| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | The Incredibles | - | - | - | $81,992,796 | 3,933 | $261,441,092 | 31.4% | Nov 5, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | Ray | - | - | - | $22,446,930 | 2,474 | $75,331,600 | 29.8% | Oct 29, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | The Grudge | - | - | - | $20,244,845 | 3,348 | $110,359,362 | 18.3% | Oct 22, 2004 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 4 | Saw | - | - | - | $19,831,898 | 2,467 | $55,185,045 | 35.9% | Oct 29, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 5 | Shall We Dance? | - | - | - | $9,812,000 | 2,542 | $57,890,460 | 16.9% | Oct 15, 2004 | Miramax |
| 6 | Shark Tale | - | - | - | $7,759,646 | 4,070 | $160,861,908 | 4.8% | Oct 1, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 7 | Alfie | - | - | - | $7,729,894 | 2,215 | $13,399,812 | 57.7% | Nov 5, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | Friday Night Lights | - | - | - | $4,815,815 | 3,004 | $61,255,921 | 7.9% | Oct 8, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | Ladder 49 | - | - | - | $4,414,079 | 3,261 | $74,541,707 | 5.9% | Oct 1, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | Team America: World Police | - | - | - | $3,719,742 | 2,620 | $32,786,074 | 11.3% | Oct 15, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 11 | The Polar Express | - | - | - | $2,568,233 | 3,650 | $162,775,358 | 1.6% | Nov 10, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Surviving Christmas | - | - | - | $2,538,682 | 2,755 | $11,663,156 | 21.8% | Oct 22, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 13 | Taxi Original Release | - | - | - | $2,180,781 | 3,001 | $36,611,066 | 6% | Oct 6, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | Birth | - | - | - | $2,180,000 | 550 | $5,095,038 | 42.8% | Oct 29, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 15 | I Heart Huckabees | - | - | - | $2,081,987 | 901 | $12,785,432 | 16.3% | Oct 1, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 16 | The Forgotten | - | - | - | $1,635,651 | 3,144 | $67,133,509 | 2.4% | Sep 24, 2004 | Revolution Studios |
| 17 | Sideways | - | - | - | $1,485,234 | 1,786 | $71,503,593 | 2.1% | Oct 22, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 18 | The Motorcycle Diaries | - | - | - | $949,000 | 272 | $16,781,387 | 5.7% | Sep 24, 2004 | Focus Features |
| 19 | What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? | - | - | - | $719,602 | 146 | $10,942,306 | 6.6% | Feb 6, 2004 | Captured Light |
| 20 | Being Julia | - | - | - | $656,238 | 328 | $7,739,049 | 8.5% | Oct 15, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 21 | Napoleon Dynamite | - | - | - | $646,400 | 1,027 | $44,540,956 | 1.5% | Jun 11, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 22 | Vera Drake | - | - | - | $557,176 | 97 | $3,775,283 | 14.8% | Oct 8, 2004 | Fine Line Features |
| 23 | Fade to Black | - | - | - | $529,692 | 170 | $728,921 | 72.7% | Nov 5, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 24 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | - | - | - | $461,375 | 3,284 | $51,201,453 | 0.9% | Sep 10, 2004 | Screen Gems |
| 25 | Raise Your Voice | - | - | - | $401,714 | 2,521 | $10,411,980 | 3.9% | Oct 8, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 26 | The Bourne Supremacy | - | - | - | $388,025 | 3,304 | $176,241,941 | 0.2% | Jul 23, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 27 | Woman Thou Art Loosed | - | - | - | $350,610 | 521 | $6,879,730 | 5.1% | Oct 1, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 28 | Cellular | - | - | - | $287,646 | 2,763 | $32,003,620 | 0.9% | Sep 10, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 29 | Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux | - | - | - | $275,020 | 65 | $2,627,016 | 10.5% | Oct 1, 2004 | Luke Films Inc. |
