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Thursday, November 26, 2009

Box Office Performance for Live Action Movies in 2004

RankMovieGenreMPAA2004 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Spider-Man 2 Adventure PG-13 $373,524,485 60,148,870 $431,868,887
2 The Passion of the Christ Drama R $370,270,943 59,624,951 $428,107,148
3 The Day After Tomorrow Adventure PG-13 $186,739,919 30,070,840 $215,908,631
4 The Bourne Supremacy Action PG-13 $176,049,130 28,349,296 $203,547,945
5 Meet the Fockers Comedy PG-13 $162,461,370 26,161,251 $187,837,782
6 National Treasure Adventure PG $154,522,305 24,882,819 $178,658,640
7 Troy Action R $133,298,577 21,465,149 $154,119,770
8 50 First Dates Romantic Comedy PG-13 $120,776,832 19,448,765 $139,642,133
9 Van Helsing Action PG-13 $120,150,546 19,347,914 $138,918,023
10 Fahrenheit 9/11 Documentary R $119,078,393 19,175,265 $137,678,403
11 Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story Comedy PG-13 $114,324,072 18,409,673 $132,181,452
12 The Village Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $114,195,633 18,388,991 $132,032,955
13 The Grudge Horror PG-13 $110,175,871 17,741,686 $127,385,305
14 Ocean's Twelve Adventure PG-13 $107,006,344 17,231,295 $123,720,698
15 Collateral Action R $100,003,492 16,103,622 $115,624,006
16 The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement Romantic Comedy G $95,149,435 15,321,970 $110,011,745
17 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Comedy PG $94,616,745 15,236,191 $109,395,851
18 Starsky & Hutch Comedy PG-13 $88,200,225 14,202,935 $101,977,073
19 Along Came Polly Romantic Comedy PG-13 $88,073,507 14,182,529 $101,830,558
20 Mean Girls Comedy PG-13 $86,047,227 13,856,236 $99,487,774
21 Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Comedy PG $84,185,387 13,556,423 $97,335,117
22 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Comedy PG-13 $84,136,909 13,548,617 $97,279,070
23 The Notebook Drama PG-13 $81,001,787 13,043,766 $93,654,240
24 AVP: Alien Vs. Predator Horror PG-13 $80,281,096 12,927,713 $92,820,979
25 Man on Fire Thriller/Suspense R $77,906,816 12,545,381 $90,075,836
26 The Terminal Drama PG-13 $77,032,279 12,404,554 $89,064,698
27 Ladder 49 Action PG-13 $73,870,841 11,895,466 $85,409,446
28 Christmas with the Kranks Comedy PG $73,077,009 11,767,634 $84,491,612
29 Ray Drama PG-13 $71,611,065 11,531,572 $82,796,687
30 White Chicks Comedy PG-13 $69,148,997 11,135,104 $79,950,047
31 Hidalgo Western PG-13 $67,286,731 10,835,222 $77,796,894
32 The Forgotton Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $66,711,892 10,742,656 $77,132,270
33 Kill Bill: Volume 2 Action R $66,207,920 10,661,501 $76,549,577
34 The Manchurian Candidate Thriller/Suspense R $65,948,711 10,619,760 $76,249,877
35 Barbershop 2: Back in Business Comedy PG-13 $65,070,412 10,478,327 $75,234,388
36 The Miracle Drama PG $64,371,181 10,365,730 $74,425,941
37 Friday Night Lights Drama PG-13 $61,188,085 9,853,154 $70,745,646
38 The Stepford Wives Comedy PG-13 $59,475,623 9,577,395 $68,765,696
39 Hellboy Action PG-13 $59,103,901 9,517,536 $68,335,908
40 Dawn of the Dead Horror R $58,971,471 9,496,211 $68,182,795
41 Without a Paddle Comedy PG-13 $58,107,982 9,357,163 $67,184,430
42 Big Fish Drama PG-13 $57,978,659 9,336,338 $67,034,907
43 The Butterfly Effect Thriller/Suspense R $57,924,679 9,327,646 $66,972,498
44 The Chronicles of Riddick Adventure PG-13 $57,712,751 9,293,519 $66,727,466
45 Shall We Dance? Romantic Comedy PG-13 $57,149,868 9,202,877 $66,076,657
46 13 Going On 30 Comedy PG-13 $57,139,723 9,201,244 $66,064,932
47 Saw Horror R $55,153,403 8,881,385 $63,768,344
48 Jet Li's Hero Action PG-13 $53,652,140 8,639,636 $62,032,586
49 Cheaper by the Dozen Comedy PG $52,994,449 8,533,728 $61,272,167
50 Cold Mountain Drama R $51,895,392 8,356,746 $60,001,436
51 King Arthur Adventure PG-13 $51,877,963 8,353,939 $59,981,282
52 A Cinderella Story Romantic Comedy PG $51,431,160 8,281,990 $59,464,688
53 Resident Evil: Apocalypse Horror R $50,740,078 8,170,705 $58,665,662
54 Blade: Trinity Action R $48,079,939 7,742,341 $55,590,008
55 Secret Window Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $47,958,031 7,722,710 $55,449,058
56 Walking Tall Action PG-13 $46,213,824 7,441,840 $53,432,411
57 Napoleon Dynamite Comedy PG $44,411,050 7,151,538 $51,348,043
58 Something's Gotta Give Romantic Comedy PG-13 $43,473,566 7,000,574 $50,264,121
59 Exorcist: The Beginning Horror R $41,814,863 6,733,472 $48,346,329
60 Catwoman Action PG-13 $40,198,710 6,473,222 $46,477,734
61 You Got Served Drama PG-13 $40,066,497 6,451,932 $46,324,872
