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Biography box office · Week 40 · Sep 26–Oct 2, 2004

Biography Box Office, Week 40 of 2004: Biography Releases of Sep 26–Oct 2

Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux (2004) is the highest-grossing biography movie released in week 40 of 2004 (Sep 26–Oct 2), with $2.8M worldwide, ahead of Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry (2004) at $614.1K. 2 biography films released that week report a worldwide gross, $3.4M in all, 96% of it from the US & Canada.

week 40 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$3.4M
Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux (2004), the #1
$2.8M
earned in the US & Canada
96%
The chart

Every Biography Release of Week 40 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 40 of 2004 (Sep 26–Oct 2).

  1. 1 Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux (2004) movie poster
    Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux (2004) Oct 1, 2004 · English · Biography, Drama $2.8M worldwide
    Oct 1, 2004 US and Canada: $2.6M Rest of the world: $128.3K Worldwide: $2.8M
  2. 2 Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry (2004) movie poster
    Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry (2004) Oct 1, 2004 · English · Biography, History, Documentary $614.1K worldwide
    Oct 1, 2004 US and Canada: $614.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $614.1K
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Biography Box Office in 2004, Week by Week

20 weeks of 2004 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 51 (Dec 12–18) with $265.9M, led by The Aviator (2004).

FAQ

Biography Box Office Week 40 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing biography movie in week 40 of 2004 (Sep 26–Oct 2)?

Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux (2004) leads with $2.8M worldwide, $2.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry (2004) at $614.1K.

How much did biography movies released in week 40 of 2004 (Sep 26–Oct 2) earn?

2 biography films released in week 40 of 2004 (Sep 26–Oct 2) report a worldwide gross, $3.4M in all, or $1.7M per film on average.

How many biography movies released in week 40 of 2004 (Sep 26–Oct 2) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux (2004), earned $2.8M.

How much of the Week 40, 2004 Biography box office came from the US and Canada?

$3.2M of the $3.4M total, or 96%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 40, 2004 biography 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 40 of 2004 (Sep 26–Oct 2). 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 40, 2004 biography 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.