German Box Office For 2004
| Rank | Release | Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1 | $61,911,182 | 980 | $62,059,389 | Jul 22 | Constantin Film |
| 2 | Seven Dwarves | $49,362,246 | 828 | $48,726,183 | Oct 28 | United International Pictures |
| 3 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | $48,684,339 | 1,220 | $48,684,339 | Jun 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Downfall | $39,074,362 | 667 | $39,074,362 | Sep 16 | Constantin Film |
| 5 | Troy | $35,825,017 | 1,011 | $35,825,017 | May 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Shrek 2 | $33,988,792 | 895 | $33,988,792 | Jul 1 | United International Pictures |
| 7 | The Day After Tomorrow | $31,370,281 | 995 | $31,370,281 | May 27 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 8 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | $31,102,057 | 1,341 | $87,207,000 | Dec 17 | - |
| 9 | Spider-Man 2 | $24,265,440 | 840 | $24,265,440 | Jul 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | Something's Gotta Give | $22,253,533 | 625 | $22,253,533 | Feb 12 | - |
| 11 | Brother Bear | $19,368,256 | 741 | $19,368,256 | Mar 18 | Buena Vista International |
| 12 | The Last Samurai | $18,725,181 | 846 | $18,725,181 | Jan 8 | - |
| 13 | I, Robot | $18,447,757 | 806 | $18,447,757 | Aug 5 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 14 | Van Helsing | $17,601,972 | 776 | $17,601,972 | May 6 | United International Pictures |
| 15 | The Incredibles | $16,496,650 | 1,003 | $24,221,919 | Dec 9 | Buena Vista International |
| 16 | Scary Movie 3 | $16,331,124 | 654 | $16,331,124 | Feb 26 | - |
| 17 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | $14,175,412 | 740 | $17,871,902 | Dec 2 | United International Pictures |
| 18 | The Terminal | $13,855,431 | 508 | $13,855,431 | Oct 7 | United International Pictures |
| 19 | National Treasure | $13,202,439 | 765 | $14,164,177 | Nov 25 | Buena Vista International |
| 20 | Mona Lisa Smile | $13,148,258 | 611 | $13,148,258 | Jan 22 | - |
| 21 | The Village | $13,107,508 | 775 | $13,107,508 | Sep 9 | Buena Vista International |
| 22 | Der Wixxer | $12,996,256 | 450 | $12,996,256 | May 20 | Falcom Media |
| 23 | Shall We Dance? | $12,979,818 | 619 | $13,975,701 | Nov 4 | Buena Vista International |
| 24 | Ocean's Twelve | $12,587,942 | 827 | $23,070,002 | Dec 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 25 | Along Came Polly | $12,426,225 | 512 | $12,426,225 | Mar 4 | - |
| 26 | Shark Tale | $12,243,062 | 686 | $12,243,062 | Oct 14 | United International Pictures |
| 27 | King Arthur | $11,054,041 | 750 | $11,054,041 | Aug 19 | Buena Vista International |
| 28 | The Passion of the Christ | $10,242,870 | 406 | $10,242,870 | Mar 18 | - |
| 29 | 50 First Dates | $9,514,637 | 680 | $9,514,637 | Apr 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 30 | The Polar Express | $8,996,955 | 744 | $10,046,849 | Nov 25 | Warner Bros. |
| 31 | Garfield: The Movie | $8,897,147 | 619 | $8,897,147 | Aug 19 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 32 | Alien vs. Predator | $8,638,397 | 570 | $8,638,397 | Nov 4 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 33 | The Bourne Supremacy | $8,547,991 | 565 | $8,547,991 | Oct 21 | United International Pictures |
| 34 | Gothika | $8,224,202 | 401 | $8,224,202 | Mar 11 | - |
| 35 | Lost in Translation | $7,410,337 | 131 | $7,410,337 | Jan 8 | - |
| 36 | Kill Bill: Vol. 2 | $7,405,914 | 518 | $7,405,914 | Apr 22 | Buena Vista International |
| 37 | Fahrenheit 9/11 | $7,371,716 | 213 | $7,371,716 | Jul 29 | Falcom Media |
