US Movie Market Summary for 2004
Total Box Office Gross: $9,265,001,284
Tickets sold: 1,491,948,664
Average ticket price:$6.21
Top Grossing Movies of 2004
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date | Distributor | Genre | MPAA | 2004 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation-
Adjusted
Gross |
|---|
| 1 |
Shrek 2
|
5/19/2004
|
Dreamworks SKG
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$436,471,036 |
70,285,191 |
$504,647,671 |
| 2 |
Spider-Man 2
|
6/30/2004
|
Sony Pictures
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$373,524,485 |
60,148,870 |
$431,868,887 |
| 3 |
The Passion of the Christ
|
2/25/2004
|
Newmarket Films
|
Drama
|
R
|
$370,270,943 |
59,624,951 |
$428,107,148 |
| 4 |
The Incredibles
|
11/5/2004
|
Buena Vista
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$251,657,004 |
40,524,477 |
$290,965,745 |
| 5 |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
|
6/4/2004
|
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$249,509,413 |
40,178,649 |
$288,482,700 |
| 6 |
The Day After Tomorrow
|
5/28/2004
|
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$186,739,919 |
30,070,840 |
$215,908,631 |
| 7 |
The Bourne Supremacy
|
7/23/2004
|
Universal
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$176,049,130 |
28,349,296 |
$203,547,945 |
| 8 |
Meet the Fockers
|
12/22/2004
|
Universal
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$162,461,370 |
26,161,251 |
$187,837,782 |
| 9 |
Shark Tale
|
10/1/2004
|
Dreamworks SKG
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$160,762,022 |
25,887,604 |
$185,872,997 |
| 10 |
The Polar Express
|
11/10/2004
|
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$155,112,441 |
24,977,849 |
$179,340,956 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 2004
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2004 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Sony Pictures
|
34 |
$1,323,683,041 |
213,153,469 |
14.29% |
| 2 |
Warner Bros.
|
32 |
$1,221,209,278 |
196,652,056 |
13.19% |
| 3 |
Buena Vista
|
26 |
$1,157,105,111 |
186,329,325 |
12.49% |
| 4 |
Dreamworks SKG
|
10 |
$925,472,548 |
149,029,396 |
9.99% |
| 5 |
20th Century Fox
|
19 |
$916,024,299 |
147,507,940 |
9.89% |
| 6 |
Universal
|
20 |
$906,405,785 |
145,959,063 |
9.79% |
| 7 |
Paramount Pictures
|
18 |
$624,882,608 |
100,625,218 |
6.75% |
| 8 |
Newmarket Films
|
8 |
$406,429,682 |
65,447,615 |
4.39% |
| 9 |
New Line
|
14 |
$394,504,950 |
63,527,367 |
4.26% |
| 10 |
Miramax
|
21 |
$363,637,397 |
58,556,747 |
3.93% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2004
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2004 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Adventure
|
35 |
$2,556,521,787 |
411,678,225 |
27.61% |
| 2 |
Comedy
|
132 |
$2,039,808,287 |
328,471,539 |
22.03% |
| 3 |
Drama
|
223 |
$1,379,577,887 |
222,154,245 |
14.90% |
| 4 |
Action
|
28 |
$1,209,994,154 |
194,846,080 |
13.07% |
| 5 |
Romantic Comedy
|
31 |
$651,537,578 |
104,917,483 |
7.04% |
| 6 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
28 |
$625,401,345 |
100,708,750 |
6.75% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
20 |
$464,766,650 |
74,841,650 |
5.02% |
| 8 |
Documentary
|
85 |
$217,098,868 |
34,959,559 |
2.34% |
| 9 |
Western
|
4 |
$90,475,689 |
14,569,353 |
.98% |
| 10 |
Musical
|
5 |
$22,364,844 |
3,601,424 |
.24% |
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Market Share for Each MPAARating in 2004
| Rank | MPAARating | Movies | 2004 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
PG-13
|
138 |
$4,453,355,106 |
717,126,419 |
48.07% |
| 2 |
PG
|
67 |
$2,332,801,850 |
375,652,470 |
25.18% |
| 3 |
R
|
191 |
$2,097,974,172 |
337,838,024 |
22.64% |
| 4 |
G
|
11 |
$261,516,974 |
42,112,233 |
2.82% |
| 5 |
Not Rated
|
232 |
$112,784,730 |
18,161,796 |
1.22% |
| 6 |
NC-17
|
4 |
$6,397,558 |
1,030,203 |
.07% |
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Market Share for Each Source in 2004
| Rank | Source | Movies | 2004 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
245 |
$3,209,606,577 |
516,844,848 |
34.71% |
| 2 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
81 |
$2,283,789,489 |
367,759,979 |
24.70% |
| 3 |
Sequel
|
26 |
$1,712,112,034 |
275,702,420 |
18.51% |
| 4 |
Remake
|
19 |
$692,220,623 |
111,468,700 |
7.49% |
| 5 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
105 |
$599,372,201 |
96,517,262 |
6.48% |
| 6 |
Based on TV
|
8 |
$239,275,480 |
38,530,674 |
2.59% |
| 7 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
4 |
$208,241,683 |
33,533,282 |
2.25% |
| 8 |
Traditional/Legend/Fairytale
|
2 |
$103,309,123 |
16,635,929 |
1.12% |
| 9 |
Spin-Off
|
2 |
$80,285,160 |
12,928,367 |
.87% |
| 10 |
Based on Play
|
7 |
$52,970,075 |
8,529,804 |
.57% |
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Market Share for Each ProductionMethod in 2004
| Rank | ProductionMethod | Movies | 2004 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action
|
574 |
$7,492,524,179 |
1,206,525,617 |
80.91% |
| 2 |
Digital Animation
|
5 |
$1,004,385,860 |
161,736,853 |
10.85% |
| 3 |
Animation/Live Action
|
5 |
$594,034,648 |
95,657,753 |
6.41% |
| 4 |
Hand Animation
|
8 |
$169,869,620 |
27,354,207 |
1.83% |
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Market Share for Each CreativeType in 2004
| Rank | CreativeType | Movies | 2004 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction
|
176 |
$4,064,296,050 |
654,476,007 |
44.00% |
| 2 |
Kids Fiction
|
22 |
$1,165,138,535 |
187,622,952 |
12.61% |
| 3 |
Historical Fiction
|
48 |
$982,371,923 |
158,191,934 |
10.63% |
| 4 |
Super Hero
|
6 |
$806,135,418 |
129,812,465 |
8.73% |
| 5 |
Dramatization
|
34 |
$748,961,574 |
120,605,727 |
8.11% |
| 6 |
Science Fiction
|
22 |
$720,522,163 |
116,026,113 |
7.80% |
| 7 |
Fantasy
|
16 |
$534,469,294 |
86,065,907 |
5.79% |
| 8 |
Factual
|
82 |
$216,162,624 |
34,808,796 |
2.34% |
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