2004 Weekend Box Office Records
This chart shows the highest-grossing weekends at the domestic box office for 2004.
| Rank | Date | Movie | Weekend Gross | Theaters | Per-Theater Average | Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 21, 2004 | Shrek 2 | $108,037,878 | 4,163 | $25,952 | $128,983,060 | 5 |
| 2 | Jun 4, 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner… | $93,687,367 | 3,855 | $24,303 | $93,687,367 | 3 |
| 3 | Jul 2, 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | $88,156,227 | 4,152 | $21,232 | $152,411,751 | 5 |
| 4 | Feb 27, 2004 | The Passion of the Christ | $83,848,082 | 3,043 | $27,554 | $125,185,971 | 5 |
| 5 | May 28, 2004 | Shrek 2 | $72,170,363 | 4,223 | $17,090 | $236,905,717 | 12 |
| 6 | Nov 5, 2004 | The Incredibles | $70,467,623 | 3,933 | $17,917 | $70,467,623 | 3 |
| 7 | May 28, 2004 | The Day After Tomorrow | $68,743,584 | 3,425 | $20,071 | $68,743,584 | 3 |
| 8 | Mar 5, 2004 | The Passion of the Christ | $53,246,801 | 3,170 | $16,797 | $213,888,740 | 12 |
| 9 | Jul 23, 2004 | The Bourne Supremacy | $52,521,865 | 3,165 | $16,595 | $52,521,865 | 3 |
| 10 | Jul 16, 2004 | I, Robot | $52,179,887 | 3,420 | $15,257 | $52,179,887 | 3 |
| 11 | May 7, 2004 | Van Helsing | $51,748,040 | 3,575 | $14,475 | $51,748,040 | 3 |
| 12 | Jul 30, 2004 | The Village | $50,746,142 | 3,730 | $13,605 | $50,746,142 | 3 |
| 13 | Nov 12, 2004 | The Incredibles | $50,251,359 | 3,933 | $12,777 | $143,255,844 | 10 |
| 14 | Oct 1, 2004 | Shark Tale | $47,604,606 | 4,016 | $11,854 | $47,604,606 | 3 |
| 15 | May 14, 2004 | Troy | $46,865,412 | 3,411 | $13,739 | $46,865,412 | 3 |
| 16 | Dec 24, 2004 | Meet the Fockers | $46,120,980 | 3,518 | $13,110 | $70,517,720 | 5 |
| 17 | Jul 9, 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | $45,180,743 | 4,166 | $10,845 | $256,438,326 | 12 |
| 18 | Dec 31, 2004 | Meet the Fockers | $41,741,785 | 3,524 | $11,845 | $162,461,370 | 12 |
| 19 | Feb 13, 2004 | 50 First Dates | $39,852,237 | 3,591 | $11,098 | $39,852,237 | 3 |
| 20 | Dec 10, 2004 | Ocean’s Twelve | $39,153,380 | 3,290 | $11,901 | $39,153,380 | 3 |
| 21 | Oct 22, 2004 | The Grudge | $39,128,715 | 3,245 | $12,058 | $39,128,715 | 3 |
| 22 | Aug 13, 2004 | AVP: Alien Vs. Predator | $38,291,056 | 3,395 | $11,279 | $38,291,056 | 3 |
| 23 | Jun 4, 2004 | Shrek 2 | $37,931,716 | 4,131 | $9,182 | $314,523,202 | 19 |
| 24 | Nov 19, 2004 | National Treasure | $35,142,554 | 3,017 | $11,648 | $35,142,554 | 3 |
| 25 | Jun 11, 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner… | $34,910,393 | 3,855 | $9,056 | $157,975,042 | 10 |
| 26 | Nov 26, 2004 | National Treasure | $32,156,917 | 3,243 | $9,916 | $87,270,875 | 10 |
| 27 | Mar 12, 2004 | The Passion of the Christ | $32,130,978 | 3,221 | $9,975 | $264,510,209 | 19 |
| 28 | Nov 19, 2004 | SpongeBob SquarePants: The Mo… | $32,018,216 | 3,212 | $9,968 | $32,018,216 | 3 |
| 29 | Oct 8, 2004 | Shark Tale | $31,330,299 | 4,070 | $7,698 | $87,350,275 | 10 |
| 30 | Jun 18, 2004 | Dodgeball: A True Underdog St… | $30,070,196 | 2,694 | $11,162 | $30,070,196 | 3 |
| 31 | Dec 17, 2004 | Lemony Snicket’s A Series of … | $30,061,756 | 3,620 | $8,304 | $30,061,756 | 3 |
