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Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 2004

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2004 GrossTickets Sold
1 Shrek 2 May 19, 2004 Adventure PG $439,646,792 70,796,584
2 Harry Potter and the Prison… Jun 4, 2004 Adventure PG $249,538,952 40,183,406
3 The Day After Tomorrow May 28, 2004 Adventure PG-13 $186,740,799 30,070,982
4 The Bourne Supremacy Jul 23, 2004 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $176,087,450 28,355,466
5 The Polar Express Nov 10, 2004 Adventure G $152,105,790 24,493,685
6 I, Robot Jul 16, 2004 Action PG-13 $144,801,023 23,317,395
7 Troy May 14, 2004 Action R $133,298,577 21,465,149
8 The Princess Diaries 2: Roy… Aug 11, 2004 Romantic Comedy G $95,149,435 15,321,970
9 Lemony Snicket's A Series o… Dec 17, 2004 Adventure PG $94,616,745 15,236,190
10 The Lord of the Rings: The … Dec 17, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $86,602,112 13,945,589
11 Mean Girls Apr 30, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $86,047,227 13,856,236
12 The Notebook Jun 25, 2004 Drama PG-13 $81,001,787 13,043,766
13 Christmas with the Kranks Nov 24, 2004 Comedy PG $73,077,009 11,767,634
14 Without a Paddle Aug 20, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $58,107,982 9,357,162
15 Big Fish Dec 10, 2003 Drama PG-13 $57,978,659 9,336,338
16 Cold Mountain Dec 25, 2003 Drama R $51,895,392 8,356,745
17 Secret Window Mar 12, 2004 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $47,958,031 7,722,710
18 Exorcist: The Beginning Aug 20, 2004 Horror R $41,814,863 6,733,472
19 Bridget Jones: The Edge Of … Nov 12, 2004 Romantic Comedy R $39,877,945 6,421,569
20 Mystic River Oct 8, 2003 Drama R $35,834,806 5,770,500
21 Eternal Sunshine of the Spo… Mar 19, 2004 Comedy R $34,366,518 5,534,060
22 Taking Lives Mar 19, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $32,682,342 5,262,857
23 Confessions of a Teenage Dr… Feb 20, 2004 Comedy PG $29,331,068 4,723,199
24 Around the World in 80 Days Jun 16, 2004 Adventure PG $24,004,159 3,865,404
25 Ella Enchanted Apr 9, 2004 Comedy PG $22,913,677 3,689,803
26 Sideways Oct 22, 2004 Drama R $22,404,206 3,607,762
27 Flight of the Phoenix Dec 17, 2004 Adventure PG-13 $16,720,242 2,692,470
28 Vanity Fair Sep 1, 2004 Drama PG-13 $16,123,851 2,596,433
29 Paycheck Dec 25, 2003 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $15,144,861 2,438,785
30 Peter Pan Dec 25, 2003 Adventure PG $14,238,615 2,292,852
31 Master and Commander: The F… Nov 14, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $10,920,242 1,758,493
32 Girl with a Pearl Earring Dec 12, 2003 Drama PG-13 $10,769,122 1,734,158
33 House of Sand and Fog Dec 19, 2003 Drama R $7,621,822 1,227,346
34 Woman Thou Art Loosed Oct 1, 2004 Drama R $6,879,730 1,107,847
35 The Big Bounce Jan 30, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $6,471,394 1,042,092
36 Never Die Alone Mar 26, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $5,644,575 908,949
37 Young Black Stallion Dec 25, 2003 Adventure G $4,264,441 686,705
38 Good Bye, Lenin! Feb 27, 2004 Comedy R $4,063,859 654,405
39 The Door in the Floor Jul 14, 2004 Drama R $3,835,551 617,641
40 Being Julia Oct 15, 2004 Drama R $3,555,620 572,563
