#1 of 852 #1 movie of 2004
2004 · Adventure, Fantasy
$932.5M worldwide · 5% of the chart's total
$445M US & Canada · 48% $487.6M elsewhere · 52%
Box office · 2004
2004 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing Movies of 2004
Shrek 2 (2004) is the highest-grossing movie released in 2004, with $932.5M worldwide, ahead of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) at $808.5M and Spider-Man 2 (2004) at $784.6M. 852 films released in 2004 report a worldwide gross, $19.7B in all, 46% of it from the US & Canada. 55 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 3% on 2003, whose releases took $19.2B. By genre, Comedy leads with $7.5B across 327 releases.
- 2004 releases with a gross
- 852
- combined worldwide
- $19.7B
- films crossed $100M
- 55
- vs 2003
- +3%
#1 of 852 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Hits of 2004?
Shrek 2 (2004) leads with $932.5M, 5% of the total. The top 5 together took $3.8B, 19% of what all 852 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1
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Number 2 $808.5M Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)$250.1M US & Canada · 31% $558.4M elsewhere · 69% -
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The chart
Every Release of 2004, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 852. 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 May 19, 2004 US and Canada: $445M Rest of the world: $487.6M Worldwide: $932.5M
- 2 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)Jun 4, 2004 US and Canada: $250.1M Rest of the world: $558.4M Worldwide: $808.5M
Jun 4, 2004 · English · Adventure, Mystery $808.5M worldwide - 3 Jun 30, 2004 US and Canada: $374.3M Rest of the world: $410.2M Worldwide: $784.6M
- 4 Nov 5, 2004 US and Canada: $261.4M Rest of the world: $370.2M Worldwide: $631.7M
- 5 Feb 25, 2004 US and Canada: $370.8M Rest of the world: $239.3M Worldwide: $610.1M
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May 28, 2004 US and Canada: $186.7M Rest of the world: $365.9M Worldwide: $552.6M - 7
Dec 22, 2004 US and Canada: $279.3M Rest of the world: $243.4M Worldwide: $522.7M - 8
May 14, 2004 US and Canada: $133.4M Rest of the world: $364M Worldwide: $497.4M - 9
Oct 1, 2004 US and Canada: $160.9M Rest of the world: $213.7M Worldwide: $374.6M - 10
Dec 10, 2004 US and Canada: $125.5M Rest of the world: $237.2M Worldwide: $362.7M - 11
Jul 16, 2004 US and Canada: $144.8M Rest of the world: $208.3M Worldwide: $353.1M - 12
Nov 19, 2004 US and Canada: $173M Rest of the world: $174.5M Worldwide: $347.5M - 13
May 7, 2004 US and Canada: $120.2M Rest of the world: $180M Worldwide: $300.2M - 14
Jul 23, 2004 US and Canada: $176.2M Rest of the world: $116.3M Worldwide: $292.5M - 15
Nov 12, 2004 US and Canada: $40.2M Rest of the world: $224.9M Worldwide: $265.1M - 16
Jul 30, 2004 US and Canada: $114.2M Rest of the world: $142.5M Worldwide: $256.7M - 17
Jun 23, 2004 US and Canada: $119.2M Rest of the world: $103.3M Worldwide: $222.4M - 18
Aug 6, 2004 US and Canada: $101M Rest of the world: $119.2M Worldwide: $220.2M - 19
Jun 18, 2004 US and Canada: $77.9M Rest of the world: $141.2M Worldwide: $219.1M - 20
Dec 15, 2004 US and Canada: $100.5M Rest of the world: $116.3M Worldwide: $216.8M - 21
Dec 17, 2004 US and Canada: $102.6M Rest of the world: $111.1M Worldwide: $213.7M - 22
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)Dec 17, 2004 US and Canada: $118.6M Rest of the world: $92.8M Worldwide: $211.5M Dec 17, 2004 · English · Adventure, Fantasy $211.5M worldwide - 23
Jul 7, 2004 US and Canada: $51.9M Rest of the world: $151.7M Worldwide: $203.6M - 24
Jun 11, 2004 US and Canada: $75.4M Rest of the world: $127.8M Worldwide: $203.2M - 25
