International Box Office For May 2004
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shrek 2 | $481,849,089 | 35 | $2,068,854 | 0.4% | 5 | May 20 | - | - |
| 2 | Troy | $364,031,596 | 60 | $54,700,000 | 15% | 47 | May 12 | - | - |
| 3 | The Day After Tomorrow | $356,030,973 | 112 | $82,700,000 | 23.2% | 110 | May 26 | - | - |
| 4 | Van Helsing | $179,980,554 | 42 | $55,172,254 | 30.7% | 41 | May 5 | - | - |
| 5 | Home on the Range | $53,921,000 | 19 | - | - | - | May 27 | - | - |
| 6 | The Motorcycle Diaries | $40,881,837 | 1 | - | - | - | May 7 | - | - |
| 7 | The Ladykillers | $36,866,000 | 2 | $1,700,000 | 4.6% | 2 | May 21 | - | - |
| 8 | Crying Out Love in the Center of the World | $24,700,000 | 1 | - | - | - | May 8 | - | - |
| 9 | Der Wixxer | $13,607,165 | - | - | - | - | May 19 | - | - |
| 10 | You Got Served | $8,267,751 | - | - | - | - | May 20 | - | - |
| 11 | People | $5,290,177 | - | - | - | - | May 19 | - | - |
| 12 | Kamikaze Girls | $5,151,609 | - | - | - | - | May 29 | - | - |
| 13 | Ella Enchanted | $4,470,380 | - | - | - | - | May 21 | - | - |
| 14 | Avellaneda's Moon | $4,032,448 | - | - | - | - | May 20 | - | - |
| 15 | Spartan | $3,678,280 | - | - | - | - | May 21 | - | - |
| 16 | EuroTrip | $3,025,460 | - | - | - | - | May 14 | - | - |
| 17 | Life Is a Miracle | $1,993,736 | - | - | - | - | May 12 | - | - |
| 18 | Driving Miss Wealthy | $1,530,789 | - | - | - | - | May 6 | - | - |
| 19 | Flowers of Death | $1,336,368 | - | - | - | - | May 1 | - | - |
| 20 | Mariage mixte | $1,329,393 | - | - | - | - | May 26 | - | - |
| 21 | In My Country | $1,327,541 | - | - | - | - | May 7 | - | - |
| 22 | The Football Factory | $1,228,003 | - | - | - | - | May 14 | - | - |
| 23 | Hum Tum | $1,082,061 | - | - | - | - | May 28 | - | - |
| 24 | One Nite in Mongkok | $1,000,000 | - | - | - | - | May 20 | - | - |
| 25 | Hector | $987,703 | - | - | - | - | May 7 | - | - |
| 26 | The Holy Girl | $957,668 | - | - | - | - | May 6 | - | - |
| 27 | Ma mère | $950,532 | - | - | - | - | May 19 | - | - |
| 28 | Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt | $813,586 | - | - | - | - | May 14 | - | - |
| 29 | Metallica: Some Kind of Monster | $757,736 | - | - | - | - | May 21 | - | - |
| 30 | Thunderstruck | $660,193 | - | - | - | - | May 20 | - | - |
| 31 | Close Your Eyes | $650,103 | - | - | - | - | May 5 | - | - |
| 32 | Code 46 | $600,433 | - | - | - | - | May 7 | - | - |
| 33 | Ready, Steady, Charlie! | $554,082 | - | - | - | - | May 13 | - | - |
| 34 | The Romancing Star | $509,377 | - | - | - | - | May 20 | - | - |
| 35 | Cutie Honey | $453,906 | - | - | - | - | May 29 | - | - |
| 36 | Bangkok Robbery | $446,800 | - | - | - | - | May 2 | - | - |
| 37 | Bon Voyage 2004 Re-release | $433,771 | - | - | - | - | May 7 | - | - |
| 38 | Miss Minoes 2004 Re-release | $389,200 | - | - | - | - | May 28 | - | - |
| 39 | À ton image | $347,105 | - | - | - | - | May 26 | - | - |
