| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Shark Tale | - | - | - | $148,931,383 | 4,070 | $160,861,908 | 92.6% | Oct 1, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 2 | The Grudge | - | - | - | $74,927,026 | 3,348 | $110,359,362 | 67.9% | Oct 22, 2004 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | Ladder 49 | - | - | - | $67,010,288 | 3,261 | $74,541,707 | 89.9% | Oct 1, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | Friday Night Lights | - | - | - | $53,951,760 | 3,004 | $61,255,921 | 88.1% | Oct 8, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | The Forgotten | - | - | - | $38,701,998 | 3,144 | $67,133,509 | 57.6% | Sep 24, 2004 | Revolution Studios |
| 6 | Shall We Dance? | - | - | - | $35,826,125 | 2,542 | $57,890,460 | 61.9% | Oct 15, 2004 | Miramax |
| 7 | Taxi Original Release | - | - | - | $33,255,679 | 3,001 | $36,611,066 | 90.8% | Oct 6, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 8 | Team America: World Police | - | - | - | $28,277,324 | 2,620 | $32,786,074 | 86.2% | Oct 15, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 | Ray | - | - | - | $24,642,735 | 2,474 | $75,331,600 | 32.7% | Oct 29, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | Saw | - | - | - | $22,957,740 | 2,467 | $55,185,045 | 41.6% | Oct 29, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 11 | Raise Your Voice | - | - | - | $10,024,002 | 2,521 | $10,411,980 | 96.3% | Oct 8, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 12 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | - | - | - | $9,963,788 | 3,170 | $37,762,677 | 26.4% | Sep 17, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 13 | The Motorcycle Diaries | - | - | - | $9,045,275 | 272 | $16,781,387 | 53.9% | Sep 24, 2004 | Focus Features |
| 14 | I Heart Huckabees | - | - | - | $8,938,071 | 901 | $12,785,432 | 69.9% | Oct 1, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 15 | Surviving Christmas | - | - | - | $8,762,110 | 2,755 | $11,663,156 | 75.1% | Oct 22, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 16 | Shaun of the Dead | - | - | - | $8,441,775 | 675 | $13,671,664 | 61.7% | Sep 24, 2004 | Rogue Pictures |
| 17 | Woman Thou Art Loosed | - | - | - | $6,594,606 | 521 | $6,879,730 | 95.9% | Oct 1, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 18 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | - | - | - | $6,484,069 | 3,284 | $51,201,453 | 12.7% | Sep 10, 2004 | Screen Gems |
| 19 | Napoleon Dynamite | - | - | - | $5,791,490 | 1,027 | $44,540,956 | 13% | Jun 11, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 20 | Cellular | - | - | - | $5,228,428 | 2,763 | $32,003,620 | 16.3% | Sep 10, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 21 | Mr. 3000 | - | - | - | $5,006,622 | 2,736 | $21,811,187 | 23% | Sep 17, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 22 | First Daughter | - | - | - | $3,946,229 | 2,280 | $9,055,921 | 43.6% | Sep 24, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 23 | Wimbledon | - | - | - | $3,902,578 | 2,039 | $17,001,133 | 23% | Sep 17, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 24 | Hero | - | - | - | $3,348,757 | 2,175 | $53,710,019 | 6.2% | Aug 27, 2004 | Miramax |
| 25 | Garden State | - | - | - | $3,142,240 | 813 | $26,782,316 | 11.7% | Jul 28, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 26 | Without a Paddle | - | - | - | $2,992,832 | 2,756 | $58,169,327 | 5.1% | Aug 20, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 27 | What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? | - | - | - | $2,737,456 | 146 | $10,942,306 | 25% | Feb 6, 2004 | Captured Light |
