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Box Office Performance for Adventure Movies in 2004

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		2004 GrossTickets Sold
1 Shrek 2 May 19, 2004 Dreamworks SKG PG $439,646,792 70,796,584
2 Spider-Man 2 Jun 30, 2004 Sony Pictures PG-13 $373,524,485 60,148,870
3 The Incredibles Nov 5, 2004 Walt Disney PG $251,657,004 40,524,477
4 Harry Potter and the Prison… Jun 4, 2004 Warner Bros. PG $249,538,952 40,183,406
5 The Day After Tomorrow May 28, 2004 20th Century Fox PG-13 $186,740,799 30,070,982
6 Shark Tale Oct 1, 2004 Dreamworks SKG PG $160,762,022 25,887,604
7 National Treasure Nov 19, 2004 Walt Disney PG $154,522,305 24,882,818
8 The Polar Express Nov 10, 2004 Warner Bros. G $152,105,790 24,493,685
9 Ocean's Twelve Dec 10, 2004 Warner Bros. PG-13 $107,006,344 17,231,295
10 Lemony Snicket's A Series o… Dec 17, 2004 Paramount Pictures PG $94,616,745 15,236,190
11 The Lord of the Rings: The … Dec 17, 2003 New Line PG-13 $86,602,112 13,945,589
12 Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unle… Mar 26, 2004 Warner Bros. PG $84,185,387 13,556,423
13 SpongeBob SquarePants: The … Nov 19, 2004 Paramount Pictures PG $81,900,075 13,188,417
14 Garfield: The Movie Jun 11, 2004 20th Century Fox PG $75,367,693 12,136,504
15 The Chronicles of Riddick Jun 11, 2004 Universal PG-13 $57,712,751 9,293,518
16 King Arthur Jul 7, 2004 Walt Disney PG-13 $51,877,963 8,353,939
17 Sky Captain and the World o… Sep 17, 2004 Paramount Pictures PG $37,760,080 6,080,528
18 Around the World in 80 Days Jun 16, 2004 Walt Disney PG $24,004,159 3,865,404
19 Agent Cody Banks 2: Destina… Mar 12, 2004 MGM PG $23,514,247 3,786,513
20 Yu-Gi-Oh Aug 13, 2004 Warner Bros. PG $19,762,690 3,182,397
21 Two Brothers Jun 25, 2004 Universal PG $19,176,754 3,088,044
22 Flight of the Phoenix Dec 17, 2004 20th Century Fox PG-13 $16,720,242 2,692,470
23 Catch That Kid Feb 6, 2004 20th Century Fox PG $16,703,799 2,689,822
24 Peter Pan Dec 25, 2003 Universal PG $14,238,615 2,292,852
25 Master and Commander: The F… Nov 14, 2003 20th Century Fox PG-13 $10,920,242 1,758,493
26 Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 Aug 27, 2004 Sony Pictures PG $9,109,322 1,466,879
27 Thunderbirds Jul 30, 2004 Universal PG $6,768,055 1,089,863
28 Teacher's Pet: The Movie Jan 16, 2004 Walt Disney PG $6,491,969 1,045,405
29 Les Triplettes de Belleville Nov 26, 2003 Sony Pictures PG-13 $5,901,590 950,336
30 The Haunted Mansion Nov 26, 2003 Walt Disney PG $5,395,243 868,799
31 Young Black Stallion Dec 25, 2003 Walt Disney G $4,264,441 686,705
32 Clifford's Really Big Movie Apr 23, 2004 Warner Bros. G $2,922,354 470,588
33 T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous Oct 23, 1998 IMAX Films Not Rated $2,830,964 455,871
34 Santa vs. The Snowman Nov 6, 2002 IMAX Films Not Rated $2,818,321 453,835
35 Brother Bear Oct 24, 2003 Walt Disney G $2,038,979 328,338
36 Lakshya Jun 18, 2004 UTV Communications Not Rated $752,344 121,150
37 The Legend of Johnny Lingo Aug 29, 2003 Innovation Film G… G $699,304 112,609
38 Timeline Nov 26, 2003 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $367,501 59,178
39 Looney Tunes: Back in Action Nov 14, 2003 Warner Bros. PG $272,310 43,850
40 The Snow Walker Mar 26, 2004 Not Rated $201,149 32,391
41 Tokyo Godfathers Jan 16, 2004 IDP Distribution PG-13 $128,985 20,770
42 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over Jul 25, 2003 Miramax/Dimension PG $82,010 13,206
43 Kaena: La prophétie Jun 25, 2004 IDP Distribution PG-13 $7,674 1,235
44 Across The Sea of Time Oct 20, 1995 Sony Pictures Cla… G $1,965 316
45 Good Boy! Oct 10, 2003 MGM PG $1,480 238
Total Gross of All Movies$2,841,624,007
Total Tickets Sold457,588,386

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.

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