| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Along Came Polly | - | - | - | $32,450,825 | 3,052 | $88,097,164 | Jan 16 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 2 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | - | - | - | $12,447,761 | 3,703 | $377,027,325 | Dec 17 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 3 | Big Fish | - | - | - | $12,336,971 | 2,514 | $66,809,693 | Dec 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 4 | Cheaper by the Dozen | - | - | - | $11,873,331 | 3,307 | $138,614,544 | Dec 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 5 | Torque | - | - | - | $11,442,203 | 2,463 | $21,215,059 | Jan 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Cold Mountain | - | - | - | $7,945,318 | 2,802 | $95,636,509 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 7 | Something's Gotta Give | - | - | - | $6,721,767 | 2,876 | $124,728,738 | Dec 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 8 | My Baby's Daddy | - | - | - | $4,433,788 | 1,448 | $17,669,317 | Jan 9 | Miramax | false |
| 9 | Calendar Girls | - | - | - | $3,864,120 | 967 | $31,041,759 | Dec 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 10 | The Last Samurai | - | - | - | $3,707,472 | 2,938 | $111,127,263 | Dec 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | Teacher's Pet | - | - | - | $3,602,245 | 2,027 | $6,491,969 | Jan 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 12 | Chasing Liberty | - | - | - | $3,453,487 | 2,400 | $12,195,626 | Jan 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 13 | Peter Pan | - | - | - | $3,149,590 | 2,813 | $48,462,608 | Dec 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 14 | Paycheck | - | - | - | $2,967,416 | 2,762 | $53,790,451 | Dec 25 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 15 | Mona Lisa Smile | - | - | - | $2,553,361 | 2,714 | $63,860,942 | Dec 19 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 16 | Monster | - | - | - | $1,804,052 | 1,093 | $34,469,210 | Dec 24 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 17 | The Cooler | - | - | - | $1,330,763 | 408 | $8,291,572 | Nov 26 | Lionsgate | false |
| 18 | 21 Grams | - | - | - | $1,278,497 | 411 | $16,290,476 | Nov 21 | Focus Features | false |
| 19 | House of Sand and Fog | - | - | - | $1,227,002 | 598 | $13,040,288 | Dec 19 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 20 | In America | - | - | - | $1,027,209 | 403 | $15,539,656 | Nov 26 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 21 | Lost in Translation | - | - | - | $927,762 | 882 | $44,585,453 | Sep 12 | Focus Features | false |
| 22 | The Haunted Mansion | - | - | - | $612,055 | 3,122 | $75,847,266 | Nov 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 23 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | - | - | - | $576,187 | 3,101 | $93,927,920 | Nov 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 24 | The Young Black Stallion | - | - | - | $558,912 | 51 | $6,751,389 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 25 | Girl with a Pearl Earring | - | - | - | $544,225 | 402 | $11,670,971 | Dec 12 | Lionsgate | false |
| 26 | Mystic River | - | - | - | $403,122 | 1,581 | $90,135,191 | Oct 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 27 | Stuck on You | - | - | - | $348,588 | 3,007 | $33,832,741 | Dec 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 28 | Love Actually | - | - | - | $330,825 | 1,714 | $59,827,019 | Nov 7 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 29 | Brother Bear | - | - | - | $303,584 | 3,030 | $85,336,277 | Oct 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 30 | The Cat in the Hat | - | - | - | $302,365 | 3,467 | $101,149,285 | Nov 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 31 | Elf | - | - | - | $287,520 | 3,381 | $173,398,518 | Nov 7 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 32 | Bad Santa | - | - | - | $276,341 | 2,540 | $60,060,328 | Nov 26 | Dimension Films | false |
| 33 | Love Don't Cost a Thing | - | - | - | $240,798 | 1,844 | $21,924,226 | Dec 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | The Matrix Revolutions | - | - | - | $234,434 | 3,502 | $139,313,948 | Nov 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 35 | Honey | - | - | - | $218,960 | 1,972 | $30,308,417 | Dec 5 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 36 | The Company | - | - | - | $204,260 | 55 | $2,283,914 | Dec 25 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 37 | The Legend of Johnny Lingo | - | - | - | $196,196 | 63 | $1,690,767 | Aug 29 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) | false |
