List of 2004 box office number-one films in the United States
This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 2004.[1]
Number-one films
| # | Date | Film | Gross | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 4, 2004 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | $28,180,378 | |
| 2 | January 11, 2004 | $14,209,098 | The 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 | January 18, 2004 | Along Came Polly | $27,721,185 | |
| 4 | January 25, 2004 | The Butterfly Effect | $17,065,227 | |
| 5 | February 1, 2004 | You Got Served | $16,123,105 | |
| 6 | February 8, 2004 | Barbershop 2: Back in Business | $24,241,612 | |
| 7 | February 15, 2004 | 50 First Dates | $39,852,237 | 50 First Dates broke Sweet Home Alabama's record ($35.6 million) for the highest weekend debut for a romantic comedy. |
| 8 | February 22, 2004 | $20,427,325 | ||
| 9 | February 29, 2004 | The Passion of the Christ | $83,848,082 | The Passion of the Christ broke Hannibal's record ($58.0 million) for the highest weekend debut in February. The Passion of the Christ also broke Finding Nemo's record ($70.3 million) for the highest weekend debut for a non-franchise based film. |
| 10 | March 7, 2004 | $53,246,801 | ||
| 11 | March 14, 2004 | $32,130,978 | ||
| 12 | March 21, 2004 | Dawn of the Dead | $26,722,575 | Dawn of the Dead broke Resident Evil's record ($17.7 million) for highest weekend debut for a zombie film. |
| 13 | March 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. |
| 14 | April 4, 2004 | Hellboy | $23,172,440 | |
| 15 | April 11, 2004 | The Passion of the Christ | $15,216,723 | The Passion of the Christ reclaimed #1 in its seventh weekend on the Easter holiday. |
| 16 | April 18, 2004 | Kill Bill: Volume 2 | $25,104,949 | |
| 17 | April 25, 2004 | Man on Fire | $22,751,490 | |
| 18 | May 2, 2004 | Mean Girls | $24,432,195 | |
| 19 | May 9, 2004 | Van Helsing | $51,748,040 | Van Helsing broke Interview with the Vampire's record ($36.3 million) for the highest weekend debut for a vampire film. |
| 20 | May 16, 2004 | Troy | $46,865,412 | |
| 21 | May 23, 2004 | Shrek 2 | $108,038,878 | Shrek 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. |
| 22 | May 30, 2004 | $72,170,363 | Shrek 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. | |
| 23 | June 6, 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | $93,687,367 | Harry 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. |
| 24 | June 13, 2004 | $34,910,393 | ||
| 25 | June 20, 2004 | DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story | $30,070,196 | |
| 26 | June 27, 2004 | Fahrenheit 9/11 | $23,920,637 | Fahrenhelt 9/11 held the record for the highest weekend debut in less than 1,000 theaters. |
| 27 | July 4, 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | $88,156,227 | Spider-Man 2 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. Its $40.4 million Wednesday gross broke The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's record ($34.5 million) for the highest-grossing Wednesday of all time. |
| 28 | July 11, 2004 | $45,180,743 | ||
| 29 | July 18, 2004 | I, Robot | $52,179,887 | |
| 30 | July 25, 2004 | The Bourne Supremacy | $52,521,865 | |
| 31 | August 1, 2004 | The Village | $50,746,142 | The Village broke Scary Movie 3's record ($48.1 million) for highest weekend debut for a film featuring a female protagonist. |
| 32 | August 8, 2004 | Collateral | $24,701,458 | |
| 33 | August 15, 2004 | Alien vs. Predator | $38,291,056 | |
| 34 | August 22, 2004 | Exorcist: The Beginning | $18,054,001 | |
| 35 | August 29, 2004 | Hero | $18,004,319 | |
| 36 | September 5, 2004 | $8,807,757 | ||
| 37 | September 12, 2004 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | $23,036,273 | |
| 38 | September 19, 2004 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | $15,580,278 | |
| 39 | September 26, 2004 | The Forgotten | $21,022,111 | |
| 40 | October 3, 2004 | Shark Tale | $47,604,606 | |
| 41 | October 10, 2004 | $31,330,299 | ||
| 42 | October 17, 2004 | $22,005,952 | ||
| 43 | October 24, 2004 | The Grudge | $39,128,715 | The Grudge broke Freddy vs. Jason's record ($36.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for a horror film. |
| 44 | October 31, 2004 | $21,817,598 | ||
| 45 | November 7, 2004 | The Incredibles | $70,467,423 | The 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 movie overall. |
| 46 | November 14, 2004 | $50,251,359 | ||
| 47 | November 21, 2004 | National Treasure | $35,142,554 | |
| 48 | November 28, 2004 | $32,156,917 | ||
| 49 | December 5, 2004 | $17,004,967 | ||
| 50 | December 12, 2004 | Ocean's Twelve | $39,153,380 | |
| 51 | December 19, 2004 | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | $30,061,756 | |
| 52 | December 26, 2004 | Meet the Fockers | $46,120,980 | Meet 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. |
| 53 | January 2, 2005 | $41,741,785 |
Highest-grossing films
Calendar Gross
Highest-grossing films of 2004 by Calendar Gross
In-Year Release
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic 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 |
| G | The Polar Express |
| PG | Shrek 2 |
| PG-13 | Spider-Man 2 |
| R | The Passion of the Christ |
References
- "Domestic Box Office Weekends For 2004". Box Office Mojo.
- "Domestic Box Office For 2004". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
See also
- List of American films — American films by year
- List of box office number-one films
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