41 Clifford's Really Big Movie Apr 23, 2004 Adventure G $2,922,354 470,588
42 Monsieur Ibrahim Feb 13, 2004 Drama R $2,824,365 454,809
43 Cidade de Deus Jan 17, 2003 Drama R $2,770,844 446,190
44 Un long dimanche de fiançai… Nov 26, 2004 Drama R $2,653,129 427,234
45 We Don't Live Here Anymore Aug 13, 2004 Drama R $2,037,545 328,107
46 Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the H… Nov 21, 2003 Comedy PG $1,634,788 263,250
47 Io non ho paura Apr 9, 2004 Drama R $1,615,118 260,083
48 Monica La Mitraille Apr 30, 2004 Drama Not Rated $1,182,372 190,398
49 The Work and the Glory Nov 24, 2004 Drama PG $1,160,255 186,836
50 Million Dollar Baby Jan 21, 2005 Drama PG-13 $1,113,566 179,318
51 Le Dernier Tunnel Mar 26, 2004 Drama Not Rated $1,057,599 170,305
52 A Home at the End of the World Jul 23, 2004 Drama R $1,029,017 165,703
53 Bright Young Things Aug 20, 2004 Comedy R $933,637 150,344
54 Zatoichi Jul 23, 2004 Action R $853,718 137,474
55 The Missing Nov 26, 2003 Western R $778,532 125,367
56 Red Lights Aug 20, 2004 Drama Not Rated $634,064 102,103
57 The Book of Mormon Movie, V… Sep 12, 2003 Drama PG $536,363 86,370
58 The Twilight Samurai Apr 23, 2004 Drama Not Rated $529,212 85,219
59 The Statement Dec 12, 2003 Thriller/Suspense R $444,556 71,587
60 Runaway Jury Oct 17, 2003 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $418,399 67,375
61 The Hunting of the President Jun 11, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $376,552 60,636
62 Timeline Nov 26, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $367,501 59,178
63 How to Get the Man's Foot O… May 28, 2004 Comedy R $365,248 58,816
64 Enduring Love Oct 29, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $349,117 56,218
65 Zelary Sep 17, 2004 Drama R $329,723 53,095
66 I Am David Dec 3, 2004 Drama PG $284,002 45,733
67 Under the Tuscan Sun Sep 26, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $278,502 44,847
68 Los novios búlgaros Apr 30, 2004 Comedy Not Rated $249,530 40,181
69 The Snow Walker Mar 26, 2004 Adventure Not Rated $201,149 32,391
70 Testosterone Sep 10, 2004 Drama Not Rated $175,972 28,336
71 P.S. Oct 15, 2004 Drama R $175,408 28,246
72 Baptists At Our Barbecue Nov 5, 2004 Comedy PG $133,128 21,437
73 The Merchant of Venice Dec 29, 2004 Drama R $103,260 16,628
74 Riding the Bullet Oct 15, 2004 Horror R $101,107 16,281
75 A Slipping Down Life May 14, 2004 Drama R $95,436 15,368
76 Un monde presque paisible Aug 20, 2004 Drama Not Rated $89,931 14,481
77 Twist May 21, 2004 Drama R $50,968 8,207
78 Alila Feb 27, 2004 Drama Not Rated $48,493 7,808
79 Untold Scandal Oct 15, 2004 Drama Not Rated $44,599 7,181
80 A Love Song for Bobby Long Dec 29, 2004 Drama R $41,771 6,726
81 Anatomie de l'enfer Sep 24, 2004 Drama Not Rated $33,433 5,383
82 Bubba Ho-Tep Sep 19, 2003 Comedy R $29,865 4,809
83 Fear and Trembling Nov 19, 2004 Comedy Not Rated $23,965 3,859
84 The Human Stain Oct 31, 2003 Drama R $19,777 3,184
85 Spin Oct 15, 2004 Drama PG-13 $9,858 1,587
86 Good Boy! Oct 10, 2003 Adventure PG $1,480 238
Total Gross of All Movies$2,655,246,479
Total Tickets Sold427,575,886

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 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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