Soul Surfer (2011)

Soul Surfer poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $43,853,424Details
International Box Office $3,282,065Details
Worldwide Box Office $47,135,489
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $17,009,571 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $4,287,999 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $21,297,570
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Bethany was born to surf. A natural talent who took to the waves at a young age, she was leading an idyllic life on Kauai, participating in national surf competitions with her best friend Alana (Lorraine Nicholson), when everything changed. On Halloween morning, a 14-foot tiger shark came out of nowhere and seemed to shatter all her dreams. Soul Surfer reveals Bethany's fight to recover from her ordeal and how she grappled with the question of her future. Strengthened by the love of her parents, Tom and Cheri, and supported by her youth group leader Sara, Bethany refuses to give in or give up, and begins a bold return to the water.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,601,862 (24.2% of total gross)
Legs:4.14 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:93.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,214 opening theaters/2,240 max. theaters, 6.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $59,614,111

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,116 $43,853,424
All Time International Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,465 $3,282,065
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,205 $47,135,489

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 8th, 2011 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: April 20th, 2012 (Wide) (Spain)
June 9th, 2012 (Wide) (Japan)
April 8th, 2021 (Limited) (Australia)
May 25th, 2023 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: August 2nd, 2011 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for an intense accident sequence and some thematic material.
(Rating bulletin 2143, 10/20/2010)
Running Time: 106 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Radio
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Keywords: Voiceover/Narration, Comeback, Surfing, Religious, Animals Gone Bad, Medical and Hospitals, Faith-Based Film, Set in Hawaii, Biographical Drama, Biography
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Tri-Star Pictures, FilmDistrict, Enticing Entertainment, Island Film Group, Affirm Films, Brookwell McNamara Entertainment, Life's a Beach Entertainment, Mandalay Vision
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day) 175 $5,436,868 Apr 22, 2011 17
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 252 $7,718,171 Apr 22, 2011 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 8, 2011 4 $10,601,862   2,214 $4,789   $10,601,862 1
Apr 15, 2011 5 $7,268,502 -31% 2,214 $3,283   $19,865,129 2
Apr 22, 2011 7 $5,436,868 -25% 2,240 $2,427   $28,502,151 3
Apr 29, 2011 7 $3,367,867 -38% 2,010 $1,676   $33,843,019 4
May 6, 2011 8 $2,307,161 -31% 1,781 $1,295   $36,886,282 5
May 13, 2011 10 $1,826,788 -21% 1,468 $1,244   $39,232,956 6
May 20, 2011 11 $930,008 -49% 984 $945   $40,610,678 7
May 27, 2011 14 $401,011 -57% 401 $1,000   $41,290,033 8
Jun 3, 2011 19 $204,050 -49% 245 $833   $41,746,300 9
Jun 10, 2011 16 $295,371 +45% 317 $932   $42,181,380 10
Jun 17, 2011 19 $243,234 -18% 264 $921   $42,638,646 11
Jun 24, 2011 23 $208,866 -14% 240 $870   $43,062,594 12
Jul 1, 2011 24 $163,683 -22% 205 $798   $43,400,451 13
Jul 8, 2011 27 $131,074 -20% 160 $819   $43,685,473 14
Jul 15, 2011 38 $83,802 -36% 126 $665   $43,853,424 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 8, 2011 5 $3,642,639     2,214 $1,645   $3,642,639 1
Apr 9, 2011 4 $4,366,326 +20%   2,214 $1,972   $8,008,965 2
Apr 10, 2011 4 $2,592,897 -41%   2,214 $1,171   $10,601,862 3
Apr 11, 2011 7 $476,370 -82%   2,214 $215   $11,078,232 4
Apr 12, 2011 7 $567,609 +19%   2,214 $256   $11,645,841 5
Apr 13, 2011 7 $471,604 -17%   2,214 $213   $12,117,445 6
Apr 14, 2011 7 $479,182 +2%   2,214 $216   $12,596,627 7
Apr 15, 2011 5 $2,132,085 +345% -41% 2,214 $963   $14,728,712 8
