2004 Top-Grossing Movies in North America

This chart ranks movies by their total cumulative North American box office earnings for movies released in 2004. Each movie is ranked by its total gross across all years it played, not just earnings during 2004.

To see the top-grossing movies that earned money during 2004 (including movies released in previous years), click the “Earned in 2004” button below.

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Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	Genre	2004 Domestic Gross	Tickets Sold
1	Shrek 2	May 19, 2004	Dreamworks SKG	Adventure	$439,820,881	70,314,442
2	Spider-Man 2	Jun 30, 2004	Sony Pictures	Adventure	$375,828,527	60,347,237
3	The Passion of the Christ	Feb 25, 2004	Newmarket Films	Drama	$370,782,930	59,704,842
4	Meet the Fockers	Dec 22, 2004	Universal	Comedy	$279,167,575	44,220,123
5	The Incredibles	Nov 5, 2004	Walt Disney	Adventure	$261,441,092	42,037,004
6	Harry Potter and the Prisoner…	Jun 4, 2004	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$251,405,744	40,302,836
7	The Polar Express	Nov 10, 2004	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$198,889,696	30,254,511
8	The Day After Tomorrow	May 28, 2004	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$186,740,799	30,070,982
9	The Bourne Supremacy	Jul 23, 2004	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$176,087,450	28,355,467
10	National Treasure	Nov 19, 2004	Walt Disney	Adventure	$173,005,002	27,745,021
11	Shark Tale	Oct 1, 2004	Dreamworks SKG	Adventure	$161,412,000	25,989,005
12	I, Robot	Jul 16, 2004	20th Century Fox	Action	$144,801,023	23,317,395
13	Troy	May 14, 2004	Warner Bros.	Action	$133,298,577	21,465,149
14	Ocean’s Twelve	Dec 10, 2004	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$125,531,634	20,089,671
15	50 First Dates	Feb 13, 2004	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$120,776,832	19,448,765
16	Van Helsing	May 7, 2004	Universal	Action	$120,150,546	19,347,914
17	Fahrenheit 9/11	Jun 23, 2004	Lionsgate	Documentary	$119,114,517	19,181,082
18	Lemony Snicket’s A Series of …	Dec 17, 2004	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$118,627,117	18,932,636
19	Dodgeball: A True Underdog St…	Jun 18, 2004	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$114,326,736	18,410,102
20	The Village	Jul 30, 2004	Walt Disney	Thriller/Suspense	$114,197,520	18,389,295
21	The Grudge	Oct 22, 2004	Sony Pictures	Horror	$110,359,362	17,741,686
22	The Aviator	Dec 17, 2004	Miramax	Drama	$102,608,827	16,129,709
23	Million Dollar Baby	Dec 15, 2004	Warner Bros.	Drama	$100,492,203	15,672,176
24	Collateral	Aug 6, 2004	Dreamworks SKG	Action	$100,170,152	16,130,459
25	The Princess Diaries 2: Royal…	Aug 11, 2004	Walt Disney	Romantic Comedy	$95,149,435	15,321,970
26	Starsky & Hutch	Mar 5, 2004	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$88,200,225	14,202,935
27	Along Came Polly	Jan 16, 2004	Universal	Romantic Comedy	$88,073,507	14,182,529
28	Mean Girls	Apr 30, 2004	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$86,047,227	13,856,236
29	SpongeBob SquarePants: The Mo…	Nov 19, 2004	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$85,416,609	13,737,018
30	Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleas…	Mar 26, 2004	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$84,185,387	13,556,423
31	Anchorman: The Legend of Ron …	Jul 9, 2004	Dreamworks SKG	Comedy	$84,136,909	13,548,617
32	The Notebook	Jun 25, 2004	New Line	Drama	$81,582,653	13,052,200
33	AVP: Alien Vs. Predator	Aug 13, 2004	20th Century Fox	Action	$80,281,096	12,927,713
34	Man on Fire	Apr 23, 2004	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$77,906,816	12,545,381
35	The Terminal	Jun 18, 2004	Dreamworks SKG	Drama	$77,073,959	12,411,266
36	Garfield: The Movie	Jun 11, 2004	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$75,367,693	12,136,505
37	Ray	Oct 29, 2004	Universal	Drama	$75,305,995	12,108,004
38	Ladder 49	Oct 1, 2004	Walt Disney	Thriller/Suspense	$74,541,707	12,000,124
39	Christmas with the Kranks	Nov 24, 2004	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$73,701,902	11,865,121
40	Sideways	Oct 22, 2004	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$71,502,303	11,267,372
41	White Chicks	Jun 23, 2004	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$69,148,997	11,135,104
42	Hidalgo	Mar 5, 2004	Walt Disney	Western	$67,286,731	10,835,222
43	The Forgotten	Sep 24, 2004	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$66,711,892	10,742,656
44	Kill Bill: Volume 2	Apr 16, 2004	Miramax	Action	$66,207,920	10,661,501
45	The Manchurian Candidate	Jul 30, 2004	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$65,948,711	10,619,760
