Box Office Performance for Adventure Movies in 2004
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 2004 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Shrek 2
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$436,721,703 |
70,212,492 |
$483,061,945 |
| 2 |
Spider-Man 2
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$373,524,485 |
60,052,168 |
$413,158,916 |
| 3 |
The Incredibles
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$251,657,004 |
40,459,325 |
$278,360,156 |
| 4 |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$249,538,952 |
40,118,803 |
$276,017,365 |
| 5 |
The Day After Tomorrow
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$186,740,799 |
30,022,636 |
$206,555,736 |
| 6 |
Shark Tale
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$160,762,022 |
25,845,984 |
$177,820,370 |
| 7 |
The Polar Express
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$155,112,441 |
24,937,691 |
$171,571,314 |
| 8 |
National Treasure
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$154,522,305 |
24,842,814 |
$170,918,560 |
| 9 |
Ocean's Twelve
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$107,006,344 |
17,203,592 |
$118,360,713 |
| 10 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$86,616,364 |
13,925,460 |
$95,807,165 |
| 11 |
SpongeBob SquarePants
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$81,900,075 |
13,167,215 |
$90,590,439 |
| 12 |
The Chronicles of Riddick
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$57,712,751 |
9,278,577 |
$63,836,610 |
| 13 |
King Arthur
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$51,877,963 |
8,340,509 |
$57,382,702 |
| 14 |
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$37,760,080 |
6,070,752 |
$41,766,774 |
| 15 |
Alexander
|
Adventure
|
R
|
$34,000,304 |
5,466,287 |
$37,608,055 |
| 16 |
Around the World in 80 Days
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$24,004,159 |
3,859,190 |
$26,551,227 |
| 17 |
Yu-Gi-Oh
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$19,762,690 |
3,177,281 |
$21,859,693 |
| 18 |
Flight of the Phoenix
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$16,720,242 |
2,688,142 |
$18,494,417 |
| 19 |
Catch That Kid
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$16,703,799 |
2,685,498 |
$18,476,226 |
| 20 |
Peter Pan
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$14,238,615 |
2,289,166 |
$15,749,462 |
| 21 |
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$10,920,242 |
1,755,666 |
$12,078,982 |
| 22 |
Thunderbirds
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$6,768,055 |
1,088,112 |
$7,486,211 |
| 23 |
Young Black Stallion
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$4,264,441 |
685,601 |
$4,716,935 |
| 24 |
The Polar Express (IMAX)
|
Adventure
|
Not Rated
|
$3,000,000 |
482,315 |
$3,318,327 |
| 25 |
Clifford's Really Big Movie
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$2,922,354 |
469,832 |
$3,232,444 |
| 26 |
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous
|
Adventure
|
Not Rated
|
$2,830,964 |
455,139 |
$3,131,356 |
| 27 |
Santa vs. The Snowman
|
Adventure
|
Not Rated
|
$2,818,321 |
453,106 |
$3,117,369 |
| 28 |
Haunted Castle
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$2,177,670 |
350,108 |
$2,408,743 |
| 29 |
Brother Bear
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$2,038,979 |
327,810 |
$2,255,333 |
| 30 |
Lakshya
|
Adventure
|
Not Rated
|
$752,344 |
120,956 |
$832,177 |
| 31 |
The Legend of Johnny Lingo
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$699,304 |
112,428 |
$773,505 |
| 32 |
Alien Adventure
|
Adventure
|
Not Rated
|
$383,357 |
61,633 |
$424,035 |
| 33 |
Timeline
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$367,501 |
59,084 |
$406,498 |
| 34 |
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$82,010 |
13,185 |
$90,713 |
| 35 |
Kaena: The Prophecy
|
Adventure
|
|
$7,674 |
1,234 |
$8,490 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $2,556,916,313 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 411,079,791 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $2,828,228,962 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2004.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2004.
For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2003 will most likely earn money in 2003 and 2004.
Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.
Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year.
The next year starts the following day (Monday).
For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.
Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to
rounding errors.
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