Apr 16, 2011 4 $3,281,943 +54% -25% 2,214 $1,482   $18,010,655 9
Apr 17, 2011 5 $1,854,474 -43% -28% 2,214 $838   $19,865,129 10
Apr 18, 2011 5 $618,368 -67% +30% 2,214 $279   $20,483,497 11
Apr 19, 2011 6 $794,862 +29% +40% 2,214 $359   $21,278,359 12
Apr 20, 2011 4 $761,045 -4% +61% 2,214 $344   $22,039,404 13
Apr 21, 2011 4 $1,025,879 +35% +114% 2,214 $463   $23,065,283 14
Apr 22, 2011 7 $2,345,335 +129% +10% 2,240 $1,047   $25,410,618 15
Apr 23, 2011 9 $2,036,642 -13% -38% 2,240 $909   $27,447,260 16
Apr 24, 2011 8 $1,054,891 -48% -43% 2,240 $471   $28,502,151 17
Apr 25, 2011 6 $729,553 -31% +18% 2,240 $326   $29,231,704 18
Apr 26, 2011 8 $440,721 -40% -45% 2,240 $197   $29,672,425 19
Apr 27, 2011 7 $390,763 -11% -49% 2,240 $174   $30,063,188 20
Apr 28, 2011 7 $411,964 +5% -60% 2,240 $184   $30,475,152 21
Apr 29, 2011 7 $1,021,572 +148% -56% 2,010 $508   $31,496,724 22
Apr 30, 2011 7 $1,467,912 +44% -28% 2,010 $730   $32,964,636 23
May 1, 2011 7 $878,383 -40% -17% 2,010 $437   $33,843,019 24
May 2, 2011 11 $166,053 -81% -77% 2,010 $83   $34,009,072 25
May 3, 2011 9 $211,316 +27% -52% 2,010 $105   $34,220,388 26
May 4, 2011 8 $180,237 -15% -54% 2,010 $90   $34,400,625 27
May 5, 2011 8 $178,496 -1% -57% 2,010 $89   $34,579,121 28
May 6, 2011 9 $593,806 +233% -42% 1,781 $333   $35,172,927 29
May 7, 2011 10 $853,399 +44% -42% 1,781 $479   $36,026,326 30
May 8, 2011 8 $859,956 +1% -2% 1,781 $483   $36,886,282 31
May 9, 2011 8 $116,125 -86% -30% 1,781 $65   $37,002,407 32
May 10, 2011 9 $138,908 +20% -34% 1,781 $78   $37,141,315 33
May 11, 2011 9 $130,051 -6% -28% 1,781 $73   $37,271,366 34
May 12, 2011 10 $134,802 +4% -24% 1,781 $76   $37,406,168 35
May 13, 2011 10 $489,255 +263% -18% 1,468 $333   $37,895,423 36
May 14, 2011 10 $824,398 +69% -3% 1,468 $562   $38,719,821 37
May 15, 2011 10 $513,135 -38% -40% 1,468 $350   $39,232,956 38
May 16, 2011 10 $100,660 -80% -13% 1,468 $69   $39,333,616 39
May 17, 2011 10 $127,509 +27% -8% 1,468 $87   $39,461,125 40
May 18, 2011 10 $105,571 -17% -19% 1,468 $72   $39,566,696 41
May 19, 2011 10 $113,974 +8% -15% 1,468 $78   $39,680,670 42
May 20, 2011 10 $277,493 +143% -43% 984 $282   $39,958,163 43
May 21, 2011 11 $401,102 +45% -51% 984 $408   $40,359,265 44
May 22, 2011 10 $251,413 -37% -51% 984 $256   $40,610,678 45
May 23, 2011 12 $85,626 -66% -15% 984 $87   $40,696,304 46
May 24, 2011 11 $77,722 -9% -39% 984 $79   $40,774,026 47
May 25, 2011 10 $80,489 +4% -24% 984 $82   $40,854,515 48
May 26, 2011 - $34,507 -57% -70% 401 $86   $40,889,022 49
May 27, 2011 - $109,473 +217% -61% 401 $273   $40,998,495 50
May 28, 2011 - $152,769 +40% -62% 401 $381   $41,151,264 51
May 29, 2011 - $138,769 -9% -45% 401 $346   $41,290,033 52
May 30, 2011 14 $131,861 -5% +54% 401 $329   $41,421,894 53
May 31, 2011 - $37,166 -72% -52% 401 $93   $41,459,060 54
Jun 1, 2011 - $38,148 +3% -53% 401 $95   $41,497,208 55
Jun 2, 2011 - $45,042 +18% +31% 401 $112   $41,542,250 56
Jun 3, 2011 - $66,201 +47% -40% 245 $270   $41,608,451 57
Jun 4, 2011 - $83,363 +26% -45% 245 $340   $41,691,814 58
Jun 5, 2011 - $54,486 -35% -61% 245 $222   $41,746,300 59
Jun 10, 2011 - $100,352   +52% 317 $317   $41,986,361 64
Jun 11, 2011 - $117,113 +17% +40% 317 $369   $42,103,474 65
Jun 12, 2011 - $77,906 -33% +43% 317 $246   $42,181,380 66
Jun 17, 2011 - $81,256   -19% 264 $308   $42,476,668 71
Jun 18, 2011 - $91,369 +12% -22% 264 $346   $42,568,037 72
Jun 19, 2011 - $70,609 -23% -9% 264 $267   $42,638,646 73
Jun 24, 2011 - $77,407   -5% 240 $323   $42,931,135 78
Jun 25, 2011 - $75,727 -2% -17% 240 $316   $43,006,862 79
Jun 26, 2011 - $55,732 -26% -21% 240 $232   $43,062,594 80
Jul 1, 2011 - $54,947   -29% 205 $268   $43,291,715 85
Jul 2, 2011 - $61,397 +12% -19% 205 $299   $43,353,112 86
Jul 3, 2011 - $47,339 -23% -15% 205 $231   $43,400,451 87
Jul 4, 2011 23 $38,711 -18%   205 $189   $43,439,162 88
Jul 8, 2011 - $46,535   -15% 160 $291   $43,600,934 92
Jul 9, 2011 - $50,834 +9% -17% 160 $318   $43,651,768 93
Jul 10, 2011 - $33,705 -34% -29% 160 $211   $43,685,473 94
Jul 15, 2011 - $28,709   -38% 126 $228   $43,798,331 99
Jul 16, 2011 - $33,370 +16% -34% 126 $265   $43,831,701 100
Jul 17, 2011 - $21,723 -35% -36% 126 $172   $43,853,424 101

