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Documentary box office · Week 30 · Jul 18–24, 2004

Documentary Box Office, Week 30 of 2004: Documentary Releases of Jul 18–24

This Old Cub (2004) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 30 of 2004 (Jul 18–24), with $270K worldwide, ahead of Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train (2004) at $122K and Orwell Rolls in His Grave (2004) at $20.4K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $412.4K in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 30 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$412.4K
This Old Cub (2004), the #1
$270K
earned in the US & Canada
100%
This Old Cub (2004) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 documentary movie of Week 30, 2004

This Old Cub (2004)

2004 · Sport, Documentary

$270K worldwide · 65% of the chart's total

$270K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 30 of 2004?

This Old Cub (2004) leads with $270K, 65% of the total. The top 3 together took $412.4K, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. This Old Cub (2004) movie poster Number 1
    $270K This Old Cub (2004)
    $270K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train (2004) movie poster Number 2
    $122K Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train (2004)
    $122K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Orwell Rolls in His Grave (2004) movie poster Number 3
    $20.4K Orwell Rolls in His Grave (2004)
    $20.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 30 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 30 of 2004 (Jul 18–24).

  1. 1 This Old Cub (2004) movie poster
    This Old Cub (2004) Jul 23, 2004 · English · Sport, Documentary $270K worldwide
    Jul 23, 2004 US and Canada: $270K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $270K
  2. 2 Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train (2004) movie poster
    Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train (2004) Jul 23, 2004 · English · Documentary $122K worldwide
    Jul 23, 2004 US and Canada: $122K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $122K
  3. 3 Orwell Rolls in His Grave (2004) movie poster
    Orwell Rolls in His Grave (2004) Jul 23, 2004 · English · Documentary $20.4K worldwide
    Jul 23, 2004 US and Canada: $20.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.4K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 30 of 2004?

Of the top 3, This Old Cub (2004) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Orwell Rolls in His Grave (2004) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $412.4K (100%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 This Old Cub (2004) $270K
    $270K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train (2004) $122K
    $122K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 Orwell Rolls in His Grave (2004) $20.4K
    $20.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Earlier years

How Does Week 30 of 2004 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 30, 2003 earned the most: $29.5M from 2 films, led by Bugs! (2003). Week 30, 2004 took $412.4K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 30, 1995 Jul 23–29 No films 0 – – –
Week 30, 1996 Jul 21–27 No films 0 – – –
Week 30, 1997 Jul 20–26 No films 0 – – –
Week 30, 1998 Jul 19–25 No films 0 – – –
Week 30, 1999 Jul 18–24 1 film 1 $374.6K – Genghis Blues (1999) $374.6K
Week 30, 2000 Jul 16–22 2 films · +185% 2 $1.1M +185% The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2000) $1M
Week 30, 2001 Jul 22–28 No films 0 – – –
Week 30, 2002 Jul 21–27 2 films 2 $2M – The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002) $1.5M
Week 30, 2003 Jul 20–26 2 films · +1398% 2 $29.5M +1398% Bugs! (2003) $29.4M
Week 30, 2004 Jul 18–24 3 films · −99% 3 $412.4K −99% This Old Cub (2004) $270K
FAQ

Documentary Box Office Week 30 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in week 30 of 2004 (Jul 18–24)?

This Old Cub (2004) leads with $270K worldwide, $270K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train (2004) at $122K and Orwell Rolls in His Grave (2004) at $20.4K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 30 of 2004 (Jul 18–24) earn?

3 documentary films released in week 30 of 2004 (Jul 18–24) report a worldwide gross, $412.4K in all, or $137.5K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 30 of 2004 (Jul 18–24) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, This Old Cub (2004), earned $270K.

How much of the Week 30, 2004 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$412.4K of the $412.4K total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 30, 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 30 of 2004 (Jul 18–24). 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 30, 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.