46	Barbershop 2: Back in Business	Feb 6, 2004	MGM	Comedy	$65,070,412	10,478,327
47	Miracle	Feb 6, 2004	Walt Disney	Drama	$64,378,093	10,366,843
48	Friday Night Lights	Oct 8, 2004	Universal	Drama	$61,255,921	9,864,077
49	Hellboy	Apr 2, 2004	Sony Pictures	Action	$59,623,958	9,517,536
50	The Stepford Wives	Jun 11, 2004	Paramount Pictures	Black Comedy	$59,475,623	9,577,395
51	Dawn of the Dead	Mar 19, 2004	Universal	Horror	$58,990,765	9,499,318
52	Without a Paddle	Aug 20, 2004	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$58,156,435	9,364,721
53	The Butterfly Effect	Jan 23, 2004	New Line	Thriller/Suspense	$57,924,679	9,327,646
54	Shall We Dance?	Oct 15, 2004	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	$57,887,882	9,318,012
55	The Chronicles of Riddick	Jun 11, 2004	Universal	Action	$57,712,751	9,293,519
56	13 Going On 30	Apr 23, 2004	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$57,139,723	9,201,244
57	Saw	Oct 29, 2004	Lionsgate	Horror	$55,968,727	8,981,180
58	Jet Li’s Hero	Aug 27, 2004	Miramax	Action	$53,652,140	8,639,636
59	Blade: Trinity	Dec 8, 2004	New Line	Action	$52,397,389	8,415,890
60	King Arthur	Jul 7, 2004	Walt Disney	Adventure	$51,877,963	8,353,939
61	Finding Neverland	Nov 12, 2004	Miramax	Drama	$51,676,606	8,185,855
62	A Cinderella Story	Jul 16, 2004	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	$51,438,175	8,283,120
63	The Phantom of the Opera	Dec 22, 2004	Warner Bros.	Musical	$51,363,743	8,059,945
64	Resident Evil: Apocalypse	Sep 10, 2004	Sony Pictures	Horror	$50,740,078	8,170,705
65	Home on the Range	Apr 2, 2004	Walt Disney	Western	$50,026,353	8,055,773
66	Fat Albert	Dec 25, 2004	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$48,114,556	7,638,312
67	Secret Window	Mar 12, 2004	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$47,958,031	7,722,710
68	Walking Tall	Apr 2, 2004	MGM	Action	$46,213,824	7,441,840
69	In Good Company	Dec 29, 2004	Universal	Comedy	$45,489,752	7,097,815
70	Napoleon Dynamite	Jun 11, 2004	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$44,540,956	7,171,803
71	Spanglish	Dec 17, 2004	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$42,044,321	6,692,322
72	Exorcist: The Beginning	Aug 20, 2004	Warner Bros.	Horror	$41,814,863	6,733,472
73	Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Re…	Nov 12, 2004	Universal	Romantic Comedy	$40,203,020	6,472,283
74	Catwoman	Jul 23, 2004	Warner Bros.	Action	$40,202,379	6,473,813
75	You Got Served	Jan 30, 2004	Sony Pictures	Drama	$40,066,497	6,451,932
76	The Ladykillers	Mar 26, 2004	Walt Disney	Black Comedy	$39,692,139	6,391,649
77	Sky Captain and the World of …	Sep 17, 2004	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$37,760,080	6,080,528
78	Raising Helen	May 28, 2004	Walt Disney	Comedy	$37,485,528	6,036,317
79	Taxi	Oct 6, 2004	20th Century Fox	Action	$36,609,966	5,894,079
80	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotl…	Mar 19, 2004	Focus Features	Comedy	$34,516,558	5,546,606
81	Alexander	Nov 24, 2004	Warner Bros.	Action	$34,297,191	5,521,405
82	Closer	Dec 3, 2004	Sony Pictures	Drama	$33,987,757	5,440,274
83	The Punisher	Apr 16, 2004	Lionsgate	Action	$33,664,370	5,406,019
84	Team America: World Police	Oct 15, 2004	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$32,774,834	5,277,625
85	Taking Lives	Mar 19, 2004	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$32,682,342	5,262,857
86	Cellular	Sep 10, 2004	New Line	Thriller/Suspense	$32,003,620	5,153,562
87	Anacondas: The Hunt for the B…	Aug 27, 2004	Sony Pictures	Horror	$31,526,393	5,076,714
88	Johnson Family Vacation	Apr 7, 2004	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$31,203,964	5,024,793
89	Open Water	Aug 6, 2004	Lionsgate	Horror	$30,500,882	4,911,575
90	Confessions of a Teenage Dram…	Feb 20, 2004	Walt Disney	Comedy	$29,331,068	4,718,534
91	After the Sunset	Nov 12, 2004	New Line	Action	$28,328,132	4,560,620
92	The Prince & Me	Apr 2, 2004	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$28,165,882	4,535,569
93	Garden State	Jul 28, 2004	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$26,782,316	4,312,630
94	Jersey Girl	Mar 26, 2004	Miramax	Comedy	$25,266,129	4,068,620
95	Twisted	Feb 27, 2004	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$25,195,050	4,057,174
96	The Life Aquatic with Steve Z…	Dec 10, 2004	Walt Disney	Comedy	$24,006,726	3,819,533
97	Around the World in 80 Days	Jun 16, 2004	Walt Disney	Adventure	$24,004,159	3,865,404
98	Hotel Rwanda	Dec 22, 2004	MGM	Drama	$23,519,128	3,671,275
99	Agent Cody Banks 2: Destinati…	Mar 12, 2004	MGM	Adventure	$23,514,247	3,786,513
100	Ella Enchanted	Apr 9, 2004	Miramax	Comedy	$22,913,677	3,689,803