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

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

Raising Helen (2004) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 22 of 2004 (May 23–29), with $49.7M worldwide, ahead of Saved! (2004) at $10.3M and The Mother (2004) at $3M. 6 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $65.3M in all, 75% of it from the US & Canada. That is 5.4 times the total of Week 21, 2004, whose releases took $12.1M. By language, English leads with $63.4M across 5 drama releases.

week 22 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$65.3M
Raising Helen (2004), the #1
$49.7M
vs Week 21, 2004
×5.4
Raising Helen (2004) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 drama movie of Week 22, 2004

Raising Helen (2004)

2004 · Drama, Comedy

$49.7M worldwide · 76% of the chart's total

$37.5M US & Canada · 75% $12.2M elsewhere · 25%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 22 of 2004?

Raising Helen (2004) leads with $49.7M, 76% of the total. The top 5 together took $65.3M, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Raising Helen (2004) movie poster Number 1
    $49.7M Raising Helen (2004)
    $37.5M US & Canada · 75% $12.2M elsewhere · 25%
  2. Saved! (2004) movie poster Number 2
    $10.3M Saved! (2004)
    $8.9M US & Canada · 87% $1.3M elsewhere · 13%
  3. The Mother (2004) movie poster Number 3
    $3M The Mother (2004)
    $1.1M US & Canada · 35% $2M elsewhere · 65%
  4. Hum Tum (2004) movie poster Number 4
    $1.9M Hum Tum (2004)
    $796.6K US & Canada · 42% $1.1M elsewhere · 58%
  5. Baadasssss! (2004) movie poster Number 5
    $365.7K Baadasssss! (2004)
    $365.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Drama 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 Raising Helen (2004) movie poster
    Raising Helen (2004) May 26, 2004 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $49.7M worldwide
    May 26, 2004 US and Canada: $37.5M Rest of the world: $12.2M Worldwide: $49.7M
  2. 2 Saved! (2004) movie poster
    Saved! (2004) May 28, 2004 · English · Drama, Comedy $10.3M worldwide
    May 28, 2004 US and Canada: $8.9M Rest of the world: $1.3M Worldwide: $10.3M
  3. 3 The Mother (2004) movie poster
    The Mother (2004) May 28, 2004 · English · Drama, Romance $3M worldwide
    May 28, 2004 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $2M Worldwide: $3M
  4. 4 Hum Tum (2004) movie poster
    Hum Tum (2004) May 28, 2004 · Hindi · Drama, Comedy, Family $1.9M worldwide
    May 28, 2004 US and Canada: $796.6K Rest of the world: $1.1M Worldwide: $1.9M
  5. 5 Baadasssss! (2004) movie poster
    Baadasssss! (2004) May 28, 2004 · English · Biography, Drama $365.7K worldwide
    May 28, 2004 US and Canada: $365.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $365.7K
  6. 6 Wake (2004) movie poster
    Wake (2004) May 28, 2004 · English · Drama $7.2K worldwide
    May 28, 2004 US and Canada: $7.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.2K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 22 of 2004?

Of the top 6, Baadasssss! (2004) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Mother (2004) made 65% of its gross abroad. Across all 6 films, $48.7M (75%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Raising Helen (2004) $49.7M
    $37.5M US & Canada · 75% $12.2M elsewhere · 25%
  2. 2 Saved! (2004) $10.3M
    $8.9M US & Canada · 87% $1.3M elsewhere · 13%
  3. 3 The Mother (2004) $3M
    $1.1M US & Canada · 35% $2M elsewhere · 65%
  4. 4 Hum Tum (2004) $1.9M
    $796.6K US & Canada · 42% $1.1M elsewhere · 58%
  5. 5 Baadasssss! (2004) $365.7K
    $365.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  6. 6 Wake (2004) $7.2K
    $7.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 22 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 22 releases took $65.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 19 (May 2–8) with $331.8M, led by Van Helsing (2004).

  1. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 11–17 The Punisher (2004) $62M The Punisher (2004)
  2. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 18–24 Man on Fire (2004) $157.1M Man on Fire (2004)
  3. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 25–May 1 Mean Girls (2004) $179.3M Mean Girls (2004)
  4. Week 19 Wk 19 May 2–8 Van Helsing (2004) $331.8M Van Helsing (2004)
  5. Week 20 Wk 20 May 9–15 Carandiru (2004) $44.7M Carandiru (2004)
  6. Week 21 Wk 21 May 16–22 Love Me If You Dare (2004) $12.1M Love Me If You Dare (2004)
  7. Week 22 Wk 22 May 23–29 Raising Helen (2004) $65.3M Raising Helen (2004)
  8. Week 23 Wk 23 May 30–Jun 5 Windstruck (2004) $30.1M Windstruck (2004)
  9. Week 24 Wk 24 Jun 6–12 In My Father’s Den (2004) $2.7M In My Father’s Den (2004)
Earlier years

How Does Week 22 of 2004 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 22, 2002 earned the most: $197M from 7 films, led by The Sum of All Fears (2002). Week 22, 2004 took $65.3M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 22, 1995 May 28–Jun 3 3 films 3 $186.2M – The Bridges of Madison County (1995) $182M
Week 22, 1996 May 26–Jun 1 No films 0 – – –
Week 22, 1997 May 25–31 1 film 1 $647 – Topless Women Talk About Their Lives (1997) $647
Week 22, 1998 May 24–30 2 films · +13059016% 2 $84.5M +13059016% Hope Floats (1998) $81.5M
Week 22, 1999 May 23–29 3 films · −100% 3 $324.2K −100% The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999) $164K
Week 22, 2000 May 21–27 5 films · +386% 5 $1.6M +386% Passion of Mind (2000) $769.3K
Week 22, 2001 May 27–Jun 2 2 films · −55% 2 $701.6K −55% Big Eden (2001) $512.5K
Week 22, 2002 May 26–Jun 1 7 films · +27980% 7 $197M +27980% The Sum of All Fears (2002) $193.9M
Week 22, 2003 May 25–31 3 films · −92% 3 $16.1M −92% Together (2003) $14.7M
Week 22, 2004 May 23–29 6 films · +307% 6 $65.3M +307% Raising Helen (2004) $49.7M
Archive

Drama Box Office in 2004, Week by Week

53 weeks of 2004 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 9 (Feb 22–28) with $762.5M, led by The Passion of the Christ (2004).

FAQ

Drama 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 6 films as the chart.

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

Raising Helen (2004) leads with $49.7M worldwide, $37.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Saved! (2004) at $10.3M and The Mother (2004) at $3M.

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

6 drama films released in week 22 of 2004 (May 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $65.3M in all, or $10.9M per film on average. Week 21, 2004 releases took $12.1M.

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

None. The biggest, Raising Helen (2004), earned $49.7M.

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

$48.7M of the $65.3M total, or 75%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 22, 2004 drama 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 drama 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.