| 32 | Mar 26, 2004 | Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleas… | $29,438,331 | 3,312 | $8,888 | $29,438,331 | 3 |
| 33 | Jul 9, 2004 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron … | $28,416,365 | 3,091 | $9,193 | $28,416,365 | 3 |
| 34 | Jan 2, 2004 | The Lord of the Rings: The Re… | $28,180,378 | 3,703 | $7,610 | $290,456,888 | 19 |
| 35 | Mar 5, 2004 | Starsky & Hutch | $28,103,367 | 3,185 | $8,824 | $28,103,367 | 3 |
| 36 | Jun 4, 2004 | The Day After Tomorrow | $27,869,665 | 3,444 | $8,092 | $128,478,844 | 10 |
| 37 | Jan 16, 2004 | Along Came Polly | $27,721,185 | 2,984 | $9,290 | $27,721,185 | 3 |
| 38 | Mar 19, 2004 | Dawn of the Dead | $26,722,575 | 2,745 | $9,735 | $26,722,575 | 3 |
| 39 | Nov 19, 2004 | The Incredibles | $26,523,852 | 3,683 | $7,202 | $177,555,485 | 17 |
| 40 | Apr 16, 2004 | Kill Bill: Volume 2 | $25,104,949 | 2,971 | $8,450 | $25,104,949 | 3 |
| 41 | Jul 16, 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | $24,775,450 | 4,058 | $6,105 | $302,287,882 | 19 |
| 42 | Aug 6, 2004 | Collateral | $24,701,458 | 3,188 | $7,748 | $24,701,458 | 3 |
| 43 | Apr 30, 2004 | Mean Girls | $24,432,195 | 2,839 | $8,606 | $24,432,195 | 3 |
| 44 | Jun 11, 2004 | The Chronicles of Riddick | $24,289,165 | 2,757 | $8,810 | $24,289,165 | 3 |
| 45 | Feb 6, 2004 | Barbershop 2: Back in Business | $24,241,612 | 2,711 | $8,942 | $24,241,612 | 3 |
| 46 | Jul 30, 2004 | The Bourne Supremacy | $24,167,895 | 3,180 | $7,600 | $98,830,075 | 10 |
| 47 | May 21, 2004 | Troy | $23,925,330 | 3,411 | $7,014 | $85,960,779 | 10 |
| 48 | Jun 25, 2004 | Fahrenheit 9/11 | $23,920,637 | 868 | $27,558 | $24,078,959 | 5 |
| 49 | Nov 26, 2004 | The Incredibles | $23,580,279 | 3,453 | $6,829 | $214,294,035 | 24 |
| 50 | Nov 12, 2004 | The Polar Express | $23,325,035 | 3,650 | $6,390 | $30,630,438 | 5 |
| 51 | Jun 11, 2004 | Shrek 2 | $23,316,920 | 3,843 | $6,067 | $353,333,317 | 26 |
| 52 | Apr 2, 2004 | Hellboy | $23,172,440 | 3,028 | $7,653 | $23,172,440 | 3 |
| 53 | Sep 10, 2004 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | $23,036,273 | 3,284 | $7,015 | $23,036,273 | 3 |
| 54 | Aug 13, 2004 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal… | $22,956,453 | 3,472 | $6,612 | $37,140,203 | 5 |
| 55 | Apr 23, 2004 | Man on Fire | $22,751,490 | 2,979 | $7,637 | $22,791,395 | 3 |
| 56 | Oct 1, 2004 | Ladder 49 | $22,088,204 | 3,260 | $6,776 | $22,088,204 | 3 |
| 57 | Oct 15, 2004 | Shark Tale | $22,005,952 | 3,948 | $5,574 | $118,724,863 | 17 |
| 58 | Oct 29, 2004 | The Grudge | $21,817,598 | 3,348 | $6,517 | $70,684,627 | 10 |
| 59 | Jul 23, 2004 | I, Robot | $21,728,525 | 3,494 | $6,219 | $95,123,749 | 10 |
| 60 | Jun 11, 2004 | Garfield: The Movie | $21,727,611 | 3,094 | $7,022 | $21,727,611 | 3 |
| 61 | Jan 2, 2004 | Cheaper by the Dozen | $21,644,537 | 3,307 | $6,545 | $85,620,095 | 11 |
| 62 | Nov 26, 2004 | Christmas with the Kranks | $21,570,867 | 3,393 | $6,357 | $30,818,212 | 5 |
| 63 | Jun 11, 2004 | The Stepford Wives | $21,406,781 | 3,057 | $7,003 | $21,406,781 | 3 |
| 64 | Apr 23, 2004 | 13 Going On 30 | $21,054,238 | 3,438 | $6,124 | $21,054,283 | 3 |
| 65 | Sep 24, 2004 | The Forgotten | $21,022,111 | 3,104 | $6,773 | $21,022,111 | 3 |
