List of 2004 box office number-one films in the United States

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This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 2004. [1]

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Number-one films

#Weekend end dateFilmBox officeNotesRef
1January 4, 2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $28,180,378 [2]
2January 11, 2004$14,209,098The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King became the first film since The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring to top the box office for four consecutive weekends. [3]
3January 18, 2004 Along Came Polly $27,721,185 [4] [5]
4January 25, 2004 The Butterfly Effect $17,065,227 [6]
5February 1, 2004 You Got Served $16,123,105You Got Served broke She's All That 's record ($16 million) for the highest Super Bowl weekend debut. [7]
6February 8, 2004 Barbershop 2: Back in Business $24,241,612 [8]
7February 15, 2004 50 First Dates $39,852,23750 First Dates broke Sweet Home Alabama 's record ($35.6 million) for the highest weekend debut for a romantic comedy. [9] [10]
8February 22, 2004$20,427,325 [11]
9February 29, 2004 The Passion of the Christ $83,848,082The Passion of the Christ broke Hannibal 's records ($58 million) for the highest weekend debut in February and for a winter release. [12]
10March 7, 2004$53,246,801 [13]
11March 14, 2004$32,130,978 [14]
12March 21, 2004 Dawn of the Dead $26,722,575Dawn of the Dead broke Resident Evil 's record ($17.7 million) for highest weekend debut for a zombie film. [15]
13March 28, 2004 Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed $29,438,331 James Gunn became the first screenwriter in history to have two back to back number 1 films as he wrote both Dawn of the Dead and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. [16]
14April 4, 2004 Hellboy $23,172,440 [17]
15April 11, 2004The Passion of the Christ$15,216,723The Passion of the Christ reclaimed #1 in its seventh weekend on the Easter holiday, making it the first film since Titanic to top the box office in its seventh weekend. It also became the first film since The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King to top the box office for four weekends as well as the first film since Toy Story to top the box office for four non-consecutive weekends. [18] [19]
16April 18, 2004 Kill Bill: Volume 2 $25,104,949 [20]
17April 25, 2004 Man on Fire $22,751,490 [21]
18May 2, 2004 Mean Girls $24,432,195 [22]
19May 9, 2004 Van Helsing $51,748,040Van Helsing broke Interview with the Vampire 's record ($36.3 million) for the highest weekend debut for a vampire film. [23]
20May 16, 2004 Troy $46,865,412 [24]
21May 23, 2004 Shrek 2 $108,038,878Shrek 2 broke Finding Nemo 's record ($70.3 million) for the highest weekend debut for an animated film and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 's record ($90.3 million) for the highest weekend debut for a PG-rated film. Its $44.8 million gross on Saturday broke Spider-Man 's record ($43.6 million) for largest single day tally of all time. Shrek 2 had the highest weekend debut of 2004. [25]
22May 30, 2004$72,170,363Shrek 2 broke Spider-Man's record ($71.4 million) for the highest second weekend gross, and The Lost World: Jurassic Park 's record ($72.1 million) for the highest Memorial Day weekend ever. In second place, The Day After Tomorrow 's $68.7 million opening weekend broke Lilo & Stitch 's record ($35.2 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film that did not open in first place as well as Erin Brockovich 's record ($28.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for an environmentalist film. [26] [27]
23June 6, 2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban $93,687,367Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban broke Hulk 's record ($62.1 million) for the highest weekend debut in June. It also broke The Matrix Reloaded 's record ($91.8 million) for the highest opening for a Warner Bros. film. [28]
24June 13, 2004$34,910,393 [29]
25June 20, 2004 Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story $30,070,196 [30]
26June 27, 2004 Fahrenheit 9/11 $23,920,637Fahrenhelt 9/11 held the record for the highest weekend debut in less than 1,000 theaters. [31]
27July 4, 2004 Spider-Man 2 $88,156,227Spider-Man 2's opening day gross of $40.4 million broke Spider-Man 's record ($39.4 million) for the highest opening day gross and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 's record ($34.5 million) for the highest Wednesday gross of all-time. It also broke Austin Powers in Goldmember 's record ($73.1 million) for the highest weekend debut in July and Men in Black II 's record ($52.1 million) for the highest Fourth of July weekend debut. [32] [33]
28July 11, 2004$45,180,743 [34]
29July 18, 2004 I, Robot $52,179,887 [35]
30July 25, 2004 The Bourne Supremacy $52,521,865 [36]
31August 1, 2004 The Village $50,746,142The Village broke Scary Movie 3 's record ($48.1 million) for highest weekend debut for a film featuring a female protagonist. [37]
32August 8, 2004 Collateral $24,701,458 [38]
33August 15, 2004 Alien vs. Predator $38,291,056 [39]
34August 22, 2004 Exorcist: The Beginning $18,054,001 [40]
35August 29, 2004 Hero $18,004,319Hero broke Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 's record ($8.6 million) for the highest weekend debut for a foreign language film. [41]
36September 5, 2004$8,807,757 [42] [43]
37September 12, 2004 Resident Evil: Apocalypse $23,036,273 [44]
38September 19, 2004 Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow $15,580,278 [45]
39September 26, 2004 The Forgotten $21,022,111 [46]
40October 3, 2004 Shark Tale $47,604,606 [47]
41October 10, 2004$31,330,299 [48] [49]
42October 17, 2004$22,005,952 [50]
43October 24, 2004 The Grudge $39,128,715The Grudge broke Freddy vs. Jason 's record ($36.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for a horror film. [51]
44October 31, 2004$21,817,598 [52]
45November 7, 2004 The Incredibles $70,467,423The Incredibles broke Finding Nemo 's record ($70.3 million) for the highest weekend debut for a non-sequel animated film, as well as for an original film overall. [53]
46November 14, 2004$50,251,359 [54]
47November 21, 2004 National Treasure $35,142,554 [55]
48November 28, 2004$32,156,917 [56]
49December 5, 2004$17,004,967 [57]
50December 12, 2004 Ocean's Twelve $39,153,380 [58]
51December 19, 2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events $30,061,756 [59]
52December 26, 2004 Meet the Fockers $46,120,980Meet the Fockers' $19.5 million gross on Christmas Day broke The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 's record ($13.9 million) for the highest grossing Christmas Day of all time. [60]
53January 2, 2005$41,741,785 [61]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 2004 by Calendar Gross

