Box Office Performance for Science Fiction Movies in 2004

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	2004 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	The Day After Tomorrow	Adventure	PG-13	$186,740,799	30,022,636	$206,555,736
2	I, Robot	Action	PG-13	$144,801,023	23,279,907	$160,165,760
3	AVP: Alien Vs. Predator	Horror	PG-13	$80,281,096	12,906,929	$88,799,672
4	Dawn of the Dead	Horror	R	$58,990,765	9,484,046	$65,250,236
5	The Butterfly Effect	Drama	R	$57,924,679	9,312,649	$64,071,025
6	The Chronicles of Riddick	Adventure	PG-13	$57,712,751	9,278,577	$63,836,610
7	Resident Evil: Apocalypse	Horror	R	$50,740,078	8,157,569	$56,124,075
8	Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow	Adventure	PG	$37,760,080	6,070,752	$41,766,774
9	Paycheck	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$15,144,861	2,434,865	$16,751,871
10	Godsend	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$14,334,645	2,304,605	$15,855,682
11	Thunderbirds	Adventure	PG	$6,768,055	1,088,112	$7,486,211
12	T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous	Adventure	Not Rated	$2,830,964	455,139	$3,131,356
13	Dans une galaxie près de chez vous - Le film	Comedy	Not Rated	$2,164,047	347,918	$2,393,676
14	Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence	Action	Not Rated	$1,043,896	167,829	$1,154,664
15	The Matrix Revolutions	Action	R	$965,331	155,198	$1,067,762
16	Final Cut	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$548,039	88,109	$606,190
17	Primer	Drama	PG-13	$424,760	68,289	$469,828
18	Godzilla: The Original Japanese Version	Horror		$412,520	66,322	$456,295
19	Alien Adventure	Adventure	Not Rated	$383,357	61,633	$424,035
20	Timeline	Adventure	PG-13	$367,501	59,084	$406,498
21	Code 46		R	$197,148	31,696	$218,068
22	Robot Stories			$131,451	21,134	$145,402
Total Gross of All Movies				$720,667,846
Total Tickets Sold					115,862,998
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$797,137,426

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.