Market Charts > 2004
Domestic Theatrical Market Summary for 2004
Note: The Box Office figures are adjusted for inflation.
Total Box Office Gross: $9,390,587,614
Tickets Sold: 1,512,171,872
Average Ticket Price: $6.21
Top Grossing Movies of 2004
| Rank | Movie | Release Date | Distributor | Genre | 2004 Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shrek 2 | May 19, 2004 | Dreamworks SKG | Adventure | $436,471,036 | 70,285,191 |
| 2 | Spider-Man 2 | Jun 30, 2004 | Sony Pictures | Adventure | $373,524,485 | 60,148,870 |
| 3 | The Passion of the Christ | Mar 11, 2005 | Newmarket Films | Drama | $370,274,604 | 59,625,540 |
| 4 | Harry Potter and the Prison… | Jun 4, 2004 | Warner Bros. | Adventure | $249,538,952 | 40,183,406 |
| 5 | The Incredibles | Nov 5, 2004 | Walt Disney | Adventure | $248,900,000 | 40,080,515 |
| 6 | The Day After Tomorrow | May 28, 2004 | 20th Century Fox | Adventure | $186,740,799 | 30,070,982 |
| 7 | The Bourne Supremacy | Jul 23, 2004 | Universal | Thriller/Suspense | $176,087,450 | 28,355,467 |
| 8 | Shark Tale | Oct 1, 2004 | Dreamworks SKG | Adventure | $160,762,022 | 25,887,604 |
| 9 | The Polar Express | Nov 10, 2004 | Warner Bros. | Adventure | $151,623,383 | 24,416,004 |
| 10 | National Treasure | Nov 19, 2004 | Walt Disney | Adventure | $150,300,000 | 24,202,899 |
Biggest Weekends of 2004
| Rank | Date | Movie | Weekend Revenue | Theaters | Distributor | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 21, 2004 | Shrek 2 | $108,037,878 | 4,163 | Dreamworks SKG | Adventure |
| 2 | Jun 4, 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | $93,687,367 | 3,855 | Warner Bros. | Adventure |
| 3 | Jul 2, 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | $88,156,227 | 4,152 | Sony Pictures | Adventure |
| 4 | Feb 27, 2004 | The Passion of the Christ | $83,848,082 | 3,043 | Newmarket Films | Drama |
| 5 | May 28, 2004 | Shrek 2 | $72,170,363 | 4,223 | Dreamworks SKG | Adventure |
| 6 | Nov 5, 2004 | The Incredibles | $70,467,623 | 3,933 | Walt Disney | Adventure |
| 7 | May 28, 2004 | The Day After Tomorrow | $68,743,584 | 3,425 | 20th Century Fox | Adventure |
| 8 | Mar 5, 2004 | The Passion of the Christ | $53,246,801 | 3,170 | Newmarket Films | Drama |
| 9 | Jul 23, 2004 | The Bourne Supremacy | $52,521,865 | 3,165 | Universal | Thriller/Suspense |
| 10 | Jul 16, 2004 | I, Robot | $52,179,887 | 3,420 | 20th Century Fox | Action |
Weekend Breakdown Domestic Box Office for 2004
| Weekend | No. 1 Movie | Weeks in Release |
No. 1 Box Office |
Combined Weekend Box Office |
No. 1 / Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 2004 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of … | 3 | $28,180,378 | $141,877,189 | 20% |
| Jan 9, 2004 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of … | 4 | $14,209,098 | $106,427,921 | 13% |
| Jan 16, 2004 | Along Came Polly | New | $27,721,185 | $114,865,422 | 24% |
| Jan 23, 2004 | The Butterfly Effect | New | $17,065,227 | $101,065,937 | 17% |
| Jan 30, 2004 | You Got Served | New | $16,123,105 | $95,438,211 | 17% |
| Feb 6, 2004 | Barbershop 2: Back in Business | New | $24,241,612 | $112,374,003 | 22% |
| Feb 13, 2004 | 50 First Dates | New | $39,852,237 | $124,062,129 | 32% |
| Feb 20, 2004 | 50 First Dates | 2 | $20,429,325 | $94,620,025 | 22% |
| Feb 27, 2004 | The Passion of the Christ | New | $83,848,082 | $156,487,820 | 54% |
| Mar 5, 2004 | The Passion of the Christ | 2 | $53,246,801 | $143,879,441 | 37% |
| Mar 12, 2004 | The Passion of the Christ | 3 | $32,130,978 | $117,006,423 | 27% |
| Mar 19, 2004 | Dawn of the Dead | New | $26,722,575 | $118,651,612 | 23% |
