| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Meet the Fockers | - | - | - | $12,140,180 | 3,554 | $279,261,160 | Dec 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 2 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | - | - | - | $4,727,546 | 3,623 | $118,634,549 | Dec 17 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 3 | The Aviator | - | - | - | $3,912,000 | 2,530 | $102,610,330 | Dec 17 | Miramax | true |
| 4 | Fat Albert | - | - | - | $3,030,817 | 2,744 | $48,116,322 | Dec 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 5 | Ocean's Twelve | - | - | - | $2,843,512 | 3,290 | $125,544,280 | Dec 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | National Treasure | - | - | - | $2,367,792 | 3,243 | $173,008,894 | Nov 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 7 | The Polar Express | - | - | - | $2,118,560 | 3,650 | $162,775,358 | Nov 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | Spanglish | - | - | - | $1,668,999 | 2,587 | $42,726,869 | Dec 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 9 | The Phantom of the Opera | - | - | - | $1,540,695 | 1,515 | $51,268,815 | Dec 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | The Incredibles | - | - | - | $1,443,156 | 3,933 | $261,441,092 | Nov 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 11 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | - | - | - | $990,619 | 1,105 | $24,020,403 | Dec 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 12 | Flight of the Phoenix | - | - | - | $889,533 | 2,604 | $21,009,180 | Dec 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 13 | Darkness | - | - | - | $861,000 | 1,718 | $22,163,442 | Dec 25 | Dimension Films | true |
| 14 | Finding Neverland | - | - | - | $784,000 | 1,411 | $51,680,613 | Nov 12 | Miramax | true |
| 15 | Christmas with the Kranks | - | - | - | $656,422 | 3,416 | $73,780,539 | Nov 24 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 16 | Sideways | - | - | - | $614,600 | 1,786 | $71,503,593 | Oct 22 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 17 | Blade: Trinity | - | - | - | $608,000 | 2,912 | $52,411,906 | Dec 8 | New Line Cinema | true |
| 18 | Closer | - | - | - | $528,248 | 1,098 | $33,987,757 | Dec 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 19 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | - | - | - | $452,590 | 3,307 | $85,417,988 | Nov 19 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 20 | Beyond the Sea | - | - | - | $433,950 | 383 | $6,318,709 | Dec 17 | Lionsgate | false |
| 21 | A Very Long Engagement | - | - | - | $166,898 | 219 | $6,524,389 | Nov 26 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | false |
| 22 | Kinsey | - | - | - | $123,302 | 588 | $10,254,979 | Nov 12 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 23 | Ray | - | - | - | $116,620 | 2,474 | $75,331,600 | Oct 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 24 | Shark Tale | - | - | - | $111,108 | 4,070 | $160,861,908 | Oct 1 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 25 | Million Dollar Baby | - | - | - | $69,576 | 2,375 | $100,492,203 | Dec 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 26 | In Good Company | - | - | - | $37,888 | 1,963 | $45,806,659 | Dec 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 27 | Hotel Rwanda | - | - | - | $32,573 | 824 | $23,530,892 | Dec 22 | United Artists | false |
| 28 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | - | - | - | $32,395 | 2,473 | $40,226,215 | Nov 12 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 29 | The Woodsman | - | - | - | $16,244 | 84 | $1,576,231 | Dec 24 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 30 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $11,824 | 73 | $21,583,831 | Mar 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 31 | Napoleon Dynamite | - | - | - | $11,474 | 1,027 | $44,540,956 | Jun 11 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 32 | Alexander | - | - | - | $10,688 | 2,445 | $34,297,191 | Nov 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 33 | A Love Song for Bobby Long | - | - | - | $6,980 | 24 | $164,308 | Dec 29 | Lionsgate | false |
| 34 | Without a Paddle | - | - | - | $5,997 | 2,756 | $58,169,327 | Aug 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 35 | I Heart Huckabees | - | - | - | $5,280 | 901 | $12,785,432 | Oct 1 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 36 | The Machinist | - | - | - | $2,722 | 72 | $1,082,715 | Oct 22 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 37 | Garden State | - | - | - | $2,326 | 813 | $26,782,316 | Jul 28 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 38 | Team America: World Police | - | - | - | $1,998 | 2,620 | $32,786,074 | Oct 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 39 | Alfie | - | - | - | $1,008 | 2,215 | $13,399,812 | Nov 5 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 40 | Enduring Love | - | - | - | $39 | 56 | $358,362 | Oct 29 | Paramount Classics | false |
