Riding Giants

Documentary detailing the origins and history of surf culture.

Grosses

Domestic (70.8%)
$2,276,368
Summary Details
DistributorSony Pictures Classics
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Opening$134,400
26 theaters
Release DateJul 9, 2004 - Dec 2, 2004
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 45 min
GenresBiography Documentary History Sport
In Release182 days/26 weeks
Widest Release64 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Jul 9-1130$134,400-26-$5,169$134,4001
Jul 16-1827$195,317+45.3%41+15$4,763$415,6522
Jul 23-2529$176,584-9.6%41-$4,306$726,6453
Jul 30-Aug 136$133,505-24.4%44+3$3,034$976,1554
Aug 6-833$154,501+15.7%56+12$2,758$1,229,0195
Aug 13-15
Athens Olympics
40$131,562-14.8%63+7$2,088$1,469,9296
Aug 20-22
Athens Olympics
42$128,787-2.1%64+1$2,012$1,687,0337
Aug 27-29
Athens Olympics
44$87,198-32.3%62-2$1,406$1,848,3248
Sep 3-551$67,245-22.9%59-3$1,139$1,971,8279
Sep 3-6
Labor Day wknd
55$88,311-59-$1,496$1,992,893-
Sep 10-1251$55,538-17.4%44-15$1,262$2,068,42610
Sep 17-1957$41,980-24.4%39-5$1,076$2,138,86911
Sep 24-2674$23,898-43.1%21-18$1,138$2,184,49012
Oct 1-389$10,213-57.3%20-1$510$2,201,35713
Oct 8-1094$8,255-19.2%18-2$458$2,216,24914
Oct 15-17104$7,143-13.5%10-8$714$2,231,94015
Oct 22-24109$3,321-53.5%7-3$474$2,236,73016
Oct 29-31101$3,661+10.2%4-3$915$2,250,07317
Nov 5-778$7,975+117.8%8+4$996$2,259,43218
Nov 12-1498$2,686-66.3%5-3$537$2,264,30819
Nov 19-21116$1,134-57.8%2-3$567$2,270,55120
Nov 26-28
Thanksgiving 3-Day
112$550-51.5%1-1$550$2,271,82621