Domestic Box Office For September 2004

RankRelease GrossTheatersTotal GrossRelease DateDistributor
1Resident Evil: Apocalypse$44,717,3843,284$51,201,453Sep 10Screen Gems
2Hero$28,512,9872,175$53,710,019Aug 27Miramax
3Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow$27,311,7993,170$37,762,677Sep 17Paramount Pictures
4The Forgotten$26,264,7903,144$67,133,509Sep 24Revolution Studios
5Cellular$26,145,0002,763$32,003,620Sep 10New Line Cinema
6Without a Paddle$24,639,3132,756$58,169,327Aug 20Paramount Pictures
7Collateral$17,270,8663,205$101,005,703Aug 6DreamWorks Distribution
8The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement$16,730,1153,490$95,170,481Aug 11Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
9Mr. 3000$16,574,8782,736$21,811,187Sep 17Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
10Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid$16,464,4702,905$32,238,923Aug 27Screen Gems
11Paparazzi$15,431,8082,153$15,714,234Sep 3Twentieth Century Fox
12Vanity Fair$15,228,2551,054$16,136,476Sep 1Focus Features
13The Bourne Supremacy$13,970,1803,304$176,241,941Jul 23Universal Pictures
14Napoleon Dynamite$13,276,6481,027$44,540,956Jun 11-
15Wimbledon$13,098,5552,039$17,001,133Sep 17Universal Pictures
16Wicker Park$12,924,4392,598$13,001,257Sep 3Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
17Garden State$11,392,060813$26,782,316Jul 28-
18The Cookout$11,325,0031,303$11,814,019Sep 3Lionsgate Films
19Exorcist: The Beginning$8,969,9902,813$41,821,986Aug 20Warner Bros.
20Alien vs. Predator$6,469,5323,401$80,282,231Aug 13Twentieth Century Fox
21Open Water$6,118,5942,709$30,610,863Aug 6Lionsgate Films
22The Manchurian Candidate$5,834,4492,867$65,955,630Jul 30Paramount Pictures
23Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2$5,177,9461,276$9,219,388Aug 27Triumph Releasing Corporation
24First Daughter$4,966,7342,280$9,055,921Sep 24Twentieth Century Fox
25Suspect Zero$4,523,3151,501$8,725,813Aug 27Paramount Pictures
26Shaun of the Dead$4,452,000675$13,542,874Sep 24Rogue Pictures
27Spider-Man 2$3,494,3284,166$373,585,825Jun 30Sony Pictures Releasing
28I, Robot$2,663,1163,494$144,801,023Jul 16Twentieth Century Fox
29The Notebook$2,621,2442,323$81,001,787Jun 25New Line Cinema
30Shrek 2$2,458,4854,223$441,426,807May 19DreamWorks Distribution
31The Village$2,416,9633,733$114,197,520Jul 30Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
32What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?$2,051,136146$10,942,306Feb 6-
33Maria Full of Grace$1,793,868127$6,529,624Jul 16Fine Line Features
34The Five of Us$1,761,30045$1,852,272Aug 27Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
35White Chicks$1,568,7052,800$70,831,760Jun 23Sony Pictures Releasing
36Fahrenheit 9/11$1,517,4202,011$119,194,771Jun 23Lionsgate Films
37De-Lovely$1,475,389410$13,456,633Jul 2United Artists
38Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban$1,368,7873,855$249,541,069Jun 4Warner Bros.
39Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie - Pyramid of Light$1,302,3822,411$19,765,868Aug 13Warner Bros.