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 8, 2011 4 $12,596,627   2,214 $5,690   $12,596,627 1
Apr 15, 2011 4 $10,468,656 -17% 2,214 $4,728   $23,065,283 2
Apr 22, 2011 22 $411,964 -96% 2,240 $184   $30,475,152 3
Apr 29, 2011 7 $4,103,969 +896% 2,010 $2,042   $34,579,121 4
May 6, 2011 8 $2,827,047 -31% 1,781 $1,587   $37,406,168 5
May 13, 2011 9 $2,274,502 -20% 1,468 $1,549   $39,680,670 6
May 20, 2011 12 $1,208,352 -47% 984 $1,228   $40,889,022 7
May 27, 2011 14 $653,228 -46% 401 $1,629   $41,542,250 8
Jun 3, 2011 21 $343,759 -47% 245 $1,403   $41,886,009 9
Jun 10, 2011 17 $509,403 +48% 317 $1,607   $42,395,412 10
Jun 17, 2011 20 $458,316 -10% 264 $1,736   $42,853,728 11
Jun 24, 2011 24 $383,040 -16% 240 $1,596   $43,236,768 12
Jul 1, 2011 23 $317,631 -17% 205 $1,549   $43,554,399 13
Jul 8, 2011 29 $215,223 -32% 160 $1,345   $43,769,622 14
Jul 15, 2011 43 $83,802 -61% 126 $665   $43,853,424 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 4/8/2021 $91 1 1 4 $265,502 10/20/2022
Japan 6/9/2012 $296,660 170 170 238 $1,562,022 12/10/2015
New Zealand 5/25/2023 $220 1 1 1 $220 5/30/2023
Spain 4/20/2012 $0 0 110 537 $1,394,949 12/11/2015
 
Rest of World $59,372
 
International Total$3,282,065 5/30/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 7, 20112331,721 331,721$5,304,219$5,304,2191
Aug 14, 20114145,236-56% 476,957$2,322,324$7,626,5432
Aug 21, 2011566,112-54% 543,069$1,156,299$8,782,8423
Aug 28, 2011747,401-28% 590,470$771,688$9,554,5304
Sep 4, 2011943,542-8% 634,012$696,237$10,250,7675
Sep 11, 20111828,276-35% 662,288$452,133$10,702,9006
Sep 18, 20112317,189-39% 679,477$282,243$10,985,1437
Sep 25, 20112714,965-13% 694,442$258,595$11,243,7388
Oct 2, 20112513,494-10% 707,936$236,955$11,480,6939
Oct 9, 20112514,666+9% 722,602$243,896$11,724,58910
Oct 16, 20112715,194+4% 737,796$235,355$11,959,94411
Oct 23, 20112913,689-10% 751,485$213,001$12,172,94512
Oct 30, 20112913,463-2% 764,948$193,194$12,366,13913

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 7, 2011269,120 69,120$1,381,708$1,381,7081
Aug 14, 2011725,734-63% 94,854$514,414$1,896,1222

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Netflix Daily Charts

DateRankDays In
Top 10
Vierwership
Score
May 18, 202071 4
May 19, 202052 10
May 20, 202083 13
May 21, 202094 15
May 22, 202095 17

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Leading Cast

AnnaSophia Robb    Bethany Hamilton

Supporting Cast

Helen Hunt    Cheri Hamilton
Dennis Quaid    Tom Hamilton
Lorraine Nicholson    Lorraine Nickolson
Carrie Underwood    Sarah Hill
Craig T. Nelson    Dr. David Rovinsky
Sonya Balmores    Malina Birch
Kevin Sorbo    Holt Blanchard
Ross Thomas    Noah Hamilton
Cody Gomes    Keoki
Arlene Newman-Van Asperen    Sydney Blanchard
Irie Driscoll    Young Bethany

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

David Zelon    Producer
Douglas Schwartz    Producer
Dutch Hofstetter    Producer
David Brookwell    Producer
Sean McNamara    Producer
David Tice    Executive Producer
Dominic Ianno    Executive Producer
Sean McNamara    Director
Sean McNamara    Screenwriter
Deborah Schwartz    Screenwriter
Douglas Schwartz    Screenwriter
Michael Berk    Screenwriter
Bethany Hamilton    Story Creator
Sheryl Berk    Story Creator
Rick Bundschuh    Story Creator

DVD Sales: Rio Remains Perched on Top

August 24th, 2011

New releases were particularly weak this past week, and none of them were able to unseat Rio on the DVD sales chart. It sold an additional 636,000 units and generated $9.53 million more dollars in sales, pushing its running tallies to 2.27 million units and $34.01 million. It is already in six place for 2011 (fifth place if you don't count Despicable Me, which was released in 2010). More...

