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Documentary box office · Week 19 · May 2–8, 2004

Documentary Box Office, Week 19 of 2004: Documentary Releases of May 2–8

Super Size Me (2004) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 19 of 2004 (May 2–8), with $20.6M worldwide, ahead of Superstar in a Housedress (2004) at $28K. 2 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $20.7M in all, 56% of it from the US & Canada.

week 19 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$20.7M
Super Size Me (2004), the #1
$20.6M
earned in the US & Canada
56%
Super Size Me (2004) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 documentary movie of Week 19, 2004

Super Size Me (2004)

2004 · Drama, Comedy

$20.6M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$11.5M US & Canada · 56% $9.1M elsewhere · 44%
The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 19 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 19 of 2004 (May 2–8).

  1. 1 Super Size Me (2004) movie poster
    Super Size Me (2004) May 7, 2004 · English · Drama, Comedy, Documentary $20.6M worldwide
    May 7, 2004 US and Canada: $11.5M Rest of the world: $9.1M Worldwide: $20.6M
  2. 2 Superstar in a Housedress (2004) movie poster
    Superstar in a Housedress (2004) May 5, 2004 · Biography, Documentary $28K worldwide
    May 5, 2004 US and Canada: $28K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $28K
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 19 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 documentary movie in week 19 of 2004 (May 2–8)?

Super Size Me (2004) leads with $20.6M worldwide, $11.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Superstar in a Housedress (2004) at $28K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 19 of 2004 (May 2–8) earn?

2 documentary films released in week 19 of 2004 (May 2–8) report a worldwide gross, $20.7M in all, or $10.3M per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 19 of 2004 (May 2–8) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Super Size Me (2004), earned $20.6M.

How much of the Week 19, 2004 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$11.6M of the $20.7M total, or 56%, 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 19, 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 19 of 2004 (May 2–8). 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 19, 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.