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Domestic Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 2004

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2004 GrossTickets Sold
1 Shrek 2 May 19, 2004 Adventure PG $436,471,036 70,285,191
2 Harry Potter and the Prison… Jun 4, 2004 Adventure PG $249,538,952 40,183,406
3 The Day After Tomorrow May 28, 2004 Adventure PG-13 $186,740,799 30,070,982
4 The Bourne Supremacy Jul 23, 2004 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $176,087,450 28,355,467
5 The Polar Express Nov 10, 2004 Adventure G $151,623,383 24,416,004
6 I, Robot Jul 16, 2004 Action PG-13 $144,801,023 23,317,395
7 Troy May 14, 2004 Action R $133,298,577 21,465,149
8 The Lord of the Rings: The … Dec 17, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $127,613,073 20,549,609
9 The Princess Diaries 2: Roy… Aug 11, 2004 Romantic Comedy G $95,149,435 15,321,970
10 Mean Girls Apr 30, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $86,047,227 13,856,236
11 Lemony Snicket’s A Series o… Dec 17, 2004 Adventure PG $84,800,000 13,655,395
12 Cheaper by the Dozen Dec 25, 2003 Comedy PG $82,814,544 13,335,675
13 The Notebook Jun 25, 2004 Drama PG-13 $81,001,787 13,043,766
14 Man on Fire Apr 23, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $77,906,816 12,545,381
15 Christmas with the Kranks Nov 24, 2004 Comedy PG $73,077,009 11,767,634
16 Cold Mountain Dec 25, 2003 Drama R $67,432,614 10,858,714
17 The Manchurian Candidate Jul 30, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $65,948,711 10,619,760
18 Big Fish Dec 10, 2003 Drama PG-13 $60,523,109 9,746,072
19 The Stepford Wives Jun 11, 2004 Black Comedy PG-13 $59,475,623 9,577,395
20 Without a Paddle Aug 20, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $58,107,982 9,357,162
21 Secret Window Mar 12, 2004 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $47,958,031 7,722,710
22 Exorcist: The Beginning Aug 20, 2004 Horror R $41,814,863 6,733,472
23 Bridget Jones: The Edge Of … Nov 12, 2004 Romantic Comedy R $39,877,945 6,421,569
24 Mystic River Oct 8, 2003 Drama R $36,244,484 5,836,471
25 Eternal Sunshine of the Spo… Mar 19, 2004 Comedy R $34,366,518 5,534,061
26 Taking Lives Mar 19, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $32,682,342 5,262,857
27 Confessions of a Teenage Dr… Feb 20, 2004 Comedy PG $29,302,097 4,718,534
28 Paycheck Dec 25, 2003 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $28,689,313 4,619,857
29 Peter Pan Dec 25, 2003 Adventure PG $26,417,850 4,254,082
30 Around the World in 80 Days Jun 16, 2004 Adventure PG $24,004,159 3,865,404
31 Ella Enchanted Apr 9, 2004 Comedy PG $22,913,677 3,689,803
32 Sideways Oct 22, 2004 Drama R $22,404,206 3,607,762
33 Flight of the Phoenix Dec 17, 2004 Adventure PG-13 $16,720,242 2,692,470
34 Vanity Fair Sep 1, 2004 Drama PG-13 $16,123,851 2,596,433
35 Master and Commander: The F… Nov 14, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $12,038,122 1,938,506
36 Girl with a Pearl Earring Dec 12, 2003 Drama PG-13 $10,979,470 1,768,031
37 House of Sand and Fog Dec 19, 2003 Drama R $9,410,115 1,515,316
38 Woman Thou Art Loosed Oct 1, 2004 Drama R $6,879,730 1,107,847
39 The Big Bounce Jan 30, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $6,471,394 1,042,092
40 Never Die Alone Mar 26, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $5,644,575 908,949
41 Young Black Stallion Dec 25, 2003 Adventure G $4,264,441 686,705
