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Box Office Performance for Movies in 2004

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2004 GrossTickets Sold
1 Latter Days Jan 30, 2004 Drama R $833,118 134,157
2 Young Adam Apr 16, 2004 Drama NC-17 $767,240 123,549
3 The Saddest Music in the World Apr 30, 2004 Drama R $669,128 107,750
4 Japanese Story Dec 31, 2003 Drama R $614,355 98,929
5 Mean Creek Aug 20, 2004 Drama R $603,951 97,254
6 Touch of Pink Jul 16, 2004 Romantic Comedy R $564,535 90,907
7 L'incomparable mademoiselle C. Apr 23, 2004 Not Rated $493,905 79,533
8 Strayed May 14, 2004 Drama Not Rated $482,357 77,674
9 The United States of Leland Apr 2, 2004 Drama R $343,816 55,364
10 Wooly Boys Jan 23, 2004 PG $335,726 54,062
11 Yuva May 21, 2004 Drama Not Rated $331,166 53,327
12 Ju-On: The Grudge Jul 23, 2004 Horror R $325,661 52,441
13 Masti Apr 9, 2004 Not Rated $308,566 49,688
14 Silmido Apr 23, 2004 Action Not Rated $298,347 48,042
15 Mickey Apr 30, 2004 Drama PG $293,793 47,309
16 Valentin May 7, 2004 Drama Not Rated $275,363 44,341
17 Greendale Feb 27, 2004 Musical Not Rated $251,862 40,557
18 Asa Nu Maan Watna Da May 14, 2004 Drama Not Rated $235,075 37,854
19 Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself Mar 12, 2004 Comedy R $233,053 37,528
20 Pride and Prejudice Dec 5, 2003 Comedy PG $216,326 34,835
21 The Home Teachers Jan 9, 2004 Comedy PG $202,268 32,571
22 Code 46 Aug 6, 2004 R $197,148 31,746
23 Kyun! Ho Gaya Na... May 21, 2004 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $171,966 27,691
24 Danny Deckchair Aug 11, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $159,279 25,648
25 The Delicate Art of Parking May 21, 2004 Not Rated $156,697 25,233
26 Dans l'oeil Du Chat Feb 13, 2004 Not Rated $155,714 25,074
27 Two Men Went to War Mar 26, 2004 Comedy PG $149,104 24,010
28 Zhou Yu's Train Jul 2, 2004 Drama PG-13 $141,666 22,812
29 The Gatekeeper Jul 18, 2003 R $137,225 22,097
30 Crying Ladies Feb 20, 2004 Not Rated $132,920 21,404
31 Gloomy Sunday Ein Lied von … Jun 20, 2003 Not Rated $132,270 21,299
32 Robot Stories Feb 13, 2004 Not Rated $131,451 21,167
33 Love, Sex and Eating the Bones Mar 5, 2004 R $116,869 18,819
34 Games People Play Mar 12, 2004 Not Rated $111,336 17,928
35 Secret Things Jan 2, 2004 Drama Not Rated $95,112 15,315
36 Flavors Jul 16, 2004 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $93,370 15,035
37 Seeing Other People May 7, 2004 Romantic Comedy R $87,923 14,158
38 Modern Times Dec 25, 2003 Comedy G $87,622 14,109
39 Dev Jun 11, 2004 Drama Not Rated $84,728 13,643
40 My Mother Likes Women May 21, 2004 Comedy Not Rated $81,883 13,185
41 Jack Paradise Feb 20, 2004 Not Rated $79,974 12,878
42 Made-Up Jan 23, 2004 PG-13 $79,766 12,844
43 Effroyables Jardins Feb 20, 2004 Not Rated $78,668 12,667
44 The Seagull's Laughter Feb 13, 2004 Comedy Not Rated $72,527 11,679
45 James' Journey to Jerusalem Mar 5, 2004 Drama Not Rated $63,768 10,268
46 Time of the Wolf Jun 18, 2004 Drama Not Rated $61,439 9,893
47 Noi Albinoi Mar 19, 2004 Drama PG-13 $60,135 9,683
48 Her Majesty Apr 30, 2004 Drama PG $56,921 9,166
49 I Vitelloni Nov 14, 2003 Drama Not Rated $55,604 8,953
50 Twentynine Palms Apr 9, 2004 Drama Not Rated $54,523 8,779
51 Gozu Jul 30, 2004 Drama Not Rated $54,419 8,763
52 L.A. Twister Aug 13, 2004 Drama Not Rated $50,980 8,209
53 Un couple épatant Feb 6, 2004 Comedy Not Rated $47,602 7,665
54 A Thousand Clouds of Peace Apr 2, 2004 Drama Not Rated $45,933 7,396
55 Lana's Rain Feb 27, 2004 Drama R $44,287 7,131