Blu-ray Sales: Rio Sets Summer Records

August 17th, 2011

As previously stated many, many times recently, the summer is the worst time of year for the home market. However, there was a bright spot this week with the release of Rio, which not only topped the Blu-ray sales chart, it topped studio estimates. During its opening week, the film sold 1.02 million units on Blu-ray generating $21.37 million in opening week sales, which was the best figures since we debuted the weekly Blu-ray sales chart at the beginning of summer, and in fact the best summer release in the history of the format. Its Blu-ray ratio for its opening week was 37%, which is stunning for a kids movie and certainly raises the bar for the summer CG blockbusters. More...

DVD Sales: Rio Finds its Way Home

August 16th, 2011

It has been more than three months since any DVD has sold more than 1 million units during any given week, but finally that streak is over this week. It should come as no surprise that Rio led all new releases, as it was for a time the biggest hit of 2011. However, the fact that it sold 1.77 million units and generated $26.58 million during its opening week is better than expected. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 2nd, 2011

August 2nd, 2011

It's not a particularly strong week on the home market with only two first-run releases of note. Coincidentally, I'm waiting on screeners for both Rio and Soul Surfer. While both are likely worth checking out at the least, the latter's Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack is the best bet for Pick of the Week. Normally I'd like to wait till the screener arrives before handing out that honor, but there is a pretty big gap between first and second place this time around. More...

Weekend Estimates: Thor Strikes with Mighty Opening

May 8th, 2011

Thor couldn't quite emulate Fast Five's debut, but a very solid $66,000,000 opening weekend for the Marvel superhero movie keeps the promising early Summer season rolling along very nicely. Respectable weekends for Jumping the Broom and Something Borrowed also helped this weekend continue the winning streak over 2010. More...

The Slump is Dead

April 19th, 2011

Woo hoo! 2011 finally won a week without having to rely on a misaligned holiday. Granted, the overall box office was about $20 million lower than expected, but I don't care. At this point I will take any win we can get. The overall box office was $130 million, which is 12% higher than last weekend and 8% higher from the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2011 is still down by a tragic amount, 19% to be precise at $2.65 billion to $3.29 billion, but at least we are moving in the right direction and if we can add a couple more wins before summer starts, it would be great. More...

Weekend Preview: Studios Look to Start Summer Early

April 14th, 2011

While 2011 has been a year to forget, we could see that turn around this weekend with two potentially massive hits, at least compared to the average April release. Historically, April has the fewest $100 million hits over the past several years, but this year should buck that trend with Hop well on its way to that milestone, and both wide releases this weekend could also get there. Scream 4 and Rio are both tracking head of Hop's opening and by Monday could both be in the top five April openings of all time. Will that be enough to help 2011 finally earn an uncontested win in the year-over-year comparison? The total box office this time last year was $120 million, while the top two films should earn more than $40 million each. If the rest of the box office can't at least earn another $40 million, we are in serious trouble. More...

Box Office Suffers as Most New Releases Miss Their Mark

April 11th, 2011

Ugh. It's time to break out the thesaurus to look up different ways of saying, "disappointing". This past weekend three of the four new releases missed expectations, while the holdovers were not able to compensate. This led to a 7% drop-off from last weekend to $116 million, which was 9% lower than the same weekend last year. 2011 continues its depressing pace and is now behind 2010 by 21% at $2.49 billion to $3.13 billion. Hopefully things will turn around next weekend. We need at least one win going into summer, or we could be in desperate trouble. More...

Weekend Estimates: Hop Wins Comfortably as Arthur Stalls

April 10th, 2011

It's looking like another disappointing weekend at the box office, with Arthur performing well below expectations with a weak $12.6 million opening to leave Hop as the clear winner for a second consecutive weekend. The bunny movie posted an estimated $21.7 million, down 42% from its opening, which isn't bad, and it will be helped by Easter, one suspects. There were also some signs of life from two other openers: Hanna and Soul Surfer. More...

How High Will the New Releases Reach?

April 7th, 2011

So far 2011 has been a disappointment and the industry is desperate for a win before we get into the lucrative summer blockbuster season. We don't want to start summer with a slump hanging over our heads. Last weekend Hop got off to a faster than expected start, and if one or two of this week's new releases do the same, we could have our first legitimate win in the year-over-year comparison. That's not likely. Last Year we had three films earn more than $20 million, while this year Hop's the only one likely to do the same. We do have some good news, as three of the four new releases have a good shot at topping original expectations and perhaps the depth further down the box office chart will be enough. More...

2011 Preview: April

April 1st, 2011

Another month has gone by and 2011 has slipped further behind 2010's pace. March was a bit of an improvement over the first two months, but only in the most generous of terms. It still lost ground to 2010, but not at the same disastrous pace as January and February did. There is some good news, as last April was rather weak and there's a chance 2011 could actually gain ground. After all, only Clash of the Titans earned $100 million last year (although Date Night came awfully close). This year, there are three or four films that could hit the century mark. That would be welcome news indeed. On a side note, April is usually a bit of a dumping ground as studios fear going head-to-head with summer blockbusters opening in May. However, I get the feeling that this year they are hoping to extend summer by having it open a couple of weeks early. Maybe they'll succeed. More...


