| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Coach Carter | - | - | - | $29,168,181 | 2,574 | $67,264,877 | Jan 14 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 2 | Meet the Fockers | - | - | - | $22,514,650 | 3,554 | $279,261,160 | Dec 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 3 | Racing Stripes | - | - | - | $18,862,432 | 3,185 | $49,772,522 | Jan 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | In Good Company | - | - | - | $16,638,635 | 1,963 | $45,806,659 | Dec 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 5 | Elektra | - | - | - | $14,792,335 | 3,204 | $24,409,722 | Jan 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 6 | White Noise | - | - | - | $13,810,725 | 2,279 | $56,386,759 | Jan 7 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 7 | The Aviator | - | - | - | $6,350,078 | 2,530 | $102,610,330 | Dec 17 | Miramax | false |
| 8 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | - | - | - | $5,343,415 | 3,623 | $118,634,549 | Dec 17 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 9 | The Phantom of the Opera | - | - | - | $4,625,495 | 1,515 | $51,268,815 | Dec 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | Fat Albert | - | - | - | $3,805,037 | 2,744 | $48,116,322 | Dec 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 11 | Ocean's Twelve | - | - | - | $3,510,460 | 3,290 | $125,544,280 | Dec 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | National Treasure | - | - | - | $3,295,622 | 3,243 | $173,008,894 | Nov 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 13 | Sideways | - | - | - | $2,750,277 | 1,786 | $71,503,593 | Oct 22 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 14 | Million Dollar Baby | - | - | - | $2,285,069 | 2,375 | $100,492,203 | Dec 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | House of Flying Daggers | - | - | - | $2,262,667 | 1,189 | $11,050,094 | Dec 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 16 | Finding Neverland | - | - | - | $2,229,976 | 1,411 | $51,680,613 | Nov 12 | Miramax | false |
| 17 | Spanglish | - | - | - | $2,020,734 | 2,587 | $42,726,869 | Dec 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 18 | Hotel Rwanda | - | - | - | $1,812,384 | 824 | $23,530,892 | Dec 22 | United Artists | false |
| 19 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | - | - | - | $1,612,119 | 1,105 | $24,020,403 | Dec 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 20 | The Incredibles | - | - | - | $1,555,742 | 3,933 | $261,441,092 | Nov 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 21 | The Polar Express | - | - | - | $1,358,011 | 3,650 | $162,775,358 | Nov 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 22 | Closer | - | - | - | $1,003,162 | 1,098 | $33,987,757 | Dec 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 23 | Beyond the Sea | - | - | - | $767,348 | 383 | $6,318,709 | Dec 17 | Lionsgate | false |
| 24 | Darkness | - | - | - | $754,378 | 1,718 | $22,163,442 | Dec 25 | Dimension Films | false |
| 25 | A Very Long Engagement | - | - | - | $613,814 | 219 | $6,524,389 | Nov 26 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | false |
| 26 | Kinsey | - | - | - | $488,100 | 588 | $10,254,979 | Nov 12 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 27 | Blade: Trinity | - | - | - | $475,415 | 2,912 | $52,411,906 | Dec 8 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 28 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | - | - | - | $456,559 | 3,307 | $85,417,988 | Nov 19 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 29 | Bad Education | - | - | - | $432,551 | 106 | $5,211,842 | Nov 19 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 30 | Flight of the Phoenix | - | - | - | $402,329 | 2,604 | $21,009,180 | Dec 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 31 | Ray | - | - | - | $378,955 | 2,474 | $75,331,600 | Oct 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 32 | The Woodsman | - | - | - | $264,282 | 84 | $1,576,231 | Dec 24 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 33 | The Motorcycle Diaries | - | - | - | $194,200 | 272 | $16,781,387 | Sep 24 | Focus Features | false |
| 34 | The Merchant of Venice | - | - | - | $145,250 | 107 | $3,765,585 | Dec 29 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 35 | Ladder 49 | - | - | - | $128,254 | 3,261 | $74,541,707 | Oct 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 36 | Shall We Dance? | - | - | - | $128,175 | 2,542 | $57,890,460 | Oct 15 | Miramax | false |
| 37 | Alexander | - | - | - | $107,873 | 2,445 | $34,297,191 | Nov 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 38 | What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? | - | - | - | $103,282 | 146 | $10,942,306 | Feb 6 | Captured Light | false |
| 39 | Appleseed | - | - | - | $79,818 | 31 | $129,135 | Jan 14 | Geneon Entertainment | false |
| 40 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | - | - | - | $73,660 | 2,473 | $40,226,215 | Nov 12 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 41 | The Assassination of Richard Nixon | - | - | - | $71,795 | 59 | $708,776 | Dec 29 | THINKFilm | false |
| 42 | Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux | - | - | - | $69,060 | 65 | $2,627,016 | Oct 1 | Luke Films Inc. | false |
| 43 | The Work and the Glory | - | - | - | $69,038 | 112 | $3,347,647 | Nov 24 | Excel Entertainment | false |
