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Released
2007 · FILM

Surf's Up

Young penguin surfer Cody Maverick enters his first pro surfing contest hoping to prove himself and honor his idol, but the pressure of fierce rivals and a laid‑back local challenger forces him to choose fame over staying true to what really matters.

“A major ocean picture.”

Directed by
Ash Brannon, Chris Buck
Written by
Don Rhymer, Ash Brannon
Rated
MPA · PG
Runtime
85 min
AdventureAnimationComedy

Synopsis

Cody Maverick, a young surfer from Antarctica, travels to the Pacific with a documentary crew to compete in his first professional surfing event. Eager to prove himself and earn respect, Cody looks up to the legendary surfer Big Z as his role model. However, his perspective shifts after meeting a relaxed local surfer, prompting him to reconsider his priorities and approach to the sport.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 45+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Ivan BilancioScored by Mychael DannaDesigned by Paul Lasaine

Box Office

2007 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.8× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$149.0M

Budget$85.0M
Worldwide gross$149.0M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $58.9M — 40% of worldwide · International: $90.1M (60%)

Opening weekend: $17.6M — 30% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $25.4M — 43% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,528 theaters

Also known as

  • Könige der Wellende
  • Les Rois de la glissefr

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