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#6,965 All-time worldwide
#214 2015 releases

Movie profile

The Wave

2015 · 105 min · Fantefilm

Action Thriller Drama
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $13.0M
Budget $5.9M
Gross minus budget $7.1M
ROI 2.20x

Domestic gross

$6.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$6.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$1.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Wave ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
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All-time worldwide #6,965 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 2015 releases #214 Release-year chart position of 246 titles Ranked against movies released in 2015. Studio / company #1 Fantefilm of 4 titles Position inside the mapped Fantefilm movie set. Primary genre #2,001 Action of 2,939 titles Genre context based on the first mapped genre on this profile.

Nearby worldwide ranks

Comparable titles immediately around this movie by reported worldwide gross.

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Quick answer

How did The Wave (2015) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The Wave (2015) earned a reported $13.0M worldwide against a reported $5.9M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $7.1M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 2.20x. In this database it currently ranks #6,965 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #214 among 2015 releases.

Worldwide gross
$12,975,143
Budget
$5,904,067
Gross minus budget
$7,071,076
ROI
2.20x
Source: TMDb. Last updated: Jul 13, 2026. View source Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

Synopsis

Story

Although theorised, no one is really ready when a mountain pass above the scenic and narrow Geiranger fjord in Norway collapses and creates a tsunami over 300 feet high. A geologist is one of those caught in the middle of it.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Aug 28, 2015
Production
Fantefilm, Film i Väst, Tre Vänner
Countries
NO

Related indexes

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 2015, The Wave is positioned in this dataset as a Action, Thriller, Drama title from Fantefilm. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $13.0M, reported production budget is $5.9M, gross-minus-budget is $7.1M, ROI is 2.20x. For comparison, it currently sits #6,965 all-time in the current chart set and #214 among 2015 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

AI-generated contextual summary based on available movie, genre, ranking and box office data. It does not replace official distributor notes or financial reporting.
Data noteGross minus budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and downstream revenue. Domestic, international and opening weekend figures marked as estimated are modelled estimates.