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Action box office · Week 38 · Sep 12–18, 2004

Action Box Office, Week 38 of 2004: Action Releases of Sep 12–18

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 38 of 2004 (Sep 12–18), with $57.9M worldwide, ahead of Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) at $10.2M and Bullet Boy (2004) at $573K. 4 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $69.2M in all, 57% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 63% on Week 37, 2004, whose releases took $187M.

week 38 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$69.2M
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004), the #1
$57.9M
vs Week 37, 2004
−63%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 38 of 2004?

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) leads with $57.9M, 84% of the total. The top 4 together took $69.2M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) movie poster Number 1
    $57.9M Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
    $37.8M US & Canada · 65% $20.2M elsewhere · 35%
  2. Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) movie poster Number 2
    $10.2M Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
    $1.3M US & Canada · 13% $8.9M elsewhere · 87%
  3. Bullet Boy (2004) movie poster Number 3
    $573K Bullet Boy (2004)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Argo (2004) movie poster Number 4
    $446.3K Argo (2004)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 38 of 2004, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 38 of 2004 (Sep 12–18).

  1. 1 Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) movie poster
    Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) Sep 17, 2004 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $57.9M worldwide
    Sep 17, 2004 US and Canada: $37.8M Rest of the world: $20.2M Worldwide: $57.9M
  2. 2 Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) movie poster
    Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) Sep 17, 2004 · Action, Sci-Fi, Drama $10.2M worldwide
    Sep 17, 2004 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $8.9M Worldwide: $10.2M
  3. 3 Bullet Boy (2004) movie poster
    Bullet Boy (2004) Sep 15, 2004 · English · Drama, Action, Crime $573K worldwide
    Sep 15, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $573K
  4. 4 Argo (2004) movie poster
    Argo (2004) Sep 16, 2004 · Hungarian · Comedy, Action $446.3K worldwide
    Sep 16, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $446.3K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 38 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 38 releases took $69.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 33 (Aug 8–14) with $215.9M, led by AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004).

  1. Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 1–7 Born to Fight (2004) $856.3K Born to Fight (2004)
  2. Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 8–14 AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004) $215.9M AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004)
  3. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 15–21 Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (2004) $18.1M Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (2004)
  4. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 22–28 Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004) $71M Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)
  5. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 29–Sep 4 Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004) $104.3M Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)
  6. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 5–11 Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) $187M Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
  7. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 12–18 Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) $69.2M Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
  8. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 19–25 New Police Story (2004) $8.7M New Police Story (2004)
  9. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 26–Oct 2 Ladder 49 (2004) $100.6M Ladder 49 (2004)
Earlier years

How Does Week 38 of 2004 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 38, 1998 earned the most: $244.9M from 2 films, led by Rush Hour (1998). Week 38, 2004 took $69.2M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 38, 1995 Sep 17–23 No films 0 – – –
Week 38, 1996 Sep 15–21 1 film 1 $47.3M – Last Man Standing (1996) $47.3M
Week 38, 1997 Sep 14–20 No films 0 – – –
Week 38, 1998 Sep 13–19 2 films 2 $244.9M – Rush Hour (1998) $244.7M
Week 38, 1999 Sep 12–18 2 films · −52% 2 $117.8M −52% Blue Streak (1999) $117.8M
Week 38, 2000 Sep 10–16 2 films · −87% 2 $15.5M −87% Bait (2000) $15.5M
Week 38, 2001 Sep 16–22 2 films · −14% 2 $13.3M −14% Vidocq (2001) $13.2M
Week 38, 2002 Sep 15–21 3 films · +128% 3 $30.4M +128% Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002) $20.2M
Week 38, 2003 Sep 14–20 2 films · +220% 2 $97.3M +220% Underworld (2003) $95.7M
Week 38, 2004 Sep 12–18 4 films · −29% 4 $69.2M −29% Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) $57.9M
Archive

Action Box Office in 2004, Week by Week

50 weeks of 2004 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 27 (Jun 27–Jul 3) with $834.9M, led by Spider-Man 2 (2004).

FAQ

Action Box Office Week 38 of 2004: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 38 of 2004 (Sep 12–18)?

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) leads with $57.9M worldwide, $37.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) at $10.2M and Bullet Boy (2004) at $573K.

How much did action movies released in week 38 of 2004 (Sep 12–18) earn?

4 action films released in week 38 of 2004 (Sep 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $69.2M in all, or $17.3M per film on average. Week 37, 2004 releases took $187M.

How many action movies released in week 38 of 2004 (Sep 12–18) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004), earned $57.9M.

How much of the Week 38, 2004 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$39.1M of the $69.2M total, or 57%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 38, 2004 action box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 38 of 2004 (Sep 12–18). The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the week 38, 2004 action box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.