| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Spider-Man 2 | - | - | - | $331,172,565 | 4,166 | $373,585,825 | Jun 30 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 2 | The Bourne Supremacy | - | - | - | $172,624,145 | 3,304 | $176,241,941 | Jul 23 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 3 | I, Robot | - | - | - | $143,436,965 | 3,494 | $144,801,023 | Jul 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 4 | The Village | - | - | - | $113,258,294 | 3,733 | $114,197,520 | Jul 30 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 5 | Collateral | - | - | - | $98,638,556 | 3,205 | $101,005,703 | Aug 6 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 6 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | - | - | - | $93,495,479 | 3,490 | $95,170,481 | Aug 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 7 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | - | - | - | $85,224,248 | 3,104 | $85,288,303 | Jul 9 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 8 | Fahrenheit 9/11 | - | - | - | $83,340,410 | 2,011 | $119,194,771 | Jun 23 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 9 | Alien vs. Predator | - | - | - | $79,558,492 | 3,401 | $80,282,231 | Aug 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 10 | The Manchurian Candidate | - | - | - | $65,340,193 | 2,867 | $65,955,630 | Jul 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 11 | The Notebook | - | - | - | $60,652,442 | 2,323 | $81,001,787 | Jun 25 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 12 | Without a Paddle | - | - | - | $54,133,254 | 2,756 | $58,169,327 | Aug 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 13 | King Arthur | - | - | - | $51,850,220 | 3,086 | $51,882,244 | Jul 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 14 | A Cinderella Story | - | - | - | $51,281,844 | 2,625 | $51,438,175 | Jul 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | Hero | - | - | - | $49,911,987 | 2,175 | $53,710,019 | Aug 27 | Miramax | false |
| 16 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | - | - | - | $44,717,384 | 3,284 | $51,201,453 | Sep 10 | Screen Gems | false |
| 17 | Exorcist: The Beginning | - | - | - | $41,473,657 | 2,813 | $41,821,986 | Aug 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 18 | Catwoman | - | - | - | $40,046,778 | 3,117 | $40,202,379 | Jul 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 19 | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | - | - | - | $39,653,781 | 3,020 | $114,326,736 | Jun 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 20 | Shrek 2 | - | - | - | $38,846,097 | 4,223 | $441,426,807 | May 19 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 21 | White Chicks | - | - | - | $37,381,269 | 2,800 | $70,831,760 | Jun 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 22 | Napoleon Dynamite | - | - | - | $35,062,563 | 1,027 | $44,540,956 | Jun 11 | - | false |
| 23 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | - | - | - | $33,192,246 | 3,855 | $249,541,069 | Jun 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 24 | The Terminal | - | - | - | $32,696,545 | 2,914 | $77,872,883 | Jun 18 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 25 | Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid | - | - | - | $31,037,173 | 2,905 | $32,238,923 | Aug 27 | Screen Gems | false |
| 26 | Open Water | - | - | - | $30,394,788 | 2,709 | $30,610,863 | Aug 6 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 27 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | - | - | - | $27,311,799 | 3,170 | $37,762,677 | Sep 17 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 28 | The Forgotten | - | - | - | $26,264,790 | 3,144 | $67,133,509 | Sep 24 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 29 | Cellular | - | - | - | $26,145,000 | 2,763 | $32,003,620 | Sep 10 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 30 | Garden State | - | - | - | $22,915,358 | 813 | $26,782,316 | Jul 28 | - | false |
| 31 | Little Black Book | - | - | - | $20,698,668 | 2,445 | $20,698,668 | Aug 6 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 32 | Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie - Pyramid of Light | - | - | - | $19,701,547 | 2,411 | $19,765,868 | Aug 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 33 | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | - | - | - | $18,249,648 | 2,163 | $18,250,550 | Jul 30 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 34 | Mr. 3000 | - | - | - | $16,574,878 | 2,736 | $21,811,187 | Sep 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 35 | Garfield: The Movie | - | - | - | $16,066,179 | 3,150 | $75,369,589 | Jun 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 36 | Paparazzi | - | - | - | $15,431,808 | 2,153 | $15,714,234 | Sep 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 37 | Vanity Fair | - | - | - | $15,228,254 | 1,054 | $16,136,476 | Sep 1 | Focus Features | false |