| 38 | Starsky & Hutch | $7,347,101 | 618 | $7,347,101 | Mar 25 | - |
| 39 | Collateral | $7,064,303 | 481 | $7,064,303 | Sep 23 | United International Pictures |
| 40 | Laura's Star | $7,028,961 | 544 | $7,028,961 | Sep 23 | Warner Bros. |
| 41 | Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls | $6,818,680 | 608 | $6,818,680 | Sep 30 | Constantin Film |
| 42 | The Haunted Mansion | $6,638,130 | 600 | $6,638,130 | Jan 22 | - |
| 43 | Honey | $5,888,982 | 361 | $8,911,639 | Dec 25 | - |
| 44 | The Chorus Quebec Release | $5,702,139 | 158 | $7,129,524 | Sep 2 | Constantin Film |
| 45 | Deep Blue | $5,445,518 | 173 | $5,445,518 | Jan 29 | - |
| 46 | School of Rock | $5,432,447 | 471 | $5,432,447 | Feb 5 | - |
| 47 | Finding Nemo | $5,363,290 | 1,049 | $53,926,684 | Nov 20 | - |
| 48 | Calendar Girls | $5,257,248 | 145 | $5,257,248 | Jan 1 | - |
| 49 | Head-On | $5,059,846 | 123 | $5,351,766 | Mar 11 | - |
| 50 | The Chronicles of Riddick | $4,985,796 | 396 | $4,985,796 | Sep 2 | United International Pictures |
| 51 | Mean Girls | $4,948,156 | 398 | $4,948,156 | Aug 26 | United International Pictures |
| 52 | Cold Mountain | $4,920,092 | 448 | $4,920,092 | Feb 19 | - |
| 53 | 13 Going on 30 | $4,897,808 | 548 | $4,897,808 | Sep 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 54 | The Forgotten | $4,580,770 | 360 | $4,580,770 | Nov 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 55 | Spy Kids 3: Game Over | $4,284,173 | 447 | $4,284,173 | Feb 5 | - |
| 56 | Secret Window | $4,096,887 | 452 | $4,096,887 | Apr 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 57 | Hidalgo | $4,016,164 | 490 | $4,210,412 | Apr 8 | - |
| 58 | Home on the Range | $4,009,628 | 480 | $4,009,628 | Sep 2 | Buena Vista International |
| 59 | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | $3,994,436 | 554 | $3,994,436 | Sep 30 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 60 | Alexander | $3,953,079 | 499 | $10,116,773 | Dec 23 | Constantin Film |
| 61 | The Edukators | $3,762,217 | 133 | $4,540,541 | Nov 25 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion |
| 62 | The Stepford Wives | $3,691,372 | 252 | $3,691,372 | Jul 15 | United International Pictures |
| 63 | Sams in Gefahr | $3,638,303 | 562 | $6,273,379 | Dec 11 | - |
| 64 | Monsieur Ibrahim | $3,564,674 | 80 | $3,564,674 | Mar 25 | Falcom Media |
| 65 | Girls on Top 2 | $3,496,078 | 350 | $3,496,078 | Jun 17 | Constantin Film |
| 66 | Paycheck | $3,477,704 | 501 | $3,477,704 | Jan 22 | - |
| 67 | Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse | $3,417,049 | 251 | $3,417,049 | Apr 8 | - |
| 68 | Girl with a Pearl Earring | $3,309,338 | 94 | $3,309,338 | Sep 23 | - |
| 69 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | $3,254,049 | 304 | $3,254,049 | Sep 23 | Constantin Film |
| 70 | Underworld | $3,121,498 | 312 | $3,121,498 | Jan 29 | - |
| 71 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | $3,098,126 | 430 | $3,098,126 | Sep 23 | Buena Vista International |
| 72 | Luther | $3,096,469 | 417 | $19,207,661 | Oct 30 | - |
| 73 | Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights | $3,041,656 | 200 | $3,041,656 | Apr 29 | Buena Vista International |
| 74 | Christmas with the Kranks | $3,027,291 | 374 | $3,027,291 | Nov 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 75 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | $3,013,737 | 406 | $9,129,624 | Dec 23 | United International Pictures |
| 76 | Schultze Gets the Blues | $2,996,148 | 76 | $2,996,148 | Apr 22 | United International Pictures |
| 77 | The Butterfly Effect | $2,976,108 | 207 | $2,976,108 | Aug 26 | Warner Bros. |
