2004 Top-Grossing Movies (Inflation-Adjusted Dollars)

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 2003 will most likely earn money in 2003 and 2004.

To see the top movies released in 2004 (ranked by their total cumulative gross across all years), click the “Released in 2004” button below.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based on ticket sale estimates.

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Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	Genre	2004 Gross Infl. adj.	Tickets Sold
1	Shrek 2	May 19, 2004	Dreamworks SKG	Adventure	$840,610,884	70,285,191
2	Spider-Man 2	Jun 30, 2004	Sony Pictures	Adventure	$719,380,490	60,148,870
3	The Passion of the Christ	Feb 25, 2004	Newmarket Films	Drama	$713,121,460	59,625,540
4	Harry Potter and the Prisoner…	Jun 4, 2004	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$480,593,537	40,183,406
5	The Incredibles	Nov 5, 2004	Walt Disney	Adventure	$479,362,963	40,080,515
6	The Day After Tomorrow	May 28, 2004	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$359,648,946	30,070,982
7	The Bourne Supremacy	Jul 23, 2004	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$339,131,385	28,355,467
8	Shark Tale	Oct 1, 2004	Dreamworks SKG	Adventure	$309,615,746	25,887,604
9	The Polar Express	Nov 10, 2004	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$292,015,404	24,416,004
10	National Treasure	Nov 19, 2004	Walt Disney	Adventure	$289,466,667	24,202,899
11	I, Robot	Jul 16, 2004	20th Century Fox	Action	$278,876,044	23,317,395
12	Troy	May 14, 2004	Warner Bros.	Action	$256,723,185	21,465,149
13	Meet the Fockers	Dec 22, 2004	Universal	Comedy	$256,148,148	21,417,069
14	The Lord of the Rings: The Re…	Dec 17, 2003	New Line	Adventure	$245,773,326	20,549,609
15	50 First Dates	Feb 13, 2004	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$232,607,232	19,448,765
16	Van Helsing	May 7, 2004	Universal	Action	$231,401,052	19,347,914
17	Fahrenheit 9/11	Jun 23, 2004	Lionsgate	Documentary	$229,405,736	19,181,082
18	Dodgeball: A True Underdog St…	Jun 18, 2004	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$220,184,825	18,410,102
19	The Village	Jul 30, 2004	Walt Disney	Thriller/Suspense	$219,935,964	18,389,295
20	The Grudge	Oct 22, 2004	Sony Pictures	Horror	$212,190,566	17,741,686
21	Ocean’s Twelve	Dec 10, 2004	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$193,940,741	16,215,781
22	Collateral	Aug 6, 2004	Dreamworks SKG	Action	$192,920,293	16,130,459
23	The Princess Diaries 2: Royal…	Aug 11, 2004	Walt Disney	Romantic Comedy	$183,250,764	15,321,970
24	Starsky & Hutch	Mar 5, 2004	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$169,867,100	14,202,935
25	Along Came Polly	Jan 16, 2004	Universal	Romantic Comedy	$169,623,051	14,182,529
26	Mean Girls	Apr 30, 2004	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$165,720,585	13,856,236
27	Lemony Snicket’s A Series of …	Dec 17, 2004	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$163,318,519	13,655,395
28	Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleas…	Mar 26, 2004	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$162,134,819	13,556,423
29	Anchorman: The Legend of Ron …	Jul 9, 2004	Dreamworks SKG	Comedy	$162,041,454	13,548,617
30	Cheaper by the Dozen	Dec 25, 2003	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$159,494,677	13,335,675
31	SpongeBob SquarePants: The Mo…	Nov 19, 2004	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$157,733,478	13,188,417
32	The Notebook	Jun 25, 2004	New Line	Drama	$156,003,442	13,043,766
33	AVP: Alien Vs. Predator	Aug 13, 2004	20th Century Fox	Action	$154,615,444	12,927,713
34	Man on Fire	Apr 23, 2004	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$150,042,757	12,545,381
35	The Terminal	Jun 18, 2004	Dreamworks SKG	Drama	$148,438,736	12,411,266
36	Garfield: The Movie	Jun 11, 2004	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$145,152,594	12,136,505
37	Ladder 49	Oct 1, 2004	Walt Disney	Thriller/Suspense	$142,269,768	11,895,465
38	Christmas with the Kranks	Nov 24, 2004	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$140,740,906	11,767,634
39	Ray	Oct 29, 2004	Universal	Drama	$137,917,607	11,531,572
40	White Chicks	Jun 23, 2004	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$133,175,846	11,135,104
41	Cold Mountain	Dec 25, 2003	Miramax	Drama	$129,870,220	10,858,714
42	Hidalgo	Mar 5, 2004	Walt Disney	Western	$129,589,260	10,835,222
43	The Forgotten	Sep 24, 2004	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$128,482,162	10,742,656
44	Kill Bill: Volume 2	Apr 16, 2004	Miramax	Action	$127,511,550	10,661,501
45	The Manchurian Candidate	Jul 30, 2004	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$127,012,332	10,619,760
