2004. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times named it ninth best, Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle named it eighth best, and Desson Thomson of The Washington Post named it tenth best. The film is also listed by the American Film Institute as one of the 100 most inspirational movies of all time. Box office The film premiered in cinemas on 22 December 2004 in limited release throughout the US During its limited opening weekend, the film grossed $100,091 in business showing at seven locations. Its official wide release was screened in theaters on 4 February 2005. Opening in a distant 14th place, the film earned $2,316,416 showing at 823 cinemas. The film Boogeyman beat its competition during that weekend opening in first place with $19,020,655. The film's revenue dropped by 11.8% in its second week of release, earning $2,043,249. For this particular weekend, the romantic comedy Hitch unseated Boogeyman to open in first place with $43,142,214 in revenue, while Hotel Rwanda remained in 14th place not challenging a top 10 position. During its final weekend in release, the film opened in 62nd place grossing $23,176 in business. The film went on to top out domestically at $23,530,892 in total ticket sales through an 18-week theatrical run. Internationally, the film took in an additional $10,351,351 in box office business for a combined worldwide total of $33,882,243. For 2004 as a whole, the film would cumulatively rank at a box-office performance position of 99. See also 2004 in film Hutu Power – a racist and ethnic supremacist ideology propounded by Hutu extremists in Rwanda Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines – a Rwandan radio station which played a significant role during the Genocide against the Tutsi References Further reading External links 2004 films American drama films 2004 drama films 2000s French-language films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films United Artists films Lionsgate films Films directed by Terry George Rwandan genocide films Political films based on actual events Epic films based on actual events Films scored by Rupert Gregson-Williams Films shot in Gauteng Films shot in Rwanda Films set in 1994 2005 drama films 2005 films Films set in the 1990s 2000s English-language films 2000s American films Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award winners