| 78 | White Chicks | $2,814,400 | 498 | $2,814,400 | Oct 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 79 | Dawn of the Dead | $2,809,045 | 348 | $2,809,045 | Apr 15 | - |
| 80 | The Miracle of Bern | $2,785,944 | 644 | $24,755,156 | Oct 16 | - |
| 81 | The Motorcycle Diaries | $2,767,190 | 130 | $3,441,697 | Oct 28 | Constantin Film |
| 82 | Big Fish | $2,736,251 | 271 | $2,736,251 | Apr 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 83 | Stuck on You | $2,709,455 | 500 | $2,709,455 | Jan 1 | - |
| 84 | Torque | $2,631,913 | 351 | $2,631,913 | Feb 5 | - |
| 85 | Cheaper by the Dozen | $2,601,651 | 600 | $2,601,651 | Mar 25 | - |
| 86 | Love Actually | $2,560,650 | 557 | $14,402,665 | Nov 20 | - |
| 87 | The Manchurian Candidate | $2,546,847 | 306 | $2,546,847 | Nov 11 | United International Pictures |
| 88 | Man on Fire | $2,508,824 | 346 | $2,508,824 | Sep 30 | United International Pictures |
| 89 | Mindhunters | $2,399,571 | 155 | $2,399,571 | Jun 24 | TOBIS Film |
| 90 | Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | $2,391,996 | 600 | $2,391,996 | Apr 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 91 | The Rundown | $2,365,283 | 507 | $2,365,283 | Mar 11 | - |
| 92 | G.O.R.A. | $2,256,323 | 74 | $2,256,323 | Nov 18 | - |
| 93 | Hellboy | $2,157,884 | 404 | $2,157,884 | Sep 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 94 | The Punisher | $2,080,007 | 321 | $2,080,007 | Jun 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 95 | Raising Helen | $2,073,165 | 349 | $2,073,165 | Jun 17 | Buena Vista International |
| 96 | Two Brothers | $2,071,491 | 351 | $2,071,491 | Sep 16 | TOBIS Film |
| 97 | The Phantom of the Opera | $2,062,483 | 430 | $4,670,505 | Dec 16 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 98 | Monster | $1,992,775 | 174 | $1,992,775 | Apr 15 | 3L Filmverleih |
| 99 | Super Size Me | $1,979,023 | 120 | $1,979,023 | Jul 15 | Prokino Filmverleih |
| 100 | Around the World in 80 Days | $1,949,386 | 395 | $9,478,069 | Dec 23 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 101 | The Missing | $1,935,308 | 296 | $1,935,308 | Feb 12 | - |
| 102 | The Ladykillers | $1,915,431 | 315 | $1,915,431 | Jul 29 | Buena Vista International |
| 103 | Catwoman | $1,909,686 | 510 | $1,909,686 | Aug 19 | Warner Bros. |
| 104 | Rhythm Is It! | $1,900,639 | 54 | $4,094,889 | Sep 16 | Piffl Medien |
| 105 | Samba in Mettmann | $1,811,877 | 282 | $1,811,877 | Jan 29 | - |
| 106 | Runaway Jury | $1,776,124 | 160 | $1,776,124 | Apr 29 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 107 | Vizontele Tuuba | $1,771,856 | 49 | $1,771,856 | Feb 5 | - |
| 108 | Taking Lives | $1,737,364 | 403 | $1,737,364 | Apr 8 | - |
| 109 | Muxmäuschenstill | $1,722,467 | 77 | $1,722,467 | Jul 8 | X Verleih AG |
| 110 | Peter Pan | $1,677,395 | 593 | $1,677,395 | Apr 1 | - |
| 111 | Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie - Pyramid of Light | $1,645,876 | 302 | $1,645,876 | Aug 26 | Warner Bros. |
| 112 | Freaky Friday | $1,631,029 | 489 | $6,063,827 | Dec 11 | - |
| 113 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | $1,623,397 | 204 | $1,623,397 | Jan 1 | - |
| 114 | Before Sunset | $1,621,015 | 62 | $1,621,015 | Jun 17 | Warner Bros. |
| 115 | The Cat in the Hat | $1,619,230 | 498 | $1,619,230 | Apr 8 | United International Pictures |
| 116 | Autobahnraser | $1,592,205 | 312 | $1,592,205 | Feb 19 | - |
| 117 | Peas at 5:30 | $1,580,379 | 1,333 | $1,580,379 | Mar 4 | - |
| 118 | New York Minute | $1,555,810 | 154 | $1,555,810 | Aug 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 119 | Summer Storm | $1,542,911 | 179 | $1,783,543 | Sep 2 | X Verleih AG |