| 30 | Garden State | - | - | - | $257,819 | 813 | $26,782,316 | 1% | Jul 28, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 31 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $201,028 | 64 | $93,383,953 | 0.2% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 32 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | - | - | - | $192,483 | 3,170 | $37,762,677 | 0.5% | Sep 17, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 33 | Shaun of the Dead | - | - | - | $177,000 | 675 | $13,671,664 | 1.3% | Sep 24, 2004 | Rogue Pictures |
| 34 | Stage Beauty | - | - | - | $162,570 | 78 | $782,383 | 20.8% | Oct 8, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 35 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $151,874 | 10 | $13,651,656 | 1.1% | Feb 23, 2001 | nWave Pictures |
| 36 | I, Robot | - | - | - | $149,858 | 3,494 | $144,801,023 | 0.1% | Jul 16, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 37 | Hero | - | - | - | $146,266 | 2,175 | $53,710,019 | 0.3% | Aug 27, 2004 | Miramax |
| 38 | Without a Paddle | - | - | - | $144,630 | 2,756 | $58,169,327 | 0.2% | Aug 20, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 39 | Spider-Man 2 | - | - | - | $125,903 | 4,166 | $373,585,825 | <0.1% | Jun 30, 2004 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 40 | Bugs! | - | - | - | $125,862 | 33 | $19,063,544 | 0.7% | Mar 12, 2003 | SK Films |
| 41 | The Village | - | - | - | $123,536 | 3,733 | $114,197,520 | 0.1% | Jul 30, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 42 | Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | - | - | - | $119,414 | 55 | $1,043,896 | 11.4% | Sep 17, 2004 | Go Fish Pictures |
| 43 | The Manchurian Candidate | - | - | - | $106,315 | 2,867 | $65,955,630 | 0.2% | Jul 30, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 44 | The Notebook | - | - | - | $102,036 | 2,323 | $81,001,787 | 0.1% | Jun 25, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 45 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | - | - | - | $97,378 | 3,490 | $95,170,481 | 0.1% | Aug 11, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 46 | The Machinist | - | - | - | $97,281 | 72 | $1,082,715 | 9% | Oct 22, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 47 | Enduring Love | - | - | - | $89,538 | 56 | $358,362 | 25% | Oct 29, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 48 | First Daughter | - | - | - | $84,637 | 2,280 | $9,055,921 | 0.9% | Sep 24, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 49 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $77,944 | 73 | $21,583,831 | 0.4% | Mar 12, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 50 | Maria Full of Grace | - | - | - | $74,872 | 127 | $6,529,624 | 1.1% | Jul 16, 2004 | Fine Line Features |
| 51 | Primer | - | - | - | $73,436 | 31 | $424,760 | 17.3% | Oct 8, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 52 | Tarnation | - | - | - | $73,192 | 22 | $592,014 | 12.4% | Oct 6, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 53 | Saints and Soldiers | - | - | - | $70,726 | 37 | $1,310,470 | 5.4% | Aug 6, 2004 | Excel Entertainment |
| 54 | Alien vs. Predator | - | - | - | $70,277 | 3,401 | $80,282,231 | <0.1% | Aug 13, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 55 | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | - | - | - | $63,952 | 17 | $10,994,028 | 0.6% | Oct 18, 2002 | Giant Screen Films |
| 56 | Mr. 3000 | - | - | - | $56,716 | 2,736 | $21,811,187 | 0.3% | Sep 17, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 57 | Veer Zaara | - | - | - | $51,426 | 88 | $2,938,532 | 1.8% | Nov 11, 2004 | Yash Raj Films |
| 58 | Vanity Fair | - | - | - | $50,514 | 1,054 | $16,136,476 | 0.3% | Sep 1, 2004 | Focus Features |
| 59 | Rosenstrasse | - | - | - | $49,120 | 24 | $734,519 | 6.7% | Jul 30, 2004 | IDP Distribution |