62 Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason Romantic Comedy R $39,877,945 6,421,569 $46,106,865
63 The Ladykillers Comedy R $39,692,139 6,391,649 $45,892,040
64 Raising Helen Comedy PG-13 $37,485,528 6,036,317 $43,340,756
65 Taxi Action PG-13 $36,362,287 5,855,441 $42,042,066
66 Mystic River Drama R $35,834,806 5,770,500 $41,432,190
67 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Comedy R $34,366,518 5,534,061 $39,734,558
68 Monster Drama R $34,011,553 5,476,901 $39,324,149
69 Alexander Adventure R $34,000,304 5,475,089 $39,311,139
70 The Punisher Action R $33,571,379 5,406,019 $38,815,216
71 Fat Albert Comedy PG $33,325,622 5,366,445 $38,531,075
72 Team America: World Police Comedy R $32,749,828 5,273,724 $37,865,338
73 Taking Lives Thriller/Suspense R $32,677,158 5,262,022 $37,781,318
74 Cellular Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $32,003,620 5,153,562 $37,002,575
75 The Aviator Drama PG-13 $31,541,390 5,079,129 $36,468,146
76 Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid Horror PG-13 $31,526,393 5,076,714 $36,450,807
77 Johnson Family Vacation Comedy PG-13 $31,200,725 5,024,271 $36,074,266
78 Spanglish Comedy PG-13 $31,001,588 4,992,204 $35,844,025
79 Open Water Thriller/Suspense R $30,500,882 4,911,575 $35,265,109
80 Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen Comedy PG $29,302,097 4,718,534 $33,879,074
81 The Prince & Me Romantic Comedy PG $28,165,882 4,535,569 $32,565,385
82 After the Sunset Action PG-13 $28,113,925 4,527,202 $32,505,310
83 Closer Drama R $27,460,754 4,422,022 $31,750,118
84 Garden State Drama R $26,754,251 4,308,253 $30,933,257
85 Jersey Girl Comedy PG-13 $25,266,129 4,068,620 $29,212,692
86 Twisted Thriller/Suspense R $25,195,050 4,057,174 $29,130,509
87 Finding Neverland Drama PG $24,676,372 3,973,651 $28,530,814
88 Calendar Girls Comedy PG-13 $24,058,422 3,874,142 $27,816,340
89 Around the World in 80 Days Adventure PG $24,004,159 3,865,404 $27,753,601
90 Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London Comedy PG $23,514,247 3,786,513 $27,187,163
91 Ella Enchanted Comedy PG $22,913,677 3,689,803 $26,492,786
92 The Alamo Western PG-13 $22,406,362 3,608,110 $25,906,230
93 Sideways Drama R $22,404,206 3,607,763 $25,903,738
94 Mr. 3000 Comedy PG-13 $21,800,302 3,510,516 $25,205,505
95 Torque Action PG-13 $21,176,322 3,410,036 $24,484,058
96 The Last Samurai Action R $21,093,238 3,396,657 $24,387,997
97 Little Black Book Romantic Comedy PG-13 $20,422,207 3,288,600 $23,612,148
98 The Life of Brian Comedy Not Rated $19,868,659 3,199,462 $22,972,137
99 NASCAR: The IMAX Experience Documentary PG $19,558,397 3,149,500 $22,613,410
100 Two Brothers Drama PG $18,947,630 3,051,148 $21,907,243
101 Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle Comedy R $18,225,165 2,934,809 $21,071,929
102 Laws of Attraction Romantic Comedy PG-13 $17,848,322 2,874,126 $20,636,225
103 Eurotrip Comedy R $17,718,223 2,853,176 $20,485,804
104 My Baby's Daddy Comedy PG-13 $17,321,573 2,789,303 $20,027,196
105 Seed of Chucky Horror R $17,016,190 2,740,127 $19,674,112
106 Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! Romantic Comedy PG-13 $16,980,098 2,734,315 $19,632,382
107 Wimbledon Romantic Comedy PG-13 $16,831,505 2,710,387 $19,460,579
108 Flight of the Phoenix Adventure PG-13 $16,720,242 2,692,471 $19,331,942
109 Catch That Kid Adventure PG $16,702,864 2,689,672 $19,311,845
110 Darkness Horror PG-13 $16,626,820 2,677,427 $19,223,926
111 The Whole Ten Yards Comedy PG-13 $16,323,969 2,628,658 $18,873,764
112 The Phantom of the Opera Musical PG-13 $16,178,431 2,605,222 $18,705,494
113 Vanity Fair Drama PG-13 $16,123,851 2,596,433 $18,642,389
114 The Motorcycle Diaries Drama R $15,724,900 2,532,190 $18,181,124
115 Paparazzi Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $15,712,072 2,530,124 $18,166,290
116 Paycheck Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $15,144,861 2,438,786 $17,510,483
117 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Comedy R $14,794,828 2,382,420 $17,105,776
118 The Girl Next Door Romantic Comedy R $14,589,444 2,349,347 $16,868,311
119 Welcome to Mooseport Comedy PG-13 $14,469,428 2,330,021 $16,729,551
120 Godsend Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $14,334,645 2,308,316 $16,573,709
121 Peter Pan Adventure PG $14,238,615 2,292,853 $16,462,685
122 Havana Nights: Dirty Dancing 2 Drama PG-13 $14,140,215 2,277,007 $16,348,910
123 New York Minute Comedy PG $14,018,364 2,257,386 $16,208,031
124 Soul Plane Comedy R $13,922,211 2,241,902 $16,096,856
125 Mona Lisa Smile Drama PG-13 $13,796,334 2,221,632 $15,951,318
126 Envy Comedy PG-13 $13,548,322 2,181,694 $15,664,563