| 28 | The Bourne Supremacy | - | - | - | $2,547,960 | 3,304 | $176,241,941 | 1.4% | Jul 23, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 29 | Birth | - | - | - | $2,213,000 | 550 | $5,095,038 | 43.4% | Oct 29, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 30 | Collateral | - | - | - | $2,058,053 | 3,205 | $101,005,703 | 2% | Aug 6, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 31 | Spider-Man 2 | - | - | - | $1,452,957 | 4,166 | $373,585,825 | 0.4% | Jun 30, 2004 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 32 | Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux | - | - | - | $1,330,578 | 65 | $2,627,016 | 50.6% | Oct 1, 2004 | Luke Films Inc. |
| 33 | Shrek 2 | - | - | - | $1,032,704 | 4,223 | $441,550,292 | 0.2% | May 19, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 34 | I, Robot | - | - | - | $956,649 | 3,494 | $144,801,023 | 0.7% | Jul 16, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 35 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | - | - | - | $874,613 | 3,490 | $95,170,481 | 0.9% | Aug 11, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 36 | Vanity Fair | - | - | - | $865,780 | 1,054 | $16,136,476 | 5.4% | Sep 1, 2004 | Focus Features |
| 37 | Being Julia | - | - | - | $839,407 | 328 | $7,739,049 | 10.8% | Oct 15, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 38 | Sideways | - | - | - | $826,072 | 1,786 | $71,503,593 | 1.2% | Oct 22, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 39 | The Village | - | - | - | $791,145 | 3,733 | $114,197,520 | 0.7% | Jul 30, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 40 | Vera Drake | - | - | - | $787,645 | 97 | $3,775,283 | 20.9% | Oct 8, 2004 | Fine Line Features |
| 41 | Maria Full of Grace | - | - | - | $755,832 | 127 | $6,529,624 | 11.6% | Jul 16, 2004 | Fine Line Features |
| 42 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $706,365 | 64 | $93,383,953 | 0.8% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 43 | The Notebook | - | - | - | $694,146 | 2,323 | $81,001,787 | 0.9% | Jun 25, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 44 | A Dirty Shame | - | - | - | $672,355 | 133 | $1,339,668 | 50.2% | Sep 17, 2004 | Fine Line Features |
| 45 | The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $642,461 | 4 | $646,951 | 99.3% | Aug 18, 2004 | New Yorker Films |
| 46 | Alien vs. Predator | - | - | - | $613,405 | 3,401 | $80,282,231 | 0.8% | Aug 13, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 47 | Going Upriver | - | - | - | $613,222 | 163 | $614,138 | 99.9% | Oct 1, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 48 | Stage Beauty | - | - | - | $543,367 | 78 | $782,383 | 69.5% | Oct 8, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 49 | The Final Cut | - | - | - | $538,370 | 117 | $551,281 | 97.7% | Oct 15, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 50 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $494,515 | 10 | $13,651,656 | 3.6% | Feb 23, 2001 | nWave Pictures |
| 51 | The Manchurian Candidate | - | - | - | $493,731 | 2,867 | $65,955,630 | 0.7% | Jul 30, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 52 | Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid | - | - | - | $489,220 | 2,905 | $32,238,923 | 1.5% | Aug 27, 2004 | Screen Gems |
| 53 | Bugs! | - | - | - | $467,867 | 33 | $19,063,544 | 2.5% | Mar 12, 2003 | SK Films |
| 54 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $394,557 | 73 | $21,583,831 | 1.8% | Mar 12, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 55 | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | - | - | - | $348,605 | 17 | $10,994,028 | 3.2% | Oct 18, 2002 | Giant Screen Films |
| 56 | Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | - | - | - | $332,382 | 55 | $1,043,896 | 31.8% | Sep 17, 2004 | Go Fish Pictures |
