#1 of 430 #1 drama movie of 2004
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
2004 · Drama, History
$610.1M worldwide · 10% of the chart's total
$370.8M US & Canada · 61% $239.3M elsewhere · 39%
Drama box office · 2004
Drama Box Office 2004: Highest-Grossing Drama Movies
The Passion of the Christ (2004) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in 2004, with $610.1M worldwide, ahead of Van Helsing (2004) at $300.2M and Collateral (2004) at $220.2M. 430 drama films released in 2004 report a worldwide gross, $6.4B in all, 45% of it from the US & Canada. 18 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 28% on 2003, whose releases took $5B. By language, English leads with $3.6B across 173 drama releases.
- 2004 releases with a gross
- 430
- combined worldwide
- $6.4B
- films crossed $100M
- 18
- vs 2003
- +28%
#1 of 430 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of 2004?
The Passion of the Christ (2004) leads with $610.1M, 10% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.6B, 25% of what all 430 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Every Drama Release of 2004, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 430. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2004.
- 1 Feb 25, 2004 US and Canada: $370.8M Rest of the world: $239.3M Worldwide: $610.1M
- 2 May 7, 2004 US and Canada: $120.2M Rest of the world: $180M Worldwide: $300.2M
- 3 Aug 6, 2004 US and Canada: $101M Rest of the world: $119.2M Worldwide: $220.2M
- 4 Jun 18, 2004 US and Canada: $77.9M Rest of the world: $141.2M Worldwide: $219.1M
- 5 Dec 15, 2004 US and Canada: $100.5M Rest of the world: $116.3M Worldwide: $216.8M
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Dec 17, 2004 US and Canada: $102.6M Rest of the world: $111.1M Worldwide: $213.7M - 7
Jul 7, 2004 US and Canada: $51.9M Rest of the world: $151.7M Worldwide: $203.6M - 8
Oct 15, 2004 US and Canada: $57.9M Rest of the world: $112.2M Worldwide: $170.1M - 9
Apr 23, 2004 US and Canada: $77.9M Rest of the world: $52.9M Worldwide: $130.8M - 10
Apr 30, 2004 US and Canada: $86.1M Rest of the world: $44.1M Worldwide: $130.2M - 11
Oct 29, 2004 US and Canada: $75.3M Rest of the world: $48.6M Worldwide: $124M - 12
Jun 25, 2004 US and Canada: $81.4M Rest of the world: $37.1M Worldwide: $118.6M - 13
Dec 3, 2004 US and Canada: $34M Rest of the world: $82.7M Worldwide: $116.7M - 14
Nov 12, 2004 US and Canada: $51.7M Rest of the world: $65M Worldwide: $116.7M - 15
Oct 22, 2004 US and Canada: $71.5M Rest of the world: $38.2M Worldwide: $109.7M - 16
Mar 5, 2004 US and Canada: $67.3M Rest of the world: $40.7M Worldwide: $108M - 17
Mar 19, 2004 US and Canada: $59M Rest of the world: $43.3M Worldwide: $102.3M - 18
Oct 1, 2004 US and Canada: $74.5M Rest of the world: $26M Worldwide: $100.6M - 19
Jul 30, 2004 US and Canada: $66M Rest of the world: $30.2M Worldwide: $96.1M - 20
Dec 3, 2004 US and Canada: $11.1M Rest of the world: $81.8M Worldwide: $92.9M - 21
Jul 29, 2004 US and Canada: $43.7M Rest of the world: $42.7M Worldwide: $86.5M - 22
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)Sep 3, 2004 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $80.3M Worldwide: $81.4M
Sep 3, 2004 · Korean · Action, Drama, War $81.4M worldwide - 23
Feb 27, 2004 US and Canada: $4.1M Rest of the world: $75.3M Worldwide: $79.3M - 24
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)Mar 19, 2004 US and Canada: $34.4M Rest of the world: $39M Worldwide: $73.4M
Mar 19, 2004 · English · Drama, Romance $73.4M worldwide - 25
Nov 26, 2004 US and Canada: $6.5M Rest of the world: $62.9M Worldwide: $69.4M - 26