40We Don't Live Here Anymore$1,112,518190$2,041,014Aug 13Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
41Benji: Off the Leash!$979,600877$3,817,362Aug 20-
42Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War$931,01734$1,111,061Sep 3IDP Distribution
43Going the Distance$897,771153$1,230,897Aug 20Odeon
44Before Sunset$866,228204$5,820,649Jul 2Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
45Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy$806,0303,104$85,288,303Jul 9DreamWorks Distribution
46Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story$791,7243,020$114,326,736Jun 18Twentieth Century Fox
47Criminal$777,91890$929,233Sep 10Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
48Little Black Book$772,4912,445$20,698,668Aug 6Revolution Studios
49Silver City$768,586162$1,020,656Sep 17Newmarket Films
50The Terminal$748,1942,914$77,872,883Jun 18DreamWorks Distribution
51Intimate Strangers$740,48294$2,110,589Jul 30Paramount Classics
52A Cinderella Story$697,6592,625$51,438,175Jul 16Warner Bros.
53A Dirty Shame$662,141133$1,339,668Sep 17Fine Line Features
54Catwoman$635,4013,117$40,202,379Jul 23Warner Bros.
55NASCAR: The IMAX Experience$617,55573$21,583,831Mar 12Warner Bros.
56Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence$603,49755$1,043,896Sep 17-
57Bright Young Things$595,98992$933,637Aug 20THINKFilm
58A Day Without a Mexican$557,357107$4,179,890May 14Televisa Cine
59Garfield: The Movie$524,3123,150$75,369,589Jun 11Twentieth Century Fox
60King Arthur$493,7983,086$51,882,244Jul 7Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
61Bugs!$489,45833$19,063,544Mar 12SK Films
62Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk$451,47717$10,994,028Oct 18Giant Screen Films
63The Day After Tomorrow$438,9813,444$186,740,799May 28Twentieth Century Fox
64Space Station 3D$433,17564$93,383,953Apr 19IMAX
65The Door in the Floor$420,204134$3,854,624Jul 14Focus Features
66Gold Diggers$403,0001,062$527,000Sep 17-
67Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle$400,9122,163$18,250,550Jul 30New Line Cinema
68Festival Express$395,07143$1,174,079Jul 23THINKFilm
69Mean Creek$383,73749$603,951Aug 20Paramount Classics
70Red Lights$347,49829$673,828Aug 20Wellspring Media
71Nicotina$329,15696$1,117,864Aug 20Arenas Entertainment
72Riding Giants$327,54864$2,276,368Jul 9Sony Pictures Classics
73Donnie Darko
2004 Director's Cut
$293,51122$753,147Jun 2Newmarket Films
74Rosenstrasse$283,51924$734,519Jul 30IDP Distribution
75Saints and Soldiers$269,61237$1,310,470Aug 6Excel Entertainment
76The Corporation
2004 Re-release
$264,28028$1,879,983Jun 4Zeitgeist Films
77The Motorcycle Diaries$255,805272$16,781,387Sep 24Focus Features
78Camping sauvage$252,25899$3,894,585Jul 9Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
79The Brown Bunny$246,67619$366,301Aug 27Wellspring Media
80The Last Shot$215,60440$464,275Sep 24Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
81The Story of the Weeping Camel$213,18755$1,763,052Jun 4THINKFilm
82Haunted Castle$209,82210$13,651,656Feb 23-
83Super Size Me$189,803230$11,536,423May 7IDP Distribution
84End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones$189,40310$391,950Aug 20Magnolia Pictures
85The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi
2004 Re-release
$175,35455$862,894Jul 23Miramax
86Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey$167,34016$10,086,514Oct 11Giant Screen Films
87Dhoom$154,96032$245,756Aug 27Yash Raj Films
88Uncovered: The War on Iraq$150,15622$238,924Aug 20Cinema Libre Studio
89Control Room$138,52374$2,589,616May 21Magnolia Pictures
90Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism$137,63718$461,572Aug 6Cinema Libre Studio
91The Best Two Years$135,73329$1,163,450Feb 20-
92When Will I Be Loved$130,38020$159,429Sep 10IFC Films
93Two Brothers$123,3212,181$19,176,754Jun 25Universal Pictures
94The Stepford Wives$119,5763,057$59,484,742Jun 11Paramount Pictures
95Bush's Brain$115,8849$177,485Aug 20Tartan
96Head in the Clouds$113,16047$398,278Sep 17Sony Pictures Classics
97A Home at the End of the World$110,95865$1,029,872Jul 23Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
98T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous$104,54938$53,354,743Oct 23IMAX
99Around the World in 80 Days$100,9932,801$24,008,137Jun 16Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
100Danny Deckchair
2004 Re-release
$96,61629$160,276Aug 11Lionsgate Films
101Ju-on: The Grudge$95,30711$325,680Jul 23Vitagraph Films
102Remember Me, My Love$91,3787$227,986Sep 3IDP Distribution
103The Hunting of the President$82,76520$376,612Jun 18Regent Releasing
104Code 46$81,11921$285,585Aug 6United Artists
105Testosterone$81,0284$185,078Sep 10Strand Releasing
106Troy$79,6793,411$133,378,256May 14Warner Bros.
107Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse$76,59647$152,148Aug 27-
108Touch of Pink$75,02321$564,535Jul 16Sony Pictures Classics
109Guiana 1838$70,91016$227,241Sep 24RBC Radio
110Zelary$66,40521$330,033Sep 17Sony Pictures Classics
111Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring$61,40374$2,380,788Apr 2Sony Pictures Classics
112Alien Adventure$61,06310$8,959,784Aug 20-
113Metallica: Some Kind of Monster$59,022147$1,222,708Jul 9IFC Films
114Phir Milenge$57,41827$91,968Aug 27UTV Motion Pictures
115She Hate Me$56,26828$366,037Jul 28Sony Pictures Classics
116Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There$53,80014$353,580Jun 11Dada Films
117Seducing Doctor Lewis
2004 Re-release
$51,10915$489,838Jun 16Wellspring Media
118Warriors of Heaven and Earth$47,8679$82,936Sep 3Sony Pictures Classics
119Reconstruction$47,0729$73,516Sep 10Palm Pictures
120The Clearing$45,604449$5,763,875Jul 2-
121Facing Windows$41,48227$543,354Jun 18Sony Pictures Classics
122Malevolence$41,29410$127,287Sep 10-
123The Mother$39,24044$1,063,163May 28Sony Pictures Classics
124Infernal Affairs$37,8305$169,659Sep 24Miramax
125The Yes Men$33,03832$255,364Sep 24United Artists
126Independent Lens: Imelda$32,2846$200,992Jun 9Unico Entertainment
127Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train$28,9474$122,011Jun 18First Run
128Life of Brian
2004 Re-release
$28,64728$646,951Apr 30Rainbow Releasing
129Mean Girls$27,7533,054$86,058,055Apr 30Paramount Pictures
130The Twilight Samurai
2004 Re-release
$26,13216$559,765Apr 23Empire Pictures Inc.
131Zhou Yu's Train
2004 Re-release
$25,08812$142,562Jul 16Sony Pictures Classics
132Hollywood Buddha$24,5024$72,115Sep 24Northern Arts Entertainment
133Grand Champion$23,48213$54,579Aug 27Innovation Film Group (IFG)
134Ghosts of the Abyss$22,76597$17,040,871Apr 11Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
135Incident at Loch Ness$22,2322$37,493Sep 17Abramorama
136The Five Obstructions$21,2613$165,845May 26Koch Lorber Films
137The Take$21,2601$30,380Sep 22Icarus Films
138Chooch$18,0503$31,015Aug 27Artistic License
139L.A. Twister$16,8444$54,000Aug 13Indican Pictures
140Bright Leaves$16,1664$77,888Aug 25First Run
141A Letter to True$15,6351$15,635Sep 8Zeitgeist Films
142Gozu$14,6354$58,202Jul 30-
143Crutch$14,1891$14,189Sep 17Illuminare Entertainment
144Bang Rajan
2004 Re-release
$14,1814$24,629Aug 6Magnolia Pictures
145The Inheritance$14,0312$68,215Jul 9The Cinema Guild
146I'll Sleep When I'm Dead$13,76219$360,759Jun 16Paramount Classics
147The Young Black Stallion$12,86351$6,751,389Dec 25Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
148Merci Dr Rey!$12,7055$19,867Sep 17Regent Releasing
149Bukowski: Born into This$12,7028$318,816May 28Magnolia Pictures
150Goodbye, Dragon Inn$12,5963$35,120Sep 17Wellspring Media
151Un monde presque paisible
2004 Re-release
$12,1823$106,184Aug 20Empire Pictures Inc.