RankTitleStudio(s)Actor(s)Director(s)Gross
1. Shrek 2 DreamWorks Pictures voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Julie Andrews, Antonio Banderas, John Cleese, Rupert Everett and Jennifer Saunders Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury and Conrad Vernon $441,226,247
2. Spider-Man 2 Columbia Pictures Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris and Donna Murphy Sam Raimi $373,585,825
3. The Passion of the Christ Newmarket Films Jim Caviezel, Monica Bellucci, Maia Morgenstern and Sergio Rubini Mel Gibson $370,274,604
4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Warner Bros. Pictures Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane, Michael Gambon, Richard Griffiths, Gary Oldman, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, David Thewlis, Emma Thompson and Julie Walters Alfonso Cuarón $249,541,069
5. The Incredibles Walt Disney Pictures voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Spencer Fox, Jason Lee, Samuel L. Jackson and Elizabeth Peña Brad Bird $248,939,765
6. The Day After Tomorrow 20th Century Fox Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ian Holm, Emmy Rossum and Sela Ward Roland Emmerich $186,740,799
7. The Bourne Supremacy Universal Pictures Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Brian Cox, Julia Stiles, Karl Urban, Gabriel Mann and Joan Allen Paul Greengrass $176,241,941
8. Shark Tale DreamWorks Pictures voices of Will Smith, Robert De Niro, Renée Zellweger, Angelina Jolie, Jack Black and Martin Scorsese Vicky Jenson, Bibo Bergeron and Rob Letterman $160,241,941
9. The Polar Express Warner Bros. Pictures voices of Tom Hanks, Daryl Sabara, Nona Gaye, Jimmy Bennett and Eddie Deezen Robert Zemeckis $151,621,905
10. National Treasure Walt Disney Pictures Nicolas Cage, Harvey Keitel, Jon Voight, Diane Kruger, Sean Bean, Justin Bartha and Christopher Plummer Jon Turteltaub $150,121,985

In-Year Release

Highest-grossing films of 2004 by In-year release [62]
RankTitleDistributorDomestic Gross
1. Shrek 2 DreamWorks $441,226,247
2. Spider-Man 2 Columbia $373,585,825
3. The Passion of the Christ Newmarket Films $370,782,930
4. Meet the Fockers Universal $279,261,160
5. The Incredibles Disney $261,441,092
6. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Warner Bros. $249,541,069
7. The Day After Tomorrow 20th Century Fox $186,740,799
8. The Polar Express Warner Bros.$183,373,735
9. The Bourne Supremacy Universal$176,241,941
10. National Treasure Disney$173,008,894


Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 2004
G The Polar Express
PG Shrek 2
PG-13 Spider-Man 2
R The Passion of the Christ

See also

References

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