| 60 | P.S. | - | - | - | $48,874 | 17 | $180,503 | 27.1% | Oct 15, 2004 | Newmarket Films |
| 61 | Zelary | - | - | - | $44,706 | 21 | $330,033 | 13.5% | Sep 17, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 62 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $44,604 | 38 | $53,354,743 | <0.1% | Oct 23, 1998 | IMAX |
| 63 | Callas Forever | - | - | - | $44,400 | 16 | $446,955 | 9.9% | Nov 5, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 64 | Undertow | - | - | - | $44,248 | 30 | $143,597 | 30.8% | Oct 22, 2004 | United Artists |
| 65 | Shooting Dogs | - | - | - | $36,412 | 5 | $67,433 | 54% | Nov 5, 2004 | Every Tribe Entertainment |
| 66 | Voices of Iraq | - | - | - | $36,400 | 12 | $57,999 | 62.8% | Oct 29, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 67 | Exorcist: The Beginning | - | - | - | $34,982 | 2,813 | $41,821,986 | <0.1% | Aug 20, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 68 | Head in the Clouds | - | - | - | $30,276 | 47 | $398,278 | 7.6% | Sep 17, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 69 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | - | - | - | $28,940 | 16 | $10,086,514 | 0.3% | Oct 11, 2002 | Giant Screen Films |
| 70 | Around the Bend | - | - | - | $26,831 | 51 | $193,637 | 13.9% | Oct 8, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 71 | Lightning in a Bottle | - | - | - | $24,678 | 21 | $201,711 | 12.2% | Oct 22, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 72 | Red Lights | - | - | - | $23,584 | 29 | $673,828 | 3.5% | Aug 20, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 73 | A Day Without a Mexican | - | - | - | $22,184 | 107 | $4,179,890 | 0.5% | May 14, 2004 | Televisa Cine |
| 74 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $21,914 | 24 | $1,926,034 | 1.1% | Oct 22, 2004 | IMAX |
| 75 | The Final Cut | - | - | - | $21,370 | 117 | $551,281 | 3.9% | Oct 15, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 76 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $21,306 | 14 | $18,630,372 | 0.1% | Oct 29, 1999 | IMAX |
| 77 | End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones | - | - | - | $20,832 | 10 | $391,950 | 5.3% | Aug 20, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 78 | The Corporation 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $20,086 | 28 | $1,879,983 | 1.1% | Jun 4, 2004 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 79 | Baptists at Our Barbecue | - | - | - | $18,830 | 13 | $173,306 | 10.9% | Oct 8, 2004 | Halestone Distribution |
| 80 | Remember Me, My Love | - | - | - | $17,200 | 7 | $227,986 | 7.5% | Sep 3, 2004 | IDP Distribution |
| 81 | Moolaadé | - | - | - | $16,770 | 4 | $215,646 | 7.8% | Oct 15, 2004 | New Yorker Films |
| 82 | Hair Show | - | - | - | $15,690 | 38 | $305,281 | 5.1% | Oct 15, 2004 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 83 | Alien Adventure | - | - | - | $14,826 | 10 | $8,959,784 | 0.2% | Aug 20, 1999 | nWave Pictures |
| 84 | Intimate Strangers | - | - | - | $12,509 | 94 | $2,110,589 | 0.6% | Jul 30, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 85 | Riding Giants | - | - | - | $11,592 | 64 | $2,276,368 | 0.5% | Jul 9, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 86 | Before Sunset | - | - | - | $11,574 | 204 | $5,820,649 | 0.2% | Jul 2, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 87 | Brother to Brother | - | - | - | $11,400 | 3 | $80,906 | 14.1% | Nov 5, 2004 | Wolfe Releasing |