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  8. Trailer

Synopsis

Bethany was born to surf. A natural talent who took to the waves at a young age, she was leading an idyllic life on Kauai, participating in national surf competitions with her best friend Alana (Lorraine Nicholson), when everything changed. On Halloween morning, a 14-foot tiger shark came out of nowhere and seemed to shatter all her dreams. Soul Surfer reveals Bethany's fight to recover from her ordeal and how she grappled with the question of her future. Strengthened by the love of her parents, Tom and Cheri, and supported by her youth group leader Sara, Bethany refuses to give in or give up, and begins a bold return to the water.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,601,862 (24.2% of total gross)
Legs:4.14 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:93.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,214 opening theaters/2,240 max. theaters, 6.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $59,614,111

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,116 $43,853,424
All Time International Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,465 $3,282,065
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,205 $47,135,489

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 8th, 2011 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: April 20th, 2012 (Wide) (Spain)
June 9th, 2012 (Wide) (Japan)
April 8th, 2021 (Limited) (Australia)
May 25th, 2023 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: August 2nd, 2011 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for an intense accident sequence and some thematic material.
(Rating bulletin 2143, 10/20/2010)
Running Time: 106 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Radio
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Keywords: Voiceover/Narration, Comeback, Surfing, Religious, Animals Gone Bad, Medical and Hospitals, Faith-Based Film, Set in Hawaii, Biographical Drama, Biography
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Tri-Star Pictures, FilmDistrict, Enticing Entertainment, Island Film Group, Affirm Films, Brookwell McNamara Entertainment, Life's a Beach Entertainment, Mandalay Vision
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day) 175 $5,436,868 Apr 22, 2011 17
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 252 $7,718,171 Apr 22, 2011 17

Leading Cast

AnnaSophia Robb    Bethany Hamilton

Supporting Cast

Helen Hunt    Cheri Hamilton
Dennis Quaid    Tom Hamilton
Lorraine Nicholson    Lorraine Nickolson
Carrie Underwood    Sarah Hill
Craig T. Nelson    Dr. David Rovinsky
Sonya Balmores    Malina Birch
Kevin Sorbo    Holt Blanchard
Ross Thomas    Noah Hamilton
Cody Gomes    Keoki
Arlene Newman-Van Asperen    Sydney Blanchard
Irie Driscoll    Young Bethany

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

David Zelon    Producer
Douglas Schwartz    Producer
Dutch Hofstetter    Producer
David Brookwell    Producer
Sean McNamara    Producer
David Tice    Executive Producer
Dominic Ianno    Executive Producer
Sean McNamara    Director
Sean McNamara    Screenwriter
Deborah Schwartz    Screenwriter
Douglas Schwartz    Screenwriter
Michael Berk    Screenwriter
Bethany Hamilton    Story Creator
Sheryl Berk    Story Creator
Rick Bundschuh    Story Creator

DVD Sales: Rio Remains Perched on Top

August 24th, 2011

New releases were particularly weak this past week, and none of them were able to unseat Rio on the DVD sales chart. It sold an additional 636,000 units and generated $9.53 million more dollars in sales, pushing its running tallies to 2.27 million units and $34.01 million. It is already in six place for 2011 (fifth place if you don't count Despicable Me, which was released in 2010). More...

Blu-ray Sales: Rio Sets Summer Records

August 17th, 2011

As previously stated many, many times recently, the summer is the worst time of year for the home market. However, there was a bright spot this week with the release of Rio, which not only topped the Blu-ray sales chart, it topped studio estimates. During its opening week, the film sold 1.02 million units on Blu-ray generating $21.37 million in opening week sales, which was the best figures since we debuted the weekly Blu-ray sales chart at the beginning of summer, and in fact the best summer release in the history of the format. Its Blu-ray ratio for its opening week was 37%, which is stunning for a kids movie and certainly raises the bar for the summer CG blockbusters. More...

DVD Sales: Rio Finds its Way Home

August 16th, 2011

It has been more than three months since any DVD has sold more than 1 million units during any given week, but finally that streak is over this week. It should come as no surprise that Rio led all new releases, as it was for a time the biggest hit of 2011. However, the fact that it sold 1.77 million units and generated $26.58 million during its opening week is better than expected. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 2nd, 2011

August 2nd, 2011

It's not a particularly strong week on the home market with only two first-run releases of note. Coincidentally, I'm waiting on screeners for both Rio and Soul Surfer. While both are likely worth checking out at the least, the latter's Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack is the best bet for Pick of the Week. Normally I'd like to wait till the screener arrives before handing out that honor, but there is a pretty big gap between first and second place this time around. More...

Weekend Estimates: Thor Strikes with Mighty Opening

May 8th, 2011

Thor couldn't quite emulate Fast Five's debut, but a very solid $66,000,000 opening weekend for the Marvel superhero movie keeps the promising early Summer season rolling along very nicely. Respectable weekends for Jumping the Broom and Something Borrowed also helped this weekend continue the winning streak over 2010. More...