Feb 6, 2004 US and Canada: $64.4M Rest of the world: $67.6K Worldwide: $64.4M - 27
Nov 12, 2004 US and Canada: $28.3M Rest of the world: $34.3M Worldwide: $62.7M - 28
Jun 25, 2004 US and Canada: $19.2M Rest of the world: $43M Worldwide: $62.2M - 29
Oct 8, 2004 US and Canada: $61.3M Rest of the world: $694.8K Worldwide: $62M - 30
Dec 29, 2004 US and Canada: $45.8M Rest of the world: $15.5M Worldwide: $61.3M - 31
Sep 10, 2004 US and Canada: $32M Rest of the world: $25.7M Worldwide: $57.7M - 32
Sep 24, 2004 US and Canada: $16.8M Rest of the world: $40.9M Worldwide: $57.7M - 33
Apr 2, 2004 US and Canada: $46.4M Rest of the world: $10.8M Worldwide: $57.2M - 34
Dec 17, 2004 US and Canada: $42.7M Rest of the world: $12.7M Worldwide: $55.5M - 35
Apr 16, 2004 US and Canada: $33.8M Rest of the world: $20.9M Worldwide: $54.7M - 36
Aug 6, 2004 US and Canada: $30.6M Rest of the world: $24.1M Worldwide: $54.7M - 37
Jan 30, 2004 US and Canada: $40.4M Rest of the world: $10.2M Worldwide: $50.6M - 38
May 26, 2004 US and Canada: $37.5M Rest of the world: $12.2M Worldwide: $49.7M - 39
Oct 30, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $46.6M - 40
Dec 17, 2004 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: $41.6M Worldwide: $43.7M - 41
Sep 17, 2004 US and Canada: $17M Rest of the world: $24.7M Worldwide: $41.7M - 42
Feb 27, 2004 US and Canada: $25.2M Rest of the world: $15.8M Worldwide: $41M - 43
Nov 19, 2004 US and Canada: $5.3M Rest of the world: $35.1M Worldwide: $40.4M - 44
Jul 28, 2004 US and Canada: $26.8M Rest of the world: $9M Worldwide: $35.8M - 45
Mar 26, 2004 US and Canada: $25.3M Rest of the world: $10.2M Worldwide: $35.5M - 46
Nov 5, 2004 US and Canada: $13.4M Rest of the world: $21.7M Worldwide: $35.1M - 47
Dec 17, 2004 US and Canada: $21M Rest of the world: $14M Worldwide: $35M - 48
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)Dec 10, 2004 US and Canada: $24M Rest of the world: $10.8M Worldwide: $34.8M Dec 10, 2004 · English · Adventure, Drama, Comedy $34.8M worldwide - 49
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2004)Jul 23, 2004 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $33.1M Worldwide: $34.2M
Jul 23, 2004 · Japanese · Action, Drama, Comedy $34.2M worldwide - 50
Dec 22, 2004 US and Canada: $23.5M Rest of the world: $10.4M Worldwide: $33.9M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2004?
Of the top 10, Mean Girls (2004) earned the biggest share at home (66% in the US & Canada), while King Arthur (2004) made 75% of its gross abroad. Across all 430 films, $2.9B (45%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 The Passion of the Christ (2004) $610.1M $370.8M US & Canada · 61% $239.3M elsewhere · 39%
- 2 Van Helsing (2004) $300.2M $120.2M US & Canada · 40% $180M elsewhere · 60%
- 3 Collateral (2004) $220.2M $101M US & Canada · 46% $119.2M elsewhere · 54%
- 4 The Terminal (2004) $219.1M $77.9M US & Canada · 36% $141.2M elsewhere · 64%
- 5 Million Dollar Baby (2004) $216.8M $100.5M US & Canada · 46% $116.3M elsewhere · 54%
- 6 The Aviator (2004) $213.7M $102.6M US & Canada · 48% $111.1M elsewhere · 52%
- 7 King Arthur (2004) $203.6M $51.9M US & Canada · 25% $151.7M elsewhere · 75%
- 8 Shall We Dance? (2004) $170.1M $57.9M US & Canada · 34% $112.2M elsewhere · 66%
- 9 Man on Fire (2004) $130.8M $77.9M US & Canada · 60% $52.9M elsewhere · 40%
- 10 Mean Girls (2004) $130.2M $86.1M US & Canada · 66% $44.1M elsewhere · 34%
Gross bands
How Many 2004 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
18 of 430 films crossed $100M and took $3.3B between them, 52% of the total. 336 films, 78% of the list, earned under $10M.
