| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 67 | Shrek 2 | - | - | - | $1,402,410 | 4,223 | $441,426,807 | May 19 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 61 | Spider-Man 2 | - | - | - | $1,970,656 | 4,166 | $373,585,825 | Jun 30 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 5 | Meet the Fockers | - | - | - | $132,859,765 | 3,554 | $279,261,160 | Dec 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 1 | The Incredibles | - | - | - | $248,939,765 | 3,933 | $261,441,092 | Nov 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 94 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | - | - | - | $471,674 | 3,855 | $249,541,069 | Jun 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 159 | The Day After Tomorrow | - | - | - | $82,370 | 3,444 | $186,740,799 | May 28 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 54 | The Bourne Supremacy | - | - | - | $3,617,796 | 3,304 | $176,241,941 | Jul 23 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 4 | National Treasure | - | - | - | $150,121,985 | 3,243 | $173,008,894 | Nov 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 3 | The Polar Express | - | - | - | $151,621,905 | 3,650 | $162,775,358 | Nov 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | Shark Tale | - | - | - | $160,531,869 | 4,070 | $160,861,908 | Oct 1 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 68 | I, Robot | - | - | - | $1,364,058 | 3,494 | $144,801,023 | Jul 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 7 | Ocean's Twelve | - | - | - | $100,416,657 | 3,290 | $125,544,280 | Dec 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 121 | Fahrenheit 9/11 | - | - | - | $181,424 | 2,011 | $119,194,771 | Jun 23 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 8 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | - | - | - | $84,757,072 | 3,623 | $118,634,549 | Dec 17 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 138 | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | - | - | - | $134,036 | 3,020 | $114,326,736 | Jun 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 76 | The Village | - | - | - | $939,226 | 3,733 | $114,197,520 | Jul 30 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 6 | The Grudge | - | - | - | $110,359,362 | 3,348 | $110,359,362 | Oct 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 26 | The Aviator | - | - | - | $24,088,726 | 2,530 | $102,610,330 | Dec 17 | Miramax | false |
| 58 | Collateral | - | - | - | $2,367,147 | 3,205 | $101,005,703 | Aug 6 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 80 | Million Dollar Baby | - | - | - | $842,253 | 2,375 | $100,492,203 | Dec 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 64 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | - | - | - | $1,675,002 | 3,490 | $95,170,481 | Aug 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 62 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $1,858,175 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 9 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | - | - | - | $81,106,338 | 3,307 | $85,417,988 | Nov 19 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 173 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | - | - | - | $64,055 | 3,104 | $85,288,303 | Jul 9 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 79 | The Notebook | - | - | - | $849,260 | 2,323 | $81,001,787 | Jun 25 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 85 | Alien vs. Predator | - | - | - | $723,739 | 3,401 | $80,282,231 | Aug 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 152 | Garfield: The Movie | - | - | - | $106,014 | 3,150 | $75,369,589 | Jun 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 12 | Ray | - | - | - | $71,278,355 | 2,474 | $75,331,600 | Oct 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 10 | Ladder 49 | - | - | - | $73,740,094 | 3,261 | $74,541,707 | Oct 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 11 | Christmas with the Kranks | - | - | - | $72,095,903 | 3,416 | $73,780,539 | Nov 24 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 28 | Sideways | - | - | - | $20,868,408 | 1,786 | $71,503,593 | Oct 22 | - | false |
| 17 | The Forgotten | - | - | - | $40,868,719 | 3,144 | $67,133,509 | Sep 24 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 88 | The Manchurian Candidate | - | - | - | $615,437 | 2,867 | $65,955,630 | Jul 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 13 | Friday Night Lights | - | - | - | $61,255,921 | 3,004 | $61,255,921 | Oct 8 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 50 | Without a Paddle | - | - | - | $3,951,842 | 2,756 | $58,169,327 | Aug 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 14 | Shall We Dance? | - | - | - | $57,004,141 | 2,542 | $57,890,460 | Oct 15 | Miramax | false |
| 15 | Saw | - | - | - | $55,185,045 | 2,467 | $55,185,045 | Oct 29 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 53 | Hero | - | - | - | $3,795,401 | 2,175 | $53,710,019 | Aug 27 | Miramax | false |
