| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | The Village | - | - | - | $12,886,097 | 3,733 | $114,197,520 | 11.3% | Jul 30, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | The Bourne Supremacy | - | - | - | $7,186,650 | 3,304 | $176,241,941 | 4.1% | Jul 23, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | The Manchurian Candidate | - | - | - | $5,905,493 | 2,867 | $65,955,630 | 9% | Jul 30, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | I, Robot | - | - | - | $3,113,898 | 3,494 | $144,801,023 | 2.2% | Jul 16, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | Spider-Man 2 | - | - | - | $2,668,467 | 4,166 | $373,585,825 | 0.7% | Jun 30, 2004 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | Catwoman | - | - | - | $1,949,481 | 3,117 | $40,202,379 | 4.8% | Jul 23, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | - | - | - | $1,744,000 | 2,163 | $18,250,550 | 9.6% | Jul 30, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 8 | A Cinderella Story | - | - | - | $1,474,062 | 2,625 | $51,438,175 | 2.9% | Jul 16, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Fahrenheit 9/11 | - | - | - | $1,028,000 | 2,011 | $119,194,771 | 0.9% | Jun 23, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 10 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | - | - | - | $953,220 | 3,104 | $85,288,303 | 1.1% | Jul 9, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 11 | Thunderbirds | - | - | - | $822,945 | 2,062 | $6,880,917 | 12% | Jul 30, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 12 | The Notebook | - | - | - | $812,000 | 2,323 | $81,001,787 | 1% | Jun 25, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 13 | Napoleon Dynamite | - | - | - | $491,519 | 1,027 | $44,540,956 | 1.1% | Jun 11, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 14 | Shrek 2 | - | - | - | $453,392 | 4,223 | $441,550,292 | 0.1% | May 19, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 15 | King Arthur | - | - | - | $420,127 | 3,086 | $51,882,244 | 0.8% | Jul 7, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 16 | De-Lovely | - | - | - | $384,782 | 410 | $13,456,633 | 2.9% | Jul 2, 2004 | United Artists |
| 17 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | - | - | - | $361,226 | 3,855 | $249,541,069 | 0.1% | Jun 4, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | Maria Full of Grace | - | - | - | $182,000 | 127 | $6,529,624 | 2.8% | Jul 16, 2004 | Fine Line Features |
| 19 | White Chicks | - | - | - | $176,579 | 2,800 | $70,831,760 | 0.2% | Jun 23, 2004 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 20 | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | - | - | - | $162,876 | 3,020 | $114,326,736 | 0.1% | Jun 18, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 21 | The Terminal | - | - | - | $147,935 | 2,914 | $77,872,883 | 0.2% | Jun 18, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 22 | Before Sunset | - | - | - | $144,217 | 204 | $5,820,649 | 2.5% | Jul 2, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 23 | Garfield: The Movie | - | - | - | $116,020 | 3,150 | $75,369,589 | 0.2% | Jun 11, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 24 | The Door in the Floor | - | - | - | $112,565 | 134 | $3,854,624 | 2.9% | Jul 14, 2004 | Focus Features |
| 25 | The Day After Tomorrow | - | - | - | $82,099 | 3,444 | $186,740,799 | <0.1% | May 28, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 26 | Garden State | - | - | - | $73,599 | 813 | $26,782,316 | 0.3% | Jul 28, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 27 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $63,781 | 73 | $21,583,831 | 0.3% | Mar 12, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | The Chronicles of Riddick | - | - | - | $58,755 | 2,757 | $57,761,012 | 0.1% | Jun 11, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 29 | Two Brothers | - | - | - | $53,505 | 2,181 | $19,176,754 | 0.3% | Jun 25, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 30 | The Clearing | - | - | - | $50,902 | 449 | $5,763,875 | 0.9% | Jul 2, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 31 | A Home at the End of the World | - | - | - | $41,760 | 65 | $1,029,872 | 4.1% | Jul 23, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 32 | Mean Girls | - | - | - | $37,328 | 3,054 | $86,058,055 | <0.1% | Apr 30, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 33 | Troy | - | - | - | $36,028 | 3,411 | $133,378,256 | <0.1% | May 14, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 34 | The Stepford Wives | - | - | - | $25,479 | 3,057 | $59,484,742 | <0.1% | Jun 11, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 35 | Van Helsing | - | - | - | $23,355 | 3,580 | $120,177,084 | <0.1% | May 7, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 36 | Intimate Strangers | - | - | - | $19,301 | 94 | $2,110,589 | 0.9% | Jul 30, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 37 | Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | - | - | - | $16,075 | 3,312 | $84,216,833 | <0.1% | Mar 26, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 38 | Man on Fire | - | - | - | $15,755 | 2,986 | $77,911,774 | <0.1% | Apr 21, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 39 | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | - | - | - | $4,917 | 19 | $360,759 | 1.4% | Jun 16, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 40 | Love Me If You Dare | - | - | - | $1,238 | 56 | $553,504 | 0.2% | May 21, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