127 Shaun of the Dead Comedy R $13,464,388 2,168,178 $15,567,518
128 Alfie Comedy R $13,386,312 2,155,606 $15,477,251
129 De-Lovely Drama PG-13 $13,337,299 2,147,713 $15,420,579
130 Lost in Translation Drama R $12,979,443 2,090,087 $15,006,825
131 Wicker Park Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $12,831,121 2,066,203 $14,835,338
132 I Heart Huckabees Comedy R $12,596,975 2,028,498 $14,564,616
133 Breakin' All the Rules Romantic Comedy PG-13 $12,232,382 1,969,788 $14,143,078
134 Chasing Liberty Romantic Comedy PG-13 $12,189,514 1,962,885 $14,093,514
135 The Cookout Comedy PG-13 $11,540,112 1,858,311 $13,342,673
136 Super Size Me Documentary PG-13 $11,529,368 1,856,581 $13,330,252
137 Surviving Christmas Comedy PG-13 $11,198,345 1,803,276 $12,947,522
138 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Adventure PG-13 $10,920,242 1,758,493 $12,625,980
139 Girl with a Pearl Earring Drama PG-13 $10,769,122 1,734,158 $12,451,254
140 Raise Your Voice Drama PG $10,411,980 1,676,647 $12,038,325
141 The Perfect Score Comedy PG-13 $10,387,706 1,672,738 $12,010,259
142 In America Drama PG-13 $10,233,375 1,647,886 $11,831,821
143 What the #$'! Do We Know Documentary Not Rated $10,091,903 1,625,105 $11,668,254
144 Space Station Documentary Not Rated $9,598,551 1,545,660 $11,097,839
145 Bugs! Documentary Not Rated $9,528,407 1,534,365 $11,016,741
146 Sleepover Comedy PG $9,408,183 1,515,005 $10,877,736
147 Super Babies: Baby Geniuses 2 Comedy PG $9,109,322 1,466,880 $10,532,198
148 First Daughter Romantic Comedy PG $9,055,010 1,458,134 $10,469,402
149 21 Grams Drama R $8,976,536 1,445,497 $10,378,668
150 Saved! Comedy PG-13 $8,886,160 1,430,944 $10,274,178
151 Suspect Zero Thriller/Suspense R $8,712,564 1,402,989 $10,073,461
152 Connie & Carla Comedy PG-13 $8,047,525 1,295,898 $9,304,548
153 House of Sand and Fog Drama R $7,621,822 1,227,347 $8,812,351
154 To Be and To Have Documentary Not Rated $7,065,318 1,137,732 $8,168,916
155 Woman Thou Art Loosed Drama R $6,879,730 1,107,847 $7,954,341
156 Thunderbirds Adventure PG $6,768,055 1,089,864 $7,825,224
157 Kinsey Drama R $6,734,321 1,084,432 $7,786,222
158 Maria Full of Grace Drama R $6,517,198 1,049,468 $7,535,180
159 The Big Bounce Comedy PG-13 $6,471,394 1,042,092 $7,482,221
160 The Cooler Drama R $6,407,656 1,031,829 $7,408,532
161 Against the Ropes Drama PG-13 $5,881,504 947,102 $6,800,192
162 Before Sunset Drama R $5,792,822 932,822 $6,697,662
163 The Clearing Drama R $5,763,875 928,160 $6,664,189
164 Never Die Alone Drama R $5,644,575 908,949 $6,526,254
165 The Haunted Mansion Comedy PG $5,395,243 868,799 $6,237,977
166 Club Dread Comedy R $5,001,655 805,419 $5,782,908
167 Birth Drama R $4,763,525 767,073 $5,507,584
168 Touching the Void Documentary R $4,581,222 737,717 $5,296,808
169 Spartan Thriller/Suspense R $4,357,745 701,730 $5,038,421
170 Young Black Stallion Adventure G $4,264,441 686,705 $4,930,542
171 A Day Without a Mexican Comedy R $4,180,870 673,248 $4,833,921
172 House of Flying Daggers Action PG-13 $4,157,199 669,436 $4,806,550
173 Goodbye, Lenin! Comedy R $4,063,859 654,406 $4,698,635
174 The Fog of War Documentary PG-13 $3,917,516 630,840 $4,529,431
175 The Door in the Floor Drama R $3,835,551 617,641 $4,434,662
176 Benji: Off the Leash! Drama PG $3,816,912 614,640 $4,413,115
177 Being Julia Drama R $3,555,620 572,564 $4,111,010
178 The Barbarian Invasions Drama R $3,501,357 563,826 $4,048,271
179 Camping Sauvage Comedy Not Rated $3,479,302 560,274 $4,022,767
180 Bad Santa Comedy R $3,148,043 506,931 $3,639,765
181 Stuck On You Comedy PG-13 $3,106,912 500,308 $3,592,211
182 The Polar Express (IMAX) Adventure Not Rated $3,000,000 483,092 $3,468,601
183 Veer-Zaara Drama Not Rated $2,874,425 462,870 $3,323,407
184 T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous Adventure Not Rated $2,830,964 455,872 $3,273,161
185 Monsieur Ibrahim Drama R $2,824,365 454,809 $3,265,529
186 Santa vs. The Snowman Adventure Not Rated $2,818,321 453,836 $3,258,542
187 City of God Drama R $2,770,844 446,191 $3,203,651
188 Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius Drama PG $2,694,071 433,828 $3,114,885
189 A Very Long Engagement Drama R $2,653,129 427,235 $3,067,547
190 Control Room Documentary Not Rated $2,586,511 416,507 $2,990,520
191 Elf Comedy PG $2,543,761 409,623 $2,941,093
192 The Dreamers Drama NC-17 $2,531,462 407,643 $2,926,877
193 My Architect Documentary Not Rated $2,382,942 383,727 $2,755,160
194 Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring Drama R $2,380,788 383,380 $2,752,668
195 Bon Voyage Comedy PG-13 $2,353,728 379,022 $2,721,378
196 Riding Giants Documentary PG-13 $2,276,368 366,565 $2,631,937
