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Domestic Box Office Performance for R-Rated Movies in 2004

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		Genre2004 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Passion of the Christ Feb 25, 2004 Newmarket Films Drama $370,274,604 59,625,540
2 Troy May 14, 2004 Warner Bros. Action $133,298,577 21,465,149
3 Fahrenheit 9/11 Jun 23, 2004 Lionsgate Documentary $119,114,517 19,181,082
4 Collateral Aug 6, 2004 Dreamworks SKG Action $100,170,152 16,130,459
5 Man on Fire Apr 23, 2004 20th Century Fox Thriller/Suspense $77,906,816 12,545,381
6 Cold Mountain Dec 25, 2003 Miramax Drama $67,432,614 10,858,714
7 Kill Bill: Volume 2 Apr 16, 2004 Miramax Action $66,207,920 10,661,501
8 The Manchurian Candidate Jul 30, 2004 Paramount Pictures Thriller/Suspense $65,948,711 10,619,760
9 Dawn of the Dead Mar 19, 2004 Universal Horror $58,990,765 9,499,318
10 The Butterfly Effect Jan 23, 2004 New Line Thriller/Suspense $57,924,679 9,327,646
11 Saw Oct 29, 2004 Lionsgate Horror $55,153,403 8,881,385
12 Resident Evil: Apocalypse Sep 10, 2004 Sony Pictures Horror $50,740,078 8,170,705
13 Blade: Trinity Dec 8, 2004 New Line Action $48,079,939 7,742,341
14 Exorcist: The Beginning Aug 20, 2004 Warner Bros. Horror $41,814,863 6,733,472
15 Bridget Jones: The Edge Of … Nov 12, 2004 Universal Romantic Comedy $39,877,945 6,421,569
16 The Ladykillers Mar 26, 2004 Walt Disney Black Comedy $39,692,139 6,391,649
17 Mystic River Oct 8, 2003 Warner Bros. Drama $36,244,484 5,836,471
18 Eternal Sunshine of the Spo… Mar 19, 2004 Focus Features Comedy $34,366,518 5,534,061
19 Monster Dec 24, 2003 Newmarket Films Drama $34,244,004 5,514,332
20 Alexander Nov 24, 2004 Warner Bros. Action $34,000,304 5,475,089
21 The Punisher Apr 16, 2004 Lionsgate Action $33,571,379 5,406,019
22 Team America: World Police Oct 15, 2004 Paramount Pictures Comedy $32,749,828 5,273,724
23 Taking Lives Mar 19, 2004 Warner Bros. Thriller/Suspense $32,682,342 5,262,857
24 The Last Samurai Dec 5, 2003 Warner Bros. Action $31,410,575 5,058,064
25 Open Water Aug 6, 2004 Lionsgate Horror $30,500,882 4,911,575
26 Closer Dec 3, 2004 Sony Pictures Drama $27,460,754 4,422,021
27 Garden State Jul 28, 2004 Fox Searchlight Drama $26,754,251 4,308,252
28 Twisted Feb 27, 2004 Paramount Pictures Thriller/Suspense $25,195,050 4,057,174
29 Sideways Oct 22, 2004 Fox Searchlight Drama $22,404,206 3,607,762
30 Life of Brian Aug 17, 1979 Rainbow Releasing Comedy $19,904,244 3,205,192
31 Harold & Kumar Go to White … Jul 30, 2004 New Line Comedy $18,225,165 2,934,809
32 Eurotrip Feb 20, 2004 Dreamworks SKG Comedy $17,718,223 2,853,176
33 Seed of Chucky Nov 12, 2004 Focus/Rogue Pictures Horror $17,016,190 2,740,127
34 The Motorcycle Diaries Sep 24, 2004 Focus Features Drama $15,724,900 2,532,190
35 The Life Aquatic with Steve… Dec 10, 2004 Walt Disney Comedy $14,794,828 2,382,419
