| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Exorcist: The Beginning | - | - | - | $3,704,526 | 350 | $3,768,026 | Oct 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | The Forgotten | - | - | - | $3,375,561 | 300 | $5,029,505 | Oct 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 3 | Shark Tale | - | - | - | $2,305,656 | 586 | $9,355,184 | Oct 8 | United International Pictures | false |
| 4 | Shall We Dance? | - | - | - | $2,079,670 | 185 | $2,847,267 | Nov 12 | Buena Vista International | false |
| 5 | The Polar Express | - | - | - | $1,866,695 | 519 | $8,168,412 | Nov 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | White Chicks | - | - | - | $1,502,023 | 270 | $4,411,313 | Oct 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 7 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | - | - | - | $1,485,528 | 300 | $1,921,910 | Nov 19 | Buena Vista International | false |
| 8 | Cellular | - | - | - | $1,232,070 | 200 | $2,342,012 | Nov 19 | Gussi Films | false |
| 9 | Open Water | - | - | - | $1,148,148 | 130 | $2,439,832 | Oct 15 | Gussi Films | false |
| 10 | Surviving Christmas | - | - | - | $1,131,237 | 200 | $1,342,633 | Nov 12 | United International Pictures | false |
| 11 | Alfie | - | - | - | $931,741 | 210 | $957,238 | Nov 5 | United International Pictures | false |
| 12 | The Motorcycle Diaries | - | - | - | $671,442 | 260 | $2,914,488 | Oct 8 | Buena Vista International | false |
| 13 | The Clearing | - | - | - | $662,980 | 60 | $1,060,106 | Oct 29 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 14 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | - | - | - | $627,216 | 150 | $704,667 | Nov 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | The Terminal | - | - | - | $516,035 | 275 | $4,186,727 | Sep 24 | United International Pictures | false |
| 16 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | - | - | - | $508,072 | 150 | $1,201,585 | Nov 26 | United International Pictures | false |
| 17 | Santos peregrinos | - | - | - | $485,922 | 191 | $1,214,190 | Nov 26 | Decine | false |
| 18 | The Eye | - | - | - | $454,428 | 37 | $1,430,809 | Sep 10 | Gussi Films | false |
| 19 | The Notebook | - | - | - | $442,141 | 140 | $2,809,057 | Aug 27 | Gussi Films | false |
| 20 | Desnudos | - | - | - | $438,863 | 118 | $662,525 | Oct 22 | Videocine | false |
| 21 | Duck Season | - | - | - | $380,969 | 65 | $555,813 | Oct 22 | Gussi Films | false |
| 22 | Hero | - | - | - | $367,892 | 100 | $1,156,042 | Nov 26 | Buena Vista International | false |
| 23 | Jersey Girl | - | - | - | $356,096 | 60 | $978,534 | Sep 3 | Buena Vista International | false |
| 24 | Out of Time | - | - | - | $328,085 | 114 | $649,108 | Nov 19 | Videocine | false |
| 25 | Bad Education | - | - | - | $326,458 | 170 | $3,508,960 | Sep 16 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 26 | Wimbledon | - | - | - | $319,409 | 76 | $319,409 | Oct 29 | United International Pictures | false |
| 27 | Criminal | - | - | - | $311,832 | 100 | $311,832 | Nov 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 28 | The Manchurian Candidate | - | - | - | $286,526 | 210 | $2,013,026 | Oct 1 | United International Pictures | false |
| 29 | Wicker Park | - | - | - | $272,119 | 61 | $460,487 | Nov 5 | Gussi Films | false |
| 30 | Bad Santa | - | - | - | $204,775 | 90 | $451,367 | Nov 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 31 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | - | - | - | $186,064 | 350 | $4,563,297 | Sep 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 32 | Walking Tall | - | - | - | $128,096 | 184 | $543,394 | Oct 8 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 33 | Suspect Zero | - | - | - | $120,977 | 61 | $585,403 | Nov 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 34 | Before Sunset | - | - | - | $67,589 | 25 | $363,713 | Oct 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 35 | A Cinderella Story | - | - | - | $51,051 | 285 | $3,563,653 | Sep 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