197 Haunted Castle Adventure PG $2,177,670 350,671 $2,517,818
198 Dans une galaxie près de chez vous - Le film Comedy Not Rated $2,164,047 348,478 $2,502,072
199 Vera Drake Drama R $2,122,643 341,810 $2,454,196
200 Intimate Strangers Drama R $2,106,677 339,239 $2,435,736
201 Love Actually Romantic Comedy R $2,042,363 328,883 $2,361,380
202 We Don't Live Here Anymore Drama R $2,037,545 328,107 $2,355,808
203 Coffee and Cigarettes Comedy R $1,971,135 317,413 $2,279,025
204 The Company Drama PG-13 $1,965,572 316,517 $2,272,592
205 Beyond the Sea Drama PG-13 $1,917,756 308,817 $2,217,306
206 The Corporation Documentary Not Rated $1,879,301 302,625 $2,172,848
207 The Chorus Drama PG-13 $1,821,951 293,390 $2,106,540
208 Therese Drama PG $1,775,292 285,876 $2,052,590
209 Bad Education Drama NC-17 $1,759,188 283,283 $2,033,972
210 The Story of the Weeping Camel Documentary PG $1,742,832 280,649 $2,015,060
211 Main Hoon Na Drama Not Rated $1,722,453 277,368 $1,991,502
212 Love Don't Cost a Thing Romantic Comedy PG-13 $1,719,072 276,823 $1,987,589
213 The Cat in the Hat Comedy PG $1,634,788 263,251 $1,890,142
214 I'm not Scared Drama R $1,615,118 260,083 $1,867,396
215 The Blue Butterfly Drama PG $1,610,194 259,290 $1,861,702
216 Dogville Drama R $1,530,386 246,439 $1,769,432
217 Honey Drama PG-13 $1,456,064 234,471 $1,683,502
218 Gothika Horror R $1,363,734 219,603 $1,576,750
219 Grande Seduction, La Comedy Not Rated $1,341,671 216,050 $1,551,239
220 A Dirty Shame Comedy NC-17 $1,339,668 215,728 $1,548,927
221 Ghosts of the Abyss Documentary G $1,322,679 212,992 $1,529,283
222 Metallica: Some Kind of Monster Documentary Not Rated $1,222,708 196,893 $1,413,692
223 Monica La Mitraille Drama Not Rated $1,182,372 190,398 $1,367,058
224 Festival Express Concert/Performance R $1,172,345 188,783 $1,355,462
225 The Best Two Years Comedy PG $1,163,450 187,351 $1,345,180
226 The Work and the Glory Drama PG $1,160,047 186,803 $1,341,246
227 Saints and Soldiers Drama PG-13 $1,141,221 183,771 $1,319,476
228 Osama Drama PG-13 $1,127,331 181,535 $1,303,421
229 Tae Guik Gi: The Brotherhood of War Drama R $1,110,186 178,774 $1,283,597
230 Nicotina Black Comedy R $1,109,100 178,599 $1,282,341
231 The Station Agent Drama R $1,097,765 176,774 $1,269,237
232 The Mother Drama R $1,062,253 171,055 $1,228,175
233 Swades Drama Not Rated $1,060,549 170,781 $1,226,208
234 Dernier Tunnel, Le Drama Not Rated $1,057,599 170,306 $1,222,797
235 Million Dollar Baby Drama PG-13 $1,044,149 168,140 $1,207,245
236 A Home at the End of the World Drama R $1,029,017 165,703 $1,189,748
237 The School of Rock Comedy PG-13 $1,025,815 165,188 $1,186,050
238 Silver City Black Comedy R $1,017,376 163,829 $1,176,292
239 The Machinist Thriller/Suspense R $1,004,511 161,757 $1,161,415
240 The Gospel of John Drama PG-13 $972,116 156,540 $1,123,957
241 The Matrix Revolutions Action R $965,331 155,448 $1,116,117
242 Bright Young Things Comedy R $931,755 150,041 $1,077,294
243 Criminal Drama R $923,426 148,700 $1,067,666
244 Nouvelle-France Drama Not Rated $921,364 148,368 $1,065,282
245 Intermission Comedy R $889,857 143,294 $1,028,851
246 Zatoichi Action R $853,718 137,475 $987,071
247 Mujhse Shaadi Karogi Romantic Comedy Not Rated $833,648 134,243 $963,865
248 Latter Days Drama R $833,118 134,157 $963,247
249 The Battle of Algiers Drama Not Rated $815,345 131,295 $942,698
250 Hum Tum Romantic Comedy Not Rated $796,641 128,284 $921,079
251 The Missing Western R $778,532 125,367 $900,135
252 Stage Beauty Drama R $776,691 125,071 $898,010
253 Young Adam Drama NC-17 $767,240 123,549 $887,082
254 Lakshya Adventure Not Rated $752,344 121,150 $869,857
255 Donnie Darko Drama R $748,132 120,472 $864,989
256 Fade to Black Documentary R $728,802 117,359 $842,638
257 Rosenstrasse Drama PG-13 $727,467 117,144 $841,094
258 The Legend of Johnny Lingo Adventure G $699,304 112,609 $808,533
259 The Saddest Music in the World Drama R $669,128 107,750 $773,645
260 Red Lights Drama Not Rated $634,064 102,104 $733,107
261 Japanese Story Drama R $614,355 98,930 $710,317
262 Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry Documentary PG-13 $613,252 98,752 $709,039
263 Mean Creek Drama R $603,943 97,253 $698,277
264 Khakee Drama Not Rated $587,877 94,666 $679,702
265 Touch of Pink Romantic Comedy R $564,535 90,907 $652,712
266 Love Me If You Dare Romantic Comedy R $548,707 88,359 $634,418
267 Final Cut Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $548,039 88,251 $633,642
268 Facing Window Drama R $541,682 87,227 $626,290
269 The Book of Mormon Movie, Volume 1: The Journey Drama PG $536,363 86,371 $620,144