| 57 | Exorcist: The Beginning | - | - | - | $318,770 | 2,813 | $41,821,986 | 0.8% | Aug 20, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 58 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | - | - | - | $296,291 | 3,855 | $249,541,069 | 0.1% | Jun 4, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 59 | Hair Show | - | - | - | $295,840 | 38 | $305,281 | 96.9% | Oct 15, 2004 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 60 | Paparazzi | - | - | - | $259,475 | 2,153 | $15,714,234 | 1.7% | Sep 3, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 61 | Saints and Soldiers | - | - | - | $259,313 | 37 | $1,310,470 | 19.8% | Aug 6, 2004 | Excel Entertainment |
| 62 | Primer | - | - | - | $255,457 | 31 | $424,760 | 60.1% | Oct 8, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 63 | Tarnation | - | - | - | $253,474 | 22 | $592,014 | 42.8% | Oct 6, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 64 | Silver City | - | - | - | $252,070 | 162 | $1,020,656 | 24.7% | Sep 17, 2004 | Newmarket Films |
| 65 | The Last Shot | - | - | - | $241,356 | 40 | $464,275 | 52% | Sep 24, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 66 | Head in the Clouds | - | - | - | $241,261 | 47 | $398,278 | 60.6% | Sep 17, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 67 | A Day Without a Mexican | - | - | - | $231,871 | 107 | $4,179,890 | 5.5% | May 14, 2004 | Televisa Cine |
| 68 | The Cookout | - | - | - | $227,833 | 1,303 | $11,814,019 | 1.9% | Sep 3, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 69 | The Yes Men | - | - | - | $222,326 | 32 | $255,364 | 87.1% | Sep 24, 2004 | United Artists |
| 70 | Bright Young Things | - | - | - | $218,812 | 92 | $933,637 | 23.4% | Aug 20, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 71 | Open Water | - | - | - | $217,572 | 2,709 | $30,610,863 | 0.7% | Aug 6, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 72 | Red Lights | - | - | - | $206,098 | 29 | $673,828 | 30.6% | Aug 20, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 73 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $183,691 | 38 | $53,354,743 | 0.3% | Oct 23, 1998 | IMAX |
| 74 | Fahrenheit 9/11 | - | - | - | $181,424 | 2,011 | $119,194,771 | 0.2% | Jun 23, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 75 | Rosenstrasse | - | - | - | $176,731 | 24 | $734,519 | 24.1% | Jul 30, 2004 | IDP Distribution |
| 76 | Around the Bend | - | - | - | $170,506 | 51 | $193,637 | 88.1% | Oct 8, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 77 | Intimate Strangers | - | - | - | $170,201 | 94 | $2,110,589 | 8.1% | Jul 30, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 78 | Zelary | - | - | - | $160,656 | 21 | $330,033 | 48.7% | Sep 17, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 79 | The Machinist | - | - | - | $159,432 | 72 | $1,082,715 | 14.7% | Oct 22, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 80 | The Corporation 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $159,079 | 28 | $1,879,983 | 8.5% | Jun 4, 2004 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 81 | Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 | - | - | - | $156,709 | 1,276 | $9,219,388 | 1.7% | Aug 27, 2004 | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 82 | A Cinderella Story | - | - | - | $156,331 | 2,625 | $51,438,175 | 0.3% | Jul 16, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 83 | Catwoman | - | - | - | $155,601 | 3,117 | $40,202,379 | 0.4% | Jul 23, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 84 | Criminal | - | - | - | $151,315 | 90 | $929,233 | 16.3% | Sep 10, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 85 | The Mother | - | - | - | $150,858 | 44 | $1,063,163 | 14.2% | May 28, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 86 | De-Lovely | - | - | - | $150,786 | 410 | $13,456,633 | 1.1% | Jul 2, 2004 | United Artists |
