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

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

Bukowski: Born into This (2004) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 22 of 2004 (May 23–29), with $329.1K worldwide, ahead of The Five Obstructions (2004) at $279K. 2 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $608.1K in all, 80% of it from the US & Canada.

week 22 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$608.1K
Bukowski: Born into This (2004), the #1
$329.1K
earned in the US & Canada
80%
Bukowski: Born into This (2004) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 documentary movie of Week 22, 2004

Bukowski: Born into This (2004)

2004 · Biography, Documentary

$329.1K worldwide · 54% of the chart's total

$318.8K US & Canada · 97% $10.3K elsewhere · 3%
The chart

Every Documentary 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 Bukowski: Born into This (2004) movie poster
    Bukowski: Born into This (2004) May 28, 2004 · English · Biography, Documentary $329.1K worldwide
    May 28, 2004 US and Canada: $318.8K Rest of the world: $10.3K Worldwide: $329.1K
  2. 2 The Five Obstructions (2004) movie poster
    The Five Obstructions (2004) May 26, 2004 · Danish · Documentary $279K worldwide
    May 26, 2004 US and Canada: $165.8K Rest of the world: $113.2K Worldwide: $279K
FAQ

Documentary 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 2 films as the chart.

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

Bukowski: Born into This (2004) leads with $329.1K worldwide, $318.8K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Five Obstructions (2004) at $279K.

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

2 documentary films released in week 22 of 2004 (May 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $608.1K in all, or $304.1K per film on average.

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

None. The biggest, Bukowski: Born into This (2004), earned $329.1K.

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

$484.7K of the $608.1K total, or 80%, 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 22, 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 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 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.