| Mar 26, 2004 | Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | New | $29,438,331 | $119,470,420 | 25% |
| Apr 2, 2004 | Hellboy | New | $23,172,440 | $127,464,929 | 18% |
| Apr 9, 2004 | The Passion of the Christ | 7 | $15,216,723 | $115,811,024 | 13% |
| Apr 16, 2004 | Kill Bill: Volume 2 | New | $25,104,949 | $103,776,736 | 24% |
| Apr 23, 2004 | Man on Fire | New | $22,751,490 | $98,538,882 | 23% |
| Apr 30, 2004 | Mean Girls | New | $24,432,195 | $103,727,097 | 24% |
| May 7, 2004 | Van Helsing | New | $51,748,040 | $111,186,169 | 47% |
| May 14, 2004 | Troy | New | $46,865,412 | $112,629,128 | 42% |
| May 21, 2004 | Shrek 2 | New | $108,037,878 | $171,018,421 | 63% |
| May 28, 2004 | Shrek 2 | 2 | $72,170,363 | $193,476,405 | 37% |
| Jun 4, 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | New | $93,687,367 | $188,169,697 | 50% |
| Jun 11, 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | 2 | $34,910,393 | $159,354,849 | 22% |
| Jun 18, 2004 | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | New | $30,070,196 | $136,805,157 | 22% |
| Jun 25, 2004 | Fahrenheit 9/11 | New | $23,920,637 | $148,969,295 | 16% |
| Jul 2, 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | New | $88,156,227 | $166,070,423 | 53% |
| Jul 9, 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | 2 | $45,180,743 | $148,330,242 | 30% |
| Jul 16, 2004 | I, Robot | New | $52,179,887 | $153,326,018 | 34% |
| Jul 23, 2004 | The Bourne Supremacy | New | $52,521,865 | $153,154,078 | 34% |
| Jul 30, 2004 | The Village | New | $50,746,142 | $156,034,107 | 33% |
| Aug 6, 2004 | Collateral | New | $24,701,458 | $112,962,315 | 22% |
| Aug 13, 2004 | AVP: Alien Vs. Predator | New | $38,291,056 | $137,639,096 | 28% |
| Aug 20, 2004 | Exorcist: The Beginning | New | $18,054,001 | $117,908,605 | 15% |
| Aug 27, 2004 | Jet Li’s Hero | New | $18,004,319 | $103,386,746 | 17% |
| Sep 3, 2004 | Jet Li’s Hero | 2 | $8,807,757 | $88,471,344 | 10% |
| Sep 10, 2004 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | New | $23,036,273 | $79,530,606 | 29% |
| Sep 17, 2004 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | New | $15,580,278 | $78,461,203 | 20% |
| Sep 24, 2004 | The Forgotten | New | $21,022,111 | $71,370,985 | 29% |
| Oct 1, 2004 | Shark Tale | New | $47,604,606 | $113,313,772 | 42% |
| Oct 8, 2004 | Shark Tale | 2 | $31,330,299 | $107,533,154 | 29% |
| Oct 15, 2004 | Shark Tale | 3 | $22,005,952 | $97,069,485 | 23% |
| Oct 22, 2004 | The Grudge | New | $39,128,715 | $106,139,818 | 37% |
| Oct 29, 2004 | The Grudge | 2 | $21,817,598 | $100,303,427 | 22% |
| Nov 5, 2004 | The Incredibles | New | $70,467,623 | $144,344,281 | 49% |
| Nov 12, 2004 | The Incredibles | 2 | $50,251,359 | $144,230,812 | 35% |
| Nov 19, 2004 | National Treasure | New | $35,142,554 | $151,535,159 | 23% |
| Nov 26, 2004 | National Treasure | 2 | $32,156,917 | $162,629,626 | 20% |
| Dec 3, 2004 | National Treasure | 3 | $17,004,967 | $87,075,993 | 20% |
| Dec 10, 2004 | Ocean’s Twelve | New | $39,153,380 | $106,821,273 | 37% |
| Dec 17, 2004 | Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortun… | New | $30,061,756 | $107,244,293 | 28% |
| Dec 24, 2004 | Meet the Fockers | New | $46,120,980 | $134,805,016 | 34% |
| Dec 31, 2004 | Meet the Fockers | 2 | $41,741,785 | $146,591,437 | 28% |
The highest values in the column(s) No. 1 Box Office, Combined Weekend Box Office, No. 1 / Combined are shown in bold.
The lowest values in the column(s) No. 1 Box Office, Combined Weekend Box Office, No. 1 / Combined are shown underlined.
