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

# Weekend end date Film Box office Notes Ref
1 January 4, 2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $28,180,378 [2]
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]
3 January 18, 2004 Along Came Polly $27,721,185 [4][5]
4 January 25, 2004 The Butterfly Effect $17,065,227 [6]
5 February 1, 2004 You Got Served $16,123,105 You Got Served broke She's All That's record ($16 million) for the highest Super Bowl weekend debut. [7]
6 February 8, 2004 Barbershop 2: Back in Business $24,241,612 [8]
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. [9][10]
8 February 22, 2004 $20,427,325 [11]
9 February 29, 2004 The Passion of the Christ $83,848,082 The Passion of the Christ broke Hannibal's records ($58 million) for the highest weekend debut in February and for a winter release. [12]
10 March 7, 2004 $53,246,801 [13]
11 March 14, 2004 $32,130,978 [14]
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. [15]
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. [16]
14 April 4, 2004 Hellboy $23,172,440 [17]
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, 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]
16 April 18, 2004 Kill Bill: Volume 2 $25,104,949 [20]
17 April 25, 2004 Man on Fire $22,751,490 [21]
18 May 2, 2004 Mean Girls $24,432,195 [22]
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. [23]
20 May 16, 2004 Troy $46,865,412 [24]
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. [25]
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. [26][27]
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. [28]
24 June 13, 2004 $34,910,393 [29]
25 June 20, 2004 Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story $30,070,196 [30]
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. [31]
27 July 4, 2004 Spider-Man 2 $88,156,227 Spider-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]
28 July 11, 2004 $45,180,743 [34]
29 July 18, 2004 I, Robot $52,179,887 [35]
30 July 25, 2004 The Bourne Supremacy $52,521,865 [36]
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. [37]
32 August 8, 2004 Collateral $24,701,458 [38]
33 August 15, 2004 Alien vs. Predator $38,291,056 [39]
34 August 22, 2004 Exorcist: The Beginning $18,054,001 [40]
35 August 29, 2004 Hero $18,004,319 Hero broke Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon's record ($8.6 million) for the highest weekend debut for a foreign language film. [41]
36 September 5, 2004 $8,807,757 [42][43]
37 September 12, 2004 Resident Evil: Apocalypse $23,036,273 [44]
38 September 19, 2004 Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow $15,580,278 [45]
39 September 26, 2004 The Forgotten $21,022,111 [46]
40 October 3, 2004 Shark Tale $47,604,606 [47]
41 October 10, 2004 $31,330,299 [48][49]
42 October 17, 2004 $22,005,952 [50]
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. [51]
44 October 31, 2004 $21,817,598 [52]
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 film overall. [53]
46 November 14, 2004 $50,251,359 [54]
47 November 21, 2004 National Treasure $35,142,554 [55]
48 November 28, 2004 $32,156,917 [56]
49 December 5, 2004 $17,004,967 [57]
50 December 12, 2004 Ocean's Twelve $39,153,380 [58]
51 December 19, 2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events $30,061,756 [59]
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. [60]
53 January 2, 2005 $41,741,785 [61]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 2004 by Calendar Gross

Rank Title Studio(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]
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


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

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