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
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Oct 26Friday12$827,050--2,002$413$827,0501
Oct 27Saturday14$858,652+3.8%-2,002$428$1,685,7022
Oct 28Sunday13$582,572-32.2%-2,002$290$2,268,2743
Oct 29
Hurricane Sandy
Monday12$178,312-69.4%-2,002$89$2,446,5864
Oct 30
Hurricane Sandy
Tuesday13$253,933+42.4%-2,002$126$2,700,5195
Oct 31
Halloween
Hurricane Sandy
Wednesday14$206,406-18.7%-2,002$103$2,906,9256
Nov 1Thursday13$223,091+8.1%-2,002$111$3,130,0167
Nov 2Friday16$360,452+61.6%-56.4%2,030$177$3,490,4688
Nov 3Saturday17$548,068+52.1%-36.2%2,030$269$4,038,5369
Nov 4Sunday15$320,216-41.6%-45%2,030$157$4,358,75210
Nov 5Monday15$109,205-65.9%-38.8%2,030$53$4,467,95711
Nov 6Tuesday15$136,489+25%-46.2%2,030$67$4,604,44612
Nov 7Wednesday15$95,105-30.3%-53.9%2,030$46$4,699,55113
Nov 8Thursday17$105,711+11.2%-52.6%2,030$52$4,805,26214
Nov 9Friday20$125,526+18.7%-65.2%459$273$4,930,78815
Nov 10Saturday20$183,400+46.1%-66.5%459$399$5,114,18816
Nov 11Sunday20$139,722-23.8%-56.4%459$304$5,253,91017
Nov 12Monday18$96,196-31.2%-11.9%459$209$5,350,10618
Nov 13Tuesday22$33,842-64.8%-75.2%459$73$5,383,94819
Nov 14Wednesday21$29,306-13.4%-69.2%459$63$5,413,25420
Nov 15Thursday21$26,240-10.5%-75.2%459$57$5,439,49421
Nov 16Friday23$49,560+88.9%-60.5%198$250$5,489,05422
Nov 17Saturday23$78,144+57.7%-57.4%198$394$5,567,19823
Nov 18Sunday22$51,840-33.7%-62.9%198$261$5,619,03824
Nov 19Monday22$26,071-49.7%-72.9%198$131$5,645,10925
Nov 20Tuesday23$32,845+26%-2.9%198$165$5,677,95426
Nov 21Wednesday31$14,477-55.9%-50.6%75$193$5,692,43127
Nov 22
Thanksgiving
Thursday31$9,607-33.6%-63.4%75$128$5,702,03828
Nov 23Friday33$28,470+196.3%-42.6%60$474$5,730,50829
Nov 24Saturday36$25,840-9.2%-66.9%60$430$5,756,34830
Nov 25Sunday32$15,105-41.5%-70.9%60$251$5,771,45331
Nov 26Monday31$4,094-72.9%-84.3%60$68$5,775,54732
Nov 27Tuesday36$3,848-6%-88.3%60$64$5,779,39533
Nov 28Wednesday30$4,448+15.6%-69.3%60$74$5,783,84334
Nov 29Thursday30$5,293+19%-44.9%60$88$5,789,13635
Nov 30Friday31$12,802+141.9%-55%79$162$5,801,93836
Dec 1Saturday39$18,298+42.9%-29.2%79$231$5,820,23637
Dec 2Sunday35$11,853-35.2%-21.5%79$150$5,832,08938
Dec 3Monday28$3,619-69.5%-11.6%79$45$5,835,70839
Dec 4Tuesday31$3,912+8.1%+1.7%79$49$5,839,62040
Dec 5Wednesday29$4,102+4.9%-7.8%79$51$5,843,72241
Dec 6Thursday29$3,883-5.3%-26.6%79$49$5,847,60542
Dec 7Friday36$8,589+121.2%-32.9%67$128$5,856,19443
Dec 8Saturday37$11,643+35.6%-36.4%67$173$5,867,83744
Dec 9Sunday39$6,733-42.2%-43.2%67$100$5,874,57045
Dec 10Monday34$2,907-56.8%-19.7%67$43$5,877,47746
Dec 11Tuesday36$2,629-9.6%-32.8%67$39$5,880,10647
Dec 12Wednesday32$2,911+10.7%-29%67$43$5,883,01748
Dec 13Thursday32$2,949+1.3%-24.1%67$44$5,885,96649
Dec 14Friday38$4,864+64.9%-43.4%46$105$5,890,83050
Dec 15Saturday37$8,610+77%-26%46$187$5,899,44051
Dec 16Sunday40$5,490-36.2%-18.5%46$119$5,904,93052
Dec 17Monday36$2,576-53.1%-11.4%46$56$5,907,50653
Dec 18Tuesday37$2,560-0.6%-2.6%46$55$5,910,06654
Dec 19Wednesday42$1,709-33.2%-41.3%46$37$5,911,77555
Dec 20Thursday41$2,845+66.5%-3.5%46$61$5,914,62056
Dec 21Friday48$1,303-54.2%-73.2%18$72$5,915,92357
Dec 22Saturday48$1,995+53.1%-76.8%18$110$5,917,91858
Dec 23Sunday48$1,292-35.2%-76.5%18$71$5,919,21059
Dec 24Monday45$994-23.1%-61.4%18$55$5,920,20460
Dec 25
Christmas Day
Tuesday49$466-53.1%-81.8%18$25$5,920,67061
Dec 26Wednesday50$1,142+145.1%-33.2%18$63$5,921,81262
Dec 27Thursday51$932-18.4%-67.2%18$51$5,922,74463
Dec 28Friday46$4,924+428.3%+277.9%28$175$5,927,66864
Dec 29Saturday44$8,461+71.8%+324.1%28$302$5,936,12965
Dec 30Sunday47$4,863-42.5%+276.4%28$173$5,940,99266
Dec 31
New Year's Eve
Monday44$3,878-20.3%+290.1%28$138$5,944,87067
Jan 1
New Year's Day
Tuesday47$4,658+20.1%+899.6%28$166$5,949,52868
Jan 2Wednesday42$3,978-14.6%+248.3%28$142$5,953,50669
Jan 3Thursday41$3,753-5.7%+302.7%28$134$5,957,25970
Jan 4Friday42$6,727+79.2%+36.6%32$210$5,963,98671
Jan 5Saturday42$8,501+26.4%+0.5%32$265$5,972,48772
Jan 6Sunday43$4,815-43.4%-1%32$150$5,977,30273
Jan 7Monday37$3,144-34.7%-18.9%32$98$5,980,44674
Jan 8Tuesday37$4,752+51.1%+2%32$148$5,985,19875
Jan 9Wednesday40$2,158-54.6%-45.8%32$67$5,987,35676
Jan 10Thursday40$2,250+4.3%-40%32$70$5,989,60677
Jan 11Friday44$4,095+82%-39.1%23$178$5,993,70178
Jan 12Saturday46$5,945+45.2%-30.1%23$258$5,999,64679
Jan 13Sunday46$3,110-47.7%-35.4%23$135$6,002,75680