| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | - | - | - | $42,324,437 | 3,284 | $51,201,453 | 82.7% | Sep 10, 2004 | Screen Gems |
| 2 | Hero | - | - | - | $27,245,310 | 2,175 | $53,710,019 | 50.7% | Aug 27, 2004 | Miramax |
| 3 | Cellular | - | - | - | $24,173,000 | 2,763 | $32,003,620 | 75.5% | Sep 10, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 4 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | - | - | - | $23,769,278 | 3,170 | $37,762,677 | 62.9% | Sep 17, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | Without a Paddle | - | - | - | $23,446,804 | 2,756 | $58,169,327 | 40.3% | Aug 20, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | Collateral | - | - | - | $16,417,119 | 3,205 | $101,005,703 | 16.3% | Aug 6, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 7 | The Forgotten | - | - | - | $16,246,911 | 3,144 | $67,133,509 | 24.2% | Sep 24, 2004 | Revolution Studios |
| 8 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | - | - | - | $16,175,332 | 3,490 | $95,170,481 | 17% | Aug 11, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid | - | - | - | $16,080,109 | 2,905 | $32,238,923 | 49.9% | Aug 27, 2004 | Screen Gems |
| 10 | Paparazzi | - | - | - | $15,117,481 | 2,153 | $15,714,234 | 96.2% | Sep 3, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 11 | Vanity Fair | - | - | - | $14,697,542 | 1,054 | $16,136,476 | 91.1% | Sep 1, 2004 | Focus Features |
| 12 | Mr. 3000 | - | - | - | $14,177,612 | 2,736 | $21,811,187 | 65% | Sep 17, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | The Bourne Supremacy | - | - | - | $13,298,000 | 3,304 | $176,241,941 | 7.5% | Jul 23, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 14 | Wicker Park | - | - | - | $12,770,253 | 2,598 | $13,001,257 | 98.2% | Sep 3, 2004 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 15 | Napoleon Dynamite | - | - | - | $12,370,662 | 1,027 | $44,540,956 | 27.8% | Jun 11, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 16 | Wimbledon | - | - | - | $11,345,780 | 2,039 | $17,001,133 | 66.7% | Sep 17, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 17 | The Cookout | - | - | - | $10,952,243 | 1,303 | $11,814,019 | 92.7% | Sep 3, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 18 | Garden State | - | - | - | $10,714,429 | 813 | $26,782,316 | 40% | Jul 28, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 19 | Exorcist: The Beginning | - | - | - | $8,846,624 | 2,813 | $41,821,986 | 21.2% | Aug 20, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 20 | Alien vs. Predator | - | - | - | $6,364,410 | 3,401 | $80,282,231 | 7.9% | Aug 13, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 21 | Open Water | - | - | - | $5,976,129 | 2,709 | $30,610,863 | 19.5% | Aug 6, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 22 | The Manchurian Candidate | - | - | - | $5,700,877 | 2,867 | $65,955,630 | 8.6% | Jul 30, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 23 | Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 | - | - | - | $5,025,063 | 1,276 | $9,219,388 | 54.5% | Aug 27, 2004 | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 24 | Suspect Zero | - | - | - | $4,492,690 | 1,501 | $8,725,813 | 51.5% | Aug 27, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 25 | Spider-Man 2 | - | - | - | $3,348,466 | 4,166 | $373,585,825 | 0.9% | Jun 30, 2004 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 26 | First Daughter | - | - | - | $3,026,862 | 2,280 | $9,055,921 | 33.4% | Sep 24, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 27 | I, Robot | - | - | - | $2,548,266 | 3,494 | $144,801,023 | 1.8% | Jul 16, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 28 | Shaun of the Dead | - | - | - | $2,443,000 | 675 | $13,671,664 | 17.9% | Sep 24, 2004 | Rogue Pictures |
| 29 | The Notebook | - | - | - | $2,378,914 | 2,323 | $81,001,787 | 2.9% | Jun 25, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 30 | The Village | - | - | - | $2,260,947 | 3,733 | $114,197,520 | 2% | Jul 30, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 31 | The Five of Us | - | - | - | $1,761,300 | 45 | $1,852,272 | 95.1% | Aug 27, 2004 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 32 | What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? | - | - | - | $1,638,649 | 146 | $10,942,306 | 15% | Feb 6, 2004 | Captured Light |