The Slump is Dead

April 19th, 2011

Woo hoo! 2011 finally won a week without having to rely on a misaligned holiday. Granted, the overall box office was about $20 million lower than expected, but I don't care. At this point I will take any win we can get. The overall box office was $130 million, which is 12% higher than last weekend and 8% higher from the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2011 is still down by a tragic amount, 19% to be precise at $2.65 billion to $3.29 billion, but at least we are moving in the right direction and if we can add a couple more wins before summer starts, it would be great. More...

Weekend Preview: Studios Look to Start Summer Early

April 14th, 2011

While 2011 has been a year to forget, we could see that turn around this weekend with two potentially massive hits, at least compared to the average April release. Historically, April has the fewest $100 million hits over the past several years, but this year should buck that trend with Hop well on its way to that milestone, and both wide releases this weekend could also get there. Scream 4 and Rio are both tracking head of Hop's opening and by Monday could both be in the top five April openings of all time. Will that be enough to help 2011 finally earn an uncontested win in the year-over-year comparison? The total box office this time last year was $120 million, while the top two films should earn more than $40 million each. If the rest of the box office can't at least earn another $40 million, we are in serious trouble. More...

Box Office Suffers as Most New Releases Miss Their Mark

April 11th, 2011

Ugh. It's time to break out the thesaurus to look up different ways of saying, "disappointing". This past weekend three of the four new releases missed expectations, while the holdovers were not able to compensate. This led to a 7% drop-off from last weekend to $116 million, which was 9% lower than the same weekend last year. 2011 continues its depressing pace and is now behind 2010 by 21% at $2.49 billion to $3.13 billion. Hopefully things will turn around next weekend. We need at least one win going into summer, or we could be in desperate trouble. More...

Weekend Estimates: Hop Wins Comfortably as Arthur Stalls

April 10th, 2011

It's looking like another disappointing weekend at the box office, with Arthur performing well below expectations with a weak $12.6 million opening to leave Hop as the clear winner for a second consecutive weekend. The bunny movie posted an estimated $21.7 million, down 42% from its opening, which isn't bad, and it will be helped by Easter, one suspects. There were also some signs of life from two other openers: Hanna and Soul Surfer. More...

How High Will the New Releases Reach?

April 7th, 2011

So far 2011 has been a disappointment and the industry is desperate for a win before we get into the lucrative summer blockbuster season. We don't want to start summer with a slump hanging over our heads. Last weekend Hop got off to a faster than expected start, and if one or two of this week's new releases do the same, we could have our first legitimate win in the year-over-year comparison. That's not likely. Last Year we had three films earn more than $20 million, while this year Hop's the only one likely to do the same. We do have some good news, as three of the four new releases have a good shot at topping original expectations and perhaps the depth further down the box office chart will be enough. More...

