11-1358$13,150-34.4%23-9$571$6,002,75612