| 33 | Maria Full of Grace | - | - | - | $1,592,423 | 127 | $6,529,624 | 24.4% | Jul 16, 2004 | Fine Line Features |
| 34 | White Chicks | - | - | - | $1,568,705 | 2,800 | $70,831,760 | 2.2% | Jun 23, 2004 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 35 | De-Lovely | - | - | - | $1,399,107 | 410 | $13,456,633 | 10.4% | Jul 2, 2004 | United Artists |
| 36 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | - | - | - | $1,288,392 | 3,855 | $249,541,069 | 0.5% | Jun 4, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie | - | - | - | $1,281,255 | 2,411 | $19,765,868 | 6.5% | Aug 13, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 38 | Fahrenheit 9/11 | - | - | - | $1,243,892 | 2,011 | $119,194,771 | 1% | Jun 23, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 39 | Shrek 2 | - | - | - | $1,112,512 | 4,223 | $441,550,292 | 0.3% | May 19, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 40 | We Don't Live Here Anymore | - | - | - | $1,086,543 | 190 | $2,041,014 | 53.2% | Aug 13, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 41 | Going the Distance | - | - | - | $897,771 | 153 | $1,230,897 | 72.9% | Aug 20, 2004 | Odeon |
| 42 | Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War | - | - | - | $850,535 | 34 | $1,111,061 | 76.6% | Sep 3, 2004 | IDP Distribution |
| 43 | Before Sunset | - | - | - | $825,409 | 204 | $5,820,649 | 14.2% | Jul 2, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 44 | Little Black Book | - | - | - | $772,491 | 2,445 | $20,698,668 | 3.7% | Aug 6, 2004 | Revolution Studios |
| 45 | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | - | - | - | $755,554 | 3,020 | $114,326,736 | 0.7% | Jun 18, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 46 | The Terminal | - | - | - | $748,194 | 2,914 | $77,872,883 | 1% | Jun 18, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 47 | Benji: Off the Leash! | - | - | - | $726,939 | 877 | $3,817,362 | 19% | Aug 20, 2004 | Mulberry Square Releasing |
| 48 | Criminal | - | - | - | $709,733 | 90 | $929,233 | 76.4% | Sep 10, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 49 | Intimate Strangers | - | - | - | $700,631 | 94 | $2,110,589 | 33.2% | Jul 30, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 50 | A Cinderella Story | - | - | - | $646,720 | 2,625 | $51,438,175 | 1.3% | Jul 16, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 51 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $574,970 | 73 | $21,583,831 | 2.7% | Mar 12, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 52 | Catwoman | - | - | - | $542,620 | 3,117 | $40,202,379 | 1.3% | Jul 23, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 53 | Silver City | - | - | - | $534,563 | 162 | $1,020,656 | 52.4% | Sep 17, 2004 | Newmarket Films |
| 54 | Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | - | - | - | $512,400 | 55 | $1,043,896 | 49.1% | Sep 17, 2004 | Go Fish Pictures |
| 55 | Bright Young Things | - | - | - | $483,158 | 92 | $933,637 | 51.8% | Aug 20, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 56 | King Arthur | - | - | - | $466,344 | 3,086 | $51,882,244 | 0.9% | Jul 7, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 57 | Garfield: The Movie | - | - | - | $457,916 | 3,150 | $75,369,589 | 0.6% | Jun 11, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 58 | A Day Without a Mexican | - | - | - | $455,016 | 107 | $4,179,890 | 10.9% | May 14, 2004 | Televisa Cine |
| 59 | Bugs! | - | - | - | $424,095 | 33 | $19,063,544 | 2.2% | Mar 12, 2003 | SK Films |
| 60 | The Day After Tomorrow | - | - | - | $413,697 | 3,444 | $186,740,799 | 0.2% | May 28, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 61 | Gold Diggers | - | - | - | $403,000 | 1,062 | $527,000 | 76.5% | Sep 17, 2004 | P&A Distributors |
| 62 | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | - | - | - | $400,912 | 2,163 | $18,250,550 | 2.2% | Jul 30, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 63 | The Door in the Floor | - | - | - | $387,412 | 134 | $3,854,624 | 10.1% | Jul 14, 2004 | Focus Features |
