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Comedy box office · Week 22 · May 23–29, 2004

Comedy Box Office, Week 22 of 2004: Comedy Releases of May 23–29

Raising Helen (2004) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 22 of 2004 (May 23–29), with $49.7M worldwide, ahead of Soul Plane (2004) at $14.8M and Saved! (2004) at $10.3M. 5 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $76.7M in all, 80% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 92% on Week 21, 2004, whose releases took $944.1M. By language, English leads with $74.8M across 4 comedy releases.

week 22 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$76.7M
Raising Helen (2004), the #1
$49.7M
vs Week 21, 2004
−92%
Raising Helen (2004) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 comedy movie of Week 22, 2004

Raising Helen (2004)

2004 · Drama, Comedy

$49.7M worldwide · 65% of the chart's total

$37.5M US & Canada · 75% $12.2M elsewhere · 25%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 22 of 2004?

Raising Helen (2004) leads with $49.7M, 65% of the total. The top 5 together took $76.7M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Raising Helen (2004) movie poster Number 1
    $49.7M Raising Helen (2004)
    $37.5M US & Canada · 75% $12.2M elsewhere · 25%
  2. Soul Plane (2004) movie poster Number 2
    $14.8M Soul Plane (2004)
    $14.2M US & Canada · 96% $631.1K elsewhere · 4%
  3. Saved! (2004) movie poster Number 3
    $10.3M Saved! (2004)
    $8.9M US & Canada · 87% $1.3M elsewhere · 13%
  4. Hum Tum (2004) movie poster Number 4
    $1.9M Hum Tum (2004)
    $796.6K US & Canada · 42% $1.1M elsewhere · 58%
  5. Frankie and Johnny Are Married (2004) movie poster Number 5
    $22.9K Frankie and Johnny Are Married (2004)
    $22.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 22 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 22 of 2004 (May 23–29).

  1. 1 Raising Helen (2004) movie poster
    Raising Helen (2004) May 26, 2004 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $49.7M worldwide
    May 26, 2004 US and Canada: $37.5M Rest of the world: $12.2M Worldwide: $49.7M
  2. 2 Soul Plane (2004) movie poster
    Soul Plane (2004) May 28, 2004 · English · Comedy, Music $14.8M worldwide
    May 28, 2004 US and Canada: $14.2M Rest of the world: $631.1K Worldwide: $14.8M
  3. 3 Saved! (2004) movie poster
    Saved! (2004) May 28, 2004 · English · Drama, Comedy $10.3M worldwide
    May 28, 2004 US and Canada: $8.9M Rest of the world: $1.3M Worldwide: $10.3M
  4. 4 Hum Tum (2004) movie poster
    Hum Tum (2004) May 28, 2004 · Hindi · Drama, Comedy, Family $1.9M worldwide
    May 28, 2004 US and Canada: $796.6K Rest of the world: $1.1M Worldwide: $1.9M
  5. 5 Frankie and Johnny Are Married (2004) movie poster
    Frankie and Johnny Are Married (2004) May 26, 2004 · English · Comedy $22.9K worldwide
    May 26, 2004 US and Canada: $22.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $22.9K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 22 of 2004?

Of the top 5, Frankie and Johnny Are Married (2004) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Hum Tum (2004) made 58% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $61.4M (80%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Raising Helen (2004) $49.7M
    $37.5M US & Canada · 75% $12.2M elsewhere · 25%
  2. 2 Soul Plane (2004) $14.8M
    $14.2M US & Canada · 96% $631.1K elsewhere · 4%
  3. 3 Saved! (2004) $10.3M
    $8.9M US & Canada · 87% $1.3M elsewhere · 13%
  4. 4 Hum Tum (2004) $1.9M
    $796.6K US & Canada · 42% $1.1M elsewhere · 58%
  5. 5 Frankie and Johnny Are Married (2004) $22.9K
    $22.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 22 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 22 releases took $76.7M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 21 (May 16–22) with $944.1M, led by Shrek 2 (2004).

  1. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 11–17 Connie and Carla (2004) $22.3M Connie and Carla (2004)
  2. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 18–24 13 Going on 30 (2004) $114.5M 13 Going on 30 (2004)
  3. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 25–May 1 Mean Girls (2004) $305.3M Mean Girls (2004)
  4. Week 19 Wk 19 May 2–8 New York Minute (2004) $43.6M New York Minute (2004)
  5. Week 20 Wk 20 May 9–15 Breakin' All the Rules (2004) $36M Breakin' All the Rules (2004)
  6. Week 21 Wk 21 May 16–22 Shrek 2 (2004) $944.1M Shrek 2 (2004)
  7. Week 22 Wk 22 May 23–29 Raising Helen (2004) $76.7M Raising Helen (2004)
  8. Week 23 Wk 23 May 30–Jun 5 Windstruck (2004) $20.7M Windstruck (2004)
  9. Week 24 Wk 24 Jun 6–12 Garfield (2004) $353M Garfield (2004)
Earlier years

How Does Week 22 of 2004 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 22, 2003 earned the most: $941.6M from 1 film, led by Finding Nemo (2003). Week 22, 2004 took $76.7M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 22, 1995 May 28–Jun 3 1 film 1 $218.6K – Jack & Sarah (1995) $218.6K
Week 22, 1996 May 26–Jun 1 1 film · +14257% 1 $31.4M +14257% Eddie (1996) $31.4M
Week 22, 1997 May 25–31 2 films · −53% 2 $14.6M −53% Trial and Error (1997) $14.6M
Week 22, 1998 May 24–30 3 films · +33% 3 $19.5M +33% I Got the Hook-Up (1998) $10.3M
Week 22, 1999 May 23–29 1 film · +1769% 1 $364M +1769% Notting Hill (1999) $364M
Week 22, 2000 May 21–27 3 films · −73% 3 $100M −73% Shanghai Noon (2000) $99.3M
Week 22, 2001 May 27–Jun 2 3 films · +24% 3 $123.7M +24% The Animal (2001) $85.2M
Week 22, 2002 May 26–Jun 1 10 films · −62% 10 $46.6M −62% Undercover Brother (2002) $41.6M
Week 22, 2003 May 25–31 1 film · +1921% 1 $941.6M +1921% Finding Nemo (2003) $941.6M
Week 22, 2004 May 23–29 5 films · −92% 5 $76.7M −92% Raising Helen (2004) $49.7M
Archive

Comedy Box Office in 2004, Week by Week

53 weeks of 2004 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 21 (May 16–22) with $944.1M, led by Shrek 2 (2004).

FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 22 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 22 of 2004 (May 23–29)?

Raising Helen (2004) leads with $49.7M worldwide, $37.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Soul Plane (2004) at $14.8M and Saved! (2004) at $10.3M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 22 of 2004 (May 23–29) earn?

5 comedy films released in week 22 of 2004 (May 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $76.7M in all, or $15.3M per film on average. Week 21, 2004 releases took $944.1M.

How many comedy movies released in week 22 of 2004 (May 23–29) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Raising Helen (2004), earned $49.7M.

How much of the Week 22, 2004 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$61.4M of the $76.7M total, or 80%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 22, 2004 comedy 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 22 of 2004 (May 23–29). 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 22, 2004 comedy 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.