| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Hero | - | - | - | $11,514,779 | 2,175 | $53,710,019 | Aug 27 | Miramax | false |
| 2 | Without a Paddle | - | - | - | $9,014,918 | 2,756 | $58,169,327 | Aug 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 3 | Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid | - | - | - | $8,008,188 | 2,905 | $32,238,923 | Aug 27 | Screen Gems | false |
| 4 | Paparazzi | - | - | - | $7,855,111 | 2,153 | $15,714,234 | Sep 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 5 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | - | - | - | $7,537,330 | 3,490 | $95,170,481 | Aug 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 6 | Wicker Park | - | - | - | $6,819,393 | 2,598 | $13,001,257 | Sep 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 7 | Collateral | - | - | - | $6,480,801 | 3,205 | $101,005,703 | Aug 6 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 8 | Vanity Fair | - | - | - | $6,268,925 | 1,054 | $16,136,476 | Sep 1 | Focus Features | false |
| 9 | The Cookout | - | - | - | $6,219,794 | 1,303 | $11,814,019 | Sep 3 | Lionsgate | false |
| 10 | The Bourne Supremacy | - | - | - | $5,314,115 | 3,304 | $176,241,941 | Jul 23 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 11 | Exorcist: The Beginning | - | - | - | $4,511,507 | 2,813 | $41,821,986 | Aug 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | Garden State | - | - | - | $3,756,822 | 813 | $26,782,316 | Jul 28 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 13 | Napoleon Dynamite | - | - | - | $3,742,949 | 1,027 | $44,540,956 | Jun 11 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 14 | Alien vs. Predator | - | - | - | $3,178,806 | 3,401 | $80,282,231 | Aug 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 15 | Open Water | - | - | - | $3,146,443 | 2,709 | $30,610,863 | Aug 6 | Lionsgate | false |
| 16 | The Manchurian Candidate | - | - | - | $2,591,543 | 2,867 | $65,955,630 | Jul 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 17 | Suspect Zero | - | - | - | $2,521,808 | 1,501 | $8,725,813 | Aug 27 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 18 | Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 | - | - | - | $2,521,192 | 1,276 | $9,219,388 | Aug 27 | Triumph Releasing Corporation | false |
| 19 | Spider-Man 2 | - | - | - | $1,520,116 | 4,166 | $373,585,825 | Jun 30 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 20 | The Village | - | - | - | $1,064,344 | 3,733 | $114,197,520 | Jul 30 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 21 | I, Robot | - | - | - | $920,571 | 3,494 | $144,801,023 | Jul 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 22 | Shrek 2 | - | - | - | $855,054 | 4,223 | $441,550,292 | May 19 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 23 | The Notebook | - | - | - | $826,716 | 2,323 | $81,001,787 | Jun 25 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 24 | Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie | - | - | - | $740,352 | 2,411 | $19,765,868 | Aug 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 25 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | - | - | - | $562,326 | 3,855 | $249,541,069 | Jun 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 26 | De-Lovely | - | - | - | $531,683 | 410 | $13,456,633 | Jul 2 | United Artists | false |
| 27 | We Don't Live Here Anymore | - | - | - | $483,429 | 190 | $2,041,014 | Aug 13 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | false |
| 28 | Maria Full of Grace | - | - | - | $471,103 | 127 | $6,529,624 | Jul 16 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 29 | Benji: Off the Leash! | - | - | - | $429,145 | 877 | $3,817,362 | Aug 20 | Mulberry Square Releasing | false |
| 30 | Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War | - | - | - | $363,439 | 34 | $1,111,061 | Sep 3 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 31 | Fahrenheit 9/11 | - | - | - | $358,748 | 2,011 | $119,194,771 | Jun 23 | Lionsgate | false |
| 32 | Before Sunset | - | - | - | $335,670 | 204 | $5,820,649 | Jul 2 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | false |
| 33 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | - | - | - | $312,579 | 3,104 | $85,288,303 | Jul 9 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 34 | White Chicks | - | - | - | $309,999 | 2,800 | $70,831,760 | Jun 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 35 | What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? | - | - | - | $296,586 | 146 | $10,942,306 | Feb 6 | Captured Light | false |
| 36 | The Five of Us | - | - | - | $281,606 | 45 | $1,852,272 | Aug 27 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | false |
| 37 | Little Black Book | - | - | - | $281,015 | 2,445 | $20,698,668 | Aug 6 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 38 | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | - | - | - | $279,677 | 3,020 | $114,326,736 | Jun 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 39 | Intimate Strangers | - | - | - | $267,011 | 94 | $2,110,589 | Jul 30 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 40 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $243,702 | 73 | $21,583,831 | Mar 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 41 | Garfield: The Movie | - | - | - | $232,881 | 3,150 | $75,369,589 | Jun 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 42 | A Cinderella Story | - | - | - | $203,085 | 2,625 | $51,438,175 | Jul 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 43 | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | - | - | - | $190,293 | 2,163 | $18,250,550 | Jul 30 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 44 | King Arthur | - | - | - | $174,289 | 3,086 | $51,882,244 | Jul 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 45 | Bugs! | - | - | - | $146,396 | 33 | $19,063,544 | Mar 12 | SK Films | false |