42 Good Bye, Lenin! Feb 27, 2004 Comedy R $4,063,859 654,406
43 The Door in the Floor Jul 14, 2004 Drama R $3,835,551 617,641
44 Being Julia Oct 15, 2004 Drama R $3,555,620 572,563
45 Clifford's Really Big Movie Apr 23, 2004 Adventure G $2,831,130 455,899
46 Monsieur Ibrahim Feb 13, 2004 Drama R $2,824,365 454,809
47 Cidade de Deus Jan 17, 2003 Drama R $2,776,925 447,170
48 Un long dimanche de fiançai… Nov 26, 2004 Drama R $2,653,129 427,234
49 Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the H… Nov 21, 2003 Comedy PG $2,623,083 422,397
50 We Don't Live Here Anymore Aug 13, 2004 Drama R $2,037,545 328,107
51 Io non ho paura Apr 9, 2004 Drama R $1,615,118 260,083
52 Monica La Mitraille Apr 30, 2004 Drama Not Rated $1,182,372 190,398
53 The Work and the Glory Nov 24, 2004 Drama PG $1,160,255 186,836
54 Million Dollar Baby Jan 21, 2005 Drama PG-13 $1,113,566 179,318
55 Le Dernier Tunnel Mar 26, 2004 Drama Not Rated $1,057,599 170,306
56 A Home at the End of the World Jul 23, 2004 Drama R $1,029,017 165,703
57 Bright Young Things Aug 20, 2004 Comedy R $933,637 150,344
58 The Missing Nov 26, 2003 Western R $894,822 144,094
59 Zatoichi Jul 23, 2004 Action R $853,718 137,475
60 Red Lights Aug 20, 2004 Drama Not Rated $634,064 102,103
61 The Book of Mormon Movie, V… Sep 12, 2003 Drama PG $536,363 86,371
62 The Twilight Samurai Apr 23, 2004 Drama Not Rated $529,212 85,219
63 The Statement Dec 12, 2003 Thriller/Suspense R $507,942 81,794
64 Runaway Jury Oct 17, 2003 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $487,405 78,487
65 Timeline Nov 26, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $401,657 64,679
66 Under the Tuscan Sun Sep 26, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $390,127 62,822
67 The Hunting of the President Jun 11, 2004 Documentary Not Rated $376,552 60,636
68 How to Get the Man's Foot O… May 28, 2004 Comedy R $365,248 58,816
69 Enduring Love Oct 29, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $349,117 56,218
70 Zelary Sep 17, 2004 Drama R $329,723 53,095
71 I Am David Dec 3, 2004 Drama PG $284,002 45,733
72 Los novios búlgaros Apr 30, 2004 Comedy Not Rated $249,530 40,182
73 The Snow Walker Mar 26, 2004 Adventure Not Rated $201,149 32,391
74 Testosterone Sep 10, 2004 Drama Not Rated $175,972 28,337
75 P.S. Oct 15, 2004 Drama R $175,408 28,246
76 Baptists At Our Barbecue Nov 5, 2004 Comedy PG $133,128 21,438
77 The Merchant of Venice Dec 29, 2004 Drama R $103,260 16,628
78 Riding the Bullet Oct 15, 2004 Horror R $101,107 16,281
79 Freaky Friday Aug 6, 2003 Comedy PG $99,691 16,053
80 A Slipping Down Life May 14, 2004 Drama R $95,436 15,368
81 Un monde presque paisible Aug 20, 2004 Drama Not Rated $89,931 14,481
82 Twist May 21, 2004 Drama R $50,968 8,207
83 Alila Feb 27, 2004 Drama Not Rated $48,493 7,809
84 Untold Scandal Oct 15, 2004 Drama Not Rated $44,599 7,181
85 A Love Song for Bobby Long Dec 29, 2004 Drama R $41,771 6,726
86 Anatomie de l'enfer Sep 24, 2004 Drama Not Rated $32,544 5,241
87 Bubba Ho-Tep Sep 19, 2003 Comedy R $29,865 4,809
88 The Human Stain Oct 31, 2003 Drama R $25,590 4,121
89 Fear and Trembling Nov 19, 2004 Comedy Not Rated $23,965 3,859
90 Good Boy! Oct 10, 2003 Adventure PG $15,146 2,439
91 Spin Oct 15, 2004 Drama PG-13 $9,858 1,587
Total Gross of All Movies$3,017,646,709
Total Tickets Sold485,933,434

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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