| 64 | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | - | - | - | $383,789 | 17 | $10,994,028 | 3.5% | Oct 18, 2002 | Giant Screen Films |
| 65 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | - | - | - | $371,367 | 3,104 | $85,288,303 | 0.4% | Jul 9, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 66 | A Dirty Shame | - | - | - | $363,201 | 133 | $1,339,668 | 27.1% | Sep 17, 2004 | Fine Line Features |
| 67 | Festival Express | - | - | - | $356,951 | 43 | $1,174,079 | 30.4% | Jul 23, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 68 | Mean Creek | - | - | - | $354,994 | 49 | $603,951 | 58.8% | Aug 20, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 69 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $334,470 | 64 | $93,383,953 | 0.4% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 70 | Red Lights | - | - | - | $308,947 | 29 | $673,828 | 45.8% | Aug 20, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 71 | Riding Giants | - | - | - | $305,724 | 64 | $2,276,368 | 13.4% | Jul 9, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 72 | Donnie Darko 2004 Director's Cut | - | - | - | $270,597 | 22 | $753,147 | 35.9% | Jun 2, 2004 | Newmarket Films |
| 73 | Rosenstrasse | - | - | - | $268,619 | 24 | $734,519 | 36.6% | Jul 30, 2004 | IDP Distribution |
| 74 | Camping sauvage | - | - | - | $252,258 | 99 | $3,894,585 | 6.5% | Jul 9, 2004 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 75 | Saints and Soldiers | - | - | - | $243,366 | 37 | $1,310,470 | 18.6% | Aug 6, 2004 | Excel Entertainment |
| 76 | Nicotina | - | - | - | $241,598 | 96 | $1,117,864 | 21.6% | Aug 20, 2004 | Arenas Entertainment |
| 77 | The Brown Bunny | - | - | - | $238,789 | 19 | $366,301 | 65.2% | Aug 27, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 78 | The Corporation 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $229,525 | 28 | $1,879,983 | 12.2% | Jun 4, 2004 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 79 | The Story of the Weeping Camel | - | - | - | $195,147 | 55 | $1,763,052 | 11.1% | Jun 4, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 80 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $174,106 | 10 | $13,651,656 | 1.3% | Feb 23, 2001 | nWave Pictures |
| 81 | Super Size Me | - | - | - | $173,188 | 230 | $11,536,423 | 1.5% | May 7, 2004 | IDP Distribution |
| 82 | End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones | - | - | - | $157,118 | 10 | $391,950 | 40.1% | Aug 20, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 83 | The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $156,373 | 55 | $862,894 | 18.1% | Jul 23, 2004 | Miramax |
| 84 | Dhoom | - | - | - | $154,960 | 32 | $245,756 | 63.1% | Aug 27, 2004 | Yash Raj Films |
| 85 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | - | - | - | $147,936 | 16 | $10,086,514 | 1.5% | Oct 11, 2002 | Giant Screen Films |
| 86 | Uncovered: The War on Iraq | - | - | - | $140,340 | 22 | $238,924 | 58.7% | Aug 20, 2004 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 87 | Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism | - | - | - | $128,142 | 18 | $461,572 | 27.8% | Aug 6, 2004 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 88 | Two Brothers | - | - | - | $123,321 | 2,181 | $19,176,754 | 0.6% | Jun 25, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 89 | Control Room | - | - | - | $119,658 | 74 | $2,589,616 | 4.6% | May 21, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 90 | The Stepford Wives | - | - | - | $119,576 | 3,057 | $59,484,742 | 0.2% | Jun 11, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 91 | The Last Shot | - | - | - | $116,085 | 40 | $464,275 | 25% | Sep 24, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 92 | The Motorcycle Diaries | - | - | - | $107,582 | 272 | $16,781,387 | 0.6% | Sep 24, 2004 | Focus Features |
| 93 | The Best Two Years | - | - | - | $106,792 | 29 | $1,163,450 | 9.2% | Feb 20, 2004 | Halestone Distribution |
| 94 | A Home at the End of the World | - | - | - | $105,680 | 65 | $1,029,872 | 10.3% | Jul 23, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 95 | Around the World in 80 Days | - | - | - | $100,993 | 2,801 | $24,008,137 | 0.4% | Jun 16, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 96 | Bush's Brain | - | - | - | $100,480 | 9 | $177,485 | 56.6% | Aug 20, 2004 | Tartan |
