| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 50 First Dates | - | - | - | $45,107,871 | 3,612 | $120,908,074 | Feb 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 2 | Miracle | - | - | - | $17,010,471 | 2,755 | $64,378,093 | Feb 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 3 | Barbershop 2: Back in Business | - | - | - | $16,501,117 | 2,711 | $65,111,277 | Feb 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 4 | You Got Served | - | - | - | $6,023,188 | 1,943 | $40,363,810 | Jan 30 | Screen Gems | false |
| 5 | The Butterfly Effect | - | - | - | $5,959,335 | 2,605 | $57,938,693 | Jan 23 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 6 | Catch That Kid | - | - | - | $5,878,900 | 2,848 | $16,703,799 | Feb 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 7 | Along Came Polly | - | - | - | $5,454,855 | 3,052 | $88,097,164 | Jan 16 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 8 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | - | - | - | $5,090,281 | 3,703 | $377,027,325 | Dec 17 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 9 | Mystic River | - | - | - | $4,308,326 | 1,581 | $90,135,191 | Oct 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | Cold Mountain | - | - | - | $3,937,559 | 2,802 | $95,636,509 | Dec 25 | Miramax | false |
| 11 | Monster | - | - | - | $3,808,600 | 1,093 | $34,469,210 | Dec 24 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 12 | Something's Gotta Give | - | - | - | $2,977,602 | 2,876 | $124,728,738 | Dec 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 13 | Big Fish | - | - | - | $2,932,721 | 2,514 | $66,809,693 | Dec 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 14 | Cheaper by the Dozen | - | - | - | $2,447,881 | 3,307 | $138,614,544 | Dec 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 15 | Lost in Translation | - | - | - | $1,749,254 | 882 | $44,585,453 | Sep 12 | Focus Features | false |
| 16 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | - | - | - | $1,245,690 | 3,101 | $93,927,920 | Nov 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 17 | Girl with a Pearl Earring | - | - | - | $1,174,457 | 402 | $11,670,971 | Dec 12 | Lionsgate | false |
| 18 | Calendar Girls | - | - | - | $1,118,065 | 967 | $31,041,759 | Dec 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 19 | The Perfect Score | - | - | - | $1,113,911 | 2,208 | $10,391,003 | Jan 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 20 | In America | - | - | - | $964,668 | 403 | $15,539,656 | Nov 26 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 21 | The Triplets of Belleville | - | - | - | $927,663 | 463 | $7,007,149 | Nov 26 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 22 | Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! | - | - | - | $719,502 | 2,808 | $17,071,962 | Jan 23 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 23 | The Last Samurai | - | - | - | $635,469 | 2,938 | $111,127,263 | Dec 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 24 | 21 Grams | - | - | - | $626,250 | 411 | $16,290,476 | Nov 21 | Focus Features | false |
| 25 | The Haunted Mansion | - | - | - | $575,678 | 3,122 | $75,847,266 | Nov 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 26 | City of God | - | - | - | $550,581 | 242 | $7,564,459 | Jan 17 | Miramax | false |
| 27 | The Dreamers | - | - | - | $511,207 | 116 | $2,532,228 | Feb 6 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 28 | The Cooler | - | - | - | $461,429 | 408 | $8,291,572 | Nov 26 | Lionsgate | false |
| 29 | The Young Black Stallion | - | - | - | $390,507 | 51 | $6,751,389 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 30 | Peter Pan | - | - | - | $361,995 | 2,813 | $48,462,608 | Dec 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 31 | Touching the Void | - | - | - | $350,462 | 137 | $4,593,598 | Jan 23 | IFC Films | false |
| 32 | House of Sand and Fog | - | - | - | $309,390 | 598 | $13,040,288 | Dec 19 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 33 | Mona Lisa Smile | - | - | - | $260,631 | 2,714 | $63,860,942 | Dec 19 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 34 | The Fog of War | - | - | - | $258,622 | 261 | $4,198,566 | Dec 19 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 35 | The Big Bounce | - | - | - | $217,303 | 2,304 | $6,489,476 | Jan 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 36 | Highwaymen | - | - | - | $216,697 | 111 | $371,396 | Feb 13 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 37 | Elf | - | - | - | $179,100 | 3,381 | $173,398,518 | Nov 7 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 38 | Torque | - | - | - | $169,733 | 2,463 | $21,215,059 | Jan 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 39 | The Gospel of John | - | - | - | $162,777 | 113 | $4,069,090 | Sep 26 | THINKFilm | false |
| 40 | The Company | - | - | - | $156,936 | 55 | $2,283,914 | Dec 25 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 41 | Gothika | - | - | - | $139,864 | 2,382 | $59,694,580 | Nov 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 42 | Brother Bear | - | - | - | $131,097 | 3,030 | $85,336,277 | Oct 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 43 | The Barbarian Invasions 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $121,773 | 139 | $3,435,749 | Nov 21 | Miramax | false |