| 88 | Bright Young Things | - | - | - | $11,336 | 92 | $933,637 | 1.2% | Aug 20, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 89 | Ghosts of the Abyss | - | - | - | $11,032 | 97 | $17,040,871 | <0.1% | Apr 11, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 90 | Festival Express | - | - | - | $10,896 | 43 | $1,174,079 | 0.9% | Jul 23, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 91 | The Young Black Stallion | - | - | - | $10,236 | 51 | $6,751,389 | 0.2% | Dec 25, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 92 | Testosterone | - | - | - | $10,046 | 4 | $185,078 | 5.4% | Sep 10, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 93 | Seducing Doctor Lewis 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $9,840 | 15 | $489,838 | 2% | Jun 16, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 94 | Bear Cub | - | - | - | $9,822 | 4 | $100,133 | 9.8% | Nov 5, 2004 | TLA Releasing |
| 95 | Ju-on: The Grudge | - | - | - | $9,776 | 11 | $325,680 | 3% | Jul 23, 2004 | Vitagraph Films |
| 96 | The Last Shot | - | - | - | $9,662 | 40 | $464,275 | 2.1% | Sep 24, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 97 | Warriors of Heaven and Earth | - | - | - | $9,338 | 9 | $82,936 | 11.3% | Sep 3, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 98 | Intoxicating | - | - | - | $8,808 | 3 | $11,560 | 76.2% | Nov 5, 2004 | Rogue Arts |
| 99 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | - | - | - | $8,460 | 3,855 | $249,541,069 | <0.1% | Jun 4, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 100 | Dig! | - | - | - | $8,138 | 10 | $127,067 | 6.4% | Oct 1, 2004 | Palm Pictures |
| 101 | Hearts and Minds | - | - | - | $7,712 | 2 | $28,754 | 26.8% | Oct 22, 2004 | Rialto Pictures |
| 102 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | - | - | - | $7,618 | 14 | $353,580 | 2.2% | Jun 11, 2004 | Dada Films |
| 103 | A Dirty Shame | - | - | - | $7,312 | 133 | $1,339,668 | 0.5% | Sep 17, 2004 | Fine Line Features |
| 104 | The Mother | - | - | - | $7,208 | 44 | $1,063,163 | 0.7% | May 28, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 105 | Malevolence | - | - | - | $7,108 | 10 | $127,287 | 5.6% | Sep 10, 2004 | Painted Zebra Productions Inc. |
| 106 | Postmen in the Mountains | - | - | - | $6,970 | 7 | $203,975 | 3.4% | Dec 25, 2003 | Shadow Distribution |
| 107 | In the Face of Evil: Reagan's War in Word and Deed | - | - | - | $6,900 | 15 | $110,577 | 6.2% | Oct 1, 2004 | Nonfiction Films |
| 108 | Mean Creek | - | - | - | $6,308 | 49 | $603,951 | 1% | Aug 20, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 109 | Fish Without a Bicycle | - | - | - | $6,260 | 1 | $26,799 | 23.4% | Oct 22, 2004 | Echelon Entertainment |
| 110 | Guiana 1838 | - | - | - | $6,228 | 16 | $227,241 | 2.7% | Sep 24, 2004 | RBC Radio |
| 111 | Control Room | - | - | - | $5,268 | 74 | $2,589,616 | 0.2% | May 21, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 112 | The Twilight Samurai 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $5,204 | 16 | $559,765 | 0.9% | Apr 23, 2004 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 113 | Un monde presque paisible 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $5,038 | 3 | $106,184 | 4.7% | Aug 20, 2004 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 114 | Benji: Off the Leash! | - | - | - | $4,688 | 877 | $3,817,362 | 0.1% | Aug 20, 2004 | Mulberry Square Releasing |
| 115 | Garfield: The Movie | - | - | - | $4,108 | 3,150 | $75,369,589 | <0.1% | Jun 11, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 116 | It's All About Love | - | - | - | $4,044 | 2 | $6,140 | 65.9% | Oct 29, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 117 | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | - | - | - | $3,980 | 3,020 | $114,326,736 | <0.1% | Jun 18, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 118 | Paparazzi | - | - | - | $3,950 | 2,153 | $15,714,234 | <0.1% | Sep 3, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 119 | Going Upriver | - | - | - | $3,648 | 163 | $614,138 | 0.6% | Oct 1, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 120 | Reconstruction | - | - | - | $3,624 | 9 | $73,516 | 4.9% | Sep 10, 2004 | Palm Pictures |