| 38 | De-Lovely | - | - | - | $13,200,093 | 410 | $13,456,633 | Jul 2 | United Artists | false |
| 39 | Wimbledon | - | - | - | $13,098,555 | 2,039 | $17,001,133 | Sep 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 40 | Wicker Park | - | - | - | $12,924,439 | 2,598 | $13,001,257 | Sep 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 41 | The Cookout | - | - | - | $11,325,003 | 1,303 | $11,814,019 | Sep 3 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 42 | Two Brothers | - | - | - | $10,802,264 | 2,181 | $19,176,754 | Jun 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 43 | The Day After Tomorrow | - | - | - | $9,495,730 | 3,444 | $186,740,799 | May 28 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 44 | Sleepover | - | - | - | $9,436,390 | 2,207 | $9,436,390 | Jul 9 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 45 | Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 | - | - | - | $9,062,679 | 1,276 | $9,219,388 | Aug 27 | Triumph Releasing Corporation | false |
| 46 | The Stepford Wives | - | - | - | $8,780,197 | 3,057 | $59,484,742 | Jun 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 47 | Suspect Zero | - | - | - | $8,676,181 | 1,501 | $8,725,813 | Aug 27 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 48 | Thunderbirds | - | - | - | $6,880,917 | 2,062 | $6,880,917 | Jul 30 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 49 | The Clearing | - | - | - | $5,758,711 | 449 | $5,763,875 | Jul 2 | - | false |
| 50 | Maria Full of Grace | - | - | - | $5,721,136 | 127 | $6,529,624 | Jul 16 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 51 | Before Sunset | - | - | - | $5,676,325 | 204 | $5,820,649 | Jul 2 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | false |
| 52 | The Chronicles of Riddick | - | - | - | $5,239,517 | 2,757 | $57,761,012 | Jun 11 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 53 | First Daughter | - | - | - | $4,966,734 | 2,280 | $9,055,921 | Sep 24 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 54 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $4,623,041 | 73 | $21,583,831 | Mar 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 55 | Shaun of the Dead | - | - | - | $4,452,000 | 675 | $13,542,874 | Sep 24 | Rogue Pictures | false |
| 56 | Around the World in 80 Days | - | - | - | $4,278,499 | 2,801 | $24,008,137 | Jun 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 57 | Camping sauvage | - | - | - | $3,894,585 | 99 | $3,894,585 | Jul 9 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | false |
| 58 | The Door in the Floor | - | - | - | $3,795,630 | 134 | $3,854,624 | Jul 14 | Focus Features | false |
| 59 | Benji: Off the Leash! | - | - | - | $3,743,805 | 877 | $3,817,362 | Aug 20 | - | false |
| 60 | What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? | - | - | - | $3,528,673 | 146 | $10,942,306 | Feb 6 | - | false |
| 61 | Bugs! | - | - | - | $3,131,977 | 33 | $19,063,544 | Mar 12 | SK Films | false |
| 62 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $2,733,314 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 63 | Mean Girls | - | - | - | $2,448,777 | 3,054 | $86,058,055 | Apr 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 64 | Riding Giants | - | - | - | $2,191,144 | 64 | $2,276,368 | Jul 9 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 65 | Troy | - | - | - | $2,139,150 | 3,411 | $133,378,256 | May 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 66 | We Don't Live Here Anymore | - | - | - | $1,985,423 | 190 | $2,041,014 | Aug 13 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | false |
| 67 | Intimate Strangers | - | - | - | $1,923,028 | 94 | $2,110,589 | Jul 30 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 68 | Super Size Me | - | - | - | $1,879,203 | 230 | $11,536,423 | May 7 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 69 | The Five of Us | - | - | - | $1,852,272 | 45 | $1,852,272 | Aug 27 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | false |
| 70 | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | - | - | - | $1,528,283 | 17 | $10,994,028 | Oct 18 | Giant Screen Films | false |
| 71 | Van Helsing | - | - | - | $1,504,334 | 3,580 | $120,177,084 | May 7 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 72 | Control Room | - | - | - | $1,493,735 | 74 | $2,589,616 | May 21 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 73 | Raising Helen | - | - | - | $1,492,769 | 2,721 | $37,486,512 | May 28 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 74 | The Corporation 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,422,398 | 28 | $1,879,983 | Jun 4 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 75 | The Story of the Weeping Camel | - | - | - | $1,346,249 | 55 | $1,763,052 | Jun 4 | THINKFilm | false |
| 76 | Going the Distance | - | - | - | $1,230,897 | 153 | $1,230,897 | Aug 20 | Odeon | false |