36 The Girl Next Door Apr 9, 2004 20th Century Fox Romantic Comedy $14,589,444 2,349,347
37 Soul Plane May 28, 2004 MGM Comedy $13,922,211 2,241,902
38 Lost in Translation Sep 12, 2003 Focus Features Drama $13,498,435 2,173,661
39 Shaun of the Dead Sep 24, 2004 Focus/Rogue Pictures Comedy $13,464,388 2,168,178
40 Alfie Nov 5, 2004 Paramount Pictures Comedy $13,386,312 2,155,605
41 I Heart Huckabees Oct 1, 2004 Fox Searchlight Comedy $12,596,975 2,028,498
42 21 Grams Nov 21, 2003 Focus Features Drama $10,317,408 1,661,418
43 House of Sand and Fog Dec 19, 2003 Dreamworks SKG Drama $9,410,115 1,515,316
44 Bad Santa Nov 26, 2003 Miramax/Dimension Black Comedy $9,113,133 1,467,493
45 Suspect Zero Aug 27, 2004 Paramount Pictures Horror $8,712,564 1,402,989
46 Les invasions barbares May 9, 2003 Miramax Drama $7,793,092 1,254,926
47 Woman Thou Art Loosed Oct 1, 2004 Magnolia Pictures Drama $6,879,730 1,107,847
48 The Cooler Nov 26, 2003 Lionsgate Drama $6,747,658 1,086,579
49 Kinsey Nov 12, 2004 Fox Searchlight Drama $6,734,321 1,084,431
50 Maria Full of Grace Jul 16, 2004 New Line Drama $6,529,624 1,051,469
51 Before Sunset Jul 2, 2004 Warner Independent Drama $5,792,822 932,822
52 The Clearing Jul 2, 2004 Fox Searchlight Drama $5,763,875 928,160
53 Never Die Alone Mar 26, 2004 Fox Searchlight Thriller/Suspense $5,644,575 908,949
54 Club Dread Feb 27, 2004 Fox Searchlight Comedy $5,001,655 805,419
55 Birth Oct 29, 2004 New Line Drama $4,763,525 767,073
56 Touching the Void Jan 23, 2004 IFC Films Documentary $4,593,598 739,710
57 Spartan Mar 12, 2004 Warner Bros. Thriller/Suspense $4,357,745 701,730
58 A Day Without a Mexican May 14, 2004 Televisa Cine Comedy $4,180,870 673,248
59 Good Bye, Lenin! Feb 27, 2004 Sony Pictures Cla… Comedy $4,063,859 654,406
60 The Door in the Floor Jul 14, 2004 Focus Features Drama $3,835,551 617,641
61 Being Julia Oct 15, 2004 Sony Pictures Drama $3,555,620 572,563
62 Monsieur Ibrahim Feb 13, 2004 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $2,824,365 454,809
63 Cidade de Deus Jan 17, 2003 Miramax Drama $2,776,925 447,170
64 Love Actually Nov 7, 2003 Universal Romantic Comedy $2,775,118 446,879
65 Un long dimanche de fiançai… Nov 26, 2004 Warner Bros. Drama $2,653,129 427,234
66 Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul ge… Apr 2, 2004 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $2,380,788 383,380
67 Vera Drake Oct 10, 2004 Fine Line Drama $2,122,643 341,810
68 Confidences trop intimes Jul 30, 2004 Paramount Vantage Drama $2,106,677 339,239
69 We Don't Live Here Anymore Aug 13, 2004 Warner Bros. Drama $2,037,545 328,107
70 Coffee and Cigarettes May 14, 2004 MGM Comedy $1,971,135 317,413
71 Gothika Nov 21, 2003 Warner Bros. Horror $1,739,395 280,096
72 Io non ho paura Apr 9, 2004 Miramax Drama $1,615,118 260,083
73 Dogville Mar 26, 2004 Lionsgate Drama $1,530,386 246,439
74 The Station Agent Oct 3, 2003 Miramax Drama $1,239,027 199,521