Feb 13, 2004 US and Canada: $120.9M Rest of the world: $77.6M Worldwide: $198.5M - 26
Oct 22, 2004 US and Canada: $110.4M Rest of the world: $76.9M Worldwide: $187.3M - 27
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)Mar 26, 2004 US and Canada: $84.2M Rest of the world: $97M Worldwide: $181.2M Mar 26, 2004 · English · Action, Adventure $181.2M worldwide - 28
Jan 16, 2004 US and Canada: $88.1M Rest of the world: $90.2M Worldwide: $178.3M - 29
Aug 13, 2004 US and Canada: $80.3M Rest of the world: $97.1M Worldwide: $177.4M - 30
Mar 5, 2004 US and Canada: $88.2M Rest of the world: $82M Worldwide: $170.3M - 31
Oct 15, 2004 US and Canada: $57.9M Rest of the world: $112.2M Worldwide: $170.1M - 32
Jun 18, 2004 US and Canada: $114.3M Rest of the world: $54.1M Worldwide: $168.4M - 33
Nov 24, 2004 US and Canada: $34.3M Rest of the world: $133M Worldwide: $167.3M - 34
Apr 16, 2004 US and Canada: $66.2M Rest of the world: $87.9M Worldwide: $154.1M - 35
Apr 2, 2004 US and Canada: $50M Rest of the world: $95.3M Worldwide: $145.4M - 36
Nov 19, 2004 US and Canada: $85.4M Rest of the world: $55.6M Worldwide: $141.1M - 37
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)Aug 11, 2004 US and Canada: $95.2M Rest of the world: $39.6M Worldwide: $134.7M Aug 11, 2004 · English · Thriller, Comedy $134.7M worldwide - 38
Dec 8, 2004 US and Canada: $52.4M Rest of the world: $79.6M Worldwide: $132M - 39
Apr 23, 2004 US and Canada: $77.9M Rest of the world: $52.9M Worldwide: $130.8M - 40
Apr 30, 2004 US and Canada: $86.1M Rest of the world: $44.1M Worldwide: $130.2M - 41
Sep 10, 2004 US and Canada: $51.2M Rest of the world: $78.1M Worldwide: $129.3M - 42
Apr 30, 2004 US and Canada: $44.8M Rest of the world: $84.6M Worldwide: $129.3M - 43
Oct 29, 2004 US and Canada: $75.3M Rest of the world: $48.6M Worldwide: $124M - 44
Jun 25, 2004 US and Canada: $81.4M Rest of the world: $37.1M Worldwide: $118.6M - 45
Sep 24, 2004 US and Canada: $67.1M Rest of the world: $50.5M Worldwide: $117.6M - 46
Dec 3, 2004 US and Canada: $34M Rest of the world: $82.7M Worldwide: $116.7M - 47
Nov 12, 2004 US and Canada: $51.7M Rest of the world: $65M Worldwide: $116.7M - 48
Jun 11, 2004 US and Canada: $57.8M Rest of the world: $58.1M Worldwide: $115.9M - 49
Jun 23, 2004 US and Canada: $70.8M Rest of the world: $42.3M Worldwide: $113.1M - 50
Oct 22, 2004 US and Canada: $71.5M Rest of the world: $38.2M Worldwide: $109.7M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2004?
Of the top 10, The Passion of the Christ (2004) earned the biggest share at home (61% in the US & Canada), while Troy (2004) made 73% of its gross abroad. Across all 852 films, $9B (46%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Shrek 2 (2004) $932.5M $445M US & Canada · 48% $487.6M elsewhere · 52%
- 2 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) $808.5M $250.1M US & Canada · 31% $558.4M elsewhere · 69%
- 3 Spider-Man 2 (2004) $784.6M $374.3M US & Canada · 48% $410.2M elsewhere · 52%
- 4 The Incredibles (2004) $631.7M $261.4M US & Canada · 41% $370.2M elsewhere · 59%
- 5 The Passion of the Christ (2004) $610.1M $370.8M US & Canada · 61% $239.3M elsewhere · 39%
- 6 The Day After Tomorrow (2004) $552.6M $186.7M US & Canada · 34% $365.9M elsewhere · 66%
- 7 Meet the Fockers (2004) $522.7M $279.3M US & Canada · 53% $243.4M elsewhere · 47%
- 8 Troy (2004) $497.4M $133.4M US & Canada · 27% $364M elsewhere · 73%
- 9 Shark Tale (2004) $374.6M $160.9M US & Canada · 43% $213.7M elsewhere · 57%
- 10 Ocean's Twelve (2004) $362.7M $125.5M US & Canada · 35% $237.2M elsewhere · 65%
Gross bands
How Many 2004 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
55 of 852 films crossed $100M and took $13.9B between them, 70% of the total. 656 films, 77% of the list, earned under $10M.