| 44 | The Cat in the Hat | - | - | - | $113,501 | 3,467 | $101,149,285 | Nov 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 45 | Love Don't Cost a Thing | - | - | - | $107,680 | 1,844 | $21,924,226 | Dec 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 46 | Love Actually | - | - | - | $106,545 | 1,714 | $59,827,019 | Nov 7 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 47 | My Architect | - | - | - | $106,182 | 39 | $2,750,707 | Nov 12 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 48 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $100,892 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 49 | The Station Agent | - | - | - | $98,411 | 198 | $5,739,376 | Oct 3 | Miramax | false |
| 50 | My Baby's Daddy | - | - | - | $91,698 | 1,448 | $17,669,317 | Jan 9 | Miramax | false |
| 51 | Dans l'oeil du chat | - | - | - | $79,133 | 27 | $155,714 | Feb 13 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | false |
| 52 | Teacher's Pet | - | - | - | $74,035 | 2,027 | $6,491,969 | Jan 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 53 | Honey | - | - | - | $73,450 | 1,972 | $30,308,417 | Dec 5 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 54 | Seducing Doctor Lewis | - | - | - | $72,812 | 80 | $9,354,342 | Jul 11 | Odeon | false |
| 55 | Stuck on You | - | - | - | $71,796 | 3,007 | $33,832,741 | Dec 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 56 | Monsieur Ibrahim | - | - | - | $65,696 | 92 | $2,823,890 | Dec 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 57 | Osama | - | - | - | $65,195 | 35 | $1,270,904 | Feb 6 | United Artists | false |
| 58 | Bugs! | - | - | - | $65,004 | 33 | $19,063,544 | Mar 12 | SK Films | false |
| 59 | Ghosts of the Abyss | - | - | - | $56,729 | 97 | $17,040,871 | Apr 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 60 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | - | - | - | $53,158 | 16 | $10,086,514 | Oct 11 | Giant Screen Films | false |
| 61 | Paycheck | - | - | - | $52,761 | 2,762 | $53,790,451 | Dec 25 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 62 | The Missing | - | - | - | $52,246 | 2,756 | $27,011,180 | Nov 26 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 63 | The Battle of Algiers 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $51,542 | 9 | $822,941 | Jan 9 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 64 | The Corporation | - | - | - | $48,815 | 16 | $1,613,533 | Jan 16 | Mongrel Media | false |
| 65 | School of Rock | - | - | - | $46,945 | 2,951 | $81,261,177 | Oct 3 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 66 | Latter Days | - | - | - | $45,273 | 19 | $834,685 | Jan 30 | TLA Releasing | false |
| 67 | The Matrix Revolutions | - | - | - | $44,514 | 3,502 | $139,313,948 | Nov 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 68 | Bad Santa | - | - | - | $43,167 | 2,540 | $60,060,328 | Nov 26 | Dimension Films | false |
| 69 | Wooly Boys | - | - | - | $40,480 | 7 | $335,726 | Jan 23 | MAC Releasing | false |
| 70 | The Return | - | - | - | $40,348 | 18 | $504,256 | Feb 6 | Kino International | false |
| 71 | The Book of Mormon Movie, Volume 1: The Journey | - | - | - | $37,044 | 38 | $1,680,020 | Sep 12 | Mormon Movies LLC | false |
| 72 | Japanese Story | - | - | - | $31,651 | 21 | $647,054 | Dec 31 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 73 | Pride and Prejudice | - | - | - | $29,512 | 20 | $377,271 | Dec 5 | Excel Entertainment | false |
| 74 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | - | - | - | $25,723 | 3,018 | $80,571,655 | Oct 17 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 75 | Khakee | - | - | - | $24,802 | 49 | $587,877 | Jan 23 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 76 | Gloomy Sunday | - | - | - | $20,312 | 16 | $585,604 | Jun 20 | Menemsha Films | false |
| 77 | The Umbrellas of Cherbourg | - | - | - | $18,425 | 1 | $28,030 | Feb 13 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 78 | Scary Movie 3 | - | - | - | $18,131 | 3,505 | $110,003,217 | Oct 24 | Dimension Films | false |
| 79 | The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra | - | - | - | $17,877 | 13 | $143,121 | Feb 6 | Sony Pictures Repertory | false |
| 80 | Runaway Jury | - | - | - | $17,061 | 2,815 | $49,443,628 | Oct 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 81 | Chasing Liberty | - | - | - | $16,336 | 2,400 | $12,195,626 | Jan 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 82 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $16,143 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 83 | Emerald Cowboy | - | - | - | $11,910 | 6 | $101,358 | Sep 19 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 84 | To Be and to Have | - | - | - | $11,907 | 14 | $777,129 | Sep 19 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 85 | Robot Stories | - | - | - | $11,806 | 3 | $131,451 | Feb 13 | Pak Film | false |
| 86 | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | - | - | - | $11,234 | 3,102 | $70,099,045 | Oct 10 | Miramax | false |
