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.

Number-one films †This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. Weekend end date Film Box office Notes 1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $28,180,378 2 $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 Along Came Polly $27,721,185 4 The Butterfly Effect $17,065,227 5 You Got Served $16,123,105 You Got Served broke She's All Thats record ($16 million) for the highest Super Bowl weekend debut. 6 Barbershop 2: Back in Business $24,241,612 7 50 First Dates $39,852,237 50 First Dates broke Sweet Home Alabamas record ($35.6 million) for the highest weekend debut for a romantic comedy. 8 $20,427,325 9 The Passion of the Christ $83,848,082 The Passion of the Christ broke Hannibals records ($58 million) for the highest weekend debut in February and for a winter release. 10 $53,246,801 11 $32,130,978 12 Dawn of the Dead $26,722,575 Dawn of the Dead broke Resident Evils record ($17.7 million) for highest weekend debut for a zombie film. 13 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 Hellboy $23,172,440 15 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. 16 Kill Bill: Volume 2 $25,104,949 17 Man on Fire $22,751,490 18 Mean Girls $24,432,195 19 Van Helsing $51,748,040 Van Helsing broke Interview with the Vampires record ($36.3 million) for the highest weekend debut for a vampire film. 20 Troy $46,865,412 21 Shrek 2 † $108,038,878 Shrek 2 broke Finding Nemos record ($70.3 million) for the highest weekend debut for an animated film and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stones record ($90.3 million) for the highest weekend debut for a PG-rated film. Its $44.8 million gross on Saturday broke Spider-Mans record ($43.6 million) for largest single day tally of all time. Shrek 2 had the highest weekend debut of 2004. 22 $72,170,363 Shrek 2 broke Spider-Mans record ($71.4 million) for the highest second weekend gross, and The Lost World: Jurassic Parks record ($72.1 million) for the highest Memorial Day weekend ever. In second place, The Day After Tomorrows $68.7 million opening weekend broke Lilo & Stitchs record ($35.2 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film that did not open in first place as well as Erin Brockovichs record ($28.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for an environmentalist film. 23 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban $93,687,367 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban broke Hulks record ($62.1 million) for the highest weekend debut in June. It also broke The Matrix Reloadeds record ($91.8 million) for the highest opening for a Warner Bros. film. 24 $34,910,393 25 Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story $30,070,196 26 Fahrenheit 9/11 $23,920,637 Fahrenhelt 9/11 held the record for the highest weekend debut in less than 1,000 theaters. 27 Spider-Man 2 $88,156,227 Spider-Man 2s opening day gross of $40.4 million broke Spider-Mans record ($39.4 million) for the highest opening day gross and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Kings record ($34.5 million) for the highest Wednesday gross of all-time. It also broke Austin Powers in Goldmembers record ($73.1 million) for the highest weekend debut in July and Men in Black IIs record ($52.1 million) for the highest Fourth of July weekend debut. 28 $45,180,743 29 I, Robot $52,179,887 30 The Bourne Supremacy $52,521,865 31 The Village $50,746,142 The Village broke Scary Movie 3s record ($48.1 million) for highest weekend debut for a film featuring a female protagonist. 32 Collateral $24,701,458 33 Alien vs. Predator $38,291,056 34 Exorcist: The Beginning $18,054,001 35 Hero $18,004,319 Hero broke Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragons record ($8.6 million) for the highest weekend debut for a foreign language film. 36 $8,807,757 37 Resident Evil: Apocalypse $23,036,273 38 Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow $15,580,278 39 The Forgotten $21,022,111 40 Shark Tale $47,604,606 41 $31,330,299 42 $22,005,952 43 The Grudge $39,128,715 The Grudge broke Freddy vs. Jasons record ($36.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for a horror film. 44 $21,817,598 45 The Incredibles $70,467,423 The Incredibles broke Finding Nemos record ($70.3 million) for the highest weekend debut for a non-sequel animated film, as well as for an original film overall. 46 $50,251,359 47 National Treasure $35,142,554 48 $32,156,917 49 $17,004,967 50 Ocean's Twelve $39,153,380 51 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events $30,061,756 52 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 Kings record ($13.9 million) for the highest grossing Christmas Day of all time. 53 $41,741,785

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 Animation 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 Animation 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 releaseRankTitleStudioDomestic Gross 1. Shrek 2 DreamWorks $441,226,247 2. Spider-Man 2 Columbia/Marvel $373,585,825 3. The Passion of the Christ Newmarket Films/Icon Productions $370,782,930 4. Meet the Fockers Universal/DreamWorks Pictures $279,261,160 5. The Incredibles Disney/Pixar $261,441,092 6. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Warner Bros./Heyday Films $249,541,069 7. The Day After Tomorrow 20th Century Fox/Lionsgate/Centropolis Entertainment $186,740,799 8. The Polar Express Warner Bros./Castle Rock Entertainment/ImageMovers $183,373,735 9. The Bourne Supremacy Universal/The Kennedy/Marshall Company $176,241,941 10. National Treasure Disney/Jerry Bruckheimer Films $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 List of American films — American films by year List of box office number-one films

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