| 97 | When Will I Be Loved | - | - | - | $97,392 | 20 | $159,429 | 61.1% | Sep 10, 2004 | IFC Films |
| 98 | Danny Deckchair 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $94,794 | 29 | $160,276 | 59.1% | Aug 11, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 99 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $93,156 | 38 | $53,354,743 | 0.2% | Oct 23, 1998 | IMAX |
| 100 | Ju-on: The Grudge | - | - | - | $86,624 | 11 | $325,680 | 26.6% | Jul 23, 2004 | Vitagraph Films |
| 101 | Remember Me, My Love | - | - | - | $83,872 | 7 | $227,986 | 36.8% | Sep 3, 2004 | IDP Distribution |
| 102 | The Hunting of the President | - | - | - | $81,320 | 20 | $376,612 | 21.6% | Jun 18, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 103 | Code 46 | - | - | - | $81,119 | 21 | $285,585 | 28.4% | Aug 6, 2004 | United Artists |
| 104 | Head in the Clouds | - | - | - | $78,625 | 47 | $398,278 | 19.7% | Sep 17, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 105 | Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse | - | - | - | $76,596 | 47 | $152,148 | 50.3% | Aug 27, 2004 | TVA Films |
| 106 | Testosterone | - | - | - | $72,258 | 4 | $185,078 | 39% | Sep 10, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 107 | Touch of Pink | - | - | - | $67,183 | 21 | $564,535 | 11.9% | Jul 16, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 108 | Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring | - | - | - | $57,479 | 74 | $2,380,788 | 2.4% | Apr 2, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 109 | Phir Milenge | - | - | - | $57,418 | 27 | $91,968 | 62.4% | Aug 27, 2004 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 110 | Metallica: Some Kind of Monster | - | - | - | $56,863 | 147 | $1,222,708 | 4.7% | Jul 9, 2004 | IFC Films |
| 111 | She Hate Me | - | - | - | $52,996 | 28 | $366,037 | 14.5% | Jul 28, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 112 | Alien Adventure | - | - | - | $51,063 | 10 | $8,959,784 | 0.6% | Aug 20, 1999 | nWave Pictures |
| 113 | Zelary | - | - | - | $48,264 | 21 | $330,033 | 14.6% | Sep 17, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 114 | Seducing Doctor Lewis 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $48,028 | 15 | $489,838 | 9.8% | Jun 16, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 115 | Warriors of Heaven and Earth | - | - | - | $47,517 | 9 | $82,936 | 57.3% | Sep 3, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 116 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | - | - | - | $44,658 | 14 | $353,580 | 12.6% | Jun 11, 2004 | Dada Films |
| 117 | Reconstruction | - | - | - | $40,972 | 9 | $73,516 | 55.7% | Sep 10, 2004 | Palm Pictures |
| 118 | The Clearing | - | - | - | $37,716 | 449 | $5,763,875 | 0.7% | Jul 2, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 119 | Facing Windows | - | - | - | $37,391 | 27 | $543,354 | 6.9% | Jun 18, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 120 | The Mother | - | - | - | $34,375 | 44 | $1,063,163 | 3.2% | May 28, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 121 | Malevolence | - | - | - | $32,345 | 10 | $127,287 | 25.4% | Sep 10, 2004 | Painted Zebra Productions Inc. |
| 122 | Mean Girls | - | - | - | $27,753 | 3,054 | $86,058,055 | <0.1% | Apr 30, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 123 | Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train | - | - | - | $25,955 | 4 | $122,011 | 21.3% | Jun 18, 2004 | First Run |
| 124 | Grand Champion | - | - | - | $22,406 | 13 | $54,579 | 41.1% | Aug 27, 2004 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 125 | The Twilight Samurai 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $22,223 | 16 | $559,765 | 4% | Apr 23, 2004 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 126 | Monty Python's Life of Brian 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $20,503 | 28 | $646,951 | 3.2% | Apr 30, 2004 | Rainbow Releasing |