| 44 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $58,195 | 73 | $21,583,831 | Mar 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 45 | Taxi 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $52,755 | 3,001 | $36,611,066 | Oct 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 46 | Being Julia | - | - | - | $51,893 | 328 | $7,739,049 | Oct 15 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 47 | The Sea Inside | - | - | - | $38,930 | 99 | $2,104,923 | Dec 17 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 48 | I Heart Huckabees | - | - | - | $35,608 | 901 | $12,785,432 | Oct 1 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 49 | Vera Drake | - | - | - | $32,920 | 97 | $3,775,283 | Oct 8 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 50 | Bugs! | - | - | - | $32,183 | 33 | $19,063,544 | Mar 12 | SK Films | false |
| 51 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $32,000 | 10 | $13,651,656 | Feb 23 | nWave Pictures | false |
| 52 | After the Sunset | - | - | - | $30,429 | 2,819 | $28,331,233 | Nov 12 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 53 | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | - | - | - | $28,451 | 17 | $10,994,028 | Oct 18 | Giant Screen Films | false |
| 54 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | - | - | - | $27,116 | 16 | $10,086,514 | Oct 11 | Giant Screen Films | false |
| 55 | Napoleon Dynamite | - | - | - | $23,661 | 1,027 | $44,540,956 | Jun 11 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 56 | The Chorus 2005 Re-release | - | - | - | $23,239 | 59 | $1,548,036 | Jan 14 | Miramax | false |
| 57 | Swades | - | - | - | $21,864 | 74 | $1,223,240 | Dec 17 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 58 | Veer Zaara | - | - | - | $17,469 | 88 | $2,938,532 | Nov 11 | Yash Raj Films | false |
| 59 | In the Realms of the Unreal | - | - | - | $15,673 | 13 | $417,120 | Dec 22 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 60 | Travelers and Magicians | - | - | - | $12,914 | 12 | $506,793 | Jan 7 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 61 | Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela | - | - | - | $12,127 | 3 | $381,225 | Oct 22 | Mela Films LLC | false |
| 62 | Lightning in a Bottle | - | - | - | $11,299 | 21 | $201,711 | Oct 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 63 | Paper Clips | - | - | - | $10,557 | 43 | $1,121,744 | Nov 24 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | false |
| 64 | The Machinist | - | - | - | $10,499 | 72 | $1,082,715 | Oct 22 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 65 | Ghosts of the Abyss | - | - | - | $8,588 | 97 | $17,040,871 | Apr 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 66 | Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids | - | - | - | $8,370 | 127 | $3,515,061 | Dec 8 | THINKFilm | false |
| 67 | Moolaadé | - | - | - | $7,267 | 4 | $215,646 | Oct 15 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 68 | Postmen in the Mountains | - | - | - | $7,259 | 7 | $203,975 | Dec 25 | Shadow Distribution | false |
| 69 | The Young Black Stallion | - | - | - | $6,611 | 51 | $6,751,389 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 70 | Callas Forever | - | - | - | $6,501 | 16 | $446,955 | Nov 5 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 71 | Red Lights | - | - | - | $6,375 | 29 | $673,828 | Aug 20 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 72 | Straight-Jacket | - | - | - | $5,994 | 4 | $45,497 | Nov 26 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 73 | A Love Song for Bobby Long | - | - | - | $5,060 | 24 | $164,308 | Dec 29 | Lionsgate | false |
| 74 | Days of Being Wild | - | - | - | $4,672 | 4 | $146,310 | Nov 19 | Kino International | false |
| 75 | Alien Adventure | - | - | - | $4,500 | 10 | $8,959,784 | Aug 20 | nWave Pictures | false |
| 76 | Saints and Soldiers | - | - | - | $4,013 | 37 | $1,310,470 | Aug 6 | Excel Entertainment | false |
| 77 | Our Music | - | - | - | $3,964 | 8 | $139,922 | Nov 24 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 78 | Tarnation | - | - | - | $3,800 | 22 | $592,014 | Oct 6 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 79 | Garden State | - | - | - | $3,607 | 813 | $26,782,316 | Jul 28 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 80 | Guiana 1838 | - | - | - | $2,170 | 16 | $227,241 | Sep 24 | RBC Radio | false |
| 81 | Brother to Brother | - | - | - | $1,733 | 3 | $80,906 | Nov 5 | Wolfe Releasing | false |
| 82 | La petite Lili 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,488 | 1 | $34,634 | Nov 12 | First Run | false |
| 83 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $1,000 | 16 | $7,195,792 | Feb 26 | nWave Pictures | false |
| 84 | Fear and Trembling 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $928 | 3 | $126,684 | Nov 19 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 85 | Enduring Love | - | - | - | $739 | 56 | $358,362 | Oct 29 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 86 | Vodka Lemon | - | - | - | $704 | 3 | $66,361 | Oct 8 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 87 | Sex Is Comedy 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $617 | 4 | $40,470 | Oct 20 | IFC Films | false |
| 88 | Un monde presque paisible 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $550 | 3 | $106,184 | Aug 20 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
| 89 | Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst | - | - | - | $495 | 9 | $105,054 | Nov 26 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 90 | Goodbye, Dragon Inn | - | - | - | $489 | 3 | $35,120 | Sep 17 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 91 | Untold Scandal | - | - | - | $407 | 8 | $63,332 | Oct 13 | Kino International | false |
| 92 | Bright Leaves | - | - | - | $262 | 4 | $77,888 | Aug 25 | First Run | false |
