Domestic Theatrical Market Summary for 2004
Total Box Office Gross: $9,109,891,806
Tickets Sold: 1,466,971,292
Average Ticket Price: $6.21
Top Grossing Movies of 2004
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date | Distributor | Genre | MPAA | 2004 Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|
| 1 |
Shrek 2 |
May 19 |
Dreamworks SKG |
Adventure |
PG |
$436,471,036 |
70,285,191 |
| 2 |
Spider-Man 2 |
Jun 30 |
Sony Pictures |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$373,524,485 |
60,148,870 |
| 3 |
The Passion of the Christ |
Mar 11 |
Newmarket Films |
Drama |
R |
$370,270,943 |
59,624,951 |
| 4 |
The Incredibles |
Nov 5 |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
PG |
$251,657,004 |
40,524,477 |
| 5 |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
Jun 4 |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
PG |
$249,509,413 |
40,178,649 |
| 6 |
The Day After Tomorrow |
May 28 |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$186,739,919 |
30,070,840 |
| 7 |
The Bourne Supremacy |
Jul 23 |
Universal |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$176,049,130 |
28,349,296 |
| 8 |
Meet the Fockers |
Dec 22 |
Universal |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$162,461,370 |
26,161,251 |
| 9 |
Shark Tale |
Oct 1 |
Dreamworks SKG |
Adventure |
PG |
$160,762,022 |
25,887,604 |
| 10 |
National Treasure |
Nov 19 |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
PG |
$154,522,305 |
24,882,819 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 2004
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2004 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Sony Pictures |
34 |
$1,323,683,041 |
213,153,469 |
14.53% |
| 2 |
Warner Bros. |
33 |
$1,172,567,598 |
188,819,257 |
12.87% |
| 3 |
Walt Disney |
26 |
$1,157,105,111 |
186,329,325 |
12.70% |
| 4 |
Dreamworks SKG |
10 |
$925,472,548 |
149,029,396 |
10.16% |
| 5 |
20th Century Fox |
19 |
$916,024,299 |
147,507,940 |
10.06% |
| 6 |
Universal |
20 |
$906,405,785 |
145,959,063 |
9.95% |
| 7 |
Paramount Pictures |
18 |
$624,882,608 |
100,625,218 |
6.86% |
| 8 |
Newmarket Films |
8 |
$406,429,682 |
65,447,615 |
4.46% |
| 9 |
Miramax |
21 |
$363,637,397 |
58,556,747 |
3.99% |
| 10 |
New Line |
13 |
$307,902,838 |
49,581,777 |
3.38% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2004
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2004 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Adventure |
34 |
$2,401,409,346 |
386,700,376 |
26.36% |
| 2 |
Comedy |
131 |
$2,036,660,234 |
327,964,606 |
22.36% |
| 3 |
Drama |
223 |
$1,379,577,887 |
222,154,245 |
15.14% |
| 4 |
Action |
27 |
$1,033,945,024 |
166,496,784 |
11.35% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense |
29 |
$801,450,475 |
129,058,046 |
8.80% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy |
31 |
$651,537,578 |
104,917,483 |
7.15% |
| 7 |
Horror |
20 |
$464,766,650 |
74,841,650 |
5.10% |
| 8 |
Documentary |
85 |
$217,098,868 |
34,959,559 |
2.38% |
| 9 |
Western |
4 |
$90,475,689 |
14,569,353 |
0.99% |
| 10 |
Musical |
5 |
$22,364,844 |
3,601,424 |
0.25% |
Market Share for Each MPAA Rating in 2004
| Rank | MPAA Rating | Movies | 2004 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
PG-13 |
138 |
$4,453,355,106 |
717,126,419 |
48.88% |
| 2 |
PG |
67 |
$2,332,801,850 |
375,652,470 |
25.61% |
| 3 |
R |
191 |
$2,097,974,172 |
337,838,024 |
23.03% |
| 4 |
Not Rated |
231 |
$109,784,720 |
17,678,702 |
1.21% |
| 5 |
G |
11 |
$109,404,533 |
17,617,476 |
1.20% |
| 6 |
NC-17 |
4 |
$6,397,558 |
1,030,203 |
0.07% |
Market Share for Each Type of Source Material in 2004
| Rank | Source Material | Movies | 2004 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay |
261 |
$3,497,082,633 |
563,137,289 |
38.39% |
| 2 |
Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
83 |
$2,518,581,358 |
405,568,652 |
27.65% |
| 3 |
Remake |
20 |
$799,226,967 |
128,699,995 |
8.77% |
| 4 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel |
7 |
$630,770,589 |
101,573,363 |
6.92% |
| 5 |
Based on Real Life Events |
105 |
$599,372,201 |
96,517,262 |
6.58% |
| 6 |
Based on Religious Text |
1 |
$370,270,943 |
59,624,951 |
4.06% |
| 7 |
Based on TV |
9 |
$323,460,867 |
52,087,097 |
3.55% |
| 8 |
Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale |
2 |
$103,309,123 |
16,635,929 |
1.13% |
| 9 |
Spin-Off |
2 |
$80,285,160 |
12,928,367 |
0.88% |
| 10 |
Based on Play |
7 |
$52,970,075 |
8,529,804 |
0.58% |
Market Share for Each Production Method in 2004
| Rank | Production Method | Movies | 2004 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action |
573 |
$7,489,524,169 |
1,206,042,523 |
82.21% |
| 2 |
Digital Animation |
5 |
$852,273,419 |
137,242,096 |
9.36% |
| 3 |
Animation/Live Action |
5 |
$594,034,648 |
95,657,753 |
6.52% |
| 4 |
Hand Animation |
8 |
$169,869,620 |
27,354,207 |
1.86% |
Market Share for Each Creative Type in 2004
| Rank | Creative Type | Movies | 2004 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction |
174 |
$3,791,658,809 |
610,573,070 |
41.62% |
| 2 |
Historical Fiction |
49 |
$1,352,642,856 |
217,816,883 |
14.85% |
| 3 |
Kids Fiction |
22 |
$1,261,683,098 |
203,169,580 |
13.85% |
| 4 |
Science Fiction |
22 |
$720,522,163 |
116,026,113 |
7.91% |
| 5 |
Fantasy |
17 |
$644,645,165 |
103,807,593 |
7.08% |
| 6 |
Super Hero |
5 |
$554,478,414 |
89,287,988 |
6.09% |
| 7 |
Dramatization |
31 |
$377,763,379 |
60,831,460 |
4.15% |
| 8 |
Factual |
84 |
$217,089,876 |
34,958,112 |
2.38% |
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