| 97 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $419,650 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 16 | Blade: Trinity | - | - | - | $45,688,172 | 2,912 | $52,411,906 | Dec 8 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 199 | King Arthur | - | - | - | $32,024 | 3,086 | $51,882,244 | Jul 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 27 | Finding Neverland | - | - | - | $22,675,510 | 1,411 | $51,680,613 | Nov 12 | Miramax | false |
| 126 | A Cinderella Story | - | - | - | $156,331 | 2,625 | $51,438,175 | Jul 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 33 | The Phantom of the Opera | - | - | - | $12,956,893 | 1,515 | $51,268,815 | Dec 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 43 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | - | - | - | $6,484,069 | 3,284 | $51,201,453 | Sep 10 | Screen Gems | false |
| 24 | Fat Albert | - | - | - | $26,180,374 | 2,744 | $48,116,322 | Dec 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 148 | In Good Company | - | - | - | $111,169 | 1,963 | $45,806,659 | Dec 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 41 | Napoleon Dynamite | - | - | - | $8,151,631 | 1,027 | $44,540,956 | Jun 11 | - | false |
| 23 | Spanglish | - | - | - | $26,486,622 | 2,587 | $42,726,869 | Dec 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 101 | Exorcist: The Beginning | - | - | - | $348,329 | 2,813 | $41,821,986 | Aug 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 18 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | - | - | - | $39,778,585 | 2,473 | $40,226,215 | Nov 12 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 127 | Catwoman | - | - | - | $155,601 | 3,117 | $40,202,379 | Jul 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 38 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | - | - | - | $10,450,878 | 3,170 | $37,762,677 | Sep 17 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 19 | Taxi 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $36,311,572 | 3,001 | $36,611,066 | Oct 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 20 | Alexander | - | - | - | $33,963,605 | 2,445 | $34,297,191 | Nov 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 25 | Closer | - | - | - | $25,757,869 | 1,098 | $33,987,757 | Dec 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 21 | Team America: World Police | - | - | - | $32,736,542 | 2,620 | $32,786,074 | Oct 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 69 | Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid | - | - | - | $1,201,750 | 2,905 | $32,238,923 | Aug 27 | Screen Gems | false |
| 45 | Cellular | - | - | - | $5,860,186 | 2,763 | $32,003,620 | Sep 10 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 118 | Open Water | - | - | - | $217,572 | 2,709 | $30,610,863 | Aug 6 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 22 | After the Sunset | - | - | - | $28,064,533 | 2,819 | $28,331,233 | Nov 12 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 52 | Garden State | - | - | - | $3,830,502 | 813 | $26,782,316 | Jul 28 | - | false |
| 37 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | - | - | - | $11,361,325 | 1,105 | $24,020,403 | Dec 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 103 | Hotel Rwanda | - | - | - | $316,998 | 824 | $23,530,892 | Dec 22 | United Artists | false |
| 34 | Darkness | - | - | - | $12,872,058 | 1,718 | $22,163,442 | Dec 25 | Dimension Films | false |
| 47 | Mr. 3000 | - | - | - | $5,236,309 | 2,736 | $21,811,187 | Sep 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 83 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $772,971 | 73 | $21,583,831 | Mar 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 31 | Flight of the Phoenix | - | - | - | $14,559,140 | 2,604 | $21,009,180 | Dec 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 171 | Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie - Pyramid of Light | - | - | - | $64,321 | 2,411 | $19,765,868 | Aug 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 77 | Bugs! | - | - | - | $931,150 | 33 | $19,063,544 | Mar 12 | SK Films | false |
| 133 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $139,684 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 29 | Seed of Chucky | - | - | - | $17,083,364 | 2,062 | $17,083,732 | Nov 12 | Rogue Pictures | false |
| 147 | Ghosts of the Abyss | - | - | - | $117,405 | 97 | $17,040,871 | Apr 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 51 | Wimbledon | - | - | - | $3,902,578 | 2,039 | $17,001,133 | Sep 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 30 | The Motorcycle Diaries | - | - | - | $15,319,570 | 272 | $16,781,387 | Sep 24 | Focus Features | false |
| 78 | Vanity Fair | - | - | - | $906,403 | 1,054 | $16,136,476 | Sep 1 | Focus Features | false |
| 109 | Paparazzi | - | - | - | $282,426 | 2,153 | $15,714,234 | Sep 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 73 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $994,690 | 10 | $13,651,656 | Feb 23 | - | false |
