Market Charts > 2004 > Sources > Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 2004
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Genre | MPAA Rating | 2004 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
Shrek 2 |
May 19, 2004 |
Adventure |
PG |
$438,200,447 |
70,563,679 |
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 |
28,355,466 |
5 |
The Polar Express |
Nov 10, 2004 |
Adventure |
G |
$152,105,790 |
24,493,685 |
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 Princess Diaries 2: Roy… |
Aug 11, 2004 |
Romantic Comedy |
G |
$95,149,435 |
15,321,970 |
9 |
Lemony Snicket's A Series o… |
Dec 17, 2004 |
Adventure |
PG |
$94,616,745 |
15,236,190 |
10 |
The Lord of the Rings: The … |
Dec 17, 2003 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$86,602,112 |
13,945,589 |
11 |
Mean Girls |
Apr 30, 2004 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$86,047,227 |
13,856,236 |
12 |
The Notebook |
Jun 25, 2004 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$81,001,787 |
13,043,766 |
13 |
Christmas with the Kranks |
Nov 24, 2004 |
Comedy |
PG |
$73,077,009 |
11,767,634 |
14 |
Without a Paddle |
Aug 20, 2004 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$58,107,982 |
9,357,162 |
15 |
Big Fish |
Dec 10, 2003 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$57,978,659 |
9,336,338 |
16 |
Cold Mountain |
Dec 25, 2003 |
Drama |
R |
$51,895,392 |
8,356,745 |
17 |
Secret Window |
Mar 12, 2004 |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$47,958,031 |
7,722,710 |
18 |
Exorcist: The Beginning |
Aug 20, 2004 |
Horror |
R |
$41,814,863 |
6,733,472 |
19 |
Bridget Jones: The Edge Of … |
Nov 12, 2004 |
Romantic Comedy |
R |
$39,877,945 |
6,421,569 |
20 |
Mystic River |
Oct 8, 2003 |
Drama |
R |
$35,834,806 |
5,770,500 |
21 |
Eternal Sunshine of the Spo… |
Mar 19, 2004 |
Comedy |
R |
$34,366,518 |
5,534,060 |
22 |
Taking Lives |
Mar 19, 2004 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$32,682,342 |
5,262,857 |
23 |
Confessions of a Teenage Dr… |
Feb 20, 2004 |
Comedy |
PG |
$29,331,068 |
4,723,199 |
24 |
Around the World in 80 Days |
Jun 16, 2004 |
Adventure |
PG |
$24,004,159 |
3,865,404 |
25 |
Ella Enchanted |
Apr 9, 2004 |
Comedy |
PG |
$22,913,677 |
3,689,803 |
26 |
Sideways |
Oct 22, 2004 |
Drama |
R |
$22,404,206 |
3,607,762 |
27 |
Flight of the Phoenix |
Dec 17, 2004 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$16,720,242 |
2,692,470 |
28 |
Vanity Fair |
Sep 1, 2004 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$16,123,851 |
2,596,433 |
29 |
Paycheck |
Dec 25, 2003 |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$15,144,861 |
2,438,785 |
30 |
Peter Pan |
Dec 25, 2003 |
Adventure |
PG |
$14,238,615 |
2,292,852 |
31 |
Master and Commander: The F… |
Nov 14, 2003 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$10,920,242 |
1,758,493 |
32 |
Girl with a Pearl Earring |
Dec 12, 2003 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$10,769,122 |
1,734,158 |
33 |
House of Sand and Fog |
Dec 19, 2003 |
Drama |
R |
$7,621,822 |
1,227,346 |
34 |
Woman Thou Art Loosed |
Oct 1, 2004 |
Drama |
R |
$6,879,730 |
1,107,847 |
35 |
The Big Bounce |
Jan 30, 2004 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$6,471,394 |
1,042,092 |
36 |
Never Die Alone |
Mar 26, 2004 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$5,644,575 |
908,949 |
37 |
Young Black Stallion |
Dec 25, 2003 |
Adventure |
G |
$4,264,441 |
686,705 |
38 |
Good Bye, Lenin! |
Feb 27, 2004 |
Comedy |
R |
$4,063,859 |
654,405 |
39 |
The Door in the Floor |
Jul 14, 2004 |
Drama |
R |
$3,835,551 |
617,641 |
40 |
Being Julia |
Oct 15, 2004 |
Drama |
R |
$3,555,620 |
572,563 |
41 |
Clifford's Really Big Movie |
Apr 23, 2004 |
Adventure |
G |
$2,922,354 |
470,588 |
42 |
Monsieur Ibrahim |
Feb 13, 2004 |
Drama |
R |
$2,824,365 |
454,809 |
43 |
Cidade de Deus |
Jan 17, 2003 |
Drama |
R |
$2,770,844 |
446,190 |
44 |
Un long dimanche de fiançai… |
Nov 26, 2004 |
Drama |
R |
$2,653,129 |
427,234 |
45 |
We Don't Live Here Anymore |
