Synopsis
Nestled in Norway’s Sunnmøre region, Geiranger is one of the most spectacular tourist draws on the planet. With the mountain Åkerneset overlooking the village—and constantly threatening to collapse into the fjord—it is also a place where cataclysm could strike at any moment. After putting in several years at Geiranger’s warning centre, geologist Kristian is moving on to a prestigious gig with an oil company. But the very day he’s about to drive his family to their new life in the city, Kristian senses something isn’t right. The substrata are shifting. No one wants to believe that this could be the big one, especially with tourist season at its peak, but when that mountain begins to crumble, every soul in Geiranger has ten minutes to get to high ground before a tsunami hits, consuming everything in its path.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $60,321 (34.0% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 2.94 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 10.2% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 33 opening theaters/37 max. theaters, 3.1 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $221,087 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 11,801-11,900) | 11,880 | $177,404 |
| All Time International Box Office (Rank 9,701-9,800) | 9,721 | $1,556,900 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 13,701-13,800) | 13,709 | $1,734,304 |
| All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) | 3,864 | $177,404 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) | 4,277 | $177,404 |
| All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) | 2,210 | $1,556,900 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) | 3,609 | $1,734,304 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
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| Amazon VOD: | Amazon |
| iTunes: | iTunes |
| Google Play: | Google Play, Google Play |
| Vudu: | Vudu, Vudu |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | March 4th, 2016 (Limited) by Magnolia Pictures, released as The Wave |
| International Releases: | December 11th, 2015 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
December 24th, 2015 (Wide) (Ukraine) January 15th, 2016 (Wide) (Taiwan) March 17th, 2016 (Wide) (Oman) March 17th, 2016 (Wide) (United Arab Emirates) ... Show all releases |
| Video Release: | March 4th, 2016 by Magnolia Home Entertainment, released as The Wave |
| MPAA Rating: | R for some language and disaster images. (Rating bulletin 2407 (Cert #50213), 1/13/2016) |
| Running Time: | 105 minutes |
| Franchise: | Bølgen |
| Comparisons: | vs. Armageddon Create your own comparison chart… |
| Keywords: | Inspired by a True Story, Disaster, Early / Simultaneous Video-on-Demand release, Tsunami, Intertitle, Epilogue, Rescue, Drowning |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Action |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Science Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Magnolia Pictures, Fantefilm, Fuzz Filmkraft, Storyline Studios, Film i Vast, Piggy Baenk, Gimpville, Copenhagen Film Fund, Ghost Tre Vanner |
| Production Countries: | Norway |
| Languages: | Norwegian |