| 120 | You Got Served | $1,513,078 | 130 | $1,513,078 | Sep 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 121 | Germanikus | $1,497,118 | 202 | $1,497,118 | Mar 25 | - |
| 122 | Night of the Living Dorks | $1,466,934 | 287 | $1,466,934 | Oct 28 | Constantin Film |
| 123 | Bad Education | $1,464,623 | 59 | $1,464,623 | Sep 30 | TOBIS Film |
| 124 | Agnes and His Brothers | $1,436,979 | 85 | $1,436,979 | Oct 14 | X Verleih AG |
| 125 | Wacky Class Welcome | $1,383,747 | 31 | $1,383,747 | Jan 15 | - |
| 126 | The Story of the Weeping Camel | $1,348,736 | 72 | $2,546,665 | Jan 8 | - |
| 127 | Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring | $1,311,338 | 50 | $1,311,338 | Mar 18 | - |
| 128 | The Recruit | $1,308,048 | 154 | $1,308,048 | Jan 15 | - |
| 129 | Bergkristall | $1,285,744 | 120 | $1,285,744 | Nov 18 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 130 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | $1,247,572 | 102 | $1,247,572 | May 20 | Constantin Film |
| 131 | Love in Thoughts | $1,192,335 | 94 | $1,192,335 | Feb 12 | - |
| 132 | The Notebook | $1,185,450 | 117 | $1,185,450 | Sep 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 133 | Hell on Wheels | $1,165,512 | 47 | $1,165,512 | Jun 10 | NFP Marketing & Distribution |
| 134 | Guys and Balls | $1,100,874 | 313 | $1,100,874 | Oct 7 | Buena Vista International |
| 135 | Bad Santa | $1,091,895 | 153 | $1,091,895 | Nov 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 136 | Under the Tuscan Sun | $1,052,787 | 105 | $1,052,787 | Apr 15 | Buena Vista International |
| 137 | Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid | $1,028,583 | 299 | $1,028,583 | Dec 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 138 | 21 Grams | $1,021,277 | 107 | $1,021,277 | Feb 26 | - |
| 139 | Coffee and Cigarettes | $1,011,853 | 52 | $1,656,473 | Aug 19 | Pandora Filmproduktion |
| 140 | Open Range | $973,914 | 204 | $973,914 | Jan 29 | - |
| 141 | Pura vida Ibiza | $937,893 | 348 | $937,893 | Feb 12 | - |
| 142 | Abgefahren | $901,099 | 260 | $901,099 | Apr 1 | - |
| 143 | The Dreamers | $885,758 | 70 | $885,758 | Jan 22 | - |
| 144 | Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress | $844,017 | 44 | $1,196,572 | Dec 25 | - |
| 145 | Mambo Italiano 2003 Re-release | $842,252 | 119 | $842,252 | Jun 24 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 146 | The Whole Ten Yards | $833,870 | 280 | $833,870 | Sep 9 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 147 | Timeline | $797,670 | 256 | $797,670 | Mar 11 | - |
| 148 | Walking Tall | $791,750 | 300 | $791,750 | Jul 15 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 149 | Five Times Two | $788,698 | 67 | $1,157,529 | Oct 21 | Prokino Filmverleih |
| 150 | Jazz Club | $767,759 | 147 | $767,759 | Apr 1 | - |
| 151 | A Cinderella Story | $762,348 | 152 | $762,348 | Oct 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 152 | Shanghai Knights | $760,025 | 303 | $1,842,056 | Dec 25 | - |
| 153 | Boo, Zino & the Snurks | $725,991 | 300 | $725,991 | Mar 18 | - |
| 154 | Out of Time | $716,533 | 183 | $716,533 | Mar 11 | - |
| 155 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | $697,192 | 124 | $697,192 | Nov 18 | United International Pictures |
| 156 | Little Longnose | $690,318 | 206 | $690,318 | Mar 11 | - |
| 157 | Kleinruppin forever | $639,210 | 162 | $639,210 | Sep 9 | Senator Film |
| 158 | The Door in the Floor | $628,326 | 38 | $628,326 | Oct 21 | TOBIS Film |