75 Festival Express Jul 23, 2004 ThinkFilm Concert/Perfor… $1,172,345 188,783
76 The Matrix Revolutions Nov 5, 2003 Warner Bros. Action $1,162,624 187,218
77 Tae Guik Gi: The Brotherhoo… Sep 3, 2004 IDP Distribution Drama $1,110,186 178,774
78 Nicotina Aug 20, 2004 Arenas Entertainment Black Comedy $1,109,100 178,599
79 The Mother May 28, 2004 Sony Pictures Drama $1,062,253 171,055
80 A Home at the End of the World Jul 23, 2004 Warner Independent Drama $1,029,017 165,703
81 Silver City Sep 17, 2004 Newmarket Films Black Comedy $1,017,376 163,829
82 The Machinist Oct 22, 2004 Paramount Vantage Thriller/Suspense $1,004,511 161,757
83 Bright Young Things Aug 20, 2004 ThinkFilm Comedy $933,637 150,344
84 Criminal Sep 10, 2004 Warner Bros. Drama $929,233 149,635
85 The Missing Nov 26, 2003 Sony Pictures Western $894,822 144,094
86 Intermission Mar 19, 2004 IFC Films Comedy $889,857 143,294
87 Zatoichi Jul 23, 2004 Miramax Action $853,718 137,475
88 Latter Days Jan 30, 2004 TLA Releasing Drama $833,118 134,157
89 Stage Beauty Oct 8, 2004 Artisan Drama $776,691 125,071
90 Donnie Darko Oct 26, 2001 Newmarket Films Drama $753,147 121,280
91 Fade to Black Nov 5, 2004 Paramount Vantage Documentary $728,802 117,359
92 The Saddest Music in the World Apr 30, 2004 IFC Films Drama $669,128 107,750
93 Japanese Story Dec 31, 2003 IDP Distribution Drama $614,355 98,930
94 Mean Creek Aug 20, 2004 Paramount Vantage Drama $603,951 97,255
95 Touch of Pink Jul 16, 2004 Sony Pictures Cla… Romantic Comedy $564,535 90,907
96 Love Me If You Dare May 19, 2004 Paramount Vantage Romantic Comedy $548,707 88,359
97 Facing Windows Jun 18, 2004 Sony Pictures Drama $541,682 87,227
98 The Statement Dec 12, 2003 Sony Pictures Thriller/Suspense $507,942 81,794
99 Kill Bill: Volume 1 Oct 10, 2003 Miramax Action $483,242 77,817
100 The Last Shot Sep 24, 2004 Walt Disney Comedy $463,730 74,675
101 Knafayim Shvurot Mar 12, 2004 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $405,818 65,349
102 Head in the Clouds Sep 17, 2004 Sony Pictures Drama $398,179 64,119
103 Highwaymen Feb 13, 2004 New Line Horror $367,027 59,103
104 How to Get the Man's Foot O… May 28, 2004 Sony Pictures Cla… Comedy $365,248 58,816
105 She Hate Me Jul 30, 2004 Sony Pictures Comedy $365,134 58,798
106 I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Jun 18, 2004 Paramount Vantage Thriller/Suspense $358,804 57,778
107 Enduring Love Oct 29, 2004 Paramount Vantage Thriller/Suspense $349,117 56,218
108 The United States of Leland Apr 2, 2004 Paramount Vantage Drama $343,816 55,365
109 Zelary Sep 17, 2004 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $329,723 53,095
110 Ju-On: The Grudge Jul 23, 2004 Vitagraph Films Horror $325,661 52,441
111 Bukowski: Born Into This May 28, 2004 Magnolia Pictures Documentary $311,431 50,150
112 Mayor of the Sunset Strip Mar 26, 2004 First Look Documentary $257,315 41,436