| 38 | School of Rock | - | - | - | $194,362 | 2,951 | $81,261,177 | Oct 3 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 39 | The Triplets of Belleville | - | - | - | $186,466 | 463 | $7,007,149 | Nov 26 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 40 | Radio | - | - | - | $148,471 | 3,074 | $52,333,738 | Oct 24 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 41 | Gothika | - | - | - | $137,649 | 2,382 | $59,694,580 | Nov 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 42 | Timeline | - | - | - | $128,952 | 2,787 | $19,481,943 | Nov 26 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 43 | The Station Agent | - | - | - | $117,099 | 198 | $5,739,376 | Oct 3 | Miramax | false |
| 44 | The Fog of War | - | - | - | $93,701 | 261 | $4,198,566 | Dec 19 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 45 | Scary Movie 3 | - | - | - | $92,329 | 3,505 | $110,003,217 | Oct 24 | Dimension Films | false |
| 46 | Alexandra's Project | - | - | - | $91,258 | 29 | $752,148 | Dec 19 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | false |
| 47 | The Battle of Algiers 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $83,645 | 9 | $822,941 | Jan 9 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 48 | Looney Tunes: Back in Action | - | - | - | $78,375 | 2,903 | $20,991,364 | Nov 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 49 | The Missing | - | - | - | $77,832 | 2,756 | $27,011,180 | Nov 26 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 50 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $76,381 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 51 | Runaway Jury | - | - | - | $73,352 | 2,815 | $49,443,628 | Oct 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 52 | The Statement | - | - | - | $63,363 | 51 | $765,637 | Dec 12 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 53 | The Gospel of John | - | - | - | $58,766 | 113 | $4,069,090 | Sep 26 | THINKFilm | false |
| 54 | My Architect | - | - | - | $46,642 | 39 | $2,750,707 | Nov 12 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 55 | Red Nose | - | - | - | $45,093 | 90 | $2,004,814 | Nov 28 | Christal Films | false |
| 56 | Under the Tuscan Sun | - | - | - | $44,371 | 1,701 | $43,610,723 | Sep 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 57 | Bugs! | - | - | - | $41,246 | 33 | $19,063,544 | Mar 12 | SK Films | false |
| 58 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | - | - | - | $39,908 | 3,018 | $80,571,655 | Oct 17 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 59 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | - | - | - | $39,798 | 16 | $10,086,514 | Oct 11 | Giant Screen Films | false |
| 60 | Tokyo Godfathers | - | - | - | $37,127 | 10 | $129,560 | Jan 16 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 61 | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | - | - | - | $33,797 | 3,102 | $70,099,045 | Oct 10 | Miramax | false |
| 62 | The Barbarian Invasions 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $33,731 | 139 | $3,435,749 | Nov 21 | Miramax | false |
| 63 | Japanese Story | - | - | - | $30,661 | 21 | $647,054 | Dec 31 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 64 | Spy Kids 3: Game Over | - | - | - | $26,544 | 3,388 | $111,761,982 | Jul 25 | Dimension Films | false |
| 65 | Shattered Glass | - | - | - | $21,924 | 215 | $2,220,008 | Oct 31 | Lionsgate | false |
| 66 | Gloomy Sunday | - | - | - | $21,305 | 16 | $585,604 | Jun 20 | Menemsha Films | false |
| 67 | Pieces of April | - | - | - | $20,064 | 101 | $2,528,664 | Oct 17 | United Artists | false |
| 68 | Yves Saint Laurent: His Life and Times | - | - | - | $19,310 | 2 | $99,819 | Jan 7 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
| 69 | Annie Brocoli dans les fonds marins | - | - | - | $19,280 | 55 | $374,360 | Dec 19 | TVA Films | false |
| 70 | Ghosts of the Abyss | - | - | - | $18,950 | 97 | $17,040,871 | Apr 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 71 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $18,472 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 72 | To Be and to Have | - | - | - | $17,900 | 14 | $777,129 | Sep 19 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 73 | Crimson Gold | - | - | - | $17,427 | 8 | $148,959 | Jan 16 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 74 | Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer | - | - | - | $13,169 | 6 | $97,362 | Jan 9 | Lantern Lane Entertainment | false |
| 75 | Pride and Prejudice | - | - | - | $12,272 | 20 | $377,271 | Dec 5 | Excel Entertainment | false |