10% 42% 40%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 1 film, <1% of the list $610.1M · 10% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 17 films, 4% of the list $2.7B · 42% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 76 films, 18% of the list $2.6B · 40% of the gross
- Under $10M 336 films, 78% of the list $481M · 8% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2004 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $988.9M from 40 films, led by Million Dollar Baby (2004). January was the quietest month ($106.8M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan You Got Served (2004) $106.8M You Got Served (2004)
- February Feb The Passion of the Christ (2004) $890M The Passion of the Christ (2004)
- March Mar Hidalgo (2004) $411.4M Hidalgo (2004)
- April Apr Man on Fire (2004) $564.9M Man on Fire (2004)
- May May Van Helsing (2004) $453.8M Van Helsing (2004)
- June Jun The Terminal (2004) $482.6M The Terminal (2004)
- July Jul King Arthur (2004) $550.5M King Arthur (2004)
- August Aug Collateral (2004) $336.6M Collateral (2004)
- September Sep Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004) $435.2M Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)
- October Oct Shall We Dance? (2004) $728M Shall We Dance? (2004)
- November Nov Finding Neverland (2004) $408.5M Finding Neverland (2004)
- December Dec Million Dollar Baby (2004) $988.9M Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Last 10 years
How Does 2004 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2004 earned the most: $6.4B from 430 films, led by The Passion of the Christ (2004).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 166 films | 166 | $4.8B | – | Apollo 13 (1995) $355.2M |
| 1996 170 films · −6% | 170 | $4.5B | −6% | Twister (1996) $494.6M |
| 1997 169 films · +29% | 169 | $5.9B | +29% | Titanic (1997) $2.3B |
| 1998 183 films · −17% | 183 | $4.9B | −17% | Saving Private Ryan (1998) $482.4M |
| 1999 192 films · +7% | 192 | $5.2B | +7% | The Sixth Sense (1999) $672.8M |
| 2000 235 films · +11% | 235 | $5.8B | +11% | Gladiator (2000) $465.5M |
| 2001 314 films · −21% | 314 | $4.6B | −21% | Pearl Harbor (2001) $449.2M |
| 2002 397 films · +14% | 397 | $5.2B | +14% | Signs (2002) $408.2M |
| 2003 384 films · −5% | 384 | $5B | −5% | Bruce Almighty (2003) $484.6M |
| 2004 430 films · +28% | 430 | $6.4B | +28% | The Passion of the Christ (2004) $610.1M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in 2004?
English-language drama films took $3.6B across 173 films, 57% of the total, ahead of Aramaic-language drama films ($610.1M) and French-language drama films ($194.7M).
2004 Drama Box Office by Language
- English $3.6B173 films · #1 Van Helsing (2004)
- Aramaic $610.1M1 film · #1 The Passion of the Christ (2004)
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French $194.7M34 films · #1 A Very Long Engagement (2004) - Japanese $167.2M21 films · #1 Be with You (2004)
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Spanish $160.1M30 films · #1 The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) - Korean $147.6M14 films · #1 Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)
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Chinese $102.3M11 films · #1 House of Flying Daggers (2004) -
German $96.8M8 films · #1 Goodbye Lenin! (2004) -
Persian $86.5M2 films · #1 Daughters of the Sun (2004) -
Italian $49.3M15 films · #1 Facing Windows (2004)
Archive
Drama Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $13.9B, led by The Lion King (2019).
