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Friday, July 25, 2008

Box Office Performance for First Run Features Movies in 2004

RankMovieGenreMPAA2004 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Howard Zinn Documentary   $116,230 18,686 $128,560
2 Secret Things Drama   $104,533 16,806 $115,625
3 Bright Leaves Documentary Not Rated $62,473 10,044 $69,103
4 Hiding and Seeking Documentary   $51,091 8,214 $56,512
5 Bonhoeffer Documentary   $24,944 4,010 $27,589
6 Petite Lili, La Drama Not Rated $21,983 3,534 $24,314
7 S21: The Khmer Rouge Death Machine Documentary   $21,678 3,485 $23,977
8 Deserted Station Drama   $11,837 1,903 $13,093
9 I'll Sing for You Documentary   $8,798 1,414 $9,728
10 Brothers in Arms Documentary Not Rated $3,270 526 $3,619
11 Venus Boyz Documentary   $3,230 519 $3,571
12 Silent Waters Drama Not Rated $3,058 492 $3,385
Total Gross of All Movies$433,125
Total Tickets Sold69,633
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$479,075

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.