US Movie Market Summary for 2004
Total Box Office Gross: $9,284,297,129
Tickets sold: 1,492,652,273
Average ticket price:$6.22
Top Grossing Movies of 2004
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date | Distributor | Genre | MPAA | 2004 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation-
Adjusted
Gross |
|---|
| 1 |
Shrek 2
|
5/19/2004
|
Dreamworks SKG
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$436,721,703 |
70,212,492 |
$483,061,945 |
| 2 |
Spider-Man 2
|
6/30/2004
|
Sony Pictures
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$373,524,485 |
60,052,168 |
$413,158,916 |
| 3 |
The Passion of the Christ
|
2/25/2004
|
Newmarket Films
|
Drama
|
R
|
$370,270,943 |
59,529,091 |
$409,560,146 |
| 4 |
The Incredibles
|
11/5/2004
|
Buena Vista
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$251,657,004 |
40,459,325 |
$278,360,156 |
| 5 |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
|
6/4/2004
|
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$249,538,952 |
40,118,803 |
$276,017,365 |
| 6 |
The Day After Tomorrow
|
5/28/2004
|
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$186,740,799 |
30,022,636 |
$206,555,736 |
| 7 |
The Bourne Supremacy
|
7/23/2004
|
Universal
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$176,087,450 |
28,309,879 |
$194,771,968 |
| 8 |
Meet the Fockers
|
12/22/2004
|
Universal
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$162,461,370 |
26,119,191 |
$179,700,034 |
| 9 |
Shark Tale
|
10/1/2004
|
Dreamworks SKG
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$160,762,022 |
25,845,984 |
$177,820,370 |
| 10 |
The Polar Express
|
11/10/2004
|
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$155,112,441 |
24,937,691 |
$171,571,314 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 2004
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2004 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Sony Pictures
|
34 |
$1,324,171,770 |
212,889,351 |
14.27% |
| 2 |
Warner Bros.
|
32 |
$1,221,348,047 |
196,358,206 |
13.16% |
| 3 |
Buena Vista
|
26 |
$1,157,150,529 |
186,037,063 |
12.47% |
| 4 |
Dreamworks SKG
|
10 |
$925,931,555 |
148,863,593 |
9.98% |
| 5 |
20th Century Fox
|
19 |
$916,038,874 |
147,273,132 |
9.87% |
| 6 |
Universal
|
20 |
$906,562,315 |
145,749,569 |
9.77% |
| 7 |
Paramount Pictures
|
18 |
$624,885,940 |
100,463,977 |
6.73% |
| 8 |
Newmarket Films
|
8 |
$406,789,255 |
65,400,202 |
4.38% |
| 9 |
New Line
|
14 |
$394,713,261 |
63,458,725 |
4.25% |
| 10 |
Miramax
|
21 |
$363,700,633 |
58,472,772 |
3.92% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2004
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2004 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Adventure
|
35 |
$2,556,916,313 |
411,079,791 |
27.55% |
| 2 |
Comedy
|
131 |
$2,040,026,791 |
327,978,587 |
21.98% |
| 3 |
Drama
|
221 |
$1,438,102,499 |
231,206,186 |
15.50% |
| 4 |
Action
|
27 |
$1,210,415,920 |
194,600,630 |
13.04% |
| 5 |
Romantic Comedy
|
31 |
$651,575,673 |
104,754,931 |
7.02% |
| 6 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
27 |
$567,486,330 |
91,235,746 |
6.11% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
20 |
$465,182,720 |
74,788,221 |
5.01% |
| 8 |
Documentary
|
88 |
$233,912,658 |
37,606,536 |
2.52% |
| 9 |
Western
|
4 |
$90,475,689 |
14,545,930 |
.97% |
| 10 |
Musical
|
5 |
$22,667,489 |
3,644,290 |
.24% |
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Market Share for Each MPAARating in 2004
| Rank | MPAARating | Movies | 2004 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
PG-13
|
134 |
$4,453,393,694 |
715,979,695 |
48.14% |
| 2 |
PG
|
65 |
$2,332,760,095 |
375,041,813 |
25.22% |
| 3 |
R
|
188 |
$2,098,112,371 |
337,317,107 |
22.68% |
| 4 |
G
|
11 |
$261,627,557 |
42,062,306 |
2.83% |
| 5 |
Not Rated
|
112 |
$98,041,275 |
15,762,262 |
1.06% |
| 6 |
NC-17
|
4 |
$6,397,558 |
1,028,546 |
.07% |
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Market Share for Each Source in 2004
| Rank | Source | Movies | 2004 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
242 |
$3,209,030,180 |
515,921,255 |
34.64% |
| 2 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
80 |
$2,283,610,650 |
367,139,973 |
24.65% |
| 3 |
Sequel
|
26 |
$1,712,529,056 |
275,326,214 |
18.48% |
| 4 |
Remake
|
19 |
$692,605,976 |
111,351,445 |
7.48% |
| 5 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
108 |
$616,580,805 |
99,128,747 |
6.66% |
| 6 |
Based on TV
|
7 |
$239,266,957 |
38,467,356 |
2.58% |
| 7 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
4 |
$208,334,674 |
33,494,320 |
2.25% |
| 8 |
Traditional/Legend/Fairytale
|
2 |
$103,316,138 |
16,610,312 |
1.12% |
| 9 |
Spin-Off
|
2 |
$80,285,160 |
12,907,582 |
.87% |
| 10 |
Based on Play
|
7 |
$52,970,075 |
8,516,089 |
.57% |
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Market Share for Each ProductionMethod in 2004
| Rank | ProductionMethod | Movies | 2004 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action
|
572 |
$7,510,380,947 |
1,207,456,746 |
80.94% |
| 2 |
Digital Animation
|
5 |
$1,004,636,527 |
161,517,125 |
10.83% |
| 3 |
Animation/Live Action
|
5 |
$594,084,112 |
95,511,914 |
6.40% |
| 4 |
Hand Animation
|
8 |
$170,390,551 |
27,393,979 |
1.84% |
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Market Share for Each CreativeType in 2004
| Rank | CreativeType | Movies | 2004 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction
|
174 |
$4,076,249,370 |
655,345,562 |
44.05% |
| 2 |
Kids Fiction
|
22 |
$1,165,501,039 |
187,379,586 |
12.60% |
| 3 |
Historical Fiction
|
46 |
$981,395,234 |
157,780,584 |
10.61% |
| 4 |
Dramatization
|
32 |
$748,438,706 |
120,327,767 |
8.09% |
| 5 |
Science Fiction
|
22 |
$720,667,846 |
115,862,998 |
7.79% |
| 6 |
Super Hero
|
4 |
$717,949,760 |
115,426,006 |
7.76% |
| 7 |
Fantasy
|
16 |
$609,386,727 |
97,972,143 |
6.59% |
| 8 |
Factual
|
87 |
$233,903,666 |
37,605,090 |
2.53% |
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