| 127 | Ghosts of the Abyss | - | - | - | $20,467 | 97 | $17,040,871 | 0.1% | Apr 11, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 128 | Guiana 1838 | - | - | - | $20,260 | 16 | $227,241 | 8.9% | Sep 24, 2004 | RBC Radio |
| 129 | Zhou Yu's Train 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $20,031 | 12 | $142,562 | 14.1% | Jul 16, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 130 | Incident at Loch Ness | - | - | - | $19,585 | 2 | $37,493 | 52.2% | Sep 17, 2004 | Abramorama |
| 131 | Imelda | - | - | - | $18,364 | 6 | $200,992 | 9.1% | Jun 9, 2004 | Unico Entertainment |
| 132 | The Yes Men | - | - | - | $17,139 | 32 | $255,364 | 6.7% | Sep 24, 2004 | United Artists |
| 133 | L.A. Twister | - | - | - | $16,844 | 4 | $54,000 | 31.2% | Aug 13, 2004 | Indican Pictures |
| 134 | Chooch | - | - | - | $16,055 | 3 | $31,015 | 51.8% | Aug 27, 2004 | Artistic License |
| 135 | A Letter to True | - | - | - | $15,635 | 1 | $15,635 | 100% | Sep 8, 2004 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 136 | The Five Obstructions | - | - | - | $14,696 | 3 | $165,845 | 8.9% | May 26, 2004 | Koch Lorber Films |
| 137 | The Young Black Stallion | - | - | - | $12,863 | 51 | $6,751,389 | 0.2% | Dec 25, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 138 | The Inheritance | - | - | - | $12,840 | 2 | $68,215 | 18.8% | Jul 9, 2004 | The Cinema Guild |
| 139 | Bukowski: Born into This | - | - | - | $12,702 | 8 | $318,816 | 4% | May 28, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 140 | Bright Leaves | - | - | - | $12,201 | 4 | $77,888 | 15.7% | Aug 25, 2004 | First Run |
| 141 | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | - | - | - | $12,086 | 19 | $360,759 | 3.4% | Jun 16, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 142 | Un monde presque paisible 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $11,216 | 3 | $106,184 | 10.6% | Aug 20, 2004 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 143 | The Take | - | - | - | $11,074 | 1 | $30,380 | 36.5% | Sep 22, 2004 | Icarus Films |
| 144 | Bang Rajan 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $11,038 | 4 | $24,629 | 44.8% | Aug 6, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 145 | Pauly Shore Is Dead | - | - | - | $11,000 | 1 | $11,000 | 100% | Sep 17, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 146 | Yes Nurse! No Nurse! 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $10,929 | 2 | $13,325 | 82% | Sep 3, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 147 | Infernal Affairs | - | - | - | $10,808 | 5 | $169,659 | 6.4% | Sep 24, 2004 | Miramax |
| 148 | Crutch | - | - | - | $10,660 | 1 | $14,189 | 75.1% | Sep 17, 2004 | Illuminare Entertainment |
| 149 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $9,816 | 21 | $3,921,642 | 0.3% | Jun 9, 2001 | IMAX |
| 150 | Gozu | - | - | - | $9,753 | 4 | $58,202 | 16.8% | Jul 30, 2004 | Pathfinder Pictures |
| 151 | Proteus | - | - | - | $9,567 | 3 | $62,031 | 15.4% | Jul 30, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 152 | Cowboys and Angels | - | - | - | $9,326 | 5 | $33,941 | 27.5% | Sep 17, 2004 | TLA Releasing |
| 153 | Goodbye, Dragon Inn | - | - | - | $9,240 | 3 | $35,120 | 26.3% | Sep 17, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 154 | Godzilla | - | - | - | $8,557 | 6 | $412,520 | 2.1% | May 7, 2004 | Rialto Pictures |
| 155 | Merci Dr Rey! | - | - | - | $8,451 | 5 | $19,867 | 42.5% | Sep 17, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 156 | Lost Boys of Sudan | - | - | - | $8,411 | 8 | $188,467 | 4.5% | Aug 22, 2003 | Shadow Distribution |
| 157 | Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer | - | - | - | $8,346 | 2 | $107,040 | 7.8% | Mar 5, 2004 | Indican Pictures |
| 158 | This Old Cub | - | - | - | $7,626 | 6 | $270,014 | 2.8% | Mar 26, 2004 | Emerging Pictures |
| 159 | Virgin | - | - | - | $7,489 | 1 | $9,614 | 77.9% | Sep 3, 2004 | Artistic License |
| 160 | Bulgarian Lovers | - | - | - | $7,033 | 3 | $60,712 | 11.6% | Apr 30, 2004 | TLA Releasing |
| 161 | Hollywood Buddha | - | - | - | $7,000 | 4 | $72,115 | 9.7% | Sep 24, 2004 | Northern Arts Entertainment |
| 162 | The Return | - | - | - | $6,647 | 18 | $504,256 | 1.3% | Feb 6, 2004 | Kino International |