56 You'll Get Over It Jun 18, 2004 Drama Not Rated $42,811 6,893
57 Springtime in a Small Town May 14, 2004 Drama PG $42,258 6,804
58 Hukkle Nov 28, 2003 Drama Not Rated $40,456 6,514
59 Justice May 14, 2004 Comedy Not Rated $39,895 6,424
60 Close Your Eyes Apr 23, 2004 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $39,381 6,341
61 La vie promise Mar 5, 2004 Drama Not Rated $39,157 6,305
62 What Alice Found Dec 5, 2003 Drama R $38,452 6,191
63 The Animation Show Sep 5, 2003 Multiple Genres R $36,709 5,911
64 Showboy Apr 9, 2004 Comedy Not Rated $34,646 5,579
65 L'âge d'or Jan 30, 2004 Drama Not Rated $32,712 5,267
66 Last Life in the Universe Aug 6, 2004 Comedy R $31,747 5,112
67 Gypsy 83 Apr 16, 2004 Drama R $29,367 4,728
68 Hearts and Minds Jan 1, 1974 Documentary R $28,287 4,555
69 Maestro Mar 12, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $25,315 4,076
70 Cowards Bend the Knee Aug 13, 2004 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $22,940 3,694
71 Frankie & Johnny Are Married May 28, 2004 Comedy R $22,900 3,687
72 Bang Rajan Aug 6, 2004 Drama Not Rated $22,826 3,675
73 Son Frere Apr 2, 2004 Drama Not Rated $22,503 3,623
74 Martin and Orloff Nov 7, 2003 Comedy Not Rated $20,813 3,351
75 Asambhav Jul 23, 2004 Not Rated $19,504 3,140
76 Stander Aug 6, 2004 Drama R $19,067 3,070
77 Superstar in a Housedress May 7, 2004 Not Rated $19,050 3,067
78 Eat This New York Jan 30, 2004 Not Rated $18,752 3,019
79 Faster Apr 23, 2004 Documentary PG-13 $16,265 2,619
80 American Storytellers Nov 7, 2003 Documentary Not Rated $15,642 2,518
81 The Hebrew Hammer Dec 19, 2003 R $14,942 2,406
82 Off the Lip May 7, 2004 Comedy R $14,773 2,378
83 Small Voices Oct 10, 2003 Drama Not Rated $14,719 2,370
84 Reeseville May 7, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $14,496 2,334
85 Taking Sides Sep 5, 2003 Drama Not Rated $13,778 2,218
86 Raja Mar 26, 2004 Drama Not Rated $13,000 2,093
87 La mentale Feb 13, 2004 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $12,842 2,067
88 Deserted Station Jun 11, 2004 Drama Not Rated $11,837 1,906
89 Cuba: Island of Music Jan 16, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $8,806 1,418
90 MC5: A True Testimonial Mar 5, 2004 Not Rated $8,647 1,392
91 Imagining Argentina Jun 11, 2004 Drama R $7,951 1,280
92 The Work and the Story Oct 3, 2003 Comedy Not Rated $7,926 1,276
93 Kaena: La prophétie Jun 25, 2004 Adventure PG-13 $7,674 1,235
94 The Intended Jun 25, 2004 Drama R $7,522 1,211
95 The Girl From Paris Mar 21, 2003 Not Rated $7,009 1,128
96 The Last Place on Earth May 14, 2004 Drama PG-13 $6,505 1,047
97 Wake May 28, 2004 Drama Not Rated $6,164 992
98 Suddenly Aug 27, 2003 Not Rated $5,251 845
99 Free Radicals Aug 3, 2004 Drama Not Rated $4,397 708
100 In My Skin Nov 7, 2003 Not Rated $4,211 678
101 Cock Fight Feb 13, 2004 Not Rated $3,600 579
102 How to Draw a Bunny Mar 12, 2004 Not Rated $2,706 435
103 Risk/Reward Feb 27, 2004 Not Rated $2,517 405
104 The Other World Aug 6, 2004 Drama Not Rated $2,494 401
105 Firedancer Jun 4, 2004 Drama Not Rated $2,422 390
106 Manna From Heaven Aug 2, 2002 Comedy PG $2,350 378
107 The Flower of Evil Oct 10, 2003 R $1,749 281
108 Once Upon a Time in the Hood Jun 18, 2004 Action Not Rated $1,292 208
109 The Road to Love Jul 2, 2004 Drama Not Rated $867 139
110 Tasuma Jul 30, 2004 Drama Not Rated $479 77
Total Gross of All Movies$12,944,821
Total Tickets Sold2,084,457

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.

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.