| 121 | Untold Scandal | - | - | - | $3,608 | 8 | $63,332 | 5.7% | Oct 13, 2004 | Kino International |
| 122 | The Inheritance | - | - | - | $3,576 | 2 | $68,215 | 5.2% | Jul 9, 2004 | The Cinema Guild |
| 123 | Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie | - | - | - | $3,178 | 2,411 | $19,765,868 | <0.1% | Aug 13, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 124 | Still, the Children Are Here | - | - | - | $3,156 | 1 | $3,685 | 85.6% | Nov 5, 2004 | Icarus Films |
| 125 | Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War | - | - | - | $2,880 | 34 | $1,111,061 | 0.3% | Sep 3, 2004 | IDP Distribution |
| 126 | Incantato 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,878 | 2 | $23,039 | 12.5% | Sep 24, 2004 | Northern Arts Entertainment |
| 127 | Goodbye, Dragon Inn | - | - | - | $2,780 | 3 | $35,120 | 7.9% | Sep 17, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 128 | Sex Is Comedy 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,428 | 4 | $40,470 | 6% | Oct 20, 2004 | IFC Films |
| 129 | Bright Leaves | - | - | - | $2,296 | 4 | $77,888 | 2.9% | Aug 25, 2004 | First Run |
| 130 | The Brown Bunny | - | - | - | $2,168 | 19 | $366,301 | 0.6% | Aug 27, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 131 | The Day After Tomorrow | - | - | - | $2,124 | 3,444 | $186,740,799 | <0.1% | May 28, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 132 | A Silent Love | - | - | - | $1,984 | 3 | $14,389 | 13.8% | Oct 29, 2004 | Atopia |
| 133 | Touch of Pink | - | - | - | $1,716 | 21 | $564,535 | 0.3% | Jul 16, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 134 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $1,654 | 16 | $7,195,792 | <0.1% | Feb 26, 1999 | nWave Pictures |
| 135 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $1,524 | 21 | $3,921,642 | <0.1% | Jun 9, 2001 | IMAX |
| 136 | Zhou Yu's Train 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,322 | 12 | $142,562 | 0.9% | Jul 16, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 137 | Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train | - | - | - | $1,204 | 4 | $122,011 | 1% | Jun 18, 2004 | First Run |
| 138 | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | - | - | - | $1,158 | 19 | $360,759 | 0.3% | Jun 16, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 139 | Evil Remains | - | - | - | $1,004 | 4 | $8,747 | 11.5% | Oct 22, 2004 | Screen Media Films |
| 140 | Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi | - | - | - | $900 | 6 | $107,585 | 0.8% | Jul 2, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 141 | Incident at Loch Ness | - | - | - | $856 | 2 | $37,493 | 2.3% | Sep 17, 2004 | Abramorama |
| 142 | Yes Nurse! No Nurse! 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $724 | 2 | $13,325 | 5.4% | Sep 3, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 143 | The Tracker 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $656 | 2 | $55,188 | 1.2% | Jan 16, 2004 | ArtMattan Productions |
| 144 | She Hate Me | - | - | - | $582 | 28 | $366,037 | 0.2% | Jul 28, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 145 | Virgin | - | - | - | $472 | 1 | $9,614 | 4.9% | Sep 3, 2004 | Artistic License |
| 146 | Merci Dr Rey! | - | - | - | $448 | 5 | $19,867 | 2.3% | Sep 17, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 147 | Strayed | - | - | - | $284 | 29 | $482,757 | <0.1% | May 14, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 148 | Bush's Brain | - | - | - | $212 | 9 | $177,485 | 0.1% | Aug 20, 2004 | Tartan |
| 149 | Tattoo Bar | - | - | - | $138 | 1 | $2,964 | 4.7% | Jul 5, 2002 | ArtMattan Productions |
| 150 | The Hunting of the President | - | - | - | $64 | 20 | $376,612 | <0.1% | Jun 18, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