| 163 | Raising Helen | - | - | - | $6,568 | 2,721 | $37,486,512 | <0.1% | May 28, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 164 | Love Me If You Dare | - | - | - | $5,901 | 56 | $553,504 | 1.1% | May 21, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 165 | Particles of Truth | - | - | - | $5,348 | 1 | $5,348 | 100% | Sep 17, 2004 | Dada Films |
| 166 | Man on Fire | - | - | - | $5,314 | 2,986 | $77,911,774 | <0.1% | Apr 21, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 167 | You'll Get Over It | - | - | - | $4,963 | 2 | $50,256 | 9.9% | Jun 18, 2004 | Picture This! Entertainment |
| 168 | Distant | - | - | - | $4,549 | 2 | $96,293 | 4.7% | Mar 12, 2004 | New Yorker Films |
| 169 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $4,502 | 16 | $7,195,792 | <0.1% | Feb 26, 1999 | nWave Pictures |
| 170 | The Battle of Algiers 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $4,246 | 9 | $822,941 | 0.5% | Jan 9, 2004 | Rialto Pictures |
| 171 | Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi | - | - | - | $4,108 | 6 | $107,585 | 3.8% | Jul 2, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 172 | Johnson Family Vacation | - | - | - | $3,646 | 1,326 | $31,203,964 | <0.1% | Apr 7, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 173 | Father and Son | - | - | - | $3,512 | 3 | $39,291 | 8.9% | Jun 18, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 174 | Twist | - | - | - | $3,011 | 4 | $47,370 | 6.4% | May 21, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 175 | It's Easier for a Camel... | - | - | - | $2,903 | 1 | $16,150 | 18% | Aug 20, 2004 | New Yorker Films |
| 176 | The Raspberry Reich | - | - | - | $2,570 | 1 | $31,211 | 8.2% | Sep 24, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 177 | Strayed | - | - | - | $2,320 | 29 | $482,757 | 0.5% | May 14, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 178 | Incantato 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,230 | 2 | $23,039 | 9.7% | Sep 24, 2004 | Northern Arts Entertainment |
| 179 | Anatomy of Hell | - | - | - | $2,128 | 3 | $34,506 | 6.2% | Sep 24, 2004 | Tartan |
| 180 | Mind the Gap | - | - | - | $1,948 | 1 | $10,637 | 18.3% | Sep 24, 2004 | Zion Films |
| 181 | Two Men Went to War | - | - | - | $1,798 | 4 | $150,208 | 1.2% | Mar 26, 2004 | Indican Pictures |
| 182 | Persons of Interest | - | - | - | $1,672 | 1 | $1,672 | 100% | Sep 3, 2004 | First Run |
| 183 | Rockets Redglare! | - | - | - | $1,605 | 1 | $1,605 | 100% | Sep 3, 2004 | Small Planet Pictures |
| 184 | Rick | - | - | - | $1,578 | 2 | $11,991 | 13.2% | Sep 24, 2004 | Vitagraph Films |
| 185 | Brothers in Arms | - | - | - | $1,460 | 2 | $3,664 | 39.8% | Aug 27, 2004 | First Run |
| 186 | My Wife Maurice 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,419 | 1 | $3,803 | 37.3% | Aug 27, 2004 | TLA Releasing |
| 187 | Big Girls Don't Cry | - | - | - | $1,238 | 1 | $1,238 | 100% | Sep 3, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 188 | Moog | - | - | - | $1,028 | 1 | $3,604 | 28.5% | Sep 24, 2004 | Plexifilm |
| 189 | The Mudge Boy | - | - | - | $804 | 4 | $62,852 | 1.3% | May 7, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 190 | Twentynine Palms | - | - | - | $662 | 3 | $54,523 | 1.2% | Apr 9, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 191 | Tom Dowd & the Language of Music | - | - | - | $500 | 10 | $40,919 | 1.2% | Aug 13, 2004 | Palm Pictures |
| 192 | The Burial Society | - | - | - | $404 | 3 | $21,285 | 1.9% | May 28, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 193 | Last Life in the Universe | - | - | - | $364 | 4 | $32,014 | 1.1% | Aug 6, 2004 | Palm Pictures |
| 194 | Baadasssss! | - | - | - | $292 | 41 | $365,727 | <0.1% | May 28, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 195 | The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $158 | 4 | $646,951 | <0.1% | Aug 18, 2004 | New Yorker Films |
| 196 | I'm Not Scared | - | - | - | $92 | 63 | $1,615,328 | <0.1% | Apr 9, 2004 | Miramax |
| 197 | The Hillside Strangler | - | - | - | $86 | 1 | $4,143 | 2.1% | Sep 24, 2004 | Tartan |
| 198 | Hukkle | - | - | - | $52 | 4 | $53,715 | <0.1% | Nov 14, 2003 | Shadow Distribution |
