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2004 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing Movies of 2004, Page 18

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%
Shrek 2 (2004) movie poster #1 of 852
#1 movie of 2004

Shrek 2 (2004)

2004 · Adventure, Fantasy

$932.5M worldwide · 5% of the chart's total

$445M US & Canada · 48% $487.6M elsewhere · 52%
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Every Release of 2004, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 851 to 852 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. 851 Thirty Lies or So (2004) movie poster
    Thirty Lies or So (2004) Dec 18, 2004 · Japanese · Comedy, Mystery $55 worldwide
    Dec 18, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $55
  2. 852 Shaolin vs. Evil Dead (2004) movie poster
    Shaolin vs. Evil Dead (2004) Sep 5, 2004 · Chinese · Horror, Action $25 worldwide
    Sep 5, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $25
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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 · $135.1B
2010s 10 years · $325.8B
2000s 10 years · $201.3B
1990s 10 years · $91.8B
1980s 10 years · $36B
1970s 10 years · $11.1B
1960s 10 years · $1.8B
1950s 10 years · $815.8M
1940s 10 years · $936.9M
1930s 10 years · $214M
1920s 9 years · $10.7M
1910s 2 years · $9.8K