113 The Reckoning Mar 5, 2004 Paramount Vantage Drama $256,620 41,324
114 Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself Mar 12, 2004 ThinkFilm Comedy $233,053 37,529
115 Carandiru May 14, 2004 Sony Pictures Drama $213,954 34,453
116 The Yes Men Sep 24, 2004 MGM Documentary $198,975 32,041
117 The Woodsman Dec 24, 2004 Newmarket Films Drama $197,623 31,823
118 Code 46 Aug 6, 2004 MGM $197,148 31,747
119 Around the Bend Oct 8, 2004 Warner Independent Drama $193,571 31,171
120 P.S. Oct 15, 2004 Newmarket Films Drama $175,408 28,246
121 Stateside May 21, 2004 IDP Distribution Drama $174,318 28,071
122 When Will I Be Loved Sep 10, 2004 IFC Films Drama $159,429 25,673
123 Underworld Sep 19, 2003 Sony Pictures Action $158,016 25,445
124 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Oct 17, 2003 New Line Horror $146,815 23,642
125 The Gatekeeper Jul 18, 2003 $143,040 23,034
126 Undertow Oct 22, 2004 MGM Drama $124,171 19,995
127 Love, Sex and Eating the Bones Mar 5, 2004 $116,869 18,819
128 The Merchant of Venice Dec 29, 2004 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $103,260 16,628
129 Riding the Bullet Oct 15, 2004 Innovation Film G… Horror $101,107 16,281
130 A Slipping Down Life May 14, 2004 Lionsgate Drama $95,436 15,368
131 Mou gaan dou Sep 24, 2004 Miramax Drama $89,594 14,427
132 Seeing Other People May 7, 2004 Lantern Lane Ente… Romantic Comedy $87,923 14,158
133 Ned Kelly Mar 26, 2004 Universal Multiple Genres $86,959 14,003
134 Aileen: Life and Death of a… Jan 9, 2004 Lantern Lane Ente… Documentary $85,992 13,847
135 Decoys Feb 27, 2004 Horror $84,733 13,645
136 Warriors of Heaven and Earth Sep 3, 2004 Sony Pictures Action $82,382 13,266
137 Malevolence Sep 10, 2004 Painted Zebra Rel… Horror $81,250 13,084
138 Yossi & Jagger Sep 24, 2003 Drama $76,889 12,381
139 Eulogy Oct 15, 2004 Artisan Comedy $70,527 11,357
140 Cachorro Nov 5, 2004 TLA Releasing Comedy $66,096 10,643
141 Cavale Jan 30, 2004 Magnolia Pictures Thriller/Suspense $64,796 10,434
142 The Animation Show Sep 5, 2003 The Animation Sho… Multiple Genres $62,555 10,073
143 The Mudge Boy May 7, 2004 Strand Releasing Drama $62,544 10,071
144 Proteus Jul 30, 2004 Strand Releasing Documentary $62,031 9,989
145 The Assassination of Richar… Dec 29, 2004 ThinkFilm Drama $55,255 8,897
146 Born Into Brothels: Calcutt… Dec 8, 2004 ThinkFilm Documentary $55,045 8,863
147 Ônibus 174 Oct 8, 2003 ThinkFilm Documentary $53,398 8,599
148 Twist May 21, 2004 Strand Releasing Drama $50,968 8,207
149 Lana's Rain Feb 27, 2004 ISA Releasing Drama $44,287 7,132
150 Dirty Pretty Things Jul 18, 2003 Miramax Drama $42,307 6,813
151 A Love Song for Bobby Long Dec 29, 2004 Lionsgate Drama $41,771 6,726
152 What Alice Found Dec 5, 2003 Castle Hill Produ… Drama $38,452 6,192
153 A Tale of Two Sisters Dec 3, 2004 Tartan Films Horror $35,710 5,750
154 AKA Dec 12, 2003 Empire Pictures Drama $35,112 5,654
