Domestic Box Office For December 2004
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Million Dollar Baby | $100,492,203 | 2,375 | $179,953 | 0.2% | 8 | Dec 15 | Jun 30 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | In Good Company | $45,806,659 | 1,963 | $151,750 | 0.3% | 3 | Dec 29 | Mar 31 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | Hotel Rwanda | $23,530,892 | 824 | $100,091 | 0.4% | 7 | Dec 22 | Apr 28 | United Artists |
| 4 | House of Flying Daggers | $11,050,094 | 1,189 | $397,472 | - | 15 | Dec 3 | Apr 7 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 5 | Beyond the Sea | $6,318,709 | 383 | $45,264 | 0.7% | 6 | Dec 17 | Mar 31 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | The Merchant of Venice | $3,765,585 | 107 | $69,868 | 1.9% | 4 | Dec 29 | May 26 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 7 | Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids | $3,515,061 | 127 | $14,605 | 0.4% | 1 | Dec 8 | Jul 14 | THINKFilm |
| 8 | The Sea Inside | $2,104,923 | 99 | $55,681 | 2.6% | 23 | Dec 17 | May 19 | Fine Line Features |
| 9 | The Woodsman | $1,576,231 | 84 | $53,985 | 3.4% | 6 | Dec 24 | Mar 10 | Newmarket Films |
| 10 | Swades | $1,223,240 | 74 | $424,804 | 34.7% | 74 | Dec 17 | Feb 6 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 11 | The Assassination of Richard Nixon | $708,776 | 59 | $37,547 | 5.3% | 5 | Dec 29 | Mar 3 | THINKFilm |
| 12 | In the Realms of the Unreal | $417,120 | 13 | $15,477 | 3.7% | 3 | Dec 22 | Jun 16 | Wellspring Media |
| 13 | I Am David | $288,552 | 226 | $160,346 | 55.6% | 226 | Dec 3 | Dec 23 | Lionsgate |
| 14 | Imaginary Heroes | $228,767 | 24 | $4,696 | 2.1% | 2 | Dec 17 | May 19 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 15 | A Love Song for Bobby Long | $164,308 | 24 | $28,243 | 17.2% | 8 | Dec 29 | Feb 17 | Lionsgate |
| 16 | Wonderful Days | $74,663 | 5 | $3,022 | 4% | 1 | Dec 31 | Apr 10 | End Game Productions Inc. |
| 17 | A Tale of Two Sisters | $72,541 | 9 | $1,060 | 1.5% | 1 | Dec 3 | May 5 | Tartan |
| 18 | After Midnight | $50,469 | 3 | $7,634 | 15.1% | 2 | Dec 3 | Aug 7 | Avatar Films |
| 19 | Fabled | $31,425 | 3 | $9,642 | 30.7% | 3 | Dec 10 | May 12 | Indican Pictures |
| 20 | WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception | $30,210 | 4 | $4,216 | 14% | 3 | Dec 3 | Feb 17 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 21 | A Talking Picture | $20,237 | 2 | $5,325 | 26.3% | 2 | Dec 10 | Apr 3 | Kino International |
| 22 | The Life | $5,130 | 1 | $1,964 | 38.3% | 1 | Dec 17 | - | Screen Media Films |
| 23 | Open My Heart | $4,381 | 1 | $2,049 | 46.8% | 1 | Dec 17 | Dec 30 | Strand Releasing |
| 24 | Dolls | $4,067 | 1 | $2,067 | 50.8% | 1 | Dec 10 | Dec 19 | Palm Pictures |
| 25 | Bandido | $4,064 | 12 | $4,064 | 100% | 12 | Dec 10 | - | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 26 | The Green Butchers | $3,783 | 2 | $2,483 | 65.6% | 2 | Dec 10 | Dec 16 | Newmarket Films |
| 27 | Conspiracy of Silence | $2,598 | 1 | $2,598 | 100% | 1 | Dec 3 | Dec 5 | Watch Entertainment |
| 28 | A Breath | $1,416 | 1 | $1,042 | 73.6% | 1 | Dec 10 | Dec 16 | Kathi Arts |
| 29 | Freeze Frame | $1,100 | 1 | $1,100 | 100% | 1 | Dec 10 | Dec 12 | First Look International |
| 30 | Producing Adults | $935 | 1 | $459 | 49.1% | 1 | Dec 22 | - | Wolfe Releasing |
| 31 | Jesus, You Know | $604 | 1 | $604 | 100% | 1 | Dec 3 | Dec 5 | Leisure Time Features |