| 66 | May 14, 2004 | Van Helsing | $20,727,515 | 3,580 | $5,790 | $85,095,305 | 10 |
| 67 | Feb 20, 2004 | 50 First Dates | $20,429,325 | 3,612 | $5,656 | $71,738,493 | 10 |
| 68 | Oct 8, 2004 | Friday Night Lights | $20,269,025 | 2,667 | $7,600 | $20,269,025 | 3 |
| 69 | Oct 29, 2004 | Ray | $20,039,730 | 2,006 | $9,990 | $20,039,730 | 3 |
| 70 | Jul 30, 2004 | The Manchurian Candidate | $20,018,620 | 2,867 | $6,982 | $20,018,620 | 3 |
| 71 | Jun 25, 2004 | White Chicks | $19,676,748 | 2,726 | $7,218 | $27,180,139 | 5 |
| 72 | Mar 19, 2004 | The Passion of the Christ | $19,414,377 | 3,250 | $5,974 | $295,507,244 | 26 |
| 73 | Nov 26, 2004 | The Polar Express | $19,389,297 | 3,650 | $5,312 | $81,481,339 | 19 |
| 74 | Feb 6, 2004 | Miracle | $19,377,577 | 2,605 | $7,439 | $19,377,577 | 3 |
| 75 | Jun 18, 2004 | The Terminal | $19,053,199 | 2,811 | $6,778 | $19,053,199 | 3 |
| 76 | Mar 5, 2004 | Hidalgo | $18,829,435 | 3,063 | $6,147 | $18,829,435 | 3 |
| 77 | Jun 25, 2004 | Dodgeball: A True Underdog St… | $18,787,419 | 3,020 | $6,221 | $67,458,145 | 10 |
| 78 | Oct 29, 2004 | Saw | $18,276,468 | 2,315 | $7,895 | $18,276,468 | 3 |
| 79 | Mar 12, 2004 | Secret Window | $18,237,568 | 3,018 | $6,043 | $18,237,568 | 3 |
| 80 | Dec 17, 2004 | Ocean’s Twelve | $18,124,149 | 3,290 | $5,509 | $68,524,528 | 10 |
| 81 | Aug 20, 2004 | Exorcist: The Beginning | $18,054,001 | 2,803 | $6,441 | $18,054,001 | 3 |
| 82 | Jun 18, 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner… | $18,027,466 | 3,805 | $4,738 | $190,925,253 | 17 |
| 83 | Aug 27, 2004 | Jet Li’s Hero | $18,004,319 | 2,031 | $8,865 | $18,004,319 | 3 |
| 84 | Nov 26, 2004 | SpongeBob SquarePants: The Mo… | $17,844,331 | 3,307 | $5,396 | $58,793,169 | 10 |
| 85 | Jan 23, 2004 | The Butterfly Effect | $17,065,227 | 2,605 | $6,551 | $17,065,227 | 3 |
| 86 | Dec 3, 2004 | National Treasure | $17,004,967 | 3,243 | $5,244 | $110,113,345 | 17 |
| 87 | Jul 23, 2004 | Catwoman | $16,728,411 | 3,117 | $5,367 | $16,728,411 | 3 |
| 88 | Aug 6, 2004 | The Village | $16,468,564 | 3,733 | $4,412 | $85,612,284 | 10 |
| 89 | Jan 23, 2004 | Along Came Polly | $16,352,625 | 2,995 | $5,460 | $53,263,615 | 10 |
| 90 | Jul 2, 2004 | Fahrenheit 9/11 | $16,282,043 | 1,725 | $9,439 | $55,373,406 | 12 |
| 91 | Aug 13, 2004 | Collateral | $16,174,309 | 3,205 | $5,047 | $52,560,520 | 10 |
| 92 | Jan 30, 2004 | You Got Served | $16,123,105 | 1,933 | $8,341 | $16,123,105 | 3 |
| 93 | Dec 10, 2004 | Blade: Trinity | $16,061,271 | 2,912 | $5,516 | $24,484,815 | 5 |
| 94 | Mar 12, 2004 | Starsky & Hutch | $16,018,291 | 3,185 | $5,029 | $51,500,921 | 10 |
| 95 | Nov 19, 2004 | The Polar Express | $15,668,101 | 3,650 | $4,293 | $51,464,760 | 12 |
| 96 | Sep 17, 2004 | Sky Captain and the World of … | $15,580,278 | 3,170 | $4,915 | $15,580,278 | 3 |
| 97 | Apr 2, 2004 | Walking Tall | $15,501,114 | 2,836 | $5,466 | $15,501,114 | 3 |
| 98 | Apr 9, 2004 | The Passion of the Christ | $15,216,723 | 3,240 | $4,697 | $353,006,351 | 47 |
| 99 | Jul 9, 2004 | King Arthur | $15,193,907 | 3,086 | $4,923 | $23,623,758 | 5 |
| 100 | Jul 23, 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | $15,015,872 | 3,753 | $4,001 | $328,468,763 | 26 |