46	Barbershop 2: Back in Business	Feb 6, 2004	MGM	Comedy	$125,320,793	10,478,327
47	Miracle	Feb 6, 2004	Walt Disney	Drama	$123,987,438	10,366,843
48	Friday Night Lights	Oct 8, 2004	Universal	Drama	$117,974,366	9,864,077
49	Big Fish	Dec 10, 2003	Sony Pictures	Drama	$116,563,025	9,746,072
50	The Stepford Wives	Jun 11, 2004	Paramount Pictures	Black Comedy	$114,545,644	9,577,395
51	Something’s Gotta Give	Dec 12, 2003	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$114,371,577	9,562,841
52	Hellboy	Apr 2, 2004	Sony Pictures	Action	$113,829,735	9,517,536
53	Dawn of the Dead	Mar 19, 2004	Universal	Horror	$113,611,844	9,499,318
54	Without a Paddle	Aug 20, 2004	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$111,911,669	9,357,162
55	The Butterfly Effect	Jan 23, 2004	New Line	Thriller/Suspense	$111,558,641	9,327,646
56	The Chronicles of Riddick	Jun 11, 2004	Universal	Action	$111,150,483	9,293,519
57	Shall We Dance?	Oct 15, 2004	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	$110,066,412	9,202,877
58	13 Going On 30	Apr 23, 2004	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$110,046,874	9,201,244
59	Saw	Oct 29, 2004	Lionsgate	Horror	$106,221,369	8,881,385
60	Jet Li’s Hero	Aug 27, 2004	Miramax	Action	$103,330,047	8,639,636
61	King Arthur	Jul 7, 2004	Walt Disney	Adventure	$99,913,114	8,353,939
62	A Cinderella Story	Jul 16, 2004	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	$99,066,115	8,283,120
63	Resident Evil: Apocalypse	Sep 10, 2004	Sony Pictures	Horror	$97,721,632	8,170,705
64	Home on the Range	Apr 2, 2004	Walt Disney	Western	$96,347,050	8,055,773
65	Blade: Trinity	Dec 8, 2004	New Line	Action	$92,598,401	7,742,341
66	Secret Window	Mar 12, 2004	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$92,363,615	7,722,710
67	Walking Tall	Apr 2, 2004	MGM	Action	$89,004,402	7,441,840
68	Napoleon Dynamite	Jun 11, 2004	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$85,532,393	7,151,537
69	Exorcist: The Beginning	Aug 20, 2004	Warner Bros.	Horror	$80,532,329	6,733,472
70	Catwoman	Jul 23, 2004	Warner Bros.	Action	$77,426,804	6,473,813
71	You Got Served	Jan 30, 2004	Sony Pictures	Drama	$77,165,105	6,451,932
72	Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Re…	Nov 12, 2004	Universal	Romantic Comedy	$76,801,968	6,421,569
73	The Ladykillers	Mar 26, 2004	Walt Disney	Black Comedy	$76,444,120	6,391,649
74	Sky Captain and the World of …	Sep 17, 2004	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$72,723,117	6,080,528
75	Raising Helen	May 28, 2004	Walt Disney	Comedy	$72,194,350	6,036,317
76	Taxi	Oct 6, 2004	20th Century Fox	Action	$70,031,071	5,855,440
77	Mystic River	Oct 8, 2003	Warner Bros.	Drama	$69,804,191	5,836,471
78	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotl…	Mar 19, 2004	Focus Features	Comedy	$66,187,368	5,534,061
79	Monster	Dec 24, 2003	Newmarket Films	Drama	$65,951,415	5,514,332
80	Alexander	Nov 24, 2004	Warner Bros.	Action	$65,482,067	5,475,089
81	The Punisher	Apr 16, 2004	Lionsgate	Action	$64,655,989	5,406,019
82	Team America: World Police	Oct 15, 2004	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$63,073,743	5,273,724
83	Taking Lives	Mar 19, 2004	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$62,943,770	5,262,857
84	Cellular	Sep 10, 2004	New Line	Thriller/Suspense	$61,636,601	5,153,562
85	Anacondas: The Hunt for the B…	Aug 27, 2004	Sony Pictures	Horror	$60,717,498	5,076,714
86	The Last Samurai	Dec 5, 2003	Warner Bros.	Action	$60,494,441	5,058,064
87	Johnson Family Vacation	Apr 7, 2004	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$60,096,523	5,024,793
88	Open Water	Aug 6, 2004	Lionsgate	Horror	$58,742,439	4,911,575
89	Confessions of a Teenage Dram…	Feb 20, 2004	Walt Disney	Comedy	$56,433,668	4,718,534
90	Paycheck	Dec 25, 2003	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$55,253,492	4,619,857
91	Calendar Girls	Dec 19, 2003	Walt Disney	Comedy	$54,880,230	4,588,648
92	The Prince & Me	Apr 2, 2004	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$54,245,402	4,535,569
93	After the Sunset	Nov 12, 2004	New Line	Action	$54,145,337	4,527,202
94	Closer	Dec 3, 2004	Sony Pictures	Drama	$52,887,378	4,422,021
95	Garden State	Jul 28, 2004	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$51,526,706	4,308,252
96	Spanglish	Dec 17, 2004	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$51,037,037	4,267,311
97	Peter Pan	Dec 25, 2003	Universal	Adventure	$50,878,822	4,254,082
98	Fat Albert	Dec 25, 2004	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$50,651,852	4,235,105
99	Jersey Girl	Mar 26, 2004	Miramax	Comedy	$48,660,693	4,068,620
100	Mona Lisa Smile	Dec 19, 2003	Sony Pictures	Drama	$48,539,304	4,058,470