2020s 7 years · $50.1B
2010s 10 years · $113.6B
- 2019 $13.9B #1 The Lion King (2019)
- 2018 $12.7B #1 Black Panther (2018)
- 2017 $12.5B #1 Wolf Warrior 2 (2017)
- 2016 $11.1B #1 The Jungle Book (2016)
- 2015 $11.6B #1 Inside Out (2015)
- 2014 $10.3B #1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
- 2013 $12.1B #1 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
- 2012 $12B #1 The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- 2011 $7.8B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $9.6B #1 Inception (2010)
2000s 10 years · $70.7B
- 2009 $9.9B #1 2012 (2009)
- 2008 $10.6B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $7.6B #1 I Am Legend (2007)
- 2006 $7.5B #1 The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
- 2005 $8.1B #1 War of the Worlds (2005)
- 2004 $6.4B #1 The Passion of the Christ (2004)
- 2003 $5B #1 Bruce Almighty (2003)
- 2002 $5.2B #1 Signs (2002)
- 2001 $4.6B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $5.8B #1 Gladiator (2000)
1990s 10 years · $42.3B
- 1999 $5.2B #1 The Sixth Sense (1999)
- 1998 $4.9B #1 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- 1997 $5.9B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $4.5B #1 Twister (1996)
- 1995 $4.8B #1 Apollo 13 (1995)
- 1994 $4.3B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $4.7B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $2.9B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $2.4B #1 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
- 1990 $2.7B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $14.2B
- 1989 $2B #1 Dead Poets Society (1989)
- 1988 $2.1B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $1.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $1.4B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $1.5B #1 Rocky IV (1985)
- 1984 $1.4B #1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- 1983 $1.1B #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $1.3B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $889.5M #1 On Golden Pond (1981)
- 1980 $674.6M #1 Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
1970s 10 years · $5B
- 1979 $919.3M #1 Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
- 1978 $585M #1 Jaws 2 (1978)
- 1977 $832.1M #1 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
- 1976 $378.6M #1 Rocky (1976)
- 1975 $303.6M #1 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
- 1974 $439.5M #1 The Towering Inferno (1974)
- 1973 $869.6M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $337M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $133.4M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $229.2M #1 Airport (1970)
1960s 10 years · $865.1M
- 1969 $164M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $59.2M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $166.8M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $29.7M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $272.6M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $74.9M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $63.5M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $6M #1 The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- 1961 $6.5M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $21.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $438.7M
- 1959 $75M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $3.3M #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
- 1957 $32.5M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $119.9M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $95.8M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $32.7M #1 The Caine Mutiny (1954)
- 1953 $36.8M #1 The Robe (1953)
- 1952 $36.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.5M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $1.5M #1 Shadow on the Wall (1950)
1940s 10 years · $775.9M
- 1949 $164.2K #1 Stray Dog (1949)
- 1948 $6.2M #1 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- 1947 $11.1M #1 It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
- 1946 $54.6M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $22M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $102.5K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $4.9M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $270.1M #1 Bambi (1942)
- 1941 $1.8M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $404.9M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $2.8M
- 1939 $1.1M #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $47.4K #1 Port of Shadows (1938)
- 1937 $19.3K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $536.4K #1 Modern Times (1936)
- 1935 $516K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $13.2K #1 L’Atalante (1934)
- 1933 $451.3K #1 Baby Face (1933)
- 1932 $47.1K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $46.6K #1 M (1931)
- 1930 $5.1K #1 The Blue Angel (1930)
1920s 8 years · $10.4M
- 1929 $89.2K #1 Pandora’s Box (1929)
- 1928 $40.9K #1 The Air Circus (1928)
- 1927 $161.5K #1 Sunrise (1927)
- 1926 $720.7K #1 Flesh and the Devil (1926)
- 1925 $82.5K #1 The Gold Rush (1925)
- 1923 $12.9K #1 A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
- 1921 $9.2M #1 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
- 1920 $9.3K #1 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Drama Box Office 2004: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 430 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in 2004?
The Passion of the Christ (2004) leads with $610.1M worldwide, $370.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Van Helsing (2004) at $300.2M and Collateral (2004) at $220.2M.
How much did drama movies released in 2004 earn?
430 drama films released in 2004 report a worldwide gross, $6.4B in all, or $14.8M per film on average. 2003 releases took $5B.
How many drama movies released in 2004 made $1 billion?
None. 18 films crossed $100 million, led by The Passion of the Christ (2004) with $610.1M.
How is the 2004 drama box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 2004. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the 2004 drama box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.