Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Chris Buck, Ash Brannon | 
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| Writer: | Chris Buck, Ash Brannon, Christopher Jenkins, Joe Syracuse, Christian Darren, Lisa Addario, Don Rhymer | 
| Staring: | 
| A young surfer enters his first contest, hoping a win will earn him respect. But an encounter with a laid-back local forces him to rethink his values. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 08, 2007 | 
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| Director: | Chris Buck, Ash Brannon | 
| Writer: | Chris Buck, Ash Brannon, Christopher Jenkins, Joe Syracuse, Christian Darren, Lisa Addario, Don Rhymer | 
| Genres: | Animation, Family, Comedy | 
| Keywords | sea, world cup, surfer, wave, surfboard, giant wave, penguin, world champion, anthropomorphism, mockumentary, animals, mystical world, anthropomorphic animal | 
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Sony Pictures Imageworks | 
| Box Office | 
              
                Revenue: $149,000,000
                Budget: $85,000,000  | 
      
| Updates | 
          Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024  | 
      
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Shia LaBeouf | Cody Maverick (voice) | 
| Jeff Bridges | Big Z / Geek (voice) | 
| Zooey Deschanel | Lani Aliikai (voice) | 
| Jon Heder | Chicken Joe (voice) | 
| James Woods | Reggie Belafonte (voice) | 
| Diedrich Bader | Tank Evans (voice) | 
| Mario Cantone | Mikey Abromowitz (voice) | 
| Kelly Slater | Kelly (voice) | 
| Rob Machado | Rob (voice) | 
| Selema Masekela | SPEN Announcer (voice) (as Sal Masekela) | 
| Ash Brannon | Filmmaker (voice) | 
| Chris Buck | Filmmaker (voice) | 
| Brian Posehn | Glen Maverick (voice) | 
| Dana Belben | Edna Maverick (voice) | 
| Reed Buck | Arnold (voice) | 
| Reese Elowe | Kate (voice) | 
| Jack P. Ranjo | Smudge (voice) | 
| Maddie Taylor | Ivan / Glen's Buddy, and others (voice) | 
| Bob Bergen | Additional Voices (voice) | 
| Jillian Bowen | Additional Voices (voice) | 
| Johanna Braddy | Additional Voices (voice) | 
| John Cygan | Additional Voices (voice) | 
| Courtnee Draper | Additional Voices (voice) | 
| Bill Farmer | Additional Voices (voice) | 
| Andy Fischer-Price | Additional Voices (voice) | 
| Teresa Ganzel | Additional Voices (voice) | 
| Jess Harnell | Additional Voices (voice) | 
| Jesse Head | Additional Voices (voice) | 
| Sherry Lynn | Additional Voices (voice) | 
| Danny Mann | Additional Voices (voice) | 
| Mickie McGowan | Additional Voices (voice) | 
| Alec Medlock | Additional Voices (voice) | 
| Laraine Newman | Additional Voices (voice) | 
| Jan Rabson | Additional Voices (voice) | 
| Meagan Moore | Additional Voices (voice) | 
| Marisa Theodore | Additional Voices (voice) | 
| Crawford Wilson | Additional Voices (voice) | 
| Jacob Zachar | Additional Voices (voice) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Chris Buck | Screenplay, Director | 
| Ash Brannon | Director, Screenplay | 
| Mychael Danna | Original Music Composer | 
| Christopher Jenkins | Screenplay, Story | 
| Ivan Bilancio | Editor | 
| Joe Syracuse | Writer | 
| Christian Darren | Story | 
| Marcelo Vignali | Art Direction | 
| Hiroshi Mori | Visual Effects | 
| Tateum Kohut | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Ethan Hurd | Animation | 
| Martin Lopez | Sound Designer | 
| Lisa Addario | Writer | 
| Larry White | Animation | 
| David Farley | Post Production Supervisor | 
| Lauren Prince | Assistant Production Manager | 
| David Kalbeitzer | Digital Producer | 
| Sylvain Deboissy | Art Direction | 
| Mary Hidalgo | Casting | 
| Paul Lasaine | Production Design | 
| Brett Paton | Animation | 
| Don Rhymer | Screenplay | 
| Rob Bredow | Visual Effects Supervisor | 
| Diego Garzon | Story Editor | 
| Jason Brewer | Assistant Production Manager | 
| Jill Ragaway | Production Manager | 
| Ron Lukas | Art Direction | 
| Garrick McLaughlin | Digital Producer | 
| Steven Ticknor | Supervising Sound Editor | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Christopher Jenkins | Producer | 
| Theresa Bentz | Associate Producer | 
| Andrea Miloro | Executive Producer | 
| Lydia Bottegoni | Producer | 
| Paula Tudorof | Associate Producer | 
| Jordan Soles | Associate Producer | 
| Lea Lambert | Associate Producer | 
| Briana Ryan | Associate Producer | 
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | Best Animated Feature | N/A | Nominated | 
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min | 
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| 2024 | 4 | 33 | 46 | 23 | 
| 2024 | 5 | 41 | 57 | 24 | 
| 2024 | 6 | 37 | 66 | 24 | 
| 2024 | 7 | 36 | 63 | 20 | 
| 2024 | 8 | 30 | 42 | 18 | 
| 2024 | 9 | 27 | 40 | 18 | 
| 2024 | 10 | 28 | 44 | 17 | 
| 2024 | 11 | 29 | 56 | 19 | 
| 2024 | 12 | 40 | 62 | 23 | 
| 2025 | 1 | 41 | 62 | 28 | 
| 2025 | 2 | 24 | 45 | 5 | 
| 2025 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 2 | 
| 2025 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 
| 2025 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 
| 2025 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 
| 2025 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 
| 2025 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 
| 2025 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 
| 2025 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 
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| Year | Month | High | Avg | 
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| 2025 | 11 | 893 | 893 | 
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| 2025 | 10 | 865 | 928 | 
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| 2025 | 9 | 625 | 818 | 
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| 2025 | 8 | 680 | 873 | 
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| 2025 | 7 | 370 | 775 | 
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| 2025 | 5 | 463 | 753 | 
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| 2025 | 3 | 75 | 525 | 
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| 2024 | 12 | 533 | 757 | 
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| 2024 | 10 | 868 | 946 | 
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| 2024 | 9 | 884 | 939 | 
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| 2024 | 8 | 918 | 918 |