270 The Twilight Samurai Drama Not Rated $529,212 85,219 $611,872
271 The Return Drama PG-13 $501,752 80,797 $580,122
272 Alexandra's Project Drama Not Rated $490,749 79,026 $567,407
273 Shaolin Soccer Comedy PG-13 $488,872 78,723 $565,231
274 Strayed Drama Not Rated $482,357 77,674 $557,699
275 Tarnation Documentary Not Rated $478,112 76,991 $552,795
276 Radio Drama PG $475,919 76,638 $550,261
277 Seducing Doctor Lewis Comedy Not Rated $469,551 75,612 $542,894
278 The Last Shot Comedy R $463,730 74,675 $536,167
279 Kill Bill: Volume 1 Action R $443,078 71,349 $512,286
280 The Statement Thriller/Suspense R $441,963 71,170 $511,001
281 Scary Movie 3 Comedy PG-13 $436,687 70,320 $504,898
282 Hotel Rwanda Drama PG-13 $426,803 68,728 $493,467
283 Primer Drama PG-13 $424,760 68,399 $491,105
284 Runaway Jury Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $418,399 67,375 $483,753
285 Godzilla: The Original Japanese Version Horror Not Rated $412,520 66,428 $476,953
286 Outfoxed - Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism Documentary Not Rated $405,900 65,362 $469,299
287 Broken Wings Drama R $405,818 65,349 $469,206
288 Head in the Clouds Drama R $398,179 64,119 $460,374
289 Still, We Believe: The Boston Red Sox Movie Documentary Not Rated $395,362 63,665 $457,115
290 National Lampoon's Gold Diggers Comedy PG-13 $392,000 63,124 $453,230
291 End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones Documentary Not Rated $391,950 63,116 $453,173
292 The Hunting of the President Documentary Not Rated $376,552 60,636 $435,366
293 Timeline Adventure PG-13 $367,501 59,179 $424,905
294 The Brown Bunny Drama Not Rated $365,734 58,894 $422,859
295 How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass Comedy R $365,248 58,816 $422,299
296 She Hate Me Comedy R $365,134 58,798 $422,170
297 I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Thriller/Suspense R $358,804 57,778 $414,846
298 Kitchen Stories Comedy PG $349,315 56,250 $403,875
299 Enduring Love Thriller/Suspense R $349,117 56,219 $403,652
300 Since Otar Left Drama Not Rated $344,974 55,551 $398,856
301 The United States of Leland Drama R $343,816 55,365 $397,521
302 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There Documentary Not Rated $341,493 54,991 $394,835
303 Yuva Drama Not Rated $331,166 53,328 $382,895
304 Callas Forever Drama Not Rated $330,760 53,262 $382,421
305 Zelary Drama R $329,723 53,095 $381,222
306 Nez Rouge Romantic Comedy Not Rated $326,706 52,610 $377,740
307 Ju-On: The Grudge Horror R $325,661 52,441 $376,526
308 America's Heart and Soul Documentary Not Rated $314,000 50,564 $363,050
309 Bukowski: Born Into This Documentary R $311,431 50,150 $360,077
310 Galapagos Documentary Not Rated $305,814 49,245 $353,579
311 Hair Show Comedy PG-13 $302,990 48,791 $350,319
312 Silmido Action Not Rated $298,347 48,043 $344,949
313 Mickey Drama PG $293,793 47,310 $339,686
314 I Am David Drama PG $284,002 45,733 $328,363
315 Under the Tuscan Sun Comedy PG-13 $278,502 44,847 $322,001
316 Valentin Drama Not Rated $275,363 44,342 $318,376
317 Looney Tunes: Back in Action Comedy PG $272,310 43,850 $314,843
318 Mayor of Sunset Strip Documentary Not Rated $257,315 41,436 $297,510
319 The Reckoning Drama R $256,620 41,324 $296,706
320 This Old Cub Documentary Not Rated $253,531 40,826 $293,131
321 Greendale Musical Not Rated $251,862 40,557 $291,199
322 The Bulgarian Lovers Comedy Not Rated $249,530 40,182 $288,507
323 Dhoom Action Not Rated $245,756 39,574 $284,141
324 Asa Nu Maan Watna Da Drama Not Rated $235,075 37,854 $271,792
325 Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself Comedy R $233,053 37,529 $269,458
326 The Agronomist Documentary PG-13 $226,189 36,423 $261,517
327 In Good Company Comedy PG-13 $225,031 36,237 $260,182
328 Remember Me, My Love Comedy Not Rated $223,878 36,051 $258,846
329 Pride and Prejudice Comedy PG $216,326 34,835 $250,115
330 Carandiru Drama R $213,954 34,453 $247,373
331 Tibet - Cry of the Snow Lion Documentary Not Rated $202,592 32,624 $234,240
332 The Home Teachers Comedy PG $202,268 32,571 $233,860
333 Imelda Documentary Not Rated $200,752 32,327 $232,108
334 Yes Men Documentary R $198,975 32,041 $230,054
335 The Woodsman Drama R $197,623 31,823 $228,489
336 Around the Bend Drama R $193,571 31,171 $223,808
337 Guiana 1838 Drama Not Rated $192,727 31,035 $222,831
338 Uncovered: The Whole Truth About the Iraq War Documentary Not Rated $190,424 30,664 $220,168
339 Lost Boys of Sudan Documentary Not Rated $182,839 29,443 $211,401
340 Bush's Brain Documentary PG-13 $176,610 28,440 $204,199
341 Testosterone Drama Not Rated $175,972 28,337 $203,460