2011 Preview: April

April 1st, 2011

Another month has gone by and 2011 has slipped further behind 2010's pace. March was a bit of an improvement over the first two months, but only in the most generous of terms. It still lost ground to 2010, but not at the same disastrous pace as January and February did. There is some good news, as last April was rather weak and there's a chance 2011 could actually gain ground. After all, only Clash of the Titans earned $100 million last year (although Date Night came awfully close). This year, there are three or four films that could hit the century mark. That would be welcome news indeed. On a side note, April is usually a bit of a dumping ground as studios fear going head-to-head with summer blockbusters opening in May. However, I get the feeling that this year they are hoping to extend summer by having it open a couple of weeks early. Maybe they'll succeed. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 8, 2011 4 $10,601,862   2,214 $4,789   $10,601,862 1
Apr 15, 2011 5 $7,268,502 -31% 2,214 $3,283   $19,865,129 2
Apr 22, 2011 7 $5,436,868 -25% 2,240 $2,427   $28,502,151 3
Apr 29, 2011 7 $3,367,867 -38% 2,010 $1,676   $33,843,019 4
May 6, 2011 8 $2,307,161 -31% 1,781 $1,295   $36,886,282 5
May 13, 2011 10 $1,826,788 -21% 1,468 $1,244   $39,232,956 6
May 20, 2011 11 $930,008 -49% 984 $945   $40,610,678 7
May 27, 2011 14 $401,011 -57% 401 $1,000   $41,290,033 8
Jun 3, 2011 19 $204,050 -49% 245 $833   $41,746,300 9
Jun 10, 2011 16 $295,371 +45% 317 $932   $42,181,380 10
Jun 17, 2011 19 $243,234 -18% 264 $921   $42,638,646 11
Jun 24, 2011 23 $208,866 -14% 240 $870   $43,062,594 12
Jul 1, 2011 24 $163,683 -22% 205 $798   $43,400,451 13
Jul 8, 2011 27 $131,074 -20% 160 $819   $43,685,473 14
Jul 15, 2011 38 $83,802 -36% 126 $665   $43,853,424 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 8, 2011 5 $3,642,639     2,214 $1,645   $3,642,639 1
Apr 9, 2011 4 $4,366,326 +20%   2,214 $1,972   $8,008,965 2
Apr 10, 2011 4 $2,592,897 -41%   2,214 $1,171   $10,601,862 3
Apr 11, 2011 7 $476,370 -82%   2,214 $215   $11,078,232 4
Apr 12, 2011 7 $567,609 +19%   2,214 $256   $11,645,841 5
Apr 13, 2011 7 $471,604 -17%   2,214 $213   $12,117,445 6
Apr 14, 2011 7 $479,182 +2%   2,214 $216   $12,596,627 7
Apr 15, 2011 5 $2,132,085 +345% -41% 2,214 $963   $14,728,712 8
Apr 16, 2011 4 $3,281,943 +54% -25% 2,214 $1,482   $18,010,655 9
Apr 17, 2011 5 $1,854,474 -43% -28% 2,214 $838   $19,865,129 10
Apr 18, 2011 5 $618,368 -67% +30% 2,214 $279   $20,483,497 11
Apr 19, 2011 6 $794,862 +29% +40% 2,214 $359   $21,278,359 12
Apr 20, 2011 4 $761,045 -4% +61% 2,214 $344   $22,039,404 13
Apr 21, 2011 4 $1,025,879 +35% +114% 2,214 $463   $23,065,283 14
Apr 22, 2011 7 $2,345,335 +129% +10% 2,240 $1,047   $25,410,618 15
Apr 23, 2011 9 $2,036,642 -13% -38% 2,240 $909   $27,447,260 16
Apr 24, 2011 8 $1,054,891 -48% -43% 2,240 $471   $28,502,151 17
Apr 25, 2011 6 $729,553 -31% +18% 2,240 $326   $29,231,704 18
Apr 26, 2011 8 $440,721 -40% -45% 2,240 $197   $29,672,425 19
Apr 27, 2011 7 $390,763 -11% -49% 2,240 $174   $30,063,188 20
Apr 28, 2011 7 $411,964 +5% -60% 2,240 $184   $30,475,152 21
Apr 29, 2011 7 $1,021,572 +148% -56% 2,010 $508   $31,496,724 22
Apr 30, 2011 7 $1,467,912 +44% -28% 2,010 $730   $32,964,636 23
May 1, 2011 7 $878,383 -40% -17% 2,010 $437   $33,843,019 24
May 2, 2011 11 $166,053 -81% -77% 2,010 $83   $34,009,072 25
May 3, 2011 9 $211,316 +27% -52% 2,010 $105   $34,220,388 26
May 4, 2011 8 $180,237 -15% -54% 2,010 $90   $34,400,625 27
May 5, 2011 8 $178,496 -1% -57% 2,010 $89   $34,579,121 28
May 6, 2011 9 $593,806 +233% -42% 1,781 $333   $35,172,927 29
May 7, 2011 10 $853,399 +44% -42% 1,781 $479   $36,026,326 30
May 8, 2011 8 $859,956 +1% -2% 1,781 $483   $36,886,282 31
May 9, 2011 8 $116,125 -86% -30% 1,781 $65   $37,002,407 32
May 10, 2011 9 $138,908 +20% -34% 1,781 $78   $37,141,315 33
May 11, 2011 9 $130,051 -6% -28% 1,781 $73   $37,271,366 34
May 12, 2011 10 $134,802 +4% -24% 1,781 $76   $37,406,168 35
May 13, 2011 10 $489,255 +263% -18% 1,468 $333   $37,895,423 36
May 14, 2011 10 $824,398 +69% -3% 1,468 $562   $38,719,821 37
May 15, 2011 10 $513,135 -38% -40% 1,468 $350   $39,232,956 38
May 16, 2011 10 $100,660 -80% -13% 1,468 $69   $39,333,616 39
May 17, 2011 10 $127,509 +27% -8% 1,468 $87   $39,461,125 40
May 18, 2011 10 $105,571 -17% -19% 1,468 $72   $39,566,696 41
May 19, 2011 10 $113,974 +8% -15% 1,468 $78   $39,680,670 42
May 20, 2011 10 $277,493 +143% -43% 984 $282   $39,958,163 43
May 21, 2011 11 $401,102 +45% -51% 984 $408   $40,359,265 44
May 22, 2011 10 $251,413 -37% -51% 984 $256   $40,610,678 45
May 23, 2011 12 $85,626 -66% -15% 984 $87   $40,696,304 46
May 24, 2011 11 $77,722 -9% -39% 984 $79   $40,774,026 47
May 25, 2011 10 $80,489 +4% -24% 984 $82   $40,854,515 48
May 26, 2011 - $34,507 -57% -70% 401 $86   $40,889,022 49
May 27, 2011 - $109,473 +217% -61% 401 $273   $40,998,495 50
May 28, 2011 - $152,769 +40% -62% 401 $381   $41,151,264 51
May 29, 2011 - $138,769 -9% -45% 401 $346   $41,290,033 52
May 30, 2011 14 $131,861 -5% +54% 401 $329   $41,421,894 53
May 31, 2011 - $37,166 -72% -52% 401 $93   $41,459,060 54
Jun 1, 2011 - $38,148 +3% -53% 401 $95   $41,497,208 55
Jun 2, 2011 - $45,042 +18% +31% 401 $112   $41,542,250 56
Jun 3, 2011 - $66,201 +47% -40% 245 $270   $41,608,451 57
Jun 4, 2011 - $83,363 +26% -45% 245 $340   $41,691,814 58
Jun 5, 2011 - $54,486 -35% -61% 245 $222   $41,746,300 59
Jun 10, 2011 - $100,352   +52% 317 $317   $41,986,361 64
Jun 11, 2011 - $117,113 +17% +40% 317 $369   $42,103,474 65
Jun 12, 2011 - $77,906 -33% +43% 317 $246   $42,181,380 66
Jun 17, 2011 - $81,256   -19% 264 $308   $42,476,668 71
Jun 18, 2011 - $91,369 +12% -22% 264 $346   $42,568,037 72
Jun 19, 2011 - $70,609 -23% -9% 264 $267   $42,638,646 73
Jun 24, 2011 - $77,407   -5% 240 $323   $42,931,135 78
Jun 25, 2011 - $75,727 -2% -17% 240 $316   $43,006,862 79
Jun 26, 2011 - $55,732 -26% -21% 240 $232   $43,062,594 80
Jul 1, 2011 - $54,947   -29% 205 $268   $43,291,715 85
Jul 2, 2011 - $61,397 +12% -19% 205 $299   $43,353,112 86
Jul 3, 2011 - $47,339 -23% -15% 205 $231   $43,400,451 87
Jul 4, 2011 23 $38,711 -18%   205 $189   $43,439,162 88
Jul 8, 2011 - $46,535   -15% 160 $291   $43,600,934 92
Jul 9, 2011 - $50,834 +9% -17% 160 $318   $43,651,768 93
Jul 10, 2011 - $33,705 -34% -29% 160 $211   $43,685,473 94
Jul 15, 2011 - $28,709   -38% 126 $228   $43,798,331 99
Jul 16, 2011 - $33,370 +16% -34% 126 $265   $43,831,701 100
Jul 17, 2011 - $21,723 -35% -36% 126 $172   $43,853,424 101

