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Documentary box office · Week 48 · Nov 21–27, 2004

Documentary Box Office, Week 48 of 2004: Documentary Releases of Nov 21–27

Paper Clips (2004) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in week 48 of 2004 (Nov 21–27), with $1.2M worldwide, ahead of Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst (2004) at $105.1K and Georgi and the Butterflies (2004) at $6.4K. 3 documentary films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.3M in all, 97% of it from the US & Canada.

week 48 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$1.3M
Paper Clips (2004), the #1
$1.2M
earned in the US & Canada
97%
Paper Clips (2004) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 documentary movie of Week 48, 2004

Paper Clips (2004)

2004 · War, Documentary

$1.2M worldwide · 91% of the chart's total

$1.1M US & Canada · 97% $31K elsewhere · 3%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Documentary Hits of Week 48 of 2004?

Paper Clips (2004) leads with $1.2M, 91% of the total. The top 3 together took $1.3M, 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. Paper Clips (2004) movie poster Number 1
    $1.2M Paper Clips (2004)
    $1.1M US & Canada · 97% $31K elsewhere · 3%
  2. Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst (2004) movie poster Number 2
    $105.1K Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst (2004)
    $105.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Georgi and the Butterflies (2004) movie poster Number 3
    $6.4K Georgi and the Butterflies (2004)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Documentary Release of Week 48 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 48 of 2004 (Nov 21–27).

  1. 1 Paper Clips (2004) movie poster
    Paper Clips (2004) Nov 24, 2004 · English · War, Documentary $1.2M worldwide
    Nov 24, 2004 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $31K Worldwide: $1.2M
  2. 2 Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst (2004) movie poster
    Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst (2004) Nov 26, 2004 · English · Biography, History, Crime $105.1K worldwide
    Nov 26, 2004 US and Canada: $105.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $105.1K
  3. 3 Georgi and the Butterflies (2004) movie poster
    Georgi and the Butterflies (2004) Nov 25, 2004 · Bulgarian · Documentary $6.4K worldwide
    Nov 25, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.4K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 48 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 48 releases took $1.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 50 (Dec 5–11) with $3.6M, led by Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004).

  1. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 10–16 In the Face of Evil: Reagan's War in Word and Deed (2004) $110.6K In the Face of Evil: Reagan's War in Word and Deed (2004)
  2. Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 17–23 Lightning in a Bottle (2004) $321.8K Lightning in a Bottle (2004)
  3. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 24–30 The Sky Turns (2004) $306K The Sky Turns (2004)
  4. Week 45 Wk 45 Oct 31–Nov 6 Sharks 3D (2004) $1.7M Sharks 3D (2004)
  5. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 7–13 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  6. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 14–20 Every So Often in the World… (2004) $36.3K Every So Often in the World… (2004)
  7. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 21–27 Paper Clips (2004) $1.3M Paper Clips (2004)
  8. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 28–Dec 4 WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception (2004) $30.8K WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception (2004)
  9. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 5–11 Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004) $3.6M Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004)
Earlier years

How Does Week 48 of 2004 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 48, 1995 earned the most: $3.7M from 1 film, led by Born to Be Wild (1995). Week 48, 2004 took $1.3M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 48, 1995 Nov 26–Dec 2 1 film 1 $3.7M – Born to Be Wild (1995) $3.7M
Week 48, 1996 Nov 24–30 No films 0 – – –
Week 48, 1997 Nov 23–29 No films 0 – – –
Week 48, 1998 Nov 22–28 No films 0 – – –
Week 48, 1999 Nov 21–27 No films 0 – – –
Week 48, 2000 Nov 19–25 No films 0 – – –
Week 48, 2001 Nov 25–Dec 1 No films 0 – – –
Week 48, 2002 Nov 24–30 No films 0 – – –
Week 48, 2003 Nov 23–29 2 films 2 $52.6K – My Flesh and Blood (2003) $40.6K
Week 48, 2004 Nov 21–27 3 films · +2305% 3 $1.3M +2305% Paper Clips (2004) $1.2M
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 48 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 48 of 2004 (Nov 21–27)?

Paper Clips (2004) leads with $1.2M worldwide, $1.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst (2004) at $105.1K and Georgi and the Butterflies (2004) at $6.4K.

How much did documentary movies released in week 48 of 2004 (Nov 21–27) earn?

3 documentary films released in week 48 of 2004 (Nov 21–27) report a worldwide gross, $1.3M in all, or $421.4K per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in week 48 of 2004 (Nov 21–27) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Paper Clips (2004), earned $1.2M.

How much of the Week 48, 2004 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$1.2M of the $1.3M total, or 97%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 48, 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 48 of 2004 (Nov 21–27). 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 48, 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.