| 77 | Metallica: Some Kind of Monster | - | - | - | $1,211,368 | 147 | $1,222,708 | Jul 9 | IFC Films | false |
| 78 | 13 Going on 30 | - | - | - | $1,187,506 | 3,453 | $57,231,747 | Apr 23 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 79 | Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | - | - | - | $1,149,351 | 3,312 | $84,216,833 | Mar 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 80 | Nicotina | - | - | - | $1,113,364 | 96 | $1,117,864 | Aug 20 | Arenas Entertainment | false |
| 81 | Festival Express | - | - | - | $1,049,964 | 43 | $1,174,079 | Jul 23 | THINKFilm | false |
| 82 | A Home at the End of the World | - | - | - | $1,014,505 | 65 | $1,029,872 | Jul 23 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | false |
| 83 | Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War | - | - | - | $931,017 | 34 | $1,111,061 | Sep 3 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 84 | Elvis Gratton 3: Le retour d'Elvis Wong | - | - | - | $928,207 | 99 | $1,838,920 | Jun 23 | Christal Films | false |
| 85 | Mujhse Shaadi Karogi | - | - | - | $915,728 | 48 | $915,728 | Jul 30 | - | false |
| 86 | The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $862,894 | 55 | $862,894 | Jul 23 | Miramax | false |
| 87 | Man on Fire | - | - | - | $855,515 | 2,986 | $77,911,774 | Apr 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 88 | Criminal | - | - | - | $777,918 | 90 | $929,233 | Sep 10 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | false |
| 89 | Saved! | - | - | - | $772,750 | 592 | $8,940,582 | May 28 | United Artists | false |
| 90 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $772,274 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 91 | Silver City | - | - | - | $768,586 | 162 | $1,020,656 | Sep 17 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 92 | A Day Without a Mexican | - | - | - | $761,868 | 107 | $4,179,890 | May 14 | Televisa Cine | false |
| 93 | Saints and Soldiers | - | - | - | $759,150 | 37 | $1,310,470 | Aug 6 | Excel Entertainment | false |
| 94 | Home on the Range | - | - | - | $729,513 | 3,058 | $50,030,461 | Apr 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 95 | Bright Young Things | - | - | - | $701,135 | 92 | $933,637 | Aug 20 | THINKFilm | false |
| 96 | A Dirty Shame | - | - | - | $662,141 | 133 | $1,339,668 | Sep 17 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 97 | Kill Bill: Vol. 2 | - | - | - | $644,684 | 3,073 | $66,208,183 | Apr 16 | Miramax | false |
| 98 | Donnie Darko 2004 Director's Cut | - | - | - | $628,307 | 22 | $753,147 | Jun 2 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 99 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | - | - | - | $621,185 | 16 | $10,086,514 | Oct 11 | Giant Screen Films | false |
| 100 | Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | - | - | - | $603,497 | 55 | $1,043,896 | Sep 17 | - | false |
| 101 | Touch of Pink | - | - | - | $534,961 | 21 | $564,535 | Jul 16 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 102 | Mean Creek | - | - | - | $533,405 | 49 | $603,951 | Aug 20 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 103 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $515,033 | 10 | $13,651,656 | Feb 23 | - | false |
| 104 | Coffee and Cigarettes | - | - | - | $456,916 | 47 | $2,198,924 | May 14 | United Artists | false |
| 105 | Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism | - | - | - | $432,577 | 18 | $461,572 | Aug 6 | Cinema Libre Studio | false |
| 106 | Rosenstrasse | - | - | - | $428,464 | 24 | $734,519 | Jul 30 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 107 | Facing Windows | - | - | - | $426,765 | 27 | $543,354 | Jun 18 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 108 | Gold Diggers | - | - | - | $403,000 | 1,062 | $527,000 | Sep 17 | - | false |
| 109 | The Mother | - | - | - | $382,926 | 44 | $1,063,163 | May 28 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 110 | Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring | - | - | - | $375,095 | 74 | $2,380,788 | Apr 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 111 | Red Lights | - | - | - | $354,650 | 29 | $673,828 | Aug 20 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 112 | She Hate Me | - | - | - | $351,803 | 28 | $366,037 | Jul 28 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 113 | Kyun! Ho Gaya Na... | - | - | - | $336,909 | 51 | $336,909 | Aug 13 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 114 | The Hunting of the President | - | - | - | $319,572 | 20 | $376,612 | Jun 18 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 115 | America's Heart & Soul | - | - | - | $314,402 | 98 | $314,402 | Jul 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 116 | Seducing Doctor Lewis 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $310,135 | 15 | $489,838 | Jun 16 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 117 | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | - | - | - | $305,785 | 19 | $360,759 | Jun 16 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 118 | The Brown Bunny | - | - | - | $299,646 | 19 | $366,301 | Aug 27 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 119 | Johnson Family Vacation | - | - | - | $288,892 | 1,326 | $31,203,964 | Apr 7 | - | false |
