International Box Office For December 2004
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Incredibles | $130,400,000 | 37 | $370,001,000 | Nov 5 | - |
| 2 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | $69,620,209 | 35 | $221,477,764 | Nov 11 | - |
| 3 | The Polar Express | $53,900,000 | 59 | $123,225,147 | Nov 18 | - |
| 4 | Ocean's Twelve | $35,200,000 | 58 | $237,200,000 | Dec 9 | - |
| 5 | National Treasure | $34,300,000 | - | $174,503,424 | Nov 19 | - |
| 6 | Howl's Moving Castle | $21,800,000 | 2 | $230,473,014 | Nov 20 | - |
| 7 | Alexander | $17,300,000 | 54 | $133,001,001 | Nov 21 | - |
| 8 | Blade: Trinity | $17,289,099 | 21 | $76,829,224 | Dec 8 | - |
| 9 | Christmas with the Kranks | $13,584,474 | 27 | $22,791,941 | Nov 24 | - |
| 10 | The Phantom of the Opera | $12,800,000 | 23 | $103,380,072 | Dec 10 | - |
| 11 | The Forgotten | $11,050,704 | 36 | $50,459,322 | Oct 22 | - |
| 12 | Shall We Dance? | $8,100,000 | 47 | $112,238,000 | Oct 21 | - |
| 13 | Bad Santa | $6,466,797 | - | $16,428,561 | Nov 4 | - |
| 14 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | $6,209,740 | 20 | $89,520,783 | Dec 16 | - |
| 15 | The Manchurian Candidate | $4,599,487 | 25 | $30,150,280 | Oct 1 | - |
| 16 | Shrek 2 | $4,274,485 | 35 | $481,849,089 | May 20 | - |
| 17 | Seven Dwarves | $3,784,743 | 4 | $57,410,311 | Oct 28 | - |
| 18 | The Terminal | $3,766,053 | 32 | $140,812,724 | Aug 27 | - |
| 19 | Closer | $3,007,911 | 48 | $81,517,270 | Dec 10 | - |
| 20 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | $2,193,495 | 15 | $54,743,804 | Dec 3 | - |
| 21 | Masai: The Rain Warriors | $1,156,272 | - | $1,156,272 | Dec 22 | - |
| 22 | Seed of Chucky | $967,000 | - | $7,745,912 | Dec 2 | - |
| 23 | Team America: World Police | $0 | 10 | $18,040,824 | Dec 9 | - |
Figures are accurate only to the stated territory count unless otherwise noted.