Market Share for Each Distributor in 2004
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2004 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sony Pictures | 34 | $1,349,925,368 | 217,379,283 | 14.38% |
| 2 | Warner Bros. | 31 | $1,218,500,607 | 196,215,879 | 12.98% |
| 3 | Walt Disney | 27 | $1,157,791,189 | 186,439,802 | 12.33% |
| 4 | 20th Century Fox | 19 | $943,941,639 | 152,003,484 | 10.05% |
| 5 | Dreamworks SKG | 10 | $927,469,181 | 149,350,914 | 9.88% |
| 6 | Universal | 20 | $892,095,585 | 143,654,682 | 9.50% |
| 7 | Paramount Pictures | 18 | $628,913,492 | 101,274,311 | 6.70% |
| 8 | New Line | 14 | $438,827,999 | 70,664,734 | 4.67% |
| 9 | Newmarket Films | 8 | $406,670,809 | 65,486,443 | 4.33% |
| 10 | Miramax | 21 | $376,425,092 | 60,615,955 | 4.01% |
Market Share for Each Genre in 2004
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2004 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adventure | 45 | $2,814,767,066 | 453,263,615 | 29.97% |
| 2 | Comedy | 121 | $1,511,903,212 | 243,462,665 | 16.10% |
| 3 | Drama | 230 | $1,389,547,813 | 223,759,689 | 14.80% |
| 4 | Action | 30 | $1,142,891,197 | 184,040,449 | 12.17% |
| 5 | Thriller/Suspense | 32 | $855,731,348 | 137,798,926 | 9.11% |
| 6 | Romantic Comedy | 34 | $727,492,844 | 117,148,606 | 7.75% |
| 7 | Horror | 26 | $423,451,709 | 68,188,680 | 4.51% |
| 8 | Documentary | 91 | $234,231,637 | 37,718,452 | 2.49% |
| 9 | Western | 5 | $140,618,332 | 22,643,853 | 1.50% |
| 10 | Black Comedy | 8 | $132,844,336 | 21,392,003 | 1.41% |
Market Share for Each MPAA Rating in 2004
| Rank | MPAA Rating | Movies | 2004 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PG-13 | 141 | $4,499,055,004 | 724,485,496 | 47.91% |
| 2 | PG | 68 | $2,358,373,623 | 379,770,307 | 25.11% |
| 3 | R | 196 | $2,161,151,371 | 348,011,474 | 23.01% |
| 4 | G | 12 | $258,658,041 | 41,651,857 | 2.75% |
| 5 | Not Rated | 235 | $106,937,331 | 17,220,170 | 1.14% |
| 6 | NC-17 | 4 | $6,397,558 | 1,030,203 | 0.07% |
Market Share for Each Type of Source Material in 2004
| Rank | Source Material | Movies | 2004 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Original Screenplay | 302 | $3,896,593,579 | 627,470,765 | 41.49% |
| 2 | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story | 92 | $3,017,649,318 | 485,933,854 | 32.13% |
| 3 | Based on Real Life Events | 114 | $701,982,796 | 113,040,698 | 7.48% |
| 4 | Based on Comic/Graphic Novel | 8 | $650,536,948 | 104,756,352 | 6.93% |
| 5 | Based on Religious Text | 2 | $371,255,693 | 59,783,525 | 3.95% |
| 6 | Based on TV | 8 | $296,673,638 | 47,773,532 | 3.16% |
| 7 | Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale | 2 | $103,316,138 | 16,637,059 | 1.10% |
| 8 | Spin-Off | 2 | $80,285,160 | 12,928,367 | 0.85% |
| 9 | Based on Factual Book/Article | 7 | $77,858,902 | 12,537,665 | 0.83% |
| 10 | Based on Play | 8 | $66,356,387 | 10,685,406 | 0.71% |
Market Share for Each Production Method in 2004
| Rank | Production Method | Movies | 2004 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Live Action | 603 | $7,583,753,322 | 1,221,216,268 | 80.76% |
| 2 | Digital Animation | 6 | $998,147,472 | 160,732,282 | 10.63% |
| 3 | Animation/Live Action | 6 | $635,085,485 | 102,268,194 | 6.76% |
| 4 | Hand Animation | 10 | $170,878,960 | 27,516,741 | 1.82% |
Market Share for Each Creative Type in 2004
| Rank | Creative Type | Movies | 2004 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Contemporary Fiction | 223 | $4,044,346,338 | 651,263,481 | 43.07% |
| 2 | Kids Fiction | 22 | $1,158,022,393 | 186,477,037 | 12.33% |
| 3 | Historical Fiction | 56 | $1,037,921,889 | 167,137,174 | 11.05% |
| 4 | Dramatization | 39 | $833,523,818 | 134,222,831 | 8.88% |
| 5 | Super Hero | 6 | $803,382,083 | 129,369,094 | 8.56% |
| 6 | Science Fiction | 27 | $782,355,172 | 125,983,119 | 8.33% |
| 7 | Fantasy | 15 | $480,393,972 | 77,358,125 | 5.12% |
| 8 | Factual | 90 | $234,206,322 | 37,714,376 | 2.49% |
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