| 40 | The Statement | $314,185 | - | - | - | - | May 20 | - | - |
| 41 | Eger | $273,986 | - | - | - | - | May 13 | - | - |
| 42 | Asa Nu Maan Watna Da: In Search of Our Roots | $252,818 | - | - | - | - | May 14 | - | - |
| 43 | Yuva | $236,580 | - | - | - | - | May 21 | - | - |
| 44 | Woman Is the Future of Man | $235,781 | - | - | - | - | May 19 | - | - |
| 45 | Journey | $222,645 | - | - | - | - | May 27 | - | - |
| 46 | Roar: Lions of the Kalahari | $219,867 | - | - | - | - | May 14 | - | - |
| 47 | Tánger | $219,780 | - | - | - | - | May 21 | - | - |
| 48 | Post coitum | $201,819 | - | - | - | - | May 20 | - | - |
| 49 | The Spectator | $158,215 | - | - | - | - | May 5 | - | - |
| 50 | Pontormo: A Heretical Love | $143,133 | - | - | - | - | May 28 | - | - |
| 51 | The Five Obstructions | $113,187 | - | - | - | - | May 14 | - | - |
| 52 | Happy End | $97,473 | - | - | - | - | May 7 | - | - |
| 53 | Not for, or Against (Quite the Contrary) 2004 Re-release | $89,881 | - | - | - | - | May 7 | - | - |
| 54 | The Miracle According to Salomé | $79,581 | - | - | - | - | May 13 | - | - |
| 55 | Tube | $78,162 | - | - | - | - | May 7 | - | - |
| 56 | Strawberries in the Supermarket | $77,586 | - | - | - | - | May 28 | - | - |
| 57 | The I Inside | $72,962 | - | - | - | - | May 21 | - | - |
| 58 | Into the Mirror | $70,277 | - | - | - | - | May 13 | - | - |
| 59 | Immediate Boarding | $65,053 | - | - | - | - | May 7 | - | - |
| 60 | El Farah | $64,400 | - | - | - | - | May 26 | - | - |
| 61 | Plauto (recuerdo distorsionado de un tonto eventual) | $49,519 | - | - | - | - | May 7 | - | - |
| 62 | Ventitré | $49,106 | - | - | - | - | May 14 | - | - |
| 63 | My Fair Lady 2004 Re-release | $42,719 | - | - | - | - | May 6 | - | - |
| 64 | The Magic Gloves | $33,731 | - | - | - | - | May 27 | - | - |
| 65 | Dating Death | $33,642 | - | - | - | - | May 13 | - | - |
| 66 | Lakeer | $31,304 | - | - | - | - | May 14 | - | - |
| 67 | Run | $25,702 | - | - | - | - | May 14 | - | - |
| 68 | Paid in Full 2004 Re-release | $25,664 | - | - | - | - | May 7 | - | - |
| 69 | A Children's Story | $25,183 | - | - | - | - | May 14 | - | - |
| 70 | The Hungarian Servant | $20,921 | - | - | - | - | May 21 | - | - |
| 71 | Astonishing | $18,817 | - | - | - | - | May 13 | - | - |
| 72 | The Testament of Dr. Mabuse 2004 Re-release | $18,149 | - | - | - | - | May 7 | - | - |
| 73 | Dinocroc | $17,100 | - | - | - | - | May 13 | - | - |
| 74 | The Middle of the World | $13,278 | - | - | - | - | May 20 | - | - |
| 75 | The Twilight Samurai 2004 Re-release | $12,800 | - | - | - | - | May 14 | - | - |
| 76 | They're Watching Us 2004 Re-release | $12,378 | - | - | - | - | May 20 | - | - |
| 77 | Garam Dukaan | $10,938 | - | - | - | - | May 28 | - | - |
| 78 | Absolon | $7,016 | - | - | - | - | May 26 | - | - |
Figures are accurate only to the stated territory count unless otherwise noted.