| 87 | Before Sunset | - | - | - | $137,434 | 204 | $5,820,649 | 2.4% | Jul 2, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 88 | Riding the Bullet | - | - | - | $134,711 | 108 | $134,711 | 100% | Oct 15, 2004 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 89 | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | - | - | - | $133,037 | 3,020 | $114,326,736 | 0.1% | Jun 18, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 90 | Infernal Affairs | - | - | - | $131,829 | 5 | $169,659 | 77.7% | Sep 24, 2004 | Miramax |
| 91 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | - | - | - | $127,858 | 16 | $10,086,514 | 1.3% | Oct 11, 2002 | Giant Screen Films |
| 92 | Festival Express | - | - | - | $113,854 | 43 | $1,174,079 | 9.7% | Jul 23, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 93 | Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War | - | - | - | $112,648 | 34 | $1,111,061 | 10.1% | Sep 3, 2004 | IDP Distribution |
| 94 | Dig! | - | - | - | $112,255 | 10 | $127,067 | 88.3% | Oct 1, 2004 | Palm Pictures |
| 95 | Baptists at Our Barbecue | - | - | - | $112,147 | 13 | $173,306 | 64.7% | Oct 8, 2004 | Halestone Distribution |
| 96 | In the Face of Evil: Reagan's War in Word and Deed | - | - | - | $106,838 | 15 | $110,577 | 96.6% | Oct 1, 2004 | Nonfiction Films |
| 97 | Guiana 1838 | - | - | - | $106,277 | 16 | $227,241 | 46.8% | Sep 24, 2004 | RBC Radio |
| 98 | Garfield: The Movie | - | - | - | $104,984 | 3,150 | $75,369,589 | 0.1% | Jun 11, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 99 | End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones | - | - | - | $93,933 | 10 | $391,950 | 24% | Aug 20, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 100 | Celsius 41.11: The Temperature at Which the Brain... Begins to Die | - | - | - | $93,000 | 116 | $93,000 | 100% | Oct 22, 2004 | Citizens United |
| 101 | P.S. | - | - | - | $89,138 | 17 | $180,503 | 49.4% | Oct 15, 2004 | Newmarket Films |
| 102 | The Day After Tomorrow | - | - | - | $81,833 | 3,444 | $186,740,799 | <0.1% | May 28, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 103 | Wicker Park | - | - | - | $76,818 | 2,598 | $13,001,257 | 0.6% | Sep 3, 2004 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 104 | Eulogy | - | - | - | $75,076 | 22 | $75,076 | 100% | Oct 15, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 105 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $71,877 | 14 | $18,630,372 | 0.4% | Oct 29, 1999 | IMAX |
| 106 | Control Room | - | - | - | $71,212 | 74 | $2,589,616 | 2.7% | May 21, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 107 | Seducing Doctor Lewis 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $68,583 | 15 | $489,838 | 14% | Jun 16, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 108 | Remember Me, My Love | - | - | - | $67,600 | 7 | $227,986 | 29.7% | Sep 3, 2004 | IDP Distribution |
| 109 | Undertow | - | - | - | $67,103 | 30 | $143,597 | 46.7% | Oct 22, 2004 | United Artists |
| 110 | Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie | - | - | - | $64,321 | 2,411 | $19,765,868 | 0.3% | Aug 13, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 111 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | - | - | - | $64,055 | 3,104 | $85,288,303 | <0.1% | Jul 9, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 112 | Benji: Off the Leash! | - | - | - | $62,667 | 877 | $3,817,362 | 1.6% | Aug 20, 2004 | Mulberry Square Releasing |
| 113 | Alien Adventure | - | - | - | $62,273 | 10 | $8,959,784 | 0.7% | Aug 20, 1999 | nWave Pictures |
| 114 | Riding Giants | - | - | - | $59,588 | 64 | $2,276,368 | 2.6% | Jul 9, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 115 | Mean Creek | - | - | - | $58,747 | 49 | $603,951 | 9.7% | Aug 20, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 116 | We Don't Live Here Anymore | - | - | - | $55,591 | 190 | $2,041,014 | 2.7% | Aug 13, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 117 | Ju-on: The Grudge | - | - | - | $52,288 | 11 | $325,680 | 16.1% | Jul 23, 2004 | Vitagraph Films |
