| Theatrical Performance (US$) | ||
| Australia Box Office | $69,622 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $2,724,826 | Details |
| Further financial details... | ||
| Australia Releases: | June 24th, 2004 (Wide) |
| Video Release: | October 26th, 2004 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment |
| MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 84 minutes |
| Keywords: | Social and Cultural Documentary, News, TV News |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | Arabic, English |
February 20th, 2005
The Annual Writers Guild Awards held their 57th annual awards on Saturday. Among the more than a dozen awards handed out were three for theatrical releases, including the inaugural award for best documentary, (which had been handed out earlier.) More...January 31st, 2005
On Saturday, the Directors Guild of America celebrated their 57th annual awards. And while there were many winners, only two awards were for theatrical releases.
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December 2nd, 2004
That's right, it's officially award season as the IFP Independent Spirit Awards announced their nominees. This year the leader of the pack was Sideways, which was nominated 6 times. Topping the list of studios was Fox Searchlight with 14 nominations. More...November 18th, 2004
October 25th, 2004
Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases and a few from the growing TV on DVD section, including the winner of the DVD Pick of the Week That 70's Show - The Complete First Season - Buy from Amazon. More...August 4th, 2004
It was Zach Braff's directorial debut, Garden State, taking the top spot on the per theatre chart with an impressive $22,346 average in 9 theatres. Well behind was the overall box office champ, The Village with an average of $13,605 and Intimate Strangers with $11,167.
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June 11th, 2004
There are only two limited releases on our list this week. However, there are also two limited releases undergoing major expansions this week as well. And since this was a slow week, why not have them on the list one more time. More...June 9th, 2004
In its third weekend of release, Control Room saw its per theatre average increase from $24,755 last weekend to $25,320 this weekend while finishing first on the charts for the third weekend in a row. Add in the fact that this was a post holiday weekend and this film needs to expand to take advantage of the demand and it needs to expand now.
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June 3rd, 2004
The boost to the box office due to the long weekend helped several films cross $10,000 per theatre with a pretty even mix of wide and limited releases. But it was last week's winner Control Room that won the weekend with $24,755 per theatre over the 3-day weekend. Coming in second was The Day After Tomorrow with an impressive $20,071; coincidentally, the film also came in second place on the overall charts. Next on the list were two films with very similar averages: Saved! brought in $17,257 and just behind was Shrek 2 at $17,090 per theatre. Rounding out the $10,000 films was My Mother Likes Women, which saw its per theatre average increased to $11,024 last weekend. More...May 26th, 2004
Three films earned per theatre averages of more than $10,000 this weekend lead by the debut of the documentary Control Room, which earned an impressive $27,125 in its lone theatre. Close behind in second place was Shrek 2's record setting debut with an unbelievable average of $25,952 in an unprecedented 4,163 theatres. Lastly, Coffee and Cigarettes managed a second weekend above the $10,000 average mark with $11,558 despite more than tripling its theatre count to 17. More...May 21st, 2004
Six limited release movies open either tonight or have already opened on Wednesday. And one of them is opening in more theatres than the combined theatres of all the limited releases in the average week. Unfortunately, that release also has by far the weakest reviews. More...Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004/06/25 | - | $3,877 | 2 | $1,939 | $3,877 | 1 | |
| 2004/07/02 | - | $6,038 | +56% | 2 | $3,019 | $12,279 | 2 |
| 2004/07/09 | - | $10,203 | +69% | 2 | $5,102 | $24,863 | 3 |
| 2004/07/16 | - | $4,469 | -56% | 2 | $2,235 | $32,511 | 4 |
| 2004/07/23 | - | $3,635 | -19% | 2 | $1,818 | $37,245 | 5 |
| 2004/07/30 | - | $3,218 | -11% | 2 | $1,609 | $41,479 | 6 |
| 2004/08/06 | - | $2,588 | -20% | 2 | $1,294 | $46,046 | 7 |
| 2004/08/13 | - | $2,682 | +4% | 2 | $1,341 | $49,716 | 8 |
| 2004/08/20 | - | $1,004 | -63% | 2 | $502 | $51,989 | 9 |
| 2004/08/27 | - | $976 | -3% | 3 | $325 | $51,976 | 10 |
| 2004/09/03 | - | $4,684 | +380% | 3 | $1,561 | $57,406 | 11 |
| 2004/09/10 | - | $4,575 | -2% | 3 | $1,525 | $64,793 | 12 |
| 2004/09/17 | - | $2,936 | -36% | 2 | $1,468 | $69,622 | 13 |
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens |
Maximum Screens |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 6/24/2004 | $3,877 | 2 | 3 | 29 | $69,622 | 4/8/2020 |
| North America | 5/21/2004 | $27,125 | 1 | 74 | 714 | $2,589,616 | |
| Rest of World | $65,588 | ||||||
| Worldwide Total | $2,724,826 | 4/8/2020 | |||||
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| Jehane Noujaim | Director | |
| Julia Bacha | Screenwriter | |
| Jehane Noujaim | Screenwriter |
