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Sunday, July 20, 2008

Box Office Performance for Fantasy Movies in 2004

RankMovieGenreMPAA2004 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Adventure PG $249,538,952 40,118,803 $276,017,365
2 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Adventure PG-13 $86,616,364 13,925,460 $95,807,165
3 Big Fish Drama PG-13 $57,978,659 9,321,328 $64,130,737
4 Blade: Trinity Action R $48,079,939 7,729,894 $53,181,671
5 Secret Window Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $47,958,031 7,710,294 $53,046,823
6 Catwoman Action PG-13 $40,198,710 6,462,815 $44,464,167
7 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Comedy R $34,366,518 5,525,164 $38,013,128
8 Ella Enchanted Comedy PG $22,913,677 3,683,871 $25,345,032
9 Peter Pan Adventure PG $14,238,615 2,289,166 $15,749,462
10 Santa vs. The Snowman Adventure Not Rated $2,818,321 453,106 $3,117,369
11 Haunted Castle Adventure PG $2,177,670 350,108 $2,408,743
12 The Cat in the Hat Comedy PG $1,634,788 262,828 $1,808,257
13 Donnie Darko Drama R $753,647 121,165 $833,615
14 Bubba Ho-Tep Comedy R $84,392 13,568 $93,348
15 Cirque du Soleil - Journey of Man Musical G $20,444 3,287 $22,615
16 The Dust Factory   PG $8,000 1,286 $8,848
Total Gross of All Movies$609,386,727
Total Tickets Sold97,972,143
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$674,048,344

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2004. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2004. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2003 will most likely earn money in 2003 and 2004. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year. The next year starts the following day (Monday). For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.