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Documentary box office · Week 1 · Jan 1–3, 2004

Documentary Box Office, Week 1 of 2004: Documentary Releases of Jan 1–3

Blue Horizon (2004) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 1 of 2004 (Jan 1–3), with $29.9K worldwide, ahead of Naked Fame (2004) at $29.2K and Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004) at $21.5K. 4 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $81.8K in all, 64% of it from the US & Canada.

week 1 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$81.8K
Blue Horizon (2004), the #1
$29.9K
earned in the US & Canada
64%
Blue Horizon (2004) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 documentary movie of Week 1, 2004

Blue Horizon (2004)

2004 · Documentary

$29.9K worldwide · 36% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 1 of 2004?

Blue Horizon (2004) leads with $29.9K, 36% of the total. The top 4 together took $81.8K, 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. Blue Horizon (2004) movie poster Number 1
    $29.9K Blue Horizon (2004)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Naked Fame (2004) movie poster Number 2
    $29.2K Naked Fame (2004)
    $29.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004) movie poster Number 3
    $21.5K Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004)
    $21.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision (2004) movie poster Number 4
    $1.2K Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision (2004)
    $1.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 1 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 1 of 2004 (Jan 1–3).

  1. 1 Blue Horizon (2004) movie poster
    Blue Horizon (2004) 2004 · English · Documentary $29.9K worldwide
    2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.9K
  2. 2 Naked Fame (2004) movie poster
    Naked Fame (2004) 2004 · English · Documentary $29.2K worldwide
    2004 US and Canada: $29.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $29.2K
  3. 3 Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004) movie poster
    Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004) 2004 · English · Documentary, History $21.5K worldwide
    2004 US and Canada: $21.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21.5K
  4. 4 Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision (2004) movie poster
    Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision (2004) 2004 · English · Animation, History, Documentary $1.2K worldwide
    2004 US and Canada: $1.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.2K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 1 of 2004?

Of the top 4, Naked Fame (2004) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision (2004) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $52K (64%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 4 reports no US & Canada figure.

  1. 1 Blue Horizon (2004) $29.9K
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. 2 Naked Fame (2004) $29.2K
    $29.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004) $21.5K
    $21.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. 4 Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision (2004) $1.2K
    $1.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 1 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 1 releases took $81.8K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51, 2003 (Dec 14–20) with $5.1M, led by The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003).

  1. Week 48, 2003 Wk 48 Nov 23–29 My Flesh and Blood (2003) $52.6K My Flesh and Blood (2003)
  2. Week 49, 2003 Wk 49 Nov 30–Dec 6 Forget Baghdad: Jews and Arabs - The Iraqi Connection (2003) $6.2K Forget Baghdad: Jews and Arabs - The Iraqi Connection (2003)
  3. Week 50, 2003 Wk 50 Dec 7–13 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. Week 51, 2003 Wk 51 Dec 14–20 The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003) $5.1M The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003)
  5. Week 52, 2003 Wk 52 Dec 21–27 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  6. Week 53, 2003 Wk 53 Dec 28–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  7. Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1–3 Blue Horizon (2004) $81.8K Blue Horizon (2004)
  8. Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 4–10 Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2004) $97.4K Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2004)
  9. Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 11–17 Tom Dowd & the Language of Music (2004) $40.9K Tom Dowd & the Language of Music (2004)
Earlier years

How Does Week 1 of 2004 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 1, 1998 earned the most: $44.7M from 1 film, led by Mysteries of Egypt (1998). Week 1, 2004 took $81.8K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 1, 1995 Jan 1–7 No films 0 – – –
Week 1, 1996 Jan 1–6 No films 0 – – –
Week 1, 1997 Jan 1–4 No films 0 – – –
Week 1, 1998 Jan 1–3 1 film 1 $44.7M – Mysteries of Egypt (1998) $44.7M
Week 1, 1999 Jan 1–2 1 film · −100% 1 $44.2K −100% Regret to Inform (1999) $44.2K
Week 1, 2000 Jan 1 No films 0 – – –
Week 1, 2001 Jan 1–6 No films 0 – – –
Week 1, 2002 Jan 1–5 2 films 2 $13.3M – Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk (2002) $11M
Week 1, 2003 Jan 1–4 1 film · −98% 1 $226.7K −98% This So-Called Disaster (2003) $226.7K
Week 1, 2004 Jan 1–3 4 films · −64% 4 $81.8K −64% Blue Horizon (2004) $29.9K
Archive

Documentary Box Office in 2004, Week by Week

45 weeks of 2004 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 26 (Jun 20–26) with $222.4M, led by Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004).

FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 1 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 documentary movie in week 1 of 2004 (Jan 1–3)?

Blue Horizon (2004) leads with $29.9K worldwide. Next come Naked Fame (2004) at $29.2K and Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004) at $21.5K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 1 of 2004 (Jan 1–3) earn?

4 documentary films released in week 1 of 2004 (Jan 1–3) report a worldwide gross, $81.8K in all, or $20.5K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 1 of 2004 (Jan 1–3) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Blue Horizon (2004), earned $29.9K.

How much of the Week 1, 2004 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$52K of the $81.8K total, or 64%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 1, 2004 documentary 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 1 of 2004 (Jan 1–3). 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 1, 2004 documentary 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.