342 P.S. Drama R $175,408 28,246 $202,806
343 Stateside Drama R $174,318 28,071 $201,550
344 Kyon? Ho Gaya Na Pyar Romantic Comedy Not Rated $171,966 27,692 $198,829
345 China: The Panda Adventure Drama Not Rated $163,137 26,270 $188,619
346 When Will I Be Loved Drama R $159,429 25,673 $184,332
347 Danny Deckchair Comedy PG-13 $159,279 25,649 $184,160
348 The Delicate Art of Parking Genre Unknown Not Rated $156,697 25,233 $181,173
349 The Five Obstructions Documentary Not Rated $150,966 24,310 $174,546
350 Two Men Went to War Comedy PG $148,038 23,839 $171,164
351 Crimson Gold Drama Not Rated $147,844 23,807 $170,934
352 The Sea Inside Drama PG-13 $142,474 22,943 $164,731
353 Zhou Yu's Train Drama PG-13 $141,666 22,813 $163,797
354 Lightning in a Bottle Documentary PG-13 $136,367 21,959 $157,666
355 Baptists At Our Barbecue Comedy PG $133,128 21,438 $153,925
356 Dig Documentary Not Rated $127,067 20,462 $146,917
357 Undertow Drama R $124,171 19,995 $143,564
358 Pieces of April Comedy PG-13 $121,992 19,644 $141,044
359 Howard Zinn Documentary Not Rated $116,230 18,717 $134,388
360 In the Face of Evil Documentary PG-13 $110,577 17,806 $127,847
361 Moolade Drama Not Rated $109,790 17,680 $126,942
362 Hulchul Comedy Not Rated $108,952 17,545 $125,973
363 Bonjour Mounsieur Shlomi Comedy Not Rated $107,063 17,240 $123,783
364 Postmen in the Mountains Drama Not Rated $105,349 16,964 $121,802
365 The Merchant of Venice Drama R $103,260 16,628 $119,389
366 Shattered Glass Drama PG-13 $102,951 16,578 $119,030
367 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Horror R $101,910 16,411 $117,831
368 Riding the Bullet Horror R $101,107 16,281 $116,898
369 Yves St. Laurent Documentary Not Rated $97,092 15,635 $112,259
370 A Slipping Down Life Drama R $95,436 15,368 $110,342
371 Distant Drama Not Rated $95,182 15,327 $110,048
372 Secret Things Drama Not Rated $95,112 15,316 $109,969
373 Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer Documentary Not Rated $94,848 15,273 $109,660
374 Flavors Romantic Comedy Not Rated $93,370 15,035 $107,951
375 Almost Peaceful Drama Not Rated $91,110 14,671 $105,338
376 Almost Peaceful Drama Not Rated $89,931 14,482 $103,981
377 Phir Milenge Drama Not Rated $89,868 14,471 $103,902
378 Infernal Affairs Drama R $89,594 14,427 $103,586
379 Seeing Other People Romantic Comedy R $87,923 14,158 $101,654
380 Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer Documentary R $85,992 13,847 $99,421
381 Dev Drama Not Rated $84,728 13,644 $97,964
382 Annie Brocoli dans les fonds marins Comedy Not Rated $82,516 13,288 $95,408
383 Warriors of Heaven and Earth Action R $82,382 13,266 $95,250
384 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over Adventure PG $82,010 13,206 $94,819
385 My Mother Likes Women Comedy Not Rated $81,883 13,186 $94,675
386 Malevolence Horror R $81,250 13,084 $93,943
387 Encounter in the Third Dimension Drama Not Rated $78,181 12,590 $90,396
388 Underworld Action R $78,026 12,565 $90,217
389 Word Wars Documentary Not Rated $76,481 12,316 $88,429
390 Reconstruction Drama Not Rated $73,287 11,801 $84,731
391 Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst Documentary Not Rated $72,933 11,744 $84,322
392 The Seagull's Laughter Comedy Not Rated $72,527 11,679 $83,855
393 Days of Being Wild Drama Not Rated $71,044 11,440 $82,139
394 Eulogy Comedy R $70,527 11,357 $81,543
395 In the Realms of the Unreal Documentary Not Rated $70,465 11,347 $81,471
396 Notre Musique Drama Not Rated $70,282 11,318 $81,263
397 Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela Documentary Not Rated $69,084 11,125 $79,878
398 Hollywood Buddha Comedy Not Rated $67,862 10,928 $78,463
399 Bear Cub Comedy R $66,096 10,643 $76,417
400 On the Run Thriller/Suspense   $64,796 10,434 $74,916
401 The Inheritance Drama Not Rated $63,886 10,288 $73,868
402 James' Journey to Jerusalem Drama Not Rated $63,768 10,269 $73,731
403 Weather Underground Documentary Not Rated $63,755 10,267 $73,717
404 The Mudge Boy Drama R $62,544 10,071 $72,310
405 Bright Leaves Documentary Not Rated $62,473 10,060 $72,231
406 Time of the Wolf Drama Not Rated $61,439 9,894 $71,039
407 Noi Albinoi Drama PG-13 $60,135 9,684 $69,531
408 Voices From Iraq Documentary Not Rated $57,102 9,195 $66,020
409 Her Majesty Drama PG $56,921 9,166 $65,812
410 Divan Documentary Not Rated $56,214 9,052 $64,993
411 I Vitelloni Drama Not Rated $55,604 8,954 $64,290
412 The Assassination of Richard Nixon Drama R $55,255 8,898 $63,888
413 Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids Documentary R $55,045 8,864 $63,644
414 Twentynine Palms Drama Not Rated $54,523 8,780 $63,040
