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Based on Real Life Events Movies Released in 2004
This list shows all Based on Real Life Events films released in 2004, including films that went direct-to-video, or only got an international theatrical release. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic (US/Canada) theatrical release.
The revenue listed is the worldwide box office combined with the domestic home market revenue to date.
Domestic Analysis for Based on Real Life Events Movies for 2004
Release
Date | Movie | Genre | Release
Type | Revenue
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
| January 2004 |
| January 7 |
Yves St. Laurent |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$8,360,096 |
|
| |
| January 9 |
Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Ki… |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$118,973 |
|
| |
| January 13 |
Scandalize My Name |
Documentary |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 17 |
The Corporation |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$4,843,572 |
|
| |
| January 19 |
Blue Horizon |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$29,728 |
|
| February 2004 |
| February 3 |
Prenatal Yoga With Shiva Rea |
Instructional |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| February 6 |
Hiding and Seeking |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$51,091 |
|
|
Miracle |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$64,474,705 |
|
|
What the #$'! Do We Know |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$11,704,768 |
|
| |
| February 20 |
Against the Ropes |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$6,429,865 |
|
|
Lost Boys of Sudan |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$182,839 |
|
| March 2004 |
| March 5 |
Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$97,447 |
|
|
Red Trousers - The Life of the Hong K… |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 12 |
NASCAR: The IMAX Experience |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$22,199,356 |
|
|
Power Trip |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$38,593 |
|
| |
| March 19 |
Divan |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$56,214 |
|
| |
| March 26 |
I'll Sing for You |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$8,798 |
|
|
Mayor of the Sunset Strip |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$262,564 |
|
|
This Old Cub |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$253,531 |
|
| April 2004 |
| April 2 |
Walking Tall |
Action |
Theatrical |
$47,856,383 |
|
| |
| April 9 |
The Alamo |
Western |
Theatrical |
$23,911,362 |
|
|
Los rubios |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| April 16 |
Evilenko |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| April 21 |
This So-Called Disaster |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$45,195 |
|
| |
| April 23 |
El 7º día |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$215 |
|
|
The Agronomist |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$254,346 |
|
| |
| April 30 |
People Say I'm Crazy |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$15,679 |
|
| May 2004 |
| May 7 |
Still, We Believe: The Boston Red Sox… |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$396,803 |
|
|
Super Size Me |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$22,233,808 |
|
| |
| May 14 |
Lions 3D: Roar of the Kalahari |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$436,705 |
|
|
With All Deliberate Speed |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$4,920 |
|
| |
| May 19 |
S-21: The Khmer Rouge Death Machine |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$21,678 |
|
| |
| May 21 |
Control Room |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$2,724,826 |
|
| |
| May 28 |
Bukowski: Born Into This |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$328,898 |
|
|
De fem benspaend |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$262,413 |
|
|
Word Wars |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$76,481 |
|
| June 2004 |
| June 11 |
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Lege… |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$391,718 |
|
|
Imelda |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$500,992 |
|
| |
| June 18 |
Grand Theft Parsons |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Howard Zinn |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$120,250 |
|
|
Saints and Sinners |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$3,826 |
|
|
The Terminal |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$219,058,724 |
|
| |
| June 23 |
Fahrenheit 9/11 |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$221,148,959 |
|
| July 2004 |
| July 2 |
America's Heart and Soul |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$314,000 |
|
| |
| July 9 |
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$2,223,844 |
|
|
Riding Giants |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$3,292,333 |
|
| |
| July 14 |
Let's Get Frank |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$9,386 |
|
| |
| July 16 |
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$11,255 |
|
| |
| July 23 |
Festival Express |
Concert/Performance |
Theatrical |
$1,284,079 |
|
|
Orwell Rolls in His Grave |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$19,257 |
|
| |
| July 28 |
Los Angeles Plays Itself |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$333,804 |
|
| |
| July 30 |
Proteus |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$62,673 |
|
| August 2004 |
| August 5 |
The President Versus David Hicks |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$7,504 |
|
| |
| August 6 |
Open Water |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$55,518,641 |
|
|
Outfoxed - Rupert Murdoch's War on Jo… |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$449,487 |
|
|
Saints and Soldiers |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,310,470 |
|
| |
| August 13 |
Tom Dowd and the Language of Music |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$40,238 |
|
|
Uncovered: The Whole Truth About the … |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$190,424 |
|
| |
| August 20 |
Bush's Brain |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$176,610 |
|
|
End of the Century: The Story of the … |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$478,809 |
|
|
The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$2,668 |
|
| |
| August 27 |
Bright Leaves |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$77,888 |
|
|
Brothers in Arms |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$3,270 |
|
| |
| August 31 |
Trekkies 2 |
Documentary |
Video |
$0 |
|
| September 2004 |
| September 8 |
A Letter to True |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$13,835 |
|
| |
| September 17 |
Crutch |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$14,189 |
|
|
Incident at Loch Ness |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$56,073 |
|
| |
| September 23 |
Letters to Ali |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$16,132 |
|
| |
| September 24 |
Guiana 1838 |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$227,241 |
|
|
The Hillside Strangler |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$306 |
|
|
The Last Shot |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$463,730 |
|
|
Moog |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$2,227 |
|
|
The Motorcycle Diaries |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$54,966,165 |
|
|
The Yes Men |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$274,204 |
|
| October 2004 |
| October 1 |
Celsius 41.11: The Temperature at Whi… |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Dig |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$567,702 |
|
|
Going Upriver: The Long War of John K… |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$614,152 |
|
|
In the Face of Evil |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$110,577 |
|
|
Therese |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,627,016 |
|
|
Tying the Knot |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$37,464 |
|
| |
| October 5 |
Chicago Bears - Super Bowl Shuffle |
Concert/Performance |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 6 |
Tarnation |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$1,162,014 |
|
| |
| October 11 |
Natural Disasters: Forces of Nature |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$999,457 |
|
| |
| October 12 |
Cutting Edge: The Magic Of Movie Editing |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 22 |
Lightning in a Bottle |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$213,091 |
|
|
Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$439,651 |
|
| |
| October 28 |
Eros Roma Live |
Concert/Performance |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 29 |
Ray |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$124,823,094 |
|
|
Voices of Iraq |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$57,102 |
|
| November 2004 |
| November 5 |
Beyond the Gates of Splendor |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$36,412 |
|
|
Callas Forever |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$5,773,130 |
|
|
Fade to Black |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$728,802 |
|
|
Still, the Children are Here |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$2,210 |
|
| |
| November 9 |
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age |
Documentary |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 12 |
Kinsey |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$17,443,529 |
|
| |
| November 24 |
Alexander |
Action |
Theatrical |
$167,297,191 |
|
|
Paper Clips |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$1,153,221 |
|
| |
| November 26 |
Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$101,439 |
|
| December 2004 |
| December 3 |
Jesus, You Know |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$604 |
|
|
WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$27,301 |
|
| |
| December 8 |
Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Li… |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$3,735,969 |
|
| |
| December 10 |
Deep Blue |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$19,332,261 |
|
|
Shwaas |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,042 |
|
| |
| December 17 |
The Aviator |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$208,370,892 |
|
|
Beyond the Sea |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$8,292,914 |
|
|
Mar adentro |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$39,686,345 |
|
| |
| December 22 |
Hotel Rwanda |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$36,520,451 |
|
| |
| December 24 |
In the Realms of the Unreal |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$413,708 |
|
| |
| December 29 |
The Assassination of Richard Nixon |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$4,880,143 |
|
| |
| |
| Unknown TBD |
Arna's Children |
Documentary |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of … |
Documentary |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