| 120 | Breakin' All the Rules | - | - | - | $286,899 | 1,318 | $12,264,319 | May 14 | Screen Gems | false |
| 121 | Code 46 | - | - | - | $285,585 | 21 | $285,585 | Aug 6 | United Artists | false |
| 122 | The Best Two Years | - | - | - | $266,135 | 29 | $1,163,450 | Feb 20 | - | false |
| 123 | Ju-on: The Grudge | - | - | - | $261,503 | 11 | $325,680 | Jul 23 | Vitagraph Films | false |
| 124 | The Motorcycle Diaries | - | - | - | $255,805 | 272 | $16,781,387 | Sep 24 | Focus Features | false |
| 125 | End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones | - | - | - | $246,139 | 10 | $391,950 | Aug 20 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 126 | Dhoom | - | - | - | $245,756 | 32 | $245,756 | Aug 27 | Yash Raj Films | false |
| 127 | Soul Plane | - | - | - | $240,443 | 1,566 | $14,190,750 | May 28 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 128 | Uncovered: The War on Iraq | - | - | - | $238,924 | 22 | $238,924 | Aug 20 | Cinema Libre Studio | false |
| 129 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | - | - | - | $229,643 | 14 | $353,580 | Jun 11 | Dada Films | false |
| 130 | The Alamo | - | - | - | $218,742 | 2,609 | $22,414,961 | Apr 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 131 | The Last Shot | - | - | - | $215,604 | 40 | $464,275 | Sep 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 132 | The Punisher | - | - | - | $212,612 | 2,649 | $33,810,189 | Apr 16 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 133 | Ghosts of the Abyss | - | - | - | $207,539 | 97 | $17,040,871 | Apr 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 134 | Ella Enchanted | - | - | - | $197,076 | 2,149 | $22,918,387 | Apr 9 | Miramax | false |
| 135 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | - | - | - | $183,290 | 1,357 | $34,400,301 | Mar 19 | Focus Features | false |
| 136 | This So-Called Disaster | - | - | - | $181,341 | 3 | $226,658 | Apr 21 | IFC Films | false |
| 137 | Alien Adventure | - | - | - | $173,857 | 10 | $8,959,784 | Aug 20 | - | false |
| 138 | The Ladykillers | - | - | - | $160,544 | 1,589 | $39,799,191 | Mar 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 139 | Danny Deckchair 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $160,276 | 29 | $160,276 | Aug 11 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 140 | Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse | - | - | - | $152,148 | 47 | $152,148 | Aug 27 | - | false |
| 141 | Hidalgo | - | - | - | $149,800 | 3,065 | $67,303,450 | Mar 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 142 | Bush's Brain | - | - | - | $147,290 | 9 | $177,485 | Aug 20 | Tartan | false |
| 143 | The Twilight Samurai 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $138,158 | 16 | $559,765 | Apr 23 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
| 144 | Lakshya | - | - | - | $136,556 | 59 | $753,600 | Jun 18 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 145 | When Will I Be Loved | - | - | - | $130,380 | 20 | $159,429 | Sep 10 | IFC Films | false |
| 146 | Bukowski: Born into This | - | - | - | $127,253 | 8 | $318,816 | May 28 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 147 | Zhou Yu's Train 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $126,535 | 12 | $142,562 | Jul 16 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 148 | Godzilla | - | - | - | $119,259 | 6 | $412,520 | May 7 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 149 | Head in the Clouds | - | - | - | $113,160 | 47 | $398,278 | Sep 17 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 150 | The Young Black Stallion | - | - | - | $109,493 | 51 | $6,751,389 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 151 | The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi Canadian Release | - | - | - | $106,853 | 15 | $255,269 | Jun 11 | - | false |
| 152 | Independent Lens: Imelda | - | - | - | $101,770 | 6 | $200,992 | Jun 9 | Unico Entertainment | false |
| 153 | Fida | - | - | - | $98,297 | 30 | $98,297 | Aug 20 | - | false |
| 154 | The Passion of the Christ | - | - | - | $96,633 | 3,408 | $370,274,604 | Feb 25 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 155 | Life of Brian 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $95,578 | 28 | $646,951 | Apr 30 | Rainbow Releasing | false |
| 156 | Flavors | - | - | - | $93,370 | 14 | $93,370 | Jul 16 | - | false |
| 157 | Phir Milenge | - | - | - | $91,968 | 27 | $91,968 | Aug 27 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 158 | Remember Me, My Love | - | - | - | $91,378 | 7 | $227,986 | Sep 3 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 159 | The Corporation | - | - | - | $81,889 | 16 | $1,613,533 | Jan 16 | Mongrel Media | false |
