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Comedy box office · Week 50 · Dec 5–11, 2004

Comedy Box Office, Week 50 of 2004: Comedy Releases of Dec 5–11

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 50 of 2004 (Dec 5–11), with $34.8M worldwide, ahead of A Talking Picture (2004) at $601.8K and The District (2004) at $199.8K. 5 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $35.7M in all, 67% of it from the US & Canada. That is 5.4 times the total of Week 49, 2004, whose releases took $6.6M. By language, English leads with $34.8M across 1 comedy release.

week 50 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$35.7M
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), the #1
$34.8M
vs Week 49, 2004
×5.4
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 50 of 2004?

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) leads with $34.8M, 98% of the total. The top 5 together took $35.7M, 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. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) movie poster Number 1
    $34.8M The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
    $24M US & Canada · 69% $10.8M elsewhere · 31%
  2. A Talking Picture (2004) movie poster Number 2
    $601.8K A Talking Picture (2004)
    $20.2K US & Canada · 3% $581.6K elsewhere · 97%
  3. The District (2004) movie poster Number 3
    $199.8K The District (2004)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Holiday Dreaming (2004) movie poster Number 4
    $25.5K Holiday Dreaming (2004)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Cowgirl (2004) movie poster Number 5
    $21.4K Cowgirl (2004)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 50 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 50 of 2004 (Dec 5–11).

  1. 1 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) movie poster
    The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) Dec 10, 2004 · English · Adventure, Drama, Comedy $34.8M worldwide
    Dec 10, 2004 US and Canada: $24M Rest of the world: $10.8M Worldwide: $34.8M
  2. 2 A Talking Picture (2004) movie poster
    A Talking Picture (2004) Dec 10, 2004 · Portuguese · Drama, History, Comedy $601.8K worldwide
    Dec 10, 2004 US and Canada: $20.2K Rest of the world: $581.6K Worldwide: $601.8K
  3. 3 The District (2004) movie poster
    The District (2004) Dec 9, 2004 · Hungarian · Comedy, Sci-Fi, Animation $199.8K worldwide
    Dec 9, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $199.8K
  4. 4 Holiday Dreaming (2004) movie poster
    Holiday Dreaming (2004) Dec 10, 2004 · Chinese · Comedy, Drama $25.5K worldwide
    Dec 10, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $25.5K
  5. 5 Cowgirl (2004) movie poster
    Cowgirl (2004) Dec 8, 2004 · German · Romance, Crime, Comedy $21.4K worldwide
    Dec 8, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.4K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 50 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 50 releases took $35.7M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 52 (Dec 19–25) with $571.2M, led by Meet the Fockers (2004).

  1. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 24–30 University of Laughs (2004) $5.9M University of Laughs (2004)
  2. Week 45 Wk 45 Oct 31–Nov 6 Alfie (2004) $39.9M Alfie (2004)
  3. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 7–13 Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) $389.8M Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
  4. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 14–20 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) $144.5M The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
  5. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 21–27 Christmas with the Kranks (2004) $109.4M Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
  6. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 28–Dec 4 El asombroso mundo de Borjamari y Pocholo (2004) $6.6M El asombroso mundo de Borjamari y Pocholo (2004)
  7. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 5–11 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) $35.7M The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
  8. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 12–18 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) $292.8M Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
  9. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 19–25 Meet the Fockers (2004) $571.2M Meet the Fockers (2004)
Earlier years

How Does Week 50 of 2004 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 50, 2002 earned the most: $422.2M from 8 films, led by Maid in Manhattan (2002). Week 50, 2004 took $35.7M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 50, 1995 Dec 10–16 2 films 2 $55.5M – Sabrina (1995) $53.7M
Week 50, 1996 Dec 8–14 3 films · +576% 3 $375.2M +576% Jerry Maguire (1996) $273.6M
Week 50, 1997 Dec 7–13 2 films · −97% 2 $10.7M −97% Deconstructing Harry (1997) $10.7M
Week 50, 1998 Dec 6–12 3 films · +3088% 3 $341.1M +3088% Shakespeare in Love (1998) $289.3M
Week 50, 1999 Dec 5–11 7 films · −73% 7 $93.5M −73% Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999) $92.9M
Week 50, 2000 Dec 3–9 1 film · −97% 1 $2.9M −97% No More School (2000) $2.9M
Week 50, 2001 Dec 9–15 6 films · +5323% 6 $155.7M +5323% The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) $71.4M
Week 50, 2002 Dec 8–14 8 films · +171% 8 $422.2M +171% Maid in Manhattan (2002) $154.9M
Week 50, 2003 Dec 7–13 6 films · −14% 6 $361.1M −14% Something's Gotta Give (2003) $265.3M
Week 50, 2004 Dec 5–11 5 films · −90% 5 $35.7M −90% The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) $34.8M
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 50 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 50 of 2004 (Dec 5–11)?

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) leads with $34.8M worldwide, $24M of it in the US & Canada. Next come A Talking Picture (2004) at $601.8K and The District (2004) at $199.8K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 50 of 2004 (Dec 5–11) earn?

5 comedy films released in week 50 of 2004 (Dec 5–11) report a worldwide gross, $35.7M in all, or $7.1M per film on average. Week 49, 2004 releases took $6.6M.

How many comedy movies released in week 50 of 2004 (Dec 5–11) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), earned $34.8M.

How much of the Week 50, 2004 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$24M of the $35.7M total, or 67%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 50, 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 50 of 2004 (Dec 5–11). 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 50, 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.