415 Gozu Drama Not Rated $54,419 8,763 $62,918
416 The Tracker Drama Not Rated $52,717 8,489 $60,951
417 Hiding and Seeking Documentary Not Rated $51,091 8,227 $59,070
418 L.A. Twister Drama Not Rated $50,980 8,209 $58,941
419 Twist Drama R $50,968 8,207 $58,926
420 Bus 174 Documentary R $48,818 7,861 $56,442
421 Alila Drama Not Rated $48,493 7,809 $56,069
422 An Amazing Couple Comedy Not Rated $47,602 7,665 $55,035
423 A Thousand Clouds of Peace Drama Not Rated $45,933 7,397 $53,110
424 This So-Called Disaster Documentary Not Rated $45,195 7,278 $52,256
425 Untold Scandal Drama Not Rated $44,599 7,182 $51,567
426 Lana's Rain Drama R $44,287 7,132 $51,208
427 You'll Get Over It Drama Not Rated $42,811 6,894 $49,499
428 Paperclips Documentary G $42,311 6,813 $48,917
429 Springtime in a Small Town Drama PG $42,258 6,805 $48,860
430 Freaky Friday Comedy PG $41,933 6,752 $48,479
431 A Love Song for Bobby Long Drama R $41,771 6,726 $48,293
432 Adored: Diary of a Male Porn Star Drama Not Rated $41,703 6,715 $48,214
433 Brother to Brother Drama Not Rated $41,099 6,618 $47,517
434 Grand Champion Drama G $40,874 6,582 $47,259
435 Hukkle Drama Not Rated $40,456 6,515 $46,778
436 Tom Dowd and the Language of Music Documentary Not Rated $40,238 6,480 $46,526
437 Justice Comedy Not Rated $39,895 6,424 $46,124
438 Close Your Eyes Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $39,381 6,342 $45,536
439 The Promised Life Drama   $39,157 6,305 $45,270
440 What Alice Found Drama R $38,798 6,248 $44,861
441 After the Life Drama Not Rated $38,773 6,244 $44,832
442 Power Trip Documentary Not Rated $38,593 6,215 $44,624
443 Father and Son Drama Not Rated $38,150 6,143 $44,107
444 Tying the Knot Documentary Not Rated $37,464 6,033 $43,317
445 Sex is Comedy Comedy Not Rated $37,212 5,992 $43,023
446 Incident at Loch Ness Documentary PG-13 $36,830 5,931 $42,585
447 Beyond the Gates of Splendor Documentary PG-13 $36,412 5,863 $42,096
448 A Tale of Two Sisters Horror R $35,710 5,750 $41,285
449 After Freedom Drama Not Rated $35,639 5,739 $41,206
450 Dirty Pretty Things Drama R $35,499 5,716 $41,041
451 Showboy Comedy Not Rated $34,646 5,579 $40,057
452 Cowboys and Angels Comedy PG $33,700 5,427 $38,966
453 Blind Shaft Drama Not Rated $33,272 5,358 $38,470
454 L.O.C. (Kargil) Drama Not Rated $33,125 5,334 $38,298
455 The Golden Age Drama   $32,712 5,268 $37,824
456 Last Life in the Universe Comedy R $31,747 5,112 $36,704
457 Intolerable Cruelty Romantic Comedy PG-13 $31,380 5,053 $36,281
458 Vodka Lemon Comedy Not Rated $31,173 5,020 $36,044
459 Anatomy of Hell Drama Not Rated $31,131 5,013 $35,993
460 Chooch Comedy R $30,792 4,958 $35,598
461 Bubba Ho-Tep Comedy R $29,865 4,809 $34,529
462 Gypsy 83 Drama R $29,367 4,729 $33,954
463 The Raspberry Reich Comedy Not Rated $28,883 4,651 $33,394
464 The Bread, My Sweet Romantic Comedy PG-13 $27,957 4,502 $32,324
465 AKA Drama R $27,655 4,453 $31,973
466 A Foreign Affair Comedy PG-13 $27,516 4,431 $31,815
467 A Fish Without a Bicycle Comedy R $26,642 4,290 $30,802
468 Goodbye Dragon Inn Drama Not Rated $26,316 4,238 $30,429
469 Bonhoeffer Documentary Not Rated $24,944 4,017 $28,842
470 Fear and Trembling Comedy Not Rated $23,965 3,859 $27,708
471 Apollo 13 (IMAX) Drama PG $23,736 3,822 $27,442
472 Cowards Bend the Knee Romantic Comedy Not Rated $22,940 3,694 $26,523
473 Frankie & Johnny Are Married Comedy   $22,900 3,688 $26,480
474 Bang Rajan Drama Not Rated $22,826 3,676 $26,394
475 Incantato Drama Not Rated $22,758 3,665 $26,315
476 Son Frere Drama Not Rated $22,503 3,624 $26,020
477 Petite Lili, La Drama Not Rated $21,983 3,540 $25,417
478 WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception Documentary Not Rated $21,841 3,517 $25,252
479 S21: The Khmer Rouge Death Machine Documentary Not Rated $21,678 3,491 $25,065
480 Easy Romantic Comedy R $21,589 3,476 $24,958
481 After Midnight Comedy Not Rated $20,881 3,362 $24,139
482 Martin and Orloff Comedy Not Rated $20,813 3,352 $24,067
483 The Burial Society Thriller/Suspense R $20,580 3,314 $23,795
484 Cirque du Soleil - Journey of Man Musical G $20,444 3,292 $23,637
485 The Human Stain Drama R $19,777 3,185 $22,868
486 Merci Docteur Rey Comedy Not Rated $19,590 3,155 $22,653
487 Kal Ho Naa Ho Drama Not Rated $19,545 3,147 $22,595
488 A Fond Kiss Drama R $19,509 3,142 $22,560
489 Asambhav Genre Unknown Not Rated $19,504 3,141 $22,552
490 Orwell Rolls in His Grave Documentary Not Rated $19,257 3,101 $22,265
491 Stander Drama R $19,067 3,070 $22,043
492 Superstar in a Housedress Genre Unknown Not Rated $19,050 3,068 $22,028
493 Fabled Horror R $18,224 2,935 $21,073
494 Straight-Jacket Comedy Not Rated $16,511 2,659 $19,092