155 Last Life in the Universe Aug 6, 2004 Comedy $31,747 5,112
156 Chooch Aug 27, 2004 Artistic License Comedy $30,792 4,958
157 Bubba Ho-Tep Sep 19, 2003 Vitagraph Films Comedy $29,865 4,809
158 Gypsy 83 Apr 16, 2004 Small Planet Drama $29,367 4,729
159 Hearts and Minds Jan 1, 1974 Rialto Pictures Documentary $28,287 4,555
160 Emerald Cowboy Sep 19, 2003 Indican Pictures Drama $28,048 4,517
161 A Fish Without a Bicycle Oct 22, 2004 Newmark/Echelon Ent. Comedy $26,642 4,290
162 The Human Stain Oct 31, 2003 Miramax Drama $25,590 4,121
163 Shade Apr 9, 2004 Thriller/Suspense $25,032 4,031
164 A Fond Kiss Nov 26, 2004 Castle Hill Produ… Drama $23,339 3,758
165 Frankie & Johnny Are Married May 28, 2004 IFC Films Comedy $22,900 3,688
166 The Hebrew Hammer Dec 19, 2003 Cowboy Pictures $21,845 3,518
167 Easy Nov 26, 2004 Magic Lamp Romantic Comedy $21,589 3,476
168 The Burial Society May 28, 2004 Regent Releasing Thriller/Suspense $20,580 3,314
169 Stander Aug 6, 2004 Drama $19,067 3,070
170 Fabled Dec 10, 2004 Indican Pictures Horror $18,224 2,935
171 Elephant Oct 24, 2003 Fine Line Drama $17,941 2,889
172 Purple Butterfly Nov 26, 2004 Palm Pictures Drama $16,051 2,585
173 Off the Lip May 7, 2004 Hannover House Comedy $14,773 2,379
174 Reeseville May 7, 2004 Innovation Film G… Thriller/Suspense $14,496 2,334
175 The 24th Day May 14, 2004 Screen Media Films Drama $14,107 2,272
176 Party Monster Aug 29, 2003 ContentFilm Comedy $13,089 2,108
177 Big Ain't Bad Apr 16, 2004 Drama $12,288 1,979
178 The Singing Detective Oct 24, 2003 Paramount Pictures Comedy $10,225 1,647
179 Evil Remains Oct 22, 2004 Screen Media Films Horror $8,396 1,352
180 Imagining Argentina Jun 11, 2004 Arenas Entertainment Drama $7,951 1,280
181 Wasabi Tuna May 7, 2004 Indican Pictures Comedy $7,950 1,280
182 The Holy Land Jul 11, 2003 CAVU Releasing Drama $7,903 1,273
183 The Intended Jun 25, 2004 IFC Films Drama $7,522 1,211
184 Love Object Feb 13, 2004 Horror $6,028 971
185 It's All About Love Oct 29, 2004 Strand Releasing Drama $5,494 885
186 Imaginary Heroes Dec 17, 2004 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $4,696 756
187 Demonlover Sep 19, 2003 Palm Pictures Thriller/Suspense $4,664 751
188 Bandido Dec 10, 2004 IFG Western $4,064 654
189 Stella Street Oct 22, 2004 Strand Releasing Comedy $2,574 414
190 The Flower of Evil Oct 10, 2003 $2,568 414
191 The Green Butchers Dec 10, 2004 Newmarket Films Black Comedy $2,483 400
192 Nine Dead Gay Guys Oct 17, 2003 TLA Releasing Comedy $2,143 345
193 Artworks Oct 29, 2004 Panorama Entertai… Drama $1,348 217
194 What Boys Like Feb 27, 2004 Comedy $955 154
195 800 balas Oct 29, 2004 TLA Releasing Comedy $866 139
196 The Hillside Strangler Sep 24, 2004 Tartan Films Horror $306 49
Total Gross of All Movies$2,161,151,371
Total Tickets Sold348,011,474

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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