| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | National Treasure | - | - | - | $32,156,917 | 3,243 | $173,008,894 | Nov 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 2 | The Incredibles | - | - | - | $23,580,279 | 3,933 | $261,441,092 | Nov 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 3 | Christmas with the Kranks | - | - | - | $21,570,867 | 3,416 | $73,780,539 | Nov 24 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 4 | The Polar Express | - | - | - | $19,389,297 | 3,650 | $162,775,358 | Nov 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | - | - | - | $17,844,331 | 3,307 | $85,417,988 | Nov 19 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 6 | Alexander | - | - | - | $13,687,087 | 2,445 | $34,297,191 | Nov 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | - | - | - | $6,231,960 | 2,473 | $40,226,215 | Nov 12 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 8 | Finding Neverland | - | - | - | $4,700,000 | 1,411 | $51,680,613 | Nov 12 | Miramax | true |
| 9 | Ray | - | - | - | $3,976,685 | 2,474 | $75,331,600 | Oct 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 10 | After the Sunset | - | - | - | $3,300,000 | 2,819 | $28,331,233 | Nov 12 | New Line Cinema | true |
| 11 | Sideways | - | - | - | $2,912,836 | 1,786 | $71,503,593 | Oct 22 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 12 | The Grudge | - | - | - | $1,952,301 | 3,348 | $110,359,362 | Oct 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 13 | Saw | - | - | - | $1,531,070 | 2,467 | $55,185,045 | Oct 29 | Lionsgate | false |
| 14 | Shall We Dance? | - | - | - | $1,506,946 | 2,542 | $57,890,460 | Oct 15 | Miramax | true |
| 15 | Seed of Chucky | - | - | - | $1,296,909 | 2,062 | $17,083,732 | Nov 12 | Rogue Pictures | false |
| 16 | Kinsey | - | - | - | $1,292,518 | 588 | $10,254,979 | Nov 12 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 17 | The Motorcycle Diaries | - | - | - | $657,028 | 272 | $16,781,387 | Sep 24 | Focus Features | false |
| 18 | Veer Zaara | - | - | - | $403,841 | 88 | $2,938,532 | Nov 11 | Yash Raj Films | false |
| 19 | Shark Tale | - | - | - | $325,442 | 4,070 | $160,861,908 | Oct 1 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 20 | Being Julia | - | - | - | $324,394 | 328 | $7,739,049 | Oct 15 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 21 | Friday Night Lights | - | - | - | $292,405 | 3,004 | $61,255,921 | Oct 8 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 22 | What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? | - | - | - | $255,492 | 146 | $10,942,306 | Feb 6 | Captured Light | false |
| 23 | The Work and the Glory | - | - | - | $251,145 | 112 | $3,347,647 | Nov 24 | Excel Entertainment | false |
| 24 | Napoleon Dynamite | - | - | - | $241,977 | 1,027 | $44,540,956 | Jun 11 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 25 | I Heart Huckabees | - | - | - | $215,729 | 901 | $12,785,432 | Oct 1 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 26 | Alfie | - | - | - | $192,053 | 2,215 | $13,399,812 | Nov 5 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 27 | Ladder 49 | - | - | - | $179,932 | 3,261 | $74,541,707 | Oct 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 28 | Without a Paddle | - | - | - | $152,211 | 2,756 | $58,169,327 | Aug 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 29 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | - | - | - | $144,179 | 3,490 | $95,170,481 | Aug 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 30 | Bad Education | - | - | - | $138,546 | 106 | $5,211,842 | Nov 19 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 31 | Taxi 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $109,701 | 3,001 | $36,611,066 | Oct 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 32 | The Machinist | - | - | - | $107,387 | 72 | $1,082,715 | Oct 22 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 33 | A Very Long Engagement | - | - | - | $101,749 | 219 | $6,524,389 | Nov 26 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | false |
| 34 | The Bourne Supremacy | - | - | - | $95,910 | 3,304 | $176,241,941 | Jul 23 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 35 | Team America: World Police | - | - | - | $92,277 | 2,620 | $32,786,074 | Oct 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 36 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | - | - | - | $91,915 | 3,170 | $37,762,677 | Sep 17 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 37 | Vera Drake | - | - | - | $91,170 | 97 | $3,775,283 | Oct 8 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 38 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $83,148 | 24 | $1,926,034 | Oct 22 | IMAX | false |