25% 46% 25%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 7 films, <1% of the list $4.8B · 25% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 48 films, 6% of the list $9B · 46% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 141 films, 17% of the list $5B · 25% of the gross
- Under $10M 656 films, 77% of the list $866.6M · 4% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2004 Earned the Most?
June releases took the most, $3.2B from 59 films, led by Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). January was the quietest month ($445.5M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Along Came Polly (2004) $445.5M Along Came Polly (2004)
- February Feb The Passion of the Christ (2004) $1.4B The Passion of the Christ (2004)
- March Mar Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) $1.1B Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)
- April Apr Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) $1.4B Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
- May May Shrek 2 (2004) $2.5B Shrek 2 (2004)
- June Jun Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) $3.2B Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
- July Jul I, Robot (2004) $1.8B I, Robot (2004)
- August Aug Collateral (2004) $963.8M Collateral (2004)
- September Sep Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) $862.9M Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
- October Oct Shark Tale (2004) $1.6B Shark Tale (2004)
- November Nov The Incredibles (2004) $2.1B The Incredibles (2004)
- December Dec Meet the Fockers (2004) $2.3B Meet the Fockers (2004)
Last 10 years
How Does 2004 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2004 earned the most: $19.7B from 852 films, led by Shrek 2 (2004).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 276 films | 276 | $9.5B | – | Toy Story (1995) $394.4M |
| 1996 283 films · +4% | 283 | $9.9B | +4% | Independence Day (1996) $817.4M |
| 1997 281 films · +28% | 281 | $12.7B | +28% | Titanic (1997) $2.3B |
| 1998 311 films · −11% | 311 | $11.3B | −11% | Armageddon (1998) $553.7M |
| 1999 340 films · +21% | 340 | $13.7B | +21% | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) $1B |
| 2000 415 films · +2% | 415 | $14B | +2% | Mission: Impossible II (2000) $546.4M |
| 2001 563 films · +15% | 563 | $16B | +15% | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) $1B |
| 2002 723 films · −1% | 723 | $15.8B | −1% | Spider-Man (2002) $825.8M |
| 2003 744 films · +21% | 744 | $19.2B | +21% | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) $1.1B |
| 2004 852 films · +3% | 852 | $19.7B | +3% | Shrek 2 (2004) $932.5M |
Genres & languages
Which Genres and Languages Earned the Most in 2004?
Comedy took $7.5B across 327 films, 38% of the total, ahead of Action ($6.8B) and Thriller ($6.7B). A film counts once for each of its genres. English-language films took $15.9B across 391 films, 81% of the total, ahead of Aramaic-language films ($610.1M) and French-language films ($379.9M).
2004 Box Office by Genre
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Comedy $7.5B327 films · #1 Shrek 2 (2004) -
Action $6.8B117 films · #1 Spider-Man 2 (2004) -
Thriller $6.7B156 films · #1 Spider-Man 2 (2004) -
Drama $6.4B430 films · #1 The Passion of the Christ (2004) -
Adventure $6B71 films · #1 Shrek 2 (2004) -
Family $4.6B58 films · #1 Shrek 2 (2004) -
Romance $4.5B186 films · #1 Meet the Fockers (2004) -
Fantasy $4.2B47 films · #1 Shrek 2 (2004) -
Mystery $3.3B55 films · #1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) -
Animation $2.6B31 films · #1 Shrek 2 (2004)
2004 Box Office by Language
- English $15.9B391 films · #1 Shrek 2 (2004)
- Aramaic $610.1M1 film · #1 The Passion of the Christ (2004)
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French $379.9M63 films · #1 A Very Long Engagement (2004) -
Japanese $278.1M37 films · #1 Be with You (2004) -
Spanish $202.8M54 films · #1 The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) -
Korean $160.1M21 films · #1 Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004) -
German $134.3M24 films · #1 Goodbye Lenin! (2004) -
Chinese $110.6M15 films · #1 House of Flying Daggers (2004) -
Persian $86.5M2 films · #1 Daughters of the Sun (2004) -
Italian $82.7M23 films · #1 Christmas in Love (2004)
Archive
Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1918 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $37.1B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).