| 118 | The Brown Bunny | - | - | - | $50,089 | 19 | $366,301 | 13.7% | Aug 27, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 119 | Suspect Zero | - | - | - | $49,632 | 1,501 | $8,725,813 | 0.6% | Aug 27, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 120 | Hollywood Buddha | - | - | - | $47,613 | 4 | $72,115 | 66% | Sep 24, 2004 | Northern Arts Entertainment |
| 121 | Enduring Love | - | - | - | $47,544 | 56 | $358,362 | 13.3% | Oct 29, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 122 | The Door in the Floor | - | - | - | $46,489 | 134 | $3,854,624 | 1.2% | Jul 14, 2004 | Focus Features |
| 123 | Ghosts of the Abyss | - | - | - | $46,265 | 97 | $17,040,871 | 0.3% | Apr 11, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 124 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | - | - | - | $43,702 | 14 | $353,580 | 12.4% | Jun 11, 2004 | Dada Films |
| 125 | Moolaadé | - | - | - | $41,454 | 4 | $215,646 | 19.2% | Oct 15, 2004 | New Yorker Films |
| 126 | Tying the Knot | - | - | - | $40,576 | 8 | $40,576 | 100% | Oct 1, 2004 | IDP Distribution |
| 127 | Testosterone | - | - | - | $38,987 | 4 | $185,078 | 21.1% | Sep 10, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 128 | Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi | - | - | - | $37,035 | 6 | $107,585 | 34.4% | Jul 2, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 129 | Donnie Darko 2004 Director's Cut | - | - | - | $36,713 | 22 | $753,147 | 4.9% | Jun 2, 2004 | Newmarket Films |
| 130 | Voices of Iraq | - | - | - | $33,144 | 12 | $57,999 | 57.1% | Oct 29, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 131 | Un monde presque paisible 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $32,901 | 3 | $106,184 | 31% | Aug 20, 2004 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 132 | King Arthur | - | - | - | $32,024 | 3,086 | $51,882,244 | <0.1% | Jul 7, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 133 | The Story of the Weeping Camel | - | - | - | $30,249 | 55 | $1,763,052 | 1.7% | Jun 4, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 134 | Bush's Brain | - | - | - | $30,138 | 9 | $177,485 | 17% | Aug 20, 2004 | Tartan |
| 135 | When Will I Be Loved | - | - | - | $29,049 | 20 | $159,429 | 18.2% | Sep 10, 2004 | IFC Films |
| 136 | Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism | - | - | - | $28,995 | 18 | $461,572 | 6.3% | Aug 6, 2004 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 137 | Malevolence | - | - | - | $28,371 | 10 | $127,287 | 22.3% | Sep 10, 2004 | Painted Zebra Productions Inc. |
| 138 | The Inheritance | - | - | - | $27,250 | 2 | $68,215 | 39.9% | Jul 9, 2004 | The Cinema Guild |
| 139 | Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train | - | - | - | $25,890 | 4 | $122,011 | 21.2% | Jun 18, 2004 | First Run |
| 140 | Hearts and Minds | - | - | - | $25,053 | 2 | $28,754 | 87.1% | Oct 22, 2004 | Rialto Pictures |
| 141 | Fish Without a Bicycle | - | - | - | $25,019 | 1 | $26,799 | 93.4% | Oct 22, 2004 | Echelon Entertainment |
| 142 | Untold Scandal | - | - | - | $23,968 | 8 | $63,332 | 37.8% | Oct 13, 2004 | Kino International |
| 143 | The Young Black Stallion | - | - | - | $23,181 | 51 | $6,751,389 | 0.3% | Dec 25, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 144 | Monty Python's Life of Brian 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $22,979 | 28 | $646,951 | 3.6% | Apr 30, 2004 | Rainbow Releasing |
| 145 | Vodka Lemon | - | - | - | $22,338 | 3 | $66,361 | 33.7% | Oct 8, 2004 | New Yorker Films |
| 146 | Anatomy of Hell | - | - | - | $21,869 | 3 | $34,506 | 63.4% | Sep 24, 2004 | Tartan |