| 40 | Shaun of the Dead | - | - | - | $9,090,662 | 675 | $13,542,874 | Sep 24 | Rogue Pictures | false |
| 113 | De-Lovely | - | - | - | $256,540 | 410 | $13,456,633 | Jul 2 | United Artists | false |
| 32 | Alfie | - | - | - | $13,381,998 | 2,215 | $13,399,812 | Nov 5 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 160 | Wicker Park | - | - | - | $76,818 | 2,598 | $13,001,257 | Sep 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 35 | I Heart Huckabees | - | - | - | $12,576,126 | 901 | $12,785,432 | Oct 1 | - | false |
| 92 | The Cookout | - | - | - | $489,016 | 1,303 | $11,814,019 | Sep 3 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 36 | Surviving Christmas | - | - | - | $11,663,156 | 2,755 | $11,663,156 | Oct 22 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 55 | House of Flying Daggers | - | - | - | $3,564,467 | 1,189 | $11,050,094 | Dec 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 90 | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | - | - | - | $600,819 | 17 | $10,994,028 | Oct 18 | Giant Screen Films | false |
| 46 | What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? | - | - | - | $5,473,999 | 146 | $10,942,306 | Feb 6 | - | false |
| 39 | Raise Your Voice | - | - | - | $10,413,484 | 2,521 | $10,411,980 | Oct 8 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 44 | Kinsey | - | - | - | $6,326,263 | 588 | $10,254,979 | Nov 12 | - | false |
| 106 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | - | - | - | $294,145 | 16 | $10,086,514 | Oct 11 | Giant Screen Films | false |
| 125 | Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 | - | - | - | $156,709 | 1,276 | $9,219,388 | Aug 27 | Triumph Releasing Corporation | false |
| 49 | First Daughter | - | - | - | $4,089,187 | 2,280 | $9,055,921 | Sep 24 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 134 | Alien Adventure | - | - | - | $139,497 | 10 | $8,959,784 | Aug 20 | - | false |
| 182 | Suspect Zero | - | - | - | $49,632 | 1,501 | $8,725,813 | Aug 27 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 56 | Being Julia | - | - | - | $3,518,676 | 328 | $7,739,049 | Oct 15 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 233 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $16,246 | 16 | $7,195,792 | Feb 26 | - | false |
| 42 | Woman Thou Art Loosed | - | - | - | $6,879,730 | 521 | $6,879,730 | Oct 1 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 157 | The Young Black Stallion | - | - | - | $88,507 | 51 | $6,751,389 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 81 | Maria Full of Grace | - | - | - | $808,488 | 127 | $6,529,624 | Jul 16 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 59 | A Very Long Engagement | - | - | - | $2,127,965 | 219 | $6,524,389 | Nov 26 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | false |
| 72 | Beyond the Sea | - | - | - | $1,010,933 | 383 | $6,318,709 | Dec 17 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 131 | Before Sunset | - | - | - | $144,324 | 204 | $5,820,649 | Jul 2 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | false |
| 267 | The Clearing | - | - | - | $5,164 | 449 | $5,763,875 | Jul 2 | - | false |
| 66 | Bad Education | - | - | - | $1,536,034 | 106 | $5,211,842 | Nov 19 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 48 | Birth | - | - | - | $4,762,995 | 550 | $5,095,038 | Oct 29 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 111 | A Day Without a Mexican | - | - | - | $267,057 | 107 | $4,179,890 | May 14 | Televisa Cine | false |
| 245 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $11,595 | 21 | $3,921,642 | Jun 9 | IMAX | false |
| 184 | The Door in the Floor | - | - | - | $46,489 | 134 | $3,854,624 | Jul 14 | Focus Features | false |
| 162 | Benji: Off the Leash! | - | - | - | $73,557 | 877 | $3,817,362 | Aug 20 | - | false |
| 60 | Vera Drake | - | - | - | $2,105,856 | 97 | $3,775,283 | Oct 8 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 186 | The Merchant of Venice | - | - | - | $45,731 | 107 | $3,765,585 | Dec 29 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 185 | Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids | - | - | - | $46,068 | 127 | $3,515,061 | Dec 8 | THINKFilm | false |
| 71 | The Work and the Glory | - | - | - | $1,097,398 | 112 | $3,347,647 | Nov 24 | Excel Entertainment | false |
| 57 | Veer Zaara | - | - | - | $2,863,026 | 88 | $2,938,532 | Nov 11 | Yash Raj Films | false |
| 63 | Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux | - | - | - | $1,773,572 | 65 | $2,627,016 | Oct 1 | - | false |
