Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200)	5,112	$11,529,368
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000)	5,000	$20,013,932
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400)	4,380	$11,529,368
Top 2004 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200)	137	$11,529,368
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 201-300)	237	$11,529,368
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 201-300)	221	$20,013,932
Top 2004 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office	9	$11,529,368
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 301-400)	308	$11,529,368
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600)	4,550	$11,529,368
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies	82	$11,529,368
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies	60	$11,529,368
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800)	1,720	$11,529,368
All Time Domestic Box Office for IDP Distribution Movies	1	$11,529,368

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
May 7, 2004	20	$516,641		41	$12,601	$516,641	1
May 14, 2004	12	$759,182	+47%	113	$6,718	$1,525,154	2
May 21, 2004	10	$973,644	+28%	148	$6,579	$2,941,708	3
May 28, 2004	9	$1,081,968	+11%	197	$5,492	$4,614,912	4
Jun 4, 2004	10	$842,684	-22%	205	$4,111	$6,208,445	5
Jun 11, 2004	13	$820,686	-3%	230	$3,568	$7,533,912	6
Jun 18, 2004	13	$616,670	-25%	230	$2,681	$8,674,990	7
Jun 25, 2004	17	$383,178	-38%	190	$2,017	$9,512,152	8
Jul 2, 2004	21	$215,884	-44%	152	$1,420	$9,987,211	9
Jul 9, 2004	26	$173,242	-20%	132	$1,312	$10,349,135	10
Jul 16, 2004	30	$145,975	-16%	127	$1,149	$10,633,019	11
Jul 23, 2004	38	$118,498	-19%	118	$1,004	$10,861,901	12
Jul 30, 2004	44	$66,210	-44%	90	$736	$11,014,972	13
Aug 6, 2004	52	$47,112	-29%	65	$725	$11,123,908	14
Aug 13, 2004	58	$47,597	+1%	71	$670	$11,199,273	15
Aug 20, 2004	57	$39,253	-18%	39	$1,006	$11,269,350	16
Aug 27, 2004	60	$26,072	-34%	40	$652	$11,327,782	17
Sep 3, 2004	63	$26,644	+2%	31	$859	$11,391,226	18
Sep 10, 2004	61	$33,177	+25%	43	$772	$11,450,330	19
Sep 17, 2004	81	$13,773	-58%	30	$459	$11,487,995	20
Sep 24, 2004	81	$16,204	+18%	20	$810	$11,529,368	21

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
May 17, 2004	10	$110,000			113	$973	$1,635,000	11
May 18, 2004	10	$117,000	+6%		113	$1,035	$1,752,000	12
May 19, 2004	10	$105,000	-10%		113	$929	$1,857,000	13
May 22, 2004	9	$500,000			148	$3,378	$2,700,000	16
May 23, 2004	10	$304,000	-39%		148	$2,054	$2,941,709	17
May 24, 2004	9	$189,000	-38%	+72%	148	$1,277	$3,130,000	18
May 25, 2004	9	$131,000	-31%	+12%	148	$885	$3,261,000	19
May 26, 2004	9	$144,000	+10%	+37%	148	$973	$3,405,000	20
May 27, 2004	9	$131,000	-9%		148	$885	$3,536,000	21
May 28, 2004	10	$300,000	+129%		197	$1,523	$3,800,000	22
May 29, 2004	9	$397,000	+32%	-21%	197	$2,015	$4,238,000	23
May 30, 2004	10	$377,000	-5%	+24%	197	$1,914	$4,614,912	24
May 31, 2004	10	$324,000	-14%	+71%	197	$1,645	$4,934,453	25
Jun 1, 2004	9	$154,000	-52%	+18%	197	$782	$5,088,000	26
Jun 2, 2004	9	$151,000	-2%	+5%	197	$766	$5,239,000	27
Jun 3, 2004	9	$130,000	-14%	-1%	197	$660	$5,369,000	28
Jun 4, 2004	10	$250,000	+92%	-17%	205	$1,220	$5,600,000	29
Jun 5, 2004	10	$345,000	+38%	-13%	205	$1,683	$5,949,000	30
Jun 6, 2004	9	$260,000	-25%	-31%	205	$1,268	$6,208,445	31
Jun 7, 2004	9	$114,000	-56%	-65%	205	$556	$6,322,000	32
Jun 8, 2004	9	$137,000	+20%	-11%	205	$668	$6,459,000	33
Jun 9, 2004	9	$146,000	+7%	-3%	205	$712	$6,606,000	34
Jun 10, 2004	9	$145,000	-1%	+12%	205	$707	$6,750,000	35