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 8, 2011 4 $12,596,627   2,214 $5,690   $12,596,627 1
Apr 15, 2011 4 $10,468,656 -17% 2,214 $4,728   $23,065,283 2
Apr 22, 2011 22 $411,964 -96% 2,240 $184   $30,475,152 3
Apr 29, 2011 7 $4,103,969 +896% 2,010 $2,042   $34,579,121 4
May 6, 2011 8 $2,827,047 -31% 1,781 $1,587   $37,406,168 5
May 13, 2011 9 $2,274,502 -20% 1,468 $1,549   $39,680,670 6
May 20, 2011 12 $1,208,352 -47% 984 $1,228   $40,889,022 7
May 27, 2011 14 $653,228 -46% 401 $1,629   $41,542,250 8
Jun 3, 2011 21 $343,759 -47% 245 $1,403   $41,886,009 9
Jun 10, 2011 17 $509,403 +48% 317 $1,607   $42,395,412 10
Jun 17, 2011 20 $458,316 -10% 264 $1,736   $42,853,728 11
Jun 24, 2011 24 $383,040 -16% 240 $1,596   $43,236,768 12
Jul 1, 2011 23 $317,631 -17% 205 $1,549   $43,554,399 13
Jul 8, 2011 29 $215,223 -32% 160 $1,345   $43,769,622 14
Jul 15, 2011 43 $83,802 -61% 126 $665   $43,853,424 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 4/8/2021 $91 1 1 4 $265,502 10/20/2022
Japan 6/9/2012 $296,660 170 170 238 $1,562,022 12/10/2015
New Zealand 5/25/2023 $220 1 1 1 $220 5/30/2023
Spain 4/20/2012 $0 0 110 537 $1,394,949 12/11/2015
 
Rest of World $59,372
 
International Total$3,282,065 5/30/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 7, 20112331,721 331,721$5,304,219$5,304,2191
Aug 14, 20114145,236-56% 476,957$2,322,324$7,626,5432
Aug 21, 2011566,112-54% 543,069$1,156,299$8,782,8423
Aug 28, 2011747,401-28% 590,470$771,688$9,554,5304
Sep 4, 2011943,542-8% 634,012$696,237$10,250,7675
Sep 11, 20111828,276-35% 662,288$452,133$10,702,9006
Sep 18, 20112317,189-39% 679,477$282,243$10,985,1437
Sep 25, 20112714,965-13% 694,442$258,595$11,243,7388
Oct 2, 20112513,494-10% 707,936$236,955$11,480,6939
Oct 9, 20112514,666+9% 722,602$243,896$11,724,58910
Oct 16, 20112715,194+4% 737,796$235,355$11,959,94411
Oct 23, 20112913,689-10% 751,485$213,001$12,172,94512
Oct 30, 20112913,463-2% 764,948$193,194$12,366,13913

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 7, 2011269,120 69,120$1,381,708$1,381,7081
Aug 14, 2011725,734-63% 94,854$514,414$1,896,1222

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Netflix Daily Charts

DateRankDays In
Top 10
Vierwership
Score
May 18, 202071 4
May 19, 202052 10
May 20, 202083 13
May 21, 202094 15
May 22, 202095 17

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