| 163 | Control Room | - | - | - | $72,532 | 74 | $2,589,616 | May 21 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 284 | Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring | - | - | - | $3,006 | 74 | $2,380,788 | Apr 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 158 | Riding Giants | - | - | - | $85,224 | 64 | $2,276,368 | Jul 9 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 120 | Intimate Strangers | - | - | - | $187,561 | 94 | $2,110,589 | Jul 30 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 143 | The Sea Inside | - | - | - | $127,829 | 99 | $2,104,923 | Dec 17 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 98 | The Chorus Quebec Release | - | - | - | $392,300 | 34 | $2,087,128 | Oct 1 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | false |
| 178 | We Don't Live Here Anymore | - | - | - | $55,591 | 190 | $2,041,014 | Aug 13 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | false |
| 70 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,119,032 | 24 | $1,926,034 | Oct 22 | IMAX | false |
| 124 | The Corporation 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $176,276 | 28 | $1,879,983 | Jun 4 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 252 | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $9,847 | 19 | $1,766,621 | Sep 20 | IMAX | false |
| 200 | The Story of the Weeping Camel | - | - | - | $30,249 | 55 | $1,763,052 | Jun 4 | THINKFilm | false |
| 65 | Battle of the Brave | - | - | - | $1,599,716 | 80 | $1,599,716 | Nov 19 | Christal Films | false |
| 142 | The Woodsman | - | - | - | $130,790 | 84 | $1,576,231 | Dec 24 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 86 | A Dirty Shame | - | - | - | $677,527 | 133 | $1,339,668 | Sep 17 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 99 | Saints and Soldiers | - | - | - | $381,339 | 37 | $1,310,470 | Aug 6 | Excel Entertainment | false |
| 75 | Swades | - | - | - | $952,652 | 74 | $1,223,240 | Dec 17 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 248 | Metallica: Some Kind of Monster | - | - | - | $11,340 | 147 | $1,222,708 | Jul 9 | IFC Films | false |
| 145 | Festival Express | - | - | - | $124,115 | 43 | $1,174,079 | Jul 23 | THINKFilm | false |
| 227 | The Best Two Years | - | - | - | $18,637 | 29 | $1,163,450 | Feb 20 | - | false |
| 153 | Les aimants | - | - | - | $95,984 | 22 | $1,150,414 | Oct 1 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | false |
| 150 | Paper Clips | - | - | - | $108,555 | 43 | $1,121,744 | Nov 24 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | false |
| 274 | Nicotina | - | - | - | $4,500 | 96 | $1,117,864 | Aug 20 | Arenas Entertainment | false |
| 123 | Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War | - | - | - | $180,044 | 34 | $1,111,061 | Sep 3 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 74 | The Machinist | - | - | - | $993,676 | 72 | $1,082,715 | Oct 22 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 128 | The Mother | - | - | - | $154,316 | 44 | $1,063,163 | May 28 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 95 | Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | - | - | - | $440,399 | 55 | $1,043,896 | Sep 17 | - | false |
| 235 | A Home at the End of the World | - | - | - | $15,367 | 65 | $1,029,872 | Jul 23 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | false |
| 114 | Silver City | - | - | - | $252,070 | 162 | $1,020,656 | Sep 17 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 116 | Bright Young Things | - | - | - | $232,502 | 92 | $933,637 | Aug 20 | THINKFilm | false |
| 129 | Criminal | - | - | - | $151,315 | 90 | $929,233 | Sep 10 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | false |
| 255 | The Battle of Algiers 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $7,596 | 9 | $822,941 | Jan 9 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 82 | Stage Beauty | - | - | - | $782,383 | 78 | $782,383 | Oct 8 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 193 | Donnie Darko 2004 Director's Cut | - | - | - | $36,713 | 22 | $753,147 | Jun 2 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 105 | Rosenstrasse | - | - | - | $296,786 | 24 | $734,519 | Jul 30 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 84 | Fade to Black | - | - | - | $728,921 | 170 | $728,921 | Nov 5 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 209 | The Assassination of Richard Nixon | - | - | - | $25,908 | 59 | $708,776 | Dec 29 | THINKFilm | false |
| 110 | Red Lights | - | - | - | $278,237 | 29 | $673,828 | Aug 20 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 87 | American Masters: The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $642,461 | 4 | $646,951 | Aug 18 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 214 | Life of Brian 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $22,979 | 28 | $646,951 | Apr 30 | Rainbow Releasing | false |
| 89 | Going Upriver | - | - | - | $614,138 | 163 | $614,138 | Oct 1 | THINKFilm | false |
| 166 | Mean Creek | - | - | - | $70,546 | 49 | $603,951 | Aug 20 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 93 | Tarnation | - | - | - | $472,367 | 22 | $592,014 | Oct 6 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 202 | Touch of Pink | - | - | - | $29,574 | 21 | $564,535 | Jul 16 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 206 | The Twilight Samurai 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $28,486 | 16 | $559,765 | Apr 23 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