| 159 | The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi Canadian Release | $627,243 | 57 | $627,243 | Jun 24 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 160 | Love Me If You Dare | $624,224 | 50 | $624,224 | Aug 12 | Alamode Film |
| 161 | Godsend | $618,751 | 149 | $618,751 | Jul 8 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 162 | Nathalie... | $615,244 | 50 | $615,244 | Aug 5 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 163 | Derrick - Die Pflicht ruft! | $565,401 | 396 | $565,401 | Apr 1 | - |
| 164 | Wicker Park | $564,571 | 154 | $564,571 | Oct 21 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 165 | Open Water | $519,116 | 150 | $519,116 | Sep 30 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 166 | Twisted | $518,659 | 149 | $518,659 | May 20 | United International Pictures |
| 167 | Genesis | $489,175 | 101 | $489,175 | Oct 14 | Senator Film |
| 168 | Touching the Void | $481,629 | 47 | $481,629 | Apr 29 | Kinowelt Filmverleih |
| 169 | Look at Me | $472,260 | 56 | $1,040,572 | Nov 18 | Prokino Filmverleih |
| 170 | Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen | $462,694 | 101 | $462,694 | Aug 12 | Buena Vista International |
| 171 | The Prince and Me | $453,227 | 156 | $453,227 | May 20 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 172 | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | $438,184 | 622 | $8,432,199 | Oct 16 | - |
| 173 | The Human Stain | $436,811 | 76 | $975,192 | Dec 18 | - |
| 174 | Seducing Doctor Lewis 2004 Re-release | $422,169 | 41 | $422,169 | Dec 2 | KOOL Filmdistribution |
| 175 | Osama | $401,652 | 15 | $401,652 | Jan 15 | - |
| 176 | Real Women Have Curves | $394,675 | 34 | $394,675 | May 7 | Alamode Film |
| 177 | Blueprint | $382,999 | 90 | $382,999 | Jan 1 | - |
| 178 | Ruby & Quentin | $345,495 | 116 | $345,495 | Jun 17 | Splendid Film |
| 179 | The Company | $342,790 | 52 | $342,790 | May 20 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 180 | Besser als Schule | $334,501 | 222 | $334,501 | Apr 29 | - |
| 181 | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | $330,131 | 152 | $330,131 | Oct 14 | Constantin Film |
| 182 | The Station Agent | $277,600 | 37 | $277,600 | Jun 10 | Prokino Filmverleih |
| 183 | Duplex | $266,489 | 120 | $266,489 | Jul 1 | - |
| 184 | Elling 2004 Re-release | $264,444 | 77 | $264,444 | May 7 | Arsenal Filmverleih |
| 185 | Where's Firuze? | $255,109 | 40 | $255,109 | Feb 26 | - |
| 186 | In the Cut | $238,720 | 82 | $238,720 | Sep 30 | Senator Film |
| 187 | The Spanish Apartment 2003 Re-release | $237,978 | 50 | $1,453,258 | Nov 13 | - |
| 188 | Anything Else | $231,061 | 54 | $231,061 | Sep 2 | Alamode Film |
| 189 | Exorcist: The Beginning | $230,205 | 87 | $661,540 | Nov 18 | Warner Bros. |
| 190 | S.W.A.T. | $225,455 | 612 | $6,473,138 | Dec 4 | - |
| 191 | Addicted to Acting | $217,325 | 32 | $217,325 | Jun 3 | - |
| 192 | My Boss's Daughter | $215,276 | 49 | $215,276 | Jun 10 | Falcom Media |
| 193 | Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior | $198,834 | 117 | $492,839 | Dec 16 | 3L Filmverleih |
| 194 | Soundless | $196,724 | 95 | $196,724 | Apr 29 | - |
| 195 | Pieces of April | $188,012 | 22 | $188,012 | Feb 19 | - |
| 196 | Kitchen Stories 2004 Re-release | $183,491 | 36 | $183,491 | Feb 5 | - |
| 197 | The Best Day of My Life 2004 Re-release | $179,068 | 35 | $179,068 | Jul 15 | Movienet |
| 198 | A Fond Kiss | $176,898 | 44 | $176,898 | Nov 11 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih |
| 199 | The Fighting Temptations | $169,698 | 122 | $1,698,698 | Jul 8 | United International Pictures |
| 200 | The Butterfly 2003 Re-release | $162,458 | 32 | $162,458 | Mar 11 | - |
