Domestic Box Office For August 2004
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collateral | $101,005,703 | 3,205 | $24,701,458 | 24.5% | 3,188 | Aug 6 | Nov 25 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 2 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | $95,170,481 | 3,490 | $22,956,453 | 24.1% | 3,472 | Aug 11 | Dec 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | Alien vs. Predator | $80,282,231 | 3,401 | $38,291,056 | 47.7% | 3,395 | Aug 13 | Dec 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | Without a Paddle | $58,169,327 | 2,756 | $13,528,946 | 23.3% | 2,730 | Aug 20 | Jan 13 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | Hero | $53,710,019 | 2,175 | $17,800,000 | - | 2,031 | Aug 27 | Nov 25 | Miramax |
| 6 | Exorcist: The Beginning | $41,821,986 | 2,813 | $18,054,001 | 43.2% | 2,803 | Aug 20 | Nov 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid | $32,238,923 | 2,905 | $12,812,287 | 39.7% | 2,905 | Aug 27 | Nov 25 | Screen Gems |
| 8 | Open Water | $30,610,863 | 2,709 | $1,100,943 | - | 47 | Aug 6 | Oct 7 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | Little Black Book | $20,698,668 | 2,445 | $7,075,217 | 34.2% | 2,445 | Aug 6 | Sep 16 | Revolution Studios |
| 10 | Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie | $19,765,868 | 2,411 | $9,485,494 | 48% | 2,411 | Aug 13 | Nov 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 | $9,219,388 | 1,276 | $3,251,856 | 35.3% | 1,276 | Aug 27 | Oct 3 | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 12 | Suspect Zero | $8,725,813 | 1,501 | $3,446,375 | 39.5% | 1,500 | Aug 27 | Oct 21 | Paramount Pictures |
| 13 | Benji: Off the Leash! | $3,817,362 | 877 | $1,512,000 | - | 877 | Aug 20 | Dec 2 | Mulberry Square Releasing |
| 14 | We Don't Live Here Anymore | $2,041,014 | 190 | $101,295 | 5% | 7 | Aug 13 | Oct 28 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 15 | The Five of Us | $1,852,272 | 45 | $281,606 | 15.2% | 45 | Aug 27 | - | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 16 | Saints and Soldiers | $1,310,470 | 37 | $129,056 | 9.8% | 26 | Aug 6 | May 26 | Excel Entertainment |
| 17 | Going the Distance | $1,230,897 | 153 | $333,126 | 27.1% | 153 | Aug 20 | - | Odeon |
| 18 | Nicotina | $1,117,864 | 96 | $446,768 | 40% | 96 | Aug 20 | Oct 7 | Arenas Entertainment |
| 19 | Bright Young Things | $933,637 | 92 | $46,926 | 5% | 3 | Aug 20 | Nov 18 | THINKFilm |
| 20 | Red Lights | $673,828 | 29 | $3,202 | 0.5% | 1 | Aug 20 | Mar 31 | Wellspring Media |
| 21 | American Masters: The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg 2004 Re-release | $646,951 | 4 | $1,475 | 0.2% | 1 | Aug 18 | Sep 23 | New Yorker Films |
| 22 | Mean Creek | $603,951 | 49 | $29,170 | 4.8% | 4 | Aug 20 | Dec 16 | Paramount Classics |
| 23 | Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism | $461,572 | 18 | $77,982 | 16.9% | 5 | Aug 6 | - | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 24 | End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones | $391,950 | 10 | $18,422 | 4.7% | 1 | Aug 20 | Dec 19 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 25 | The Brown Bunny | $366,301 | 19 | $50,601 | 13.8% | 3 | Aug 27 | Jan 13 | Wellspring Media |
| 26 | Look What's Happened Now | $336,909 | 51 | $171,966 | 51% | 51 | Aug 13 | Aug 22 | Eros Worldwide |
| 27 | Code 46 | $285,585 | 21 | $20,170 | 7.1% | 3 | Aug 6 | - | United Artists |
| 28 | Dhoom | $245,756 | 32 | $102,860 | 41.9% | 32 | Aug 27 | - | Yash Raj Films |
| 29 | Uncovered: The War on Iraq | $238,924 | 22 | $31,481 | 13.2% | 7 | Aug 20 | - | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 30 | Bush's Brain | $177,485 | 9 | $11,927 | 6.7% | 4 | Aug 20 | - | Tartan |
| 31 | Danny Deckchair 2004 Re-release | $160,276 | 29 | $10,304 | 6.4% | 4 | Aug 11 | Sep 30 | Lionsgate |
| 32 | Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse | $152,148 | 47 | $46,376 | 30.5% | 47 | Aug 27 | - | TVA Films |
| 33 | Un monde presque paisible 2004 Re-release | $106,184 | 3 | $10,020 | 9.4% | 1 | Aug 20 | - | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 34 | Fida | $98,297 | 30 | $98,297 | 100% | 30 | Aug 20 | Aug 22 | Rainbow Releasing |
| 35 | Phir Milenge | $91,968 | 27 | $37,460 | 40.7% | 27 | Aug 27 | - | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 36 | Bright Leaves | $77,888 | 4 | $4,485 | 5.8% | 1 | Aug 25 | Jun 5 | First Run |
| 37 | Grand Champion | $54,579 | 13 | $14,035 | 25.7% | 5 | Aug 27 | - | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 38 | L.A. Twister | $54,000 | 4 | $6,722 | 12.4% | 2 | Aug 13 | Mar 3 | Indican Pictures |
| 39 | Tom Dowd & the Language of Music | $40,919 | 10 | $16,522 | 40.4% | 10 | Aug 13 | Sep 2 | Palm Pictures |
| 40 | Last Life in the Universe | $32,014 | 4 | $5,833 | 18.2% | 1 | Aug 6 | Sep 2 | Palm Pictures |
| 41 | Stander | $31,651 | 7 | $19,067 | 60.2% | 7 | Aug 6 | Aug 12 | Newmarket Films |
| 42 | Chooch | $31,015 | 3 | $10,616 | 34.2% | 3 | Aug 27 | Oct 21 | Artistic License |
| 43 | Cowards Bend the Knee | $25,860 | 1 | $7,030 | 27.2% | 1 | Aug 11 | Aug 26 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 44 | Bang Rajan 2004 Re-release | $24,629 | 4 | $4,354 | 17.7% | 1 | Aug 6 | Sep 30 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 45 | It's Easier for a Camel... | $16,150 | 1 | $5,281 | 32.7% | 1 | Aug 20 | Sep 30 | New Yorker Films |
| 46 | My Wife Maurice 2004 Re-release | $3,803 | 1 | $2,227 | 58.6% | 1 | Aug 27 | - | TLA Releasing |
| 47 | Brothers in Arms | $3,664 | 2 | $658 | 18% | 1 | Aug 27 | Oct 28 | First Run |
| 48 | L'autre monde 2004 Re-release | $2,494 | 1 | $1,119 | 44.9% | 1 | Aug 6 | Jan 6 | ArtMattan Productions |
| 49 | Anatomy 2 2004 Re-release | $623 | 1 | $383 | 61.5% | 1 | Aug 13 | Aug 19 | Strand Releasing |