| 160 | Testosterone | - | - | - | $81,028 | 4 | $185,078 | Sep 10 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 161 | The Saddest Music in the World | - | - | - | $77,183 | 25 | $699,225 | Apr 30 | IFC Films | false |
| 162 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $72,294 | 21 | $3,921,642 | Jun 9 | IMAX | false |
| 163 | The Five Obstructions | - | - | - | $70,926 | 3 | $165,845 | May 26 | Koch Lorber Films | false |
| 164 | Guiana 1838 | - | - | - | $70,910 | 16 | $227,241 | Sep 24 | RBC Radio | false |
| 165 | Baadasssss! | - | - | - | $69,462 | 41 | $365,727 | May 28 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 166 | Zelary | - | - | - | $66,405 | 21 | $330,033 | Sep 17 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 167 | Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train | - | - | - | $64,990 | 4 | $122,011 | Jun 18 | First Run | false |
| 168 | I'm Not Scared | - | - | - | $64,010 | 63 | $1,615,328 | Apr 9 | Miramax | false |
| 169 | Two Men Went to War | - | - | - | $63,080 | 4 | $150,208 | Mar 26 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 170 | Bon Voyage 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $62,636 | 94 | $2,354,559 | Mar 19 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 171 | Love Me If You Dare | - | - | - | $60,812 | 56 | $553,504 | May 21 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 172 | Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer | - | - | - | $56,305 | 2 | $107,040 | Mar 5 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 173 | Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi | - | - | - | $55,465 | 6 | $107,585 | Jul 2 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 174 | RRRrrrr!!! | - | - | - | $54,361 | 23 | $54,361 | Jul 30 | Christal Films | false |
| 175 | This Old Cub | - | - | - | $53,279 | 6 | $270,014 | Mar 26 | Emerging Pictures | false |
| 176 | Gozu | - | - | - | $53,215 | 4 | $58,202 | Jul 30 | - | false |
| 177 | Lost Boys of Sudan | - | - | - | $51,964 | 8 | $188,467 | Aug 22 | Shadow Distribution | false |
| 178 | Good Bye Lenin! | - | - | - | $51,630 | 125 | $4,064,200 | Feb 27 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 179 | Time of the Wolf | - | - | - | $50,606 | 4 | $61,439 | Jun 25 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 180 | Word Wars | - | - | - | $48,739 | 5 | $110,617 | May 28 | Seventh Art Releasing | false |
| 181 | Warriors of Heaven and Earth | - | - | - | $47,867 | 9 | $82,936 | Sep 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 182 | Reconstruction | - | - | - | $47,072 | 9 | $73,516 | Sep 10 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 183 | Proteus | - | - | - | $44,845 | 3 | $62,031 | Jul 30 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 184 | Godsend | - | - | - | $42,902 | 2,323 | $14,379,751 | Apr 30 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 185 | Malevolence | - | - | - | $41,294 | 10 | $127,287 | Sep 10 | - | false |
| 186 | Tom Dowd & the Language of Music | - | - | - | $40,919 | 10 | $40,919 | Aug 13 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 187 | Strayed | - | - | - | $40,132 | 29 | $482,757 | May 14 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 188 | Valentin 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $39,290 | 15 | $275,968 | May 7 | Miramax | false |
| 189 | Since Otar Left | - | - | - | $38,517 | 15 | $350,391 | Apr 30 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 190 | Infernal Affairs | - | - | - | $37,830 | 5 | $169,659 | Sep 24 | Miramax | false |
| 191 | Grand Champion | - | - | - | $37,517 | 13 | $54,579 | Aug 27 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) | false |
| 192 | 50 First Dates | - | - | - | $37,446 | 3,612 | $120,908,074 | Feb 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 193 | Shaolin Soccer | - | - | - | $37,040 | 14 | $489,600 | Apr 2 | Miramax | false |
| 194 | Un monde presque paisible 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $36,944 | 3 | $106,184 | Aug 20 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
| 195 | The Return | - | - | - | $35,941 | 18 | $504,256 | Feb 6 | Kino International | false |
| 196 | Carandiru | - | - | - | $34,248 | 15 | $216,335 | May 14 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 197 | New York Minute | - | - | - | $33,810 | 3,006 | $14,071,441 | May 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 198 | The Battle of Algiers 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $33,144 | 9 | $822,941 | Jan 9 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 199 | The Yes Men | - | - | - | $33,038 | 32 | $255,364 | Sep 24 | United Artists | false |
| 200 | L.A. Twister | - | - | - | $32,110 | 4 | $54,000 | Aug 13 | Indican Pictures | false |