495 You, I Love (Ya lyublu tebya) Comedy Not Rated $16,456 2,650 $19,027
496 Faster Documentary PG-13 $16,265 2,619 $18,804
497 Out of Time Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $16,104 2,593 $18,618
498 Purple Butterfly Drama R $16,051 2,585 $18,560
499 It's Easier for a Camel Drama Not Rated $15,787 2,542 $18,252
500 People Say I'm Crazy Documentary Not Rated $15,679 2,525 $18,130
501 American Storytellers Documentary Not Rated $15,642 2,519 $18,086
502 Off the Lip Comedy R $14,773 2,379 $17,081
503 Reeseville Thriller/Suspense R $14,496 2,334 $16,758
504 Crutch Drama Not Rated $14,189 2,285 $16,406
505 The 24th Day Drama R $14,107 2,272 $16,313
506 A Letter to True Documentary Not Rated $13,835 2,228 $15,997
507 Yes Nurse! No Nurse! Musical Not Rated $12,517 2,016 $14,475
508 Face Drama Not Rated $12,366 1,991 $14,295
509 Big Ain't Bad Drama R $12,288 1,979 $14,209
510 Deserted Station Drama Not Rated $11,837 1,906 $13,685
511 The Manson Family Horror Not Rated $11,647 1,876 $13,470
512 Intoxicating Drama Not Rated $11,560 1,862 $13,369
513 Party Monster Comedy R $11,410 1,837 $13,190
514 Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme Documentary Not Rated $11,255 1,812 $13,010
515 A Talking Picture Drama Not Rated $10,645 1,714 $12,307
516 Spin Drama PG-13 $9,858 1,587 $11,395
517 Who Killed Bambi? Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $9,675 1,558 $11,186
518 Virgin Drama Not Rated $9,501 1,530 $10,985
519 Mind the Gap Drama Not Rated $9,496 1,529 $10,978
520 Let's Get Frank Documentary Not Rated $9,385 1,511 $10,849
521 The Singing Detective Comedy R $9,142 1,472 $10,569
522 A Silent Love Drama Not Rated $9,129 1,470 $10,555
523 Girlhood Documentary Not Rated $9,060 1,459 $10,476
524 The Holy Land Drama R $9,045 1,457 $10,461
525 Cuba: Island of Music Documentary Not Rated $8,806 1,418 $10,181
526 I'll Sing for You Documentary Not Rated $8,798 1,417 $10,174
527 Evil Remains Horror R $8,396 1,352 $9,707
528 Imagining Argentina Drama R $7,951 1,280 $9,190
529 Wasabi Tuna Comedy R $7,950 1,280 $9,190
530 The Work and the Story Comedy Not Rated $7,926 1,276 $9,162
531 The Intended Drama R $7,522 1,211 $8,695
532 Carnage Drama Not Rated $7,455 1,200 $8,616
533 The Last Place on Earth Drama PG-13 $6,505 1,048 $7,525
534 Wake Drama Not Rated $6,164 993 $7,130
535 It's All About Love Drama R $5,494 885 $6,354
536 With All Deliberate Speed Documentary Not Rated $4,920 792 $5,687
537 Bright Future Drama Not Rated $4,762 767 $5,507
538 Imaginary Heroes Drama R $4,696 756 $5,428
539 Dolls Drama Not Rated $4,067 655 $4,703
540 Bandido Western R $4,064 654 $4,696
541 September 11 Drama Not Rated $3,962 638 $4,581
542 Open My Heart Drama Not Rated $3,771 607 $4,358
543 Big Animal Drama Not Rated $3,733 601 $4,315
544 My Wife Maurice Comedy Not Rated $3,657 589 $4,229
545 Brothers in Arms Documentary Not Rated $3,270 527 $3,784
546 Venus Boyz Documentary Not Rated $3,230 520 $3,734
547 Silent Waters Drama Not Rated $3,058 492 $3,533
548 The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg Documentary Not Rated $2,668 430 $3,087
549 Conspiracy of Silence Drama Not Rated $2,598 418 $3,001
550 Stella Street Comedy R $2,574 414 $2,973
551 Swing Drama R $2,509 404 $2,901
552 The Green Butchers Comedy R $2,483 400 $2,872
553 Firedancer Drama Not Rated $2,422 390 $2,800
554 Nine Dead Gay Guys Comedy R $2,358 380 $2,728
555 Manna From Heaven Comedy PG $2,350 378 $2,714
556 Abouna Drama Not Rated $2,350 378 $2,714
557 Moog Documentary Not Rated $2,227 359 $2,578
558 Still, the Children are Here Documentary Not Rated $2,210 356 $2,556
559 Autumn Spring Comedy PG-13 $2,187 352 $2,527
560 Saints and Sinners Documentary Not Rated $2,167 349 $2,506
561 Blue Gate Crossing Romantic Comedy Not Rated $2,104 339 $2,434
562 On the Down Low Drama Not Rated $1,987 320 $2,298
563 Across The Sea of Time Drama G $1,965 316 $2,269
564 Good Boy! Comedy PG $1,480 238 $1,709
565 Free Radicals Drama Not Rated $1,443 232 $1,666
566 Artworks Drama R $1,348 217 $1,558
567 Once Upon a Time in the Hood Action Not Rated $1,292 208 $1,493
568 Shwaas Drama Not Rated $1,042 168 $1,206
569 The Mongol King Drama Not Rated $900 145 $1,041
570 The Road to Love Drama Not Rated $867 140 $1,005
571 800 Bullets Comedy R $866 139 $998
572 Cremaster 3 Drama Not Rated $661 106 $761
573 Jesus, You Know Documentary Not Rated $604 97 $696
574 The Hillside Strangler Horror R $306 49 $352
Total Gross of All Movies$7,492,524,179
Total Tickets Sold1,206,525,617
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$8,662,853,930

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.