| 76 | Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion | - | - | - | $11,764 | 15 | $578,241 | Sep 19 | Artistic License | false |
| 77 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $10,604 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 78 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $8,500 | 10 | $13,651,656 | Feb 23 | nWave Pictures | false |
| 79 | City of God | - | - | - | $6,959 | 242 | $7,564,459 | Jan 17 | Miramax | false |
| 80 | The Gatekeeper | - | - | - | $6,005 | 3 | $312,434 | Apr 25 | Gatekeeper Productions | false |
| 81 | Incantato | - | - | - | $5,695 | 8 | $108,954 | Dec 19 | Odeon | false |
| 82 | I Vitelloni 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $5,451 | 3 | $116,428 | Nov 14 | Kino International | false |
| 83 | Cuba: Island of Music | - | - | - | $5,071 | 1 | $9,791 | Jan 16 | Cinema Four | false |
| 84 | The Tracker 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $4,993 | 2 | $55,188 | Jan 16 | ArtMattan Productions | false |
| 85 | Dirty Pretty Things | - | - | - | $4,438 | 493 | $8,112,414 | Jul 18 | Miramax | false |
| 86 | The Bread, My Sweet | - | - | - | $4,406 | 8 | $1,023,156 | Jan 18 | Panorama Entertainment | false |
| 87 | The Animation Show | - | - | - | $4,287 | 10 | $366,344 | Sep 5 | The Animation Show | false |
| 88 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | - | - | - | $3,951 | 22 | $15,627,434 | May 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 89 | Out of Time | - | - | - | $3,873 | 3,076 | $41,088,845 | Oct 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 90 | Postmen in the Mountains | - | - | - | $3,722 | 7 | $203,975 | Dec 25 | Shadow Distribution | false |
| 91 | The Hebrew Hammer | - | - | - | $2,987 | 8 | $82,157 | Dec 19 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 92 | Bus 174 | - | - | - | $2,976 | 5 | $217,201 | Oct 8 | THINKFilm | false |
| 93 | The Son | - | - | - | $2,755 | 3 | $70,262 | Jan 10 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 94 | Modern Times 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,560 | 7 | $163,577 | Dec 26 | Kino International | false |
| 95 | The Holy Land | - | - | - | $2,440 | 17 | $603,520 | Jul 11 | Cavu Pictures | false |
| 96 | The Butterfly 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,087 | 2 | $38,438 | Dec 19 | First Run | false |
| 97 | AKA | - | - | - | $2,054 | 3 | $49,988 | Dec 12 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
| 98 | What Alice Found | - | - | - | $2,019 | 3 | $67,436 | Dec 5 | Castle Hill Productions | false |
| 99 | Bonhoeffer | - | - | - | $1,983 | 7 | $296,181 | Jun 20 | First Run | false |
| 100 | The Human Stain | - | - | - | $1,846 | 388 | $5,381,908 | Oct 31 | Miramax | false |
| 101 | The Weather Underground | - | - | - | $1,695 | 14 | $564,632 | Jun 4 | Shadow Distribution | false |
| 102 | Yossi & Jagger | - | - | - | $1,581 | 6 | $267,005 | Sep 24 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 103 | Hukkle | - | - | - | $1,312 | 4 | $53,715 | Nov 14 | Shadow Distribution | false |
| 104 | Party Monster | - | - | - | $937 | 13 | $742,898 | Aug 29 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 105 | The Singing Detective | - | - | - | $931 | 46 | $337,174 | Oct 24 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 106 | Millennium Mambo | - | - | - | $869 | 1 | $14,904 | Dec 31 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 107 | Porn Theatre | - | - | - | $742 | 2 | $31,653 | Oct 10 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 108 | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $710 | 19 | $1,766,621 | Sep 20 | IMAX | false |
| 109 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $475 | 16 | $7,195,792 | Feb 26 | nWave Pictures | false |
| 110 | The Cremaster Cycle | - | - | - | $350 | 7 | $514,622 | Apr 25 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 111 | Alien Adventure | - | - | - | $350 | 10 | $8,959,784 | Aug 20 | nWave Pictures | false |
| 112 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $328 | 46 | $3,045,032 | Oct 31 | IMAX | false |
| 113 | Autumn Spring 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $309 | 5 | $96,269 | Aug 22 | First Look International | false |
| 114 | Venus Boyz 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $284 | 1 | $18,515 | Aug 22 | First Run | false |
| 115 | Demonlover | - | - | - | $274 | 15 | $232,044 | Sep 19 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 116 | Across the Sea of Time | - | - | - | $191 | 2 | $16,015,639 | Oct 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 117 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $89 | 21 | $3,921,642 | Jun 9 | IMAX | false |