| 46 | Mean Creek | - | - | - | $130,544 | 49 | $603,951 | Aug 20 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 47 | Nicotina | - | - | - | $129,313 | 96 | $1,117,864 | Aug 20 | Arenas Entertainment | false |
| 48 | Festival Express | - | - | - | $129,086 | 43 | $1,174,079 | Jul 23 | THINKFilm | false |
| 49 | The Day After Tomorrow | - | - | - | $124,196 | 3,444 | $186,740,799 | May 28 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 50 | The Door in the Floor | - | - | - | $120,205 | 134 | $3,854,624 | Jul 14 | Focus Features | false |
| 51 | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | - | - | - | $114,578 | 17 | $10,994,028 | Oct 18 | Giant Screen Films | false |
| 52 | Rosenstrasse | - | - | - | $102,436 | 24 | $734,519 | Jul 30 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 53 | Donnie Darko 2004 Director's Cut | - | - | - | $93,875 | 22 | $753,147 | Jun 2 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 54 | Catwoman | - | - | - | $91,528 | 3,117 | $40,202,379 | Jul 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 55 | Riding Giants | - | - | - | $88,311 | 64 | $2,276,368 | Jul 9 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 56 | A Day Without a Mexican | - | - | - | $84,475 | 107 | $4,179,890 | May 14 | Televisa Cine | false |
| 57 | The Brown Bunny | - | - | - | $82,339 | 19 | $366,301 | Aug 27 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 58 | Dhoom | - | - | - | $76,634 | 32 | $245,756 | Aug 27 | Yash Raj Films | false |
| 59 | Going the Distance | - | - | - | $75,839 | 153 | $1,230,897 | Aug 20 | Odeon | false |
| 60 | Saints and Soldiers | - | - | - | $74,559 | 37 | $1,310,470 | Aug 6 | Excel Entertainment | false |
| 61 | Red Lights | - | - | - | $71,208 | 29 | $673,828 | Aug 20 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 62 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $69,649 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 63 | The Stepford Wives | - | - | - | $63,612 | 3,057 | $59,484,742 | Jun 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 64 | The Corporation 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $62,564 | 28 | $1,879,983 | Jun 4 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 65 | The Story of the Weeping Camel | - | - | - | $61,399 | 55 | $1,763,052 | Jun 4 | THINKFilm | false |
| 66 | Bright Young Things | - | - | - | $57,090 | 92 | $933,637 | Aug 20 | THINKFilm | false |
| 67 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | - | - | - | $56,892 | 16 | $10,086,514 | Oct 11 | Giant Screen Films | false |
| 68 | The Terminal | - | - | - | $51,042 | 2,914 | $77,872,883 | Jun 18 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 69 | The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $49,979 | 55 | $862,894 | Jul 23 | Miramax | false |
| 70 | Two Brothers | - | - | - | $47,278 | 2,181 | $19,176,754 | Jun 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 71 | Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse | - | - | - | $46,376 | 47 | $152,148 | Aug 27 | TVA Films | false |
| 72 | Around the World in 80 Days | - | - | - | $43,620 | 2,801 | $24,008,137 | Jun 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 73 | Danny Deckchair 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $42,795 | 29 | $160,276 | Aug 11 | Lionsgate | false |
| 74 | A Home at the End of the World | - | - | - | $35,720 | 65 | $1,029,872 | Jul 23 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | false |
| 75 | Uncovered: The War on Iraq | - | - | - | $33,212 | 22 | $238,924 | Aug 20 | Cinema Libre Studio | false |
| 76 | Phir Milenge | - | - | - | $32,767 | 27 | $91,968 | Aug 27 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 77 | Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism | - | - | - | $32,272 | 18 | $461,572 | Aug 6 | Cinema Libre Studio | false |
| 78 | The Hunting of the President | - | - | - | $31,798 | 20 | $376,612 | Jun 18 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 79 | Super Size Me | - | - | - | $30,981 | 230 | $11,536,423 | May 7 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 80 | End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones | - | - | - | $28,357 | 10 | $391,950 | Aug 20 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 81 | Bush's Brain | - | - | - | $26,576 | 9 | $177,485 | Aug 20 | Tartan | false |
| 82 | Camping sauvage | - | - | - | $24,196 | 99 | $3,894,585 | Jul 9 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | false |
| 83 | Control Room | - | - | - | $23,466 | 74 | $2,589,616 | May 21 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 84 | The Best Two Years | - | - | - | $23,391 | 29 | $1,163,450 | Feb 20 | Halestone Distribution | false |
| 85 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $22,500 | 10 | $13,651,656 | Feb 23 | nWave Pictures | false |
| 86 | Remember Me, My Love | - | - | - | $19,684 | 7 | $227,986 | Sep 3 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 87 | Warriors of Heaven and Earth | - | - | - | $18,484 | 9 | $82,936 | Sep 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 88 | She Hate Me | - | - | - | $17,821 | 28 | $366,037 | Jul 28 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 89 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $16,972 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 90 | Seducing Doctor Lewis 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $16,550 | 15 | $489,838 | Jun 16 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 91 | Mean Girls | - | - | - | $16,254 | 3,054 | $86,058,055 | Apr 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 92 | Metallica: Some Kind of Monster | - | - | - | $16,024 | 147 | $1,222,708 | Jul 9 | IFC Films | false |