2020s 7 years · $134.1B
2010s 10 years · $325.6B
- 2019 $37.1B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- 2018 $37.1B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- 2017 $36.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- 2016 $34.2B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $34B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- 2014 $30.1B #1 Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)
- 2013 $31.3B #1 Frozen (2013)
- 2012 $30.6B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $28.1B #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- 2010 $26.5B #1 Toy Story 3 (2010)
2000s 10 years · $201.3B
- 2009 $27.2B #1 Avatar (2009)
- 2008 $23.9B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $24B #1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- 2006 $21.2B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- 2005 $20.2B #1 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- 2004 $19.7B #1 Shrek 2 (2004)
- 2003 $19.2B #1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- 2002 $15.8B #1 Spider-Man (2002)
- 2001 $16B #1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 2000 $14B #1 Mission: Impossible II (2000)
1990s 10 years · $91.9B
- 1999 $13.7B #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 1998 $11.3B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $12.7B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $9.9B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $9.5B #1 Toy Story (1995)
- 1994 $8.5B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $7.1B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $6.3B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $6.2B #1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- 1990 $6.7B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $36B
- 1989 $6.1B #1 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- 1988 $4.9B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $4B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $3.7B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $3.7B #1 Back to the Future (1985)
- 1984 $3.6B #1 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- 1983 $2.8B #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $2.5B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $2.1B #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $2.5B #1 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1970s 10 years · $11.1B
- 1979 $2.2B #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $2B #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $2.2B #1 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- 1976 $784.1M #1 Rocky (1976)
- 1975 $1.1B #1 Jaws (1975)
- 1974 $803.9M #1 Blazing Saddles (1974)
- 1973 $989.4M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $371.4M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $206M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $450M #1 The Aristocats (1970)
1960s 10 years · $1.8B
- 1969 $247.4M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $144M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $441.4M #1 The Jungle Book (1967)
- 1966 $29.9M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $387.9M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $240.7M #1 Mary Poppins (1964)
- 1963 $138.3M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $52M #1 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- 1961 $12.9M #1 The Taste of Violence (1961)
- 1960 $94.9M #1 Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
1950s 10 years · $801.3M
- 1959 $127.1M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $13.9M #1 Vertigo (1958)
- 1957 $32.7M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $162.1M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $96.9M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $74.4M #1 Rear Window (1954)
- 1953 $153.5M #1 Peter Pan (1953)
- 1952 $38.8M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.8M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $97.2M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $936.9M
- 1949 $1.8M #1 The Third Man (1949)
- 1948 $6.2M #1 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- 1947 $12.1M #1 It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
- 1946 $92.2M #1 Song of the South (1946)
- 1945 $22.1M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $132K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $6.2M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $268.3M #1 Bambi (1942)
- 1941 $1.9M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $525.9M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $214M
- 1939 $26.7M #1 The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $32.8K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $1.5M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $105.9K #1 The 39 Steps (1935)
- 1934 $47.3K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $164.8K #1 Duck Soup (1933)
- 1932 $51.1K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $135.8K #1 Drácula (1931)
- 1930 $6.1K #1 The Blue Angel (1930)
1920s 9 years · $10M
- 1929 $89.2K #1 Pandora’s Box (1929)
- 1928 $41.6K #1 The Air Circus (1928)
- 1927 $245K #1 Sunrise (1927)
- 1926 $67.1K #1 Battleship Potemkin (1926)
- 1925 $87.5K #1 The Gold Rush (1925)
- 1924 $198.9K #1 The Epic of Everest (1924)
- 1923 $13.2K #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 2 years · $9.8K
FAQ
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 852 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing movie in 2004?
Shrek 2 (2004) leads with $932.5M worldwide, $445M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) at $808.5M and Spider-Man 2 (2004) at $784.6M.
How much did movies released in 2004 earn?
852 films released in 2004 report a worldwide gross, $19.7B in all, or $23.1M per film on average. 2003 releases took $19.2B.
How many movies released in 2004 made $1 billion?
None. 55 films crossed $100 million, led by Shrek 2 (2004) with $932.5M.
How is the 2004 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 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.