| 39 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $73,121 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 40 | Callas Forever | - | - | - | $58,983 | 16 | $446,955 | Nov 5 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 41 | Cellular | - | - | - | $54,181 | 2,763 | $32,003,620 | Sep 10 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 42 | Bugs! | - | - | - | $49,417 | 33 | $19,063,544 | Mar 12 | SK Films | false |
| 43 | Garden State | - | - | - | $47,184 | 813 | $26,782,316 | Jul 28 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 44 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $42,968 | 73 | $21,583,831 | Mar 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 45 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $42,500 | 10 | $13,651,656 | Feb 23 | nWave Pictures | false |
| 46 | Enduring Love | - | - | - | $32,174 | 56 | $358,362 | Oct 29 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 47 | I, Robot | - | - | - | $27,703 | 3,494 | $144,801,023 | Jul 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 48 | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | - | - | - | $27,458 | 17 | $10,994,028 | Oct 18 | Giant Screen Films | false |
| 49 | Paper Clips | - | - | - | $25,535 | 43 | $1,121,744 | Nov 24 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | false |
| 50 | Birth | - | - | - | $24,623 | 550 | $5,095,038 | Oct 29 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 51 | Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst | - | - | - | $22,444 | 9 | $105,054 | Nov 26 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 52 | Shaun of the Dead | - | - | - | $21,377 | 675 | $13,671,664 | Sep 24 | Rogue Pictures | false |
| 53 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $21,081 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 54 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | - | - | - | $16,984 | 16 | $10,086,514 | Oct 11 | Giant Screen Films | false |
| 55 | Easy | - | - | - | $14,811 | 6 | $21,589 | Nov 26 | Magic Lamp | false |
| 56 | Tarnation | - | - | - | $13,020 | 22 | $592,014 | Oct 6 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 57 | A Fond Kiss | - | - | - | $11,250 | 2 | $30,148 | Nov 26 | Castle Hill Productions | false |
| 58 | Lightning in a Bottle | - | - | - | $11,180 | 21 | $201,711 | Oct 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 59 | Days of Being Wild | - | - | - | $10,600 | 4 | $146,310 | Nov 19 | Kino International | false |
| 60 | Remember Me, My Love | - | - | - | $8,973 | 7 | $227,986 | Sep 3 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 61 | Rosenstrasse | - | - | - | $8,516 | 24 | $734,519 | Jul 30 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 62 | Our Music | - | - | - | $8,210 | 8 | $139,922 | Nov 24 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 63 | Saints and Soldiers | - | - | - | $8,036 | 37 | $1,310,470 | Aug 6 | Excel Entertainment | false |
| 64 | Zelary | - | - | - | $7,553 | 21 | $330,033 | Sep 17 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 65 | Stage Beauty | - | - | - | $7,239 | 78 | $782,383 | Oct 8 | Lionsgate | false |
| 66 | Alien Adventure | - | - | - | $7,000 | 10 | $8,959,784 | Aug 20 | nWave Pictures | false |
| 67 | Purple Butterfly | - | - | - | $6,970 | 1 | $17,790 | Nov 26 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 68 | Testosterone | - | - | - | $6,953 | 4 | $185,078 | Sep 10 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 69 | Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux | - | - | - | $6,749 | 65 | $2,627,016 | Oct 1 | Luke Films Inc. | false |
| 70 | P.S. | - | - | - | $5,682 | 17 | $180,503 | Oct 15 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 71 | Ghosts of the Abyss | - | - | - | $5,430 | 97 | $17,040,871 | Apr 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 72 | Straight-Jacket | - | - | - | $5,377 | 4 | $45,497 | Nov 26 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 73 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $5,252 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 74 | Fear and Trembling 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $5,082 | 3 | $126,684 | Nov 19 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 75 | Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War | - | - | - | $5,051 | 34 | $1,111,061 | Sep 3 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 76 | The Young Black Stallion | - | - | - | $4,845 | 51 | $6,751,389 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 77 | You I Love | - | - | - | $4,557 | 4 | $60,815 | Nov 19 | Picture This! Entertainment | false |