| 147 | Touch of Pink | - | - | - | $21,505 | 21 | $564,535 | 3.8% | Jul 16, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 148 | Warriors of Heaven and Earth | - | - | - | $21,451 | 9 | $82,936 | 25.9% | Sep 3, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 149 | The Raspberry Reich | - | - | - | $21,383 | 1 | $31,211 | 68.5% | Sep 24, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 150 | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | - | - | - | $19,282 | 19 | $360,759 | 5.3% | Jun 16, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 151 | The Twilight Samurai 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $19,166 | 16 | $559,765 | 3.4% | Apr 23, 2004 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 152 | The Best Two Years | - | - | - | $18,637 | 29 | $1,163,450 | 1.6% | Feb 20, 2004 | Halestone Distribution |
| 153 | Face | - | - | - | $18,528 | 4 | $108,151 | 17.1% | Oct 15, 2004 | Indican Pictures |
| 154 | Reconstruction | - | - | - | $17,426 | 9 | $73,516 | 23.7% | Sep 10, 2004 | Palm Pictures |
| 155 | Lightning in a Bottle | - | - | - | $17,421 | 21 | $201,711 | 8.6% | Oct 22, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 156 | A Home at the End of the World | - | - | - | $15,367 | 65 | $1,029,872 | 1.5% | Jul 23, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 157 | Zhou Yu's Train 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $14,604 | 12 | $142,562 | 10.2% | Jul 16, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 158 | Incantato 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $13,839 | 2 | $23,039 | 60.1% | Sep 24, 2004 | Northern Arts Entertainment |
| 159 | Grand Champion | - | - | - | $13,471 | 13 | $54,579 | 24.7% | Aug 27, 2004 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 160 | The Manson Family | - | - | - | $13,102 | 6 | $19,140 | 68.5% | Oct 22, 2004 | Zion Films |
| 161 | Spin | - | - | - | $12,355 | 9 | $12,355 | 100% | Oct 15, 2004 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 162 | The Dust Factory | - | - | - | $12,311 | 22 | $12,311 | 100% | Oct 15, 2004 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 163 | Postmen in the Mountains | - | - | - | $11,834 | 7 | $203,975 | 5.8% | Dec 25, 2003 | Shadow Distribution |
| 164 | The Five Obstructions | - | - | - | $11,581 | 3 | $165,845 | 7% | May 26, 2004 | Koch Lorber Films |
| 165 | Metallica: Some Kind of Monster | - | - | - | $11,340 | 147 | $1,222,708 | 0.9% | Jul 9, 2004 | IFC Films |
| 166 | Imelda | - | - | - | $11,279 | 6 | $200,992 | 5.6% | Jun 9, 2004 | Unico Entertainment |
| 167 | Sex Is Comedy 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $10,812 | 4 | $40,470 | 26.7% | Oct 20, 2004 | IFC Films |
| 168 | Bright Leaves | - | - | - | $9,618 | 4 | $77,888 | 12.3% | Aug 25, 2004 | First Run |
| 169 | The Take | - | - | - | $9,120 | 1 | $30,380 | 30% | Sep 22, 2004 | Icarus Films |
| 170 | Godzilla | - | - | - | $8,930 | 6 | $412,520 | 2.2% | May 7, 2004 | Rialto Pictures |
| 171 | Evil Remains | - | - | - | $8,490 | 4 | $8,747 | 97.1% | Oct 22, 2004 | Screen Media Films |
| 172 | Strayed | - | - | - | $7,642 | 29 | $482,757 | 1.6% | May 14, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 173 | The Battle of Algiers 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $7,596 | 9 | $822,941 | 0.9% | Jan 9, 2004 | Rialto Pictures |
| 174 | Goodbye, Dragon Inn | - | - | - | $7,485 | 3 | $35,120 | 21.3% | Sep 17, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 175 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $7,450 | 21 | $3,921,642 | 0.2% | Jun 9, 2001 | IMAX |
| 176 | Proteus | - | - | - | $7,361 | 3 | $62,031 | 11.9% | Jul 30, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 177 | Facing Windows | - | - | - | $7,241 | 27 | $543,354 | 1.3% | Jun 18, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 178 | You'll Get Over It | - | - | - | $7,173 | 2 | $50,256 | 14.3% | Jun 18, 2004 | Picture This! Entertainment |
