Box Office Performance for Fantasy Movies in 2004

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	2004 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Adventure	PG-13	$86,602,112	13,945,590	$110,030,705
2	Big Fish	Drama	PG-13	$57,978,659	9,336,338	$73,663,707
3	Secret Window	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$47,958,031	7,722,710	$60,932,182
4	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind	Comedy	R	$34,366,518	5,534,061	$43,663,741
5	Ella Enchanted	Comedy	PG	$22,913,677	3,689,803	$29,112,546
6	Peter Pan	Adventure	PG	$14,238,615	2,292,853	$18,090,610
7	Shaun of the Dead	Comedy	R	$13,464,388	2,168,178	$17,106,924
8	Santa vs. The Snowman	Adventure	Not Rated	$2,818,321	453,836	$3,580,766
9	Haunted Castle	Adventure	PG	$2,177,670	350,671	$2,766,794
10	The Cat in the Hat	Comedy	PG	$1,634,788	263,251	$2,077,050
11	Donnie Darko	Drama	R	$748,132	120,472	$950,524
12	Bubba Ho-Tep	Comedy	R	$29,865	4,809	$37,943
13	Cirque du Soleil - Journey of Man	Musical	G	$20,444	3,292	$25,974
14	The Dust Factory		PG	$8,000	1,288	$10,162
15	Cremaster 3	Drama	Not Rated	$661	106	$836
Total Gross of All Movies				$284,959,881
Total Tickets Sold					45,887,258
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$362,050,466

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.