| 93 | Ju-on: The Grudge | - | - | - | $12,538 | 11 | $325,680 | Jul 23 | Vitagraph Films | false |
| 94 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | - | - | - | $12,204 | 14 | $353,580 | Jun 11 | Dada Films | false |
| 95 | Alien Adventure | - | - | - | $10,000 | 10 | $8,959,784 | Aug 20 | nWave Pictures | false |
| 96 | Facing Windows | - | - | - | $9,442 | 27 | $543,354 | Jun 18 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 97 | Touch of Pink | - | - | - | $8,865 | 21 | $564,535 | Jul 16 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 98 | L.A. Twister | - | - | - | $8,256 | 4 | $54,000 | Aug 13 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 99 | Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring | - | - | - | $7,448 | 74 | $2,380,788 | Apr 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 100 | Yes Nurse! No Nurse! 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $7,242 | 2 | $13,325 | Sep 3 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 101 | Ghosts of the Abyss | - | - | - | $7,218 | 97 | $17,040,871 | Apr 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 102 | Bright Leaves | - | - | - | $6,795 | 4 | $77,888 | Aug 25 | First Run | false |
| 103 | The Clearing | - | - | - | $6,394 | 449 | $5,763,875 | Jul 2 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 104 | Chooch | - | - | - | $5,701 | 3 | $31,015 | Aug 27 | Artistic License | false |
| 105 | The Mother | - | - | - | $5,467 | 44 | $1,063,163 | May 28 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 106 | Virgin | - | - | - | $5,310 | 1 | $9,614 | Sep 3 | Artistic License | false |
| 107 | Monty Python's Life of Brian 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $4,766 | 28 | $646,951 | Apr 30 | Rainbow Releasing | false |
| 108 | Proteus | - | - | - | $4,612 | 3 | $62,031 | Jul 30 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 109 | Independent Lens: Imelda | - | - | - | $4,446 | 6 | $200,992 | Jun 9 | Unico Entertainment | false |
| 110 | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | - | - | - | $4,268 | 19 | $360,759 | Jun 16 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 111 | The Young Black Stallion | - | - | - | $3,932 | 51 | $6,751,389 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 112 | Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer | - | - | - | $3,784 | 2 | $107,040 | Mar 5 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 113 | This Old Cub | - | - | - | $3,457 | 6 | $270,014 | Mar 26 | Emerging Pictures | false |
| 114 | Man on Fire | - | - | - | $3,252 | 2,986 | $77,911,774 | Apr 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 115 | The Twilight Samurai 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,245 | 16 | $559,765 | Apr 23 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
| 116 | Bang Rajan 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,982 | 4 | $24,629 | Aug 6 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 117 | Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train | - | - | - | $2,813 | 4 | $122,011 | Jun 18 | First Run | false |
| 118 | Raising Helen | - | - | - | $2,486 | 2,721 | $37,486,512 | May 28 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 119 | Johnson Family Vacation | - | - | - | $2,136 | 1,326 | $31,203,964 | Apr 7 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 120 | Un monde presque paisible 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,018 | 3 | $106,184 | Aug 20 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
| 121 | The Five Obstructions | - | - | - | $1,994 | 3 | $165,845 | May 26 | Koch Lorber Films | false |
| 122 | The Return | - | - | - | $1,883 | 18 | $504,256 | Feb 6 | Kino International | false |
| 123 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $1,803 | 21 | $3,921,642 | Jun 9 | IMAX | false |
| 124 | Persons of Interest | - | - | - | $1,672 | 1 | $1,672 | Sep 3 | First Run | false |
| 125 | Rockets Redglare! | - | - | - | $1,605 | 1 | $1,605 | Sep 3 | Small Planet Pictures | false |
| 126 | Zhou Yu's Train 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,574 | 12 | $142,562 | Jul 16 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 127 | Distant | - | - | - | $1,400 | 2 | $96,293 | Mar 12 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 128 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $1,100 | 16 | $7,195,792 | Feb 26 | nWave Pictures | false |
| 129 | Brothers in Arms | - | - | - | $967 | 2 | $3,664 | Aug 27 | First Run | false |
| 130 | Big Girls Don't Cry | - | - | - | $944 | 1 | $1,238 | Sep 3 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 131 | Twist | - | - | - | $884 | 4 | $47,370 | May 21 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 132 | The Battle of Algiers 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $734 | 9 | $822,941 | Jan 9 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 133 | Father and Son | - | - | - | $500 | 3 | $39,291 | Jun 18 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 134 | My Wife Maurice 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $387 | 1 | $3,803 | Aug 27 | TLA Releasing | false |
| 135 | Twentynine Palms | - | - | - | $350 | 3 | $54,523 | Apr 9 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 136 | Love Me If You Dare | - | - | - | $82 | 56 | $553,504 | May 21 | Paramount Classics | false |