| 78 | The Village | - | - | - | $4,255 | 3,733 | $114,197,520 | Jul 30 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 79 | Head in the Clouds | - | - | - | $4,130 | 47 | $398,278 | Sep 17 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 80 | Alien vs. Predator | - | - | - | $3,466 | 3,401 | $80,282,231 | Aug 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 81 | Seducing Doctor Lewis 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,398 | 15 | $489,838 | Jun 16 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 82 | La petite Lili 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,096 | 1 | $34,634 | Nov 12 | First Run | false |
| 83 | First Daughter | - | - | - | $3,007 | 2,280 | $9,055,921 | Sep 24 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 84 | Red Lights | - | - | - | $2,959 | 29 | $673,828 | Aug 20 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 85 | Bear Cub | - | - | - | $2,827 | 4 | $100,133 | Nov 5 | TLA Releasing | false |
| 86 | Postmen in the Mountains | - | - | - | $2,800 | 7 | $203,975 | Dec 25 | Shadow Distribution | false |
| 87 | Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi | - | - | - | $2,796 | 6 | $107,585 | Jul 2 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 88 | Un monde presque paisible 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,215 | 3 | $106,184 | Aug 20 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
| 89 | Moolaadé | - | - | - | $2,015 | 4 | $215,646 | Oct 15 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 90 | Crying Ladies | - | - | - | $1,920 | 10 | $132,920 | Feb 20 | Unitel Pictures | false |
| 91 | A Day Without a Mexican | - | - | - | $1,806 | 107 | $4,179,890 | May 14 | Televisa Cine | false |
| 92 | Independent Lens: Imelda | - | - | - | $1,795 | 6 | $200,992 | Jun 9 | Unico Entertainment | false |
| 93 | Bright Leaves | - | - | - | $1,669 | 4 | $77,888 | Aug 25 | First Run | false |
| 94 | Proteus | - | - | - | $1,516 | 3 | $62,031 | Jul 30 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 95 | Benji: Off the Leash! | - | - | - | $1,428 | 877 | $3,817,362 | Aug 20 | Mulberry Square Releasing | false |
| 96 | Dig! | - | - | - | $1,401 | 10 | $127,067 | Oct 1 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 97 | Incident at Loch Ness | - | - | - | $1,375 | 2 | $37,493 | Sep 17 | Abramorama | false |
| 98 | Sex Is Comedy 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,373 | 4 | $40,470 | Oct 20 | IFC Films | false |
| 99 | The Brown Bunny | - | - | - | $1,350 | 19 | $366,301 | Aug 27 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 100 | Vodka Lemon | - | - | - | $1,280 | 3 | $66,361 | Oct 8 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 101 | Cowboys and Angels | - | - | - | $1,091 | 5 | $33,941 | Sep 17 | TLA Releasing | false |
| 102 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | - | - | - | $1,016 | 14 | $353,580 | Jun 11 | Dada Films | false |
| 103 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $950 | 16 | $7,195,792 | Feb 26 | nWave Pictures | false |
| 104 | Fade to Black | - | - | - | $950 | 170 | $728,921 | Nov 5 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 105 | Mr. 3000 | - | - | - | $851 | 2,736 | $21,811,187 | Sep 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 106 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $735 | 21 | $3,921,642 | Jun 9 | IMAX | false |
| 107 | Ju-on: The Grudge | - | - | - | $714 | 11 | $325,680 | Jul 23 | Vitagraph Films | false |
| 108 | Warriors of Heaven and Earth | - | - | - | $675 | 9 | $82,936 | Sep 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 109 | Strayed | - | - | - | $659 | 29 | $482,757 | May 14 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 110 | The Inheritance | - | - | - | $622 | 2 | $68,215 | Jul 9 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 111 | She Hate Me | - | - | - | $564 | 28 | $366,037 | Jul 28 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 112 | Riding Giants | - | - | - | $550 | 64 | $2,276,368 | Jul 9 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 113 | Reconstruction | - | - | - | $475 | 9 | $73,516 | Sep 10 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 114 | Malevolence | - | - | - | $372 | 10 | $127,287 | Sep 10 | Painted Zebra Productions Inc. | false |
| 115 | Untold Scandal | - | - | - | $336 | 8 | $63,332 | Oct 13 | Kino International | false |
| 116 | A Silent Love | - | - | - | $112 | 3 | $14,389 | Oct 29 | Atopia | false |
| 117 | Touch of Pink | - | - | - | $96 | 21 | $564,535 | Jul 16 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