152Proteus$11,8473$62,031Jul 30Strand Releasing
153Pauly Shore Is Dead$11,0001$11,000Sep 17Regent Releasing
154China: The Panda Adventure$10,96121$3,921,642Jun 9IMAX
155Yes Nurse! No Nurse!
2004 Re-release
$10,9292$13,325Sep 3Regent Releasing
156Godzilla$9,5856$412,520May 7Rialto Pictures
157Lost Boys of Sudan$9,5068$188,467Aug 22Shadow Distribution
158Cowboys and Angels$9,3265$33,941Sep 17TLA Releasing
159The Raspberry Reich$8,9961$31,211Sep 24Strand Releasing
160Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer$8,9712$107,040Mar 5Indican Pictures
161Distant$7,9602$96,293Mar 12New Yorker Films
162Incantato
2004 Re-release
$7,8082$23,039Sep 24Northern Arts Entertainment
163This Old Cub$7,6266$270,014Mar 26Emerging Pictures
164Virgin$7,4891$9,614Sep 3Artistic License
165Anatomy of Hell$7,4523$34,506Sep 24Tartan
166Bulgarian Lovers$7,0333$60,712Apr 30TLA Releasing
167Mind the Gap$6,8221$10,637Sep 24-
168The Return$6,64718$504,256Feb 6Kino International
169Raising Helen$6,5682,721$37,486,512May 28Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
170Love Me If You Dare$6,56656$553,504May 21Paramount Classics
171Carnets d'ado: You'll Get Over It$5,6322$50,256Jun 18-
172Rick$5,5242$11,991Sep 24Vitagraph Films
173Encounter in the Third Dimension$5,43216$7,195,792Feb 26-
174Particles of Truth$5,3481$5,348Sep 17Dada Films
175Man on Fire$5,3142,986$77,911,774Apr 21Twentieth Century Fox
176Father and Son$4,7223$39,291Jun 18Wellspring Media
177The Battle of Algiers
2004 Re-release
$4,2469$822,941Jan 9Rialto Pictures
178Two Men Went to War$4,1744$150,208Mar 26Indican Pictures
179Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi$4,1086$107,585Jul 2Strand Releasing
180It's Easier for a Camel...$3,7411$16,150Aug 20New Yorker Films
181Johnson Family Vacation$3,6461,326$31,203,964Apr 7-
182Moog$3,6041$3,604Sep 24Plexifilm
183Twist$3,0114$47,370May 21Strand Releasing
184Strayed$2,89229$482,757May 14Wellspring Media
185Persons of Interest$1,6721$1,672Sep 3First Run
186Rockets Redglare!$1,6051$1,605Sep 3-
187Brothers in Arms$1,4602$3,664Aug 27First Run
188My Wife Maurice
2004 Re-release
$1,4191$3,803Aug 27TLA Releasing
189Big Girls Don't Cry$1,2381$1,238Sep 3Strand Releasing
190The Mudge Boy$8044$62,852May 7Strand Releasing
191The Burial Society$7083$21,285May 28Regent Releasing
192Twentynine Palms$6623$54,523Apr 9Wellspring Media
193Tom Dowd & the Language of Music$50010$40,919Aug 13Palm Pictures
194Last Life in the Universe$3644$32,014Aug 6Palm Pictures
195The Hillside Strangler$3061$4,143Sep 24Tartan
196Baadasssss!$29241$365,727May 28Sony Pictures Classics
197Hukkle$1864$53,715Nov 14Shadow Distribution
198American Masters: The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg
2004 Re-release
$1584$646,951Aug 18New Yorker Films
199I'm Not Scared$9263$1,615,328Apr 9Miramax