| 179 | She Hate Me | - | - | - | $7,081 | 28 | $366,037 | 1.9% | Jul 28, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 180 | Merci Dr Rey! | - | - | - | $7,046 | 5 | $19,867 | 35.5% | Sep 17, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 181 | Modern Times 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $6,865 | 7 | $163,577 | 4.2% | Dec 26, 2003 | Kino International |
| 182 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $6,493 | 16 | $7,195,792 | <0.1% | Feb 26, 1999 | nWave Pictures |
| 183 | Rick | - | - | - | $6,467 | 2 | $11,991 | 53.9% | Sep 24, 2004 | Vitagraph Films |
| 184 | Incident at Loch Ness | - | - | - | $6,015 | 2 | $37,493 | 16% | Sep 17, 2004 | Abramorama |
| 185 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $5,327 | 24 | $1,926,034 | 0.3% | Oct 22, 2004 | IMAX |
| 186 | The Clearing | - | - | - | $5,164 | 449 | $5,763,875 | <0.1% | Jul 2, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 187 | Love Me If You Dare | - | - | - | $5,112 | 56 | $553,504 | 0.9% | May 21, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 188 | Transfixed | - | - | - | $4,909 | 1 | $17,361 | 28.3% | Jul 30, 2004 | Picture This! Entertainment |
| 189 | Home of the Brave | - | - | - | $4,874 | 1 | $4,874 | 100% | Oct 1, 2004 | Emerging Pictures |
| 190 | Gozu | - | - | - | $4,721 | 4 | $58,202 | 8.1% | Jul 30, 2004 | Pathfinder Pictures |
| 191 | Nicotina | - | - | - | $4,500 | 96 | $1,117,864 | 0.4% | Aug 20, 2004 | Arenas Entertainment |
| 192 | Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela | - | - | - | $4,499 | 3 | $381,225 | 1.2% | Oct 22, 2004 | Mela Films LLC |
| 193 | Stella Street | - | - | - | $4,119 | 10 | $4,119 | 100% | Oct 22, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 194 | The Seagull's Laughter | - | - | - | $4,003 | 3 | $72,527 | 5.5% | Feb 13, 2004 | The Cinema Guild |
| 195 | The Hillside Strangler | - | - | - | $3,837 | 1 | $4,143 | 92.6% | Sep 24, 2004 | Tartan |
| 196 | Mind the Gap | - | - | - | $3,815 | 1 | $10,637 | 35.9% | Sep 24, 2004 | Zion Films |
| 197 | It's All About Love | - | - | - | $3,636 | 2 | $6,140 | 59.2% | Oct 29, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 198 | Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring | - | - | - | $3,006 | 74 | $2,380,788 | 0.1% | Apr 2, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 199 | A Silent Love | - | - | - | $2,976 | 3 | $14,389 | 20.7% | Oct 29, 2004 | Atopia |
| 200 | Silent Waters | - | - | - | $2,723 | 1 | $7,384 | 36.9% | Oct 8, 2004 | First Run |
| 201 | The Child I Never Was | - | - | - | $2,609 | 1 | $2,609 | 100% | Oct 8, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 202 | Chooch | - | - | - | $2,330 | 3 | $31,015 | 7.5% | Aug 27, 2004 | Artistic License |
| 203 | Virgin | - | - | - | $2,008 | 1 | $9,614 | 20.9% | Sep 3, 2004 | Artistic License |
| 204 | Yes Nurse! No Nurse! 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,958 | 2 | $13,325 | 14.7% | Sep 3, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 205 | The Hunting of the President | - | - | - | $1,846 | 20 | $376,612 | 0.5% | Jun 18, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 206 | Brothers in Arms | - | - | - | $1,305 | 2 | $3,664 | 35.6% | Aug 27, 2004 | First Run |
| 207 | Twist | - | - | - | $1,105 | 4 | $47,370 | 2.3% | May 21, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 208 | Eight Hundred Bullets 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $866 | 2 | $866 | 100% | Oct 29, 2004 | TLA Releasing |
| 209 | The Burial Society | - | - | - | $550 | 3 | $21,285 | 2.6% | May 28, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 210 | Distant | - | - | - | $457 | 2 | $96,293 | 0.5% | Mar 12, 2004 | New Yorker Films |
| 211 | The Tracker 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $280 | 2 | $55,188 | 0.5% | Jan 16, 2004 | ArtMattan Productions |
| 212 | Tattoo Bar | - | - | - | $108 | 1 | $2,964 | 3.6% | Jul 5, 2002 | ArtMattan Productions |