Aug 13, 2004 |
Drama |
R |
$2,037,545 |
328,107 |
46 |
Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the H… |
Nov 21, 2003 |
Comedy |
PG |
$1,634,788 |
263,250 |
47 |
Io non ho paura |
Apr 9, 2004 |
Drama |
R |
$1,615,118 |
260,083 |
48 |
Monica La Mitraille |
Apr 30, 2004 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$1,182,372 |
190,398 |
49 |
The Work and the Glory |
Nov 24, 2004 |
Drama |
PG |
$1,160,255 |
186,836 |
50 |
Million Dollar Baby |
Jan 21, 2005 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$1,113,566 |
179,318 |
51 |
Le Dernier Tunnel |
Mar 26, 2004 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$1,057,599 |
170,305 |
52 |
A Home at the End of the World |
Jul 23, 2004 |
Drama |
R |
$1,029,017 |
165,703 |
53 |
Bright Young Things |
Aug 20, 2004 |
Comedy |
R |
$933,637 |
150,344 |
54 |
Zatoichi |
Jul 23, 2004 |
Action |
R |
$853,718 |
137,474 |
55 |
The Missing |
Nov 26, 2003 |
Western |
R |
$778,532 |
125,367 |
56 |
Red Lights |
Aug 20, 2004 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$634,064 |
102,103 |
57 |
The Book of Mormon Movie, V… |
Sep 12, 2003 |
Drama |
PG |
$536,363 |
86,370 |
58 |
The Twilight Samurai |
Apr 23, 2004 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$529,212 |
85,219 |
59 |
The Statement |
Dec 12, 2003 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$444,556 |
71,587 |
60 |
Runaway Jury |
Oct 17, 2003 |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$418,399 |
67,375 |
61 |
The Hunting of the President |
Jun 11, 2004 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$376,552 |
60,636 |
62 |
Timeline |
Nov 26, 2003 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$367,501 |
59,178 |
63 |
How to Get the Man's Foot O… |
May 28, 2004 |
Comedy |
R |
$365,248 |
58,816 |
64 |
Enduring Love |
Oct 29, 2004 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$349,117 |
56,218 |
65 |
Zelary |
Sep 17, 2004 |
Drama |
R |
$329,723 |
53,095 |
66 |
I Am David |
Dec 3, 2004 |
Drama |
PG |
$284,002 |
45,733 |
67 |
Under the Tuscan Sun |
Sep 26, 2003 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$278,502 |
44,847 |
68 |
Los novios búlgaros |
Apr 30, 2004 |
Comedy |
Not Rated |
$249,530 |
40,181 |
69 |
The Snow Walker |
Mar 26, 2004 |
Adventure |
Not Rated |
$201,149 |
32,391 |
70 |
Testosterone |
Sep 10, 2004 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$175,972 |
28,336 |
71 |
P.S. |
Oct 15, 2004 |
Drama |
R |
$175,408 |
28,246 |
72 |
Baptists At Our Barbecue |
Nov 5, 2004 |
Comedy |
PG |
$133,128 |
21,437 |
73 |
The Merchant of Venice |
Dec 29, 2004 |
Drama |
R |
$103,260 |
16,628 |
74 |
Riding the Bullet |
Oct 15, 2004 |
Horror |
R |
$101,107 |
16,281 |
75 |
A Slipping Down Life |
May 14, 2004 |
Drama |
R |
$95,436 |
15,368 |
76 |
Un monde presque paisible |
Aug 20, 2004 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$89,931 |
14,481 |
77 |
Twist |
May 21, 2004 |
Drama |
R |
$50,968 |
8,207 |
78 |
Alila |
Feb 27, 2004 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$48,493 |
7,808 |
79 |
Untold Scandal |
Oct 15, 2004 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$44,599 |
7,181 |
80 |
Freaky Friday |
Aug 6, 2003 |
Comedy |
PG |
$41,933 |
6,752 |
81 |
A Love Song for Bobby Long |
Dec 29, 2004 |
Drama |
R |
$41,771 |
6,726 |
82 |
Anatomie de l'enfer |
Sep 24, 2004 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$33,433 |
5,383 |
83 |
Bubba Ho-Tep |
Sep 19, 2003 |
Comedy |
R |
$29,865 |
4,809 |
84 |
Fear and Trembling |
Nov 19, 2004 |
Comedy |
Not Rated |
$23,965 |
3,859 |
85 |
The Human Stain |
Oct 31, 2003 |
Drama |
R |
$19,777 |
3,184 |
86 |
Spin |
Oct 15, 2004 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$9,858 |
1,587 |
87 |
Good Boy! |
Oct 10, 2003 |
Adventure |
PG |
$1,480 |
238 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $2,653,842,067 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 427,349,733 |
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.
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