| Theatrical Performance (US$) | ||
| Australia Box Office | $28,803 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $9,638,389 | Details |
| Further financial details... | ||
| Australia Releases: | April 1st, 2004 (Limited) |
| MPAA Rating: | G |
| Running Time: | 45 minutes |
| Keywords: | Family Adventure, Animal Lead |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Adventure |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Kids Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Buena Vista Home Entertainment |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
December 20th, 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 winners of the DVD Pick of the Week, Shaun of the Dead - Buy from Amazon and Napoleon Dynamite - Buy from Amazon
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March 17th, 2004
After a weak 2003, IMAX appears poised to rebound in 2004. Its first release of the year, NASCAR: The IMAX Experience debuted with an impressive $1.5 million. That represented a $21,580 per theatre average, close to $10,000 above the winner of the Per Theatre Charts. It was also good enough for 11th place on the overall charts, tying the record set by Fantasia 2000. That film hit 11th place twice during its run. More...March 11th, 2004
Several readers have written in and asked why the story in front of the IMAX top five hasn't been updated in over a year.
There are two answers to this question. Firstly, the IMAX Corporation stopped publishing separate IMAX figures for movies released both in IMAX and regular format. This meant that for the biggest IMAX releases of the year, (Ghosts of the Abyss, The Matrix Reloaded, etc.) there were no box office figures. No box office figures, no box office news.
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December 24th, 2003
Three movies open in limited release this week, two on Christmas, one more on Boxing Day. If you live in a bigger city and none of the wide releases interest you, you might want to check out these alternatives.
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December 24th, 2003
During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here is an abridged list of highlights, (including the winner for the week, Peter Pan - Official Site) plus one last look at websites for films opening this week. This week's list is abridged due to the holidays. Next week's will probably be the same, but it will return to normal in the New Year. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004/04/02 | - | $6,430 | 2 | $3,215 | $6,430 | 1 | |
| 2004/05/21 | - | $1,613 | 2 | $807 | $11,184 | 8 | |
| 2004/05/28 | - | $2,322 | +44% | 2 | $1,161 | $13,712 | 9 |
| 2004/06/04 | - | $1,310 | -44% | 2 | $655 | $14,608 | 10 |
| 2004/06/11 | - | $1,550 | +18% | 2 | $775 | $16,136 | 11 |
| 2004/06/18 | - | $575 | -63% | 2 | $288 | $18,719 | 12 |
| 2004/06/25 | - | $419 | -27% | 2 | $210 | $19,369 | 13 |
| 2004/07/09 | - | $1,332 | 2 | $666 | $24,197 | 15 | |
| 2004/07/16 | - | $1,488 | +12% | 1 | $1,488 | $26,363 | 16 |
| 2004/07/23 | - | $966 | -35% | 1 | $966 | $26,728 | 17 |
| 2004/07/30 | - | $104 | -89% | 1 | $104 | $26,580 | 18 |
| 2004/08/13 | - | $303 | 1 | $303 | $27,413 | 20 | |
| 2004/10/01 | - | $33 | 1 | $33 | $27,815 | 27 | |
| 2004/10/29 | - | $20 | 1 | $20 | $28,803 | 31 |
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens |
Maximum Screens |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 4/1/2004 | $6,430 | 2 | 2 | 22 | $28,803 | 7/13/2020 |
| North America | 12/25/2003 | $629,999 | 51 | 51 | 934 | $6,751,389 | |
| Rest of World | $2,858,197 | ||||||
| Worldwide Total | $9,638,389 | 7/13/2020 | |||||
Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.
| Richard Romanus | Ben Ishak | |
| Biana G. Tamimi | Neera | |
| Patrick Elyas | Aden | |
| Gerard Rudolf | Rhamon | |
| Ali Al Ameri | Mansoor | |
| Andries Rossouw | Kadir |
For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.
| Simon Wincer | Director | |
| Jeanne Rosenberg | Screenwriter | |
| Jeanne Rosenberg | Screenstory | |
| Walter Farley | Story Creator | |
| Steven Farley | Story Creator | |
| Fred Roos | Producer | |
| Frank Marshall | Producer | |
| Jeanne Rosenberg | Executive Producer | |
| Kathleen Kennedy | Executive Producer | |
| Reed Smoot | Director of Photography | |
| Paul Peters | Production Designer | |
| Bud Smith | Editor | |
| Terry Blythe | Editor | |
| Jo Katsaras | Costume Designer | |
| William Ross | Composer | |
| Beth Howard | Co-Producer | |
| Patricia Churchill | Associate Producer | |
| Robert Donaldson | Assistant Director | |
| Michael L. Games | Unit Production Manager | |
| Zack Grobler | Art Director | |
| Emelia Roux Weavind | Set Decorator | |
| Zureta Schulz | Costume Supervisor | |
| Colin McFarlane | Sound Mixer | |
| Lora Hirschberg | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Robert Shoup | Supervising Sound Editor | |
| Doug Murray | Sound Effects Editor | |
| Beau Borders | Sound Effects Editor | |
| Stephanie Lowry | Music Editor | |
| Beverley House | Makeup | |
| Linda Phillips-Palo | Casting Director |
The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.