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
May 7, 2004	17	$765,972		41	$18,682	$765,972	1
May 14, 2004	12	$1,202,092	+57%	113	$10,638	$1,968,064	2
May 21, 2004	10	$1,564,880	+30%	148	$10,574	$3,532,944	3
May 28, 2004	9	$1,832,817	+17%	197	$9,304	$5,365,761	4
Jun 4, 2004	11	$1,347,465	-26%	205	$6,573	$6,713,226	5
Jun 11, 2004	12	$1,345,094	n/c	230	$5,848	$8,058,320	6
Jun 18, 2004	13	$1,070,654	-20%	230	$4,655	$9,128,974	7
Jun 25, 2004	19	$642,353	-40%	190	$3,381	$9,771,327	8
Jul 2, 2004	25	$404,566	-37%	152	$2,662	$10,175,893	9
Jul 9, 2004	26	$311,151	-23%	132	$2,357	$10,487,044	10
Jul 16, 2004	31	$256,359	-18%	127	$2,019	$10,743,403	11
Jul 23, 2004	34	$205,359	-20%	118	$1,740	$10,948,762	12
Jul 30, 2004	41	$128,034	-38%	90	$1,423	$11,076,796	13
Aug 6, 2004	52	$74,880	-42%	65	$1,152	$11,151,676	14
Aug 13, 2004	54	$78,421	+5%	71	$1,105	$11,230,097	15
Aug 20, 2004	50	$71,613	-9%	39	$1,836	$11,301,710	16
Aug 27, 2004	56	$62,872	-12%	40	$1,572	$11,364,582	17
Sep 3, 2004	61	$52,571	-16%	31	$1,696	$11,417,153	18
Sep 10, 2004	58	$57,069	+9%	43	$1,327	$11,474,222	19
Sep 17, 2004	69	$38,942	-32%	30	$1,298	$11,513,164	20
Sep 24, 2004	80	$16,204	-58%	20	$810	$11,529,368	21

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Screens	Maximum Screens	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
Australia	6/3/2004	$32,732	14	63	498	$2,053,065	7/10/2020
Rest of World						$8,651,375
International Total						$10,704,440	7/10/2020

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800)	4,767	$10,704,440
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100)	4,006	$10,704,440
Top 2004 Movies at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200)	115	$10,704,440
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 301-400)	314	$10,704,440
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000)	3,954	$10,704,440
All Time International Box Office for Factual Movies	69	$10,704,440
All Time International Box Office for Documentary Movies	51	$10,704,440
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300)	1,274	$10,704,440
All Time International Box Office for IDP Distribution Movies	2	$10,704,440

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200)	5,200	$22,233,808
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400)	4,397	$22,233,808
Top 2004 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200)	126	$22,233,808
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 301-400)	337	$22,233,808
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600)	4,515	$22,233,808
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies	80	$22,233,808
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies	54	$22,233,808
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600)	1,577	$22,233,808
All Time Worldwide Box Office for IDP Distribution Movies	2	$22,233,808

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March 13th, 2005

Shark Tale finished its international run with a second place $2.08 million opening in Japan on 485 screens. Its $4,296 per screen average it quite low for the market and generally means the film won't have the usual legs films in Japan have. The film performed much better in Italy where it finished first again with $3.0 million, down just 23% during its sophomore stint. Overall it took in $5.2 million to raise its international total to $181 million, but without any more openings it might struggle to hit $200 million. More...

Sideways Eternally Grateful to the WGA

February 20th, 2005

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January 25th, 2005

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September 27th, 2004

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Village's Population Grows

September 14th, 2004

The Village again was the weekend champ in the international box office with $15.3 million on nearly 3,500 screens in 31 markets. Highlights for the weekend include and impressive debut in Germany at $5.5 million and a less spectacular $3.1 million in Japan. The film also suffered a 55% drop-off in its second weekend in Australia while it held up much better in Brazil. So far the film has earned $63.2 million internationally and is well on its way to matching its $112 million domestic total. More...

Monster of a Weekend

July 14th, 2004

The documentary Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, which some are describing as a real life Spinal Tap, pulled in $46,359 in three theatres for an average of $15,453. Two other films topped $10,000 including De-Lovely with a $14,212 average and the overall box office champ, Spider-Man 2 with $10,845. More...

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June 7th, 2004

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June 4th, 2004

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Still in Control

June 3rd, 2004

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June 1st, 2004

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May 26th, 2004

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May 25th, 2004

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May 19th, 2004

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May 12th, 2004

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May 7th, 2004

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May 6th, 2004

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