| 264 | Love Me If You Dare | - | - | - | $5,487 | 56 | $553,504 | May 21 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 91 | The Final Cut | - | - | - | $551,281 | 117 | $551,281 | Oct 15 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 256 | Facing Windows | - | - | - | $7,241 | 27 | $543,354 | Jun 18 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 139 | Seducing Doctor Lewis 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $133,837 | 15 | $489,838 | Jun 16 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 239 | Strayed | - | - | - | $14,078 | 29 | $482,757 | May 14 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 115 | The Last Shot | - | - | - | $248,671 | 40 | $464,275 | Sep 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 204 | Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism | - | - | - | $28,995 | 18 | $461,572 | Aug 6 | Cinema Libre Studio | false |
| 102 | Callas Forever | - | - | - | $322,650 | 16 | $446,955 | Nov 5 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 96 | Primer | - | - | - | $424,760 | 31 | $424,760 | Oct 8 | THINKFilm | false |
| 176 | In the Realms of the Unreal | - | - | - | $58,133 | 13 | $417,120 | Dec 22 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 220 | Godzilla | - | - | - | $21,038 | 6 | $412,520 | May 7 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 108 | Head in the Clouds | - | - | - | $284,971 | 47 | $398,278 | Sep 17 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 130 | End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones | - | - | - | $145,811 | 10 | $391,950 | Aug 20 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 170 | Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela | - | - | - | $64,453 | 3 | $381,225 | Oct 22 | - | false |
| 292 | The Hunting of the President | - | - | - | $1,864 | 20 | $376,612 | Jun 18 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 168 | The Brown Bunny | - | - | - | $66,338 | 19 | $366,301 | Aug 27 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 238 | She Hate Me | - | - | - | $14,234 | 28 | $366,037 | Jul 28 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 213 | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | - | - | - | $23,230 | 19 | $360,759 | Jun 16 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 100 | Enduring Love | - | - | - | $348,880 | 56 | $358,362 | Oct 29 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 179 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | - | - | - | $54,456 | 14 | $353,580 | Jun 11 | Dada Films | false |
| 112 | Zelary | - | - | - | $262,913 | 21 | $330,033 | Sep 17 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 172 | Ju-on: The Grudge | - | - | - | $64,177 | 11 | $325,680 | Jul 23 | Vitagraph Films | false |
| 104 | Hair Show | - | - | - | $305,281 | 38 | $305,281 | Oct 15 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) | false |
| 107 | I Am David | - | - | - | $288,552 | 226 | $288,552 | Dec 3 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 117 | The Yes Men | - | - | - | $222,326 | 32 | $255,364 | Sep 24 | United Artists | false |
| 272 | Imaginary Heroes | - | - | - | $4,696 | 24 | $228,767 | Dec 17 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 136 | Remember Me, My Love | - | - | - | $136,608 | 7 | $227,986 | Sep 3 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 146 | Guiana 1838 | - | - | - | $122,006 | 16 | $227,241 | Sep 24 | RBC Radio | false |
| 151 | Moolaadé | - | - | - | $106,703 | 4 | $215,646 | Oct 15 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 174 | Postmen in the Mountains | - | - | - | $61,471 | 7 | $203,975 | Dec 25 | Shadow Distribution | false |
| 140 | Lightning in a Bottle | - | - | - | $132,764 | 21 | $201,711 | Oct 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 222 | Independent Lens: Imelda | - | - | - | $20,510 | 6 | $200,992 | Jun 9 | Unico Entertainment | false |
| 119 | Around the Bend | - | - | - | $193,637 | 51 | $193,637 | Oct 8 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | false |
| 154 | Testosterone | - | - | - | $94,944 | 4 | $185,078 | Sep 10 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 122 | P.S. | - | - | - | $180,503 | 17 | $180,503 | Oct 15 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 201 | Bush's Brain | - | - | - | $30,195 | 9 | $177,485 | Aug 20 | Tartan | false |
| 135 | Baptists at Our Barbecue | - | - | - | $138,363 | 13 | $173,306 | Oct 8 | - | false |
| 141 | Infernal Affairs | - | - | - | $131,829 | 5 | $169,659 | Sep 24 | Miramax | false |
| 246 | The Five Obstructions | - | - | - | $11,581 | 3 | $165,845 | May 26 | Koch Lorber Films | false |
| 223 | A Love Song for Bobby Long | - | - | - | $20,508 | 24 | $164,308 | Dec 29 | Lionsgate Films | false |
