2004 Top-Grossing Domestic Movies

This chart ranks movies by their Domestic box office earnings for movies released in 2004.

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