Box Office Performance for Fantasy Movies in 2004

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	2004 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	Adventure	PG	$249,509,413	40,178,649	$288,482,700
2	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Adventure	PG-13	$86,602,112	13,945,590	$100,129,336
3	Big Fish	Drama	PG-13	$57,978,659	9,336,338	$67,034,907
4	Secret Window	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$47,958,031	7,722,710	$55,449,058
5	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind	Comedy	R	$34,366,518	5,534,061	$39,734,558
6	Ella Enchanted	Comedy	PG	$22,913,677	3,689,803	$26,492,786
7	Peter Pan	Adventure	PG	$14,238,615	2,292,853	$16,462,685
8	Shaun of the Dead	Comedy	R	$13,464,388	2,168,178	$15,567,518
9	Santa vs. The Snowman	Adventure	Not Rated	$2,818,321	453,836	$3,258,542
10	Haunted Castle	Adventure	PG	$2,177,670	350,671	$2,517,818
11	The Cat in the Hat	Comedy	PG	$1,634,788	263,251	$1,890,142
12	Donnie Darko	Drama	R	$748,132	120,472	$864,989
13	Bubba Ho-Tep	Comedy	R	$29,865	4,809	$34,529
14	Cirque du Soleil - Journey of Man	Musical	G	$20,444	3,292	$23,637
15	The Dust Factory		PG	$8,000	1,288	$9,248
16	Cremaster 3	Drama	Not Rated	$661	106	$761
Total Gross of All Movies				$534,469,294
Total Tickets Sold					86,065,907
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$617,953,212

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.