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Domestic Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2004

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2004 GrossTickets Sold
1 Troy May 14, 2004 Action R $133,298,577 21,465,149
2 Van Helsing May 7, 2004 Action PG-13 $120,150,546 19,347,914
3 Starsky & Hutch Mar 5, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $88,200,225 14,202,935
4 Anchorman: The Legend of Ro… Jul 9, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $84,136,909 13,548,617
5 Cold Mountain Dec 25, 2003 Drama R $67,432,614 10,858,714
6 Hidalgo Mar 5, 2004 Western PG-13 $67,286,731 10,835,222
7 The Manchurian Candidate Jul 30, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $65,948,711 10,619,760
8 Jet Li’s Hero Aug 27, 2004 Action PG-13 $53,652,140 8,639,636
9 King Arthur Jul 7, 2004 Adventure PG-13 $51,877,963 8,353,939
10 Exorcist: The Beginning Aug 20, 2004 Horror R $41,814,863 6,733,472
11 The Last Samurai Dec 5, 2003 Action R $31,410,575 5,058,064
12 Mona Lisa Smile Dec 19, 2003 Drama PG-13 $25,203,100 4,058,470
13 Finding Neverland Nov 12, 2004 Drama PG $24,676,372 3,973,650
14 Around the World in 80 Days Jun 16, 2004 Adventure PG $24,004,159 3,865,404
15 Life of Brian Aug 17, 1979 Comedy R $19,904,244 3,205,192
16 Flight of the Phoenix Dec 17, 2004 Adventure PG-13 $16,720,242 2,692,470
17 Vanity Fair Sep 1, 2004 Drama PG-13 $16,123,851 2,596,433
18 Dirty Dancing Havana Nights Feb 27, 2004 Drama PG-13 $14,140,215 2,277,007
19 De-Lovely Jun 25, 2004 Drama PG-13 $13,337,299 2,147,713
20 The Phantom of the Opera Dec 22, 2004 Musical PG-13 $12,700,000 2,045,089
21 Master and Commander: The F… Nov 14, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $12,038,122 1,938,506
22 Girl with a Pearl Earring Dec 12, 2003 Drama PG-13 $10,979,470 1,768,031
23 Les Triplettes de Belleville Nov 26, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $6,183,826 995,785
24 House of Flying Daggers Dec 3, 2004 Action PG-13 $4,157,199 669,436
25 Good Bye, Lenin! Feb 27, 2004 Comedy R $4,063,859 654,406
26 Being Julia Oct 15, 2004 Drama R $3,555,620 572,563
27 Un long dimanche de fiançai… Nov 26, 2004 Drama R $2,653,129 427,234
28 The Dreamers Feb 6, 2004 Drama NC-17 $2,531,462 407,643
29 Bon Voyage Mar 19, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $2,353,728 379,022
30 Vera Drake Oct 10, 2004 Drama R $2,122,643 341,810
31 Les Choristes Nov 26, 2004 Drama PG-13 $1,821,951 293,390
32 La mala educación Nov 19, 2004 Drama NC-17 $1,759,188 283,283
33 Dogville Apr 2, 2004 Drama R $1,530,386 246,439
34 Tae Guik Gi: The Brotherhoo… Sep 3, 2004 Drama R $1,110,186 178,774
35 A Home at the End of the World Jul 23, 2004 Drama R $1,029,017 165,703
36 Bright Young Things Aug 20, 2004 Comedy R $933,637 150,344
37 Nouvelle-France Nov 24, 2004 Drama Not Rated $921,364 148,368
38 The Missing Nov 26, 2003 Western R $894,822 144,094
39 Zatoichi Jul 23, 2004 Action R $853,718 137,475
40 Lakshya Jun 18, 2004 Adventure Not Rated $752,344 121,150
41 Rosenstrasse Aug 20, 2004 Drama PG-13 $727,467 117,144
42 The Book of Mormon Movie, V… Sep 12, 2003 Drama PG $536,363 86,371
43 The Twilight Samurai Apr 23, 2004 Drama Not Rated $529,212 85,219
44 The Statement Dec 12, 2003 Thriller/Suspense R $507,942 81,794
45 Kitchen Stories Feb 20, 2004 Comedy PG $349,315 56,250
46 Carandiru May 14, 2004 Drama R $213,954 34,453
47 China: The Panda Adventure Jul 27, 2001 Drama Not Rated $163,569 26,340
48 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Oct 17, 2003 Horror R $146,815 23,642
49 L.O.C. (Kargil) Dec 25, 2003 Drama Not Rated $116,803 18,809
50 The Merchant of Venice Dec 29, 2004 Drama R $103,260 16,628
51 Mou gaan dou Sep 24, 2004 Drama R $89,594 14,427
52 Ah Fei Ching Chuen Nov 19, 2004 Drama Not Rated $71,044 11,440
53 The Mudge Boy May 7, 2004 Drama R $62,544 10,071
54 The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Feb 13, 2004 Multiple Genres Not Rated $18,425 2,967
55 Straight-Jacket Nov 26, 2004 Comedy Not Rated $16,511 2,659
56 Bandido Dec 10, 2004 Western R $4,064 654
Total Gross of All Movies$1,037,921,889
Total Tickets Sold167,137,174

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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