This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 2004.
# | Date | Film | Gross | Notes |
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1 | 02004-01-04January 4, 2004 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | $28,180,378 | |
2 | 02004-01-11January 11, 2004 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | $14,209,098 | |
3 | 02004-01-18January 18, 2004 | Along Came Polly | $27,721,185 | |
4 | 02004-01-25January 25, 2004 | The Butterfly Effect | $17,065,227 | |
5 | 02004-02-01February 1, 2004 | You Got Served | $16,123,105 | |
6 | 02004-02-08February 8, 2004 | Barbershop 2: Back in Business | $24,241,612 | |
7 | 02004-02-15February 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 & Dracula 's record ($30.5 million) for highest weekend debut for a film released during the Friday the 13th weekend. |
8 | 02004-02-22February 22, 2004 | 50 First Dates | $20,427,325 | |
9 | 02004-02-29February 29, 2004 | The Passion of the Christ | $83,848,082 | The Passion of the Christ broke Hannibal's record ($58.0 million) for the highest weekend debut in February. The Passion of the Christ also broke Finding Nemo's record ($70.3 million) for the highest weekend debut for a non-franchise based film. |
10 | 02004-03-07March 7, 2004 | The Passion of the Christ | $53,246,801 | |
11 | 02004-03-14March 14, 2004 | The Passion of the Christ | $32,130,978 | |
12 | 02004-03-21March 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 |
13 | 02004-03-28March 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. |
14 | 02004-04-04April 4, 2004 | Hellboy | $23,172,440 | |
15 | 02004-04-11April 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. |
16 | 02004-04-18April 18, 2004 | Kill Bill Vol. 2 | $25,104,949 | |
17 | 02004-04-25April 25, 2004 | Man on Fire | $22,751,490 | |
18 | 02004-05-02May 2, 2004 | Mean Girls | $24,432,195 | |
19 | 02004-05-09May 9, 2004 | Van Helsing | $51,748,040 | Van Helsing broke Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles's record ($36.3 million) for the highest weekend debut for a Vampire film |
20 | 02004-05-16May 16, 2004 | Troy | $46,865,412 | |
21 | 02004-05-23May 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. 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. |
22 | 02004-05-30May 30, 2004 | Shrek 2 | $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. |
23 | 02004-06-06June 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. |
24 | 02004-06-13June 13, 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | $34,910,393 | |
25 | 02004-06-20June 20, 2004 | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | $30,070,196 | |
26 | 02004-06-27June 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. |
27 | 02004-07-04July 4, 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | $88,156,227 | Spider-Man 2 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. Its $40.4 million Wednesday gross broke The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's record ($34.5 million) for the highest-grossing Wednesday of all time. |
28 | 02004-07-11July 11, 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | $45,180,743 | |
29 | 02004-07-18July 18, 2004 | I, Robot | $52,179,887 | |
30 | 02004-07-25July 25, 2004 | The Bourne Supremacy | $52,521,865 | |
31 | 02004-08-01August 1, 2004 | The Village | $50,746,142 | |
32 | 02004-08-08August 8, 2004 | Collateral | $24,701,458 | |
33 | 02004-08-15August 15, 2004 | Alien vs. Predator | $38,291,056 | |
34 | 02004-08-22August 22, 2004 | Exorcist: The Beginning | $18,054,001 | |
35 | 02004-08-29August 29, 2004 | Hero | $18,004,319 | |
36 | 02004-09-05September 5, 2004 | Hero | $8,807,757 | |
37 | 02004-09-12September 12, 2004 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | $23,036,273 | |
38 | 02004-09-19September 19, 2004 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | $15,580,278 | |
39 | 02004-09-26September 26, 2004 | The Forgotten | $21,022,111 | |
40 | 02004-10-03October 3, 2004 | Shark Tale | $47,604,606 | |
41 | 02004-10-10October 10, 2004 | Shark Tale | $31,330,299 | |
42 | 02004-10-17October 17, 2004 | Shark Tale | $22,005,952 | |
43 | 02004-10-24October 24, 2004 | The Grudge | $39,128,715 | |
44 | 02004-10-31October 31, 2004 | The Grudge | $21,817,598 | |
45 | 02004-11-07November 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. |
46 | 02004-11-14November 14, 2004 | The Incredibles | $50,251,359 | |
47 | 02004-11-21November 21, 2004 | National Treasure | $35,142,554 | |
48 | 02004-11-28November 28, 2004 | National Treasure | $32,156,917 | |
49 | 02004-12-05December 5, 2004 | National Treasure | $17,004,967 | |
50 | 02004-12-12December 12, 2004 | Ocean's Twelve | $39,153,380 | |
51 | 02004-12-19December 19, 2004 | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | $30,061,756 | |
52 | 02004-12-26December 26, 2004 | Meet the Fockers | $46,120,980 | |
53 | 02005-01-02January 2, 2005 | Meet the Fockers | $41,741,785 |
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