| 87 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $9,076 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 88 | The Code | - | - | - | $8,704 | 4 | $13,152 | Feb 13 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 89 | The Statement | - | - | - | $8,392 | 51 | $765,637 | Dec 12 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 90 | Pieces of April | - | - | - | $8,186 | 101 | $2,528,664 | Oct 17 | United Artists | false |
| 91 | The Gatekeeper | - | - | - | $8,031 | 3 | $312,434 | Apr 25 | Gatekeeper Productions | false |
| 92 | The Seagull's Laughter | - | - | - | $7,791 | 3 | $72,527 | Feb 13 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 93 | Crimson Gold | - | - | - | $7,210 | 8 | $148,959 | Jan 16 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 94 | Hiding and Seeking: Faith and Tolerance After the Holocaust | - | - | - | $7,070 | 2 | $51,936 | Feb 6 | First Run | false |
| 95 | Yossi & Jagger | - | - | - | $6,556 | 6 | $267,005 | Sep 24 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 96 | Three 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $6,528 | 3 | $27,256 | Feb 13 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 97 | Tokyo Godfathers | - | - | - | $6,290 | 10 | $129,560 | Jan 16 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 98 | I Vitelloni 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $6,046 | 3 | $116,428 | Nov 14 | Kino International | false |
| 99 | The Home Teachers | - | - | - | $5,977 | 20 | $203,917 | Jan 9 | Halestone Distribution | false |
| 100 | Blind Shaft | - | - | - | $5,540 | 4 | $33,272 | Feb 6 | Kino International | false |
| 101 | The Animation Show | - | - | - | $5,305 | 10 | $366,344 | Sep 5 | The Animation Show | false |
| 102 | Timeline | - | - | - | $5,106 | 2,787 | $19,481,943 | Nov 26 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 103 | Alexandra's Project | - | - | - | $5,046 | 29 | $752,148 | Dec 19 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | false |
| 104 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $5,000 | 10 | $13,651,656 | Feb 23 | nWave Pictures | false |
| 105 | Two 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $4,627 | 2 | $47,806 | Feb 6 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 106 | Love Object | - | - | - | $4,492 | 1 | $6,028 | Feb 13 | Vitagraph Films | false |
| 107 | Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer | - | - | - | $4,414 | 6 | $97,362 | Jan 9 | Lantern Lane Entertainment | false |
| 108 | Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion | - | - | - | $3,380 | 15 | $578,241 | Sep 19 | Artistic License | false |
| 109 | Girlhood | - | - | - | $3,318 | 3 | $37,977 | Oct 29 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 110 | Cockfight | - | - | - | $3,200 | 10 | $3,600 | Feb 13 | Echelon Entertainment | false |
| 111 | The Weather Underground | - | - | - | $2,892 | 14 | $564,632 | Jun 4 | Shadow Distribution | false |
| 112 | One 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,425 | 4 | $65,172 | Jan 30 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 113 | Dirty Pretty Things | - | - | - | $2,208 | 493 | $8,112,414 | Jul 18 | Miramax | false |
| 114 | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $1,877 | 19 | $1,766,621 | Sep 20 | IMAX | false |
| 115 | Secret Things | - | - | - | $1,832 | 3 | $105,090 | Jan 2 | First Run | false |
| 116 | Perfect Opposites | - | - | - | $1,733 | 9 | $16,201 | Feb 6 | MAC Releasing | false |
| 117 | Made-Up | - | - | - | $1,571 | 5 | $79,766 | May 30 | Sister Films LLC | false |
| 118 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $1,500 | 16 | $7,195,792 | Feb 26 | nWave Pictures | false |
| 119 | Eat This New York | - | - | - | $1,445 | 2 | $24,640 | Jan 30 | Organic Pictures | false |
| 120 | Hukkle | - | - | - | $1,346 | 4 | $53,715 | Nov 14 | Shadow Distribution | false |
| 121 | Bus 174 | - | - | - | $1,331 | 5 | $217,201 | Oct 8 | THINKFilm | false |
| 122 | Autumn Spring 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,161 | 5 | $96,269 | Aug 22 | First Look International | false |
| 123 | September 11 | - | - | - | $1,090 | 6 | $127,035 | Jul 18 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
| 124 | The Bread, My Sweet | - | - | - | $937 | 8 | $1,023,156 | Jan 18 | Panorama Entertainment | false |
| 125 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | - | - | - | $767 | 22 | $15,627,434 | May 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 126 | Yves Saint Laurent: His Life and Times | - | - | - | $656 | 2 | $99,819 | Jan 7 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
| 127 | Postmen in the Mountains | - | - | - | $545 | 7 | $203,975 | Dec 25 | Shadow Distribution | false |
| 128 | Bonhoeffer | - | - | - | $529 | 7 | $296,181 | Jun 20 | First Run | false |
| 129 | In My Skin | - | - | - | $500 | 3 | $31,046 | Nov 7 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 130 | Alien Adventure | - | - | - | $350 | 10 | $8,959,784 | Aug 20 | nWave Pictures | false |
| 131 | Party Monster | - | - | - | $168 | 13 | $742,898 | Aug 29 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 132 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $60 | 21 | $3,921,642 | Jun 9 | IMAX | false |
