| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Shrek 2 | - | - | - | $346,511,753 | 4,223 | $441,550,292 | 78.5% | May 19, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 2 | The Day After Tomorrow | - | - | - | $149,272,353 | 3,444 | $186,740,799 | 79.9% | May 28, 2004 | 20th Century Fox |
| 3 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | - | - | - | $147,946,953 | 3,855 | $249,541,069 | 59.3% | - | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Troy | - | - | - | $124,654,079 | 3,411 | $133,378,256 | 93.5% | May 14, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Van Helsing | - | - | - | $116,679,610 | 3,580 | $120,177,084 | 97.1% | May 7, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | Mean Girls | - | - | - | $80,907,408 | 3,054 | $86,058,055 | 94% | Apr 30, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | Man on Fire | - | - | - | $76,175,554 | 2,986 | $77,911,774 | 97.8% | Apr 21, 2004 | 20th Century Fox |
| 8 | Kill Bill: Vol. 2 | - | - | - | $64,962,641 | 3,073 | $66,208,183 | 98.1% | Apr 16, 2004 | Miramax |
| 9 | Hellboy | - | - | - | $59,103,901 | 3,043 | $59,623,958 | 99.1% | Apr 2, 2004 | Revolution Studios |
| 10 | 13 Going on 30 | - | - | - | $55,615,545 | 3,453 | $57,231,747 | 97.2% | Apr 23, 2004 | Revolution Studios |
| 11 | The Passion of the Christ | - | - | - | $50,989,553 | 3,408 | $370,274,604 | 13.8% | Feb 25, 2004 | Newmarket Films |
| 12 | Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | - | - | - | $48,948,756 | 3,312 | $84,216,833 | 58.1% | Mar 26, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | Home on the Range | - | - | - | $48,947,527 | 3,058 | $50,030,461 | 97.8% | Apr 2, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | Walking Tall | - | - | - | $46,150,357 | 2,836 | $46,437,717 | 99.4% | Apr 2, 2004 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 15 | The Punisher | - | - | - | $33,453,837 | 2,649 | $33,810,189 | 98.9% | Apr 16, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 16 | Johnson Family Vacation | - | - | - | $30,618,058 | 1,326 | $31,203,964 | 98.1% | Apr 7, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 17 | Raising Helen | - | - | - | $30,352,190 | 2,721 | $37,486,512 | 81% | May 28, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | The Prince and Me | - | - | - | $28,094,914 | 2,711 | $28,176,497 | 99.7% | Apr 2, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 19 | The Ladykillers | - | - | - | $23,671,788 | 1,589 | $39,799,191 | 59.5% | Mar 26, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | Ella Enchanted | - | - | - | $22,344,344 | 2,149 | $22,918,387 | 97.5% | Apr 9, 2004 | Miramax |
| 21 | The Alamo | - | - | - | $22,183,178 | 2,609 | $22,414,961 | 99% | Apr 9, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 22 | The Chronicles of Riddick | - | - | - | $18,334,050 | 2,757 | $57,761,012 | 31.7% | Jun 11, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 23 | Laws of Attraction | - | - | - | $17,744,413 | 2,449 | $17,871,255 | 99.3% | Apr 30, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 24 | The Whole Ten Yards | - | - | - | $16,296,776 | 2,654 | $16,328,471 | 99.8% | Apr 9, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 25 | The Stepford Wives | - | - | - | $15,986,044 | 3,057 | $59,484,742 | 26.9% | Jun 11, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 26 | Garfield: The Movie | - | - | - | $15,874,192 | 3,150 | $75,369,589 | 21.1% | Jun 11, 2004 | 20th Century Fox |
| 27 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | - | - | - | $15,826,586 | 1,357 | $34,400,301 | 46% | Mar 19, 2004 | Focus Features |
| 28 | Jersey Girl | - | - | - | $15,045,667 | 1,821 | $25,268,157 | 59.5% | Mar 26, 2004 | Miramax |
| 29 | The Girl Next Door | - | - | - | $14,558,221 | 2,148 | $14,589,444 | 99.8% | Apr 9, 2004 | 20th Century Fox |
| 30 | Godsend | - | - | - | $14,305,759 | 2,323 | $14,379,751 | 99.5% | Apr 30, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 31 | New York Minute | - | - | - | $13,733,314 | 3,006 | $14,071,441 | 97.6% | May 7, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 32 | Envy | - | - | - | $13,527,571 | 2,445 | $13,562,325 | 99.7% | Apr 30, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 33 | Soul Plane | - | - | - | $12,771,568 | 1,566 | $14,190,750 | 90% | May 28, 2004 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 34 | Dawn of the Dead | - | - | - | $12,464,181 | 2,748 | $59,020,957 | 21.1% | Mar 19, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 35 | Breakin' All the Rules | - | - | - | $11,714,230 | 1,318 | $12,264,319 | 95.5% | May 14, 2004 | Screen Gems |
| 36 | Starsky & Hutch | - | - | - | $9,754,317 | 3,185 | $88,237,754 | 11.1% | Mar 5, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | Taking Lives | - | - | - | $9,240,790 | 2,705 | $32,682,342 | 28.3% | Mar 19, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 38 | Hidalgo | - | - | - | $9,043,014 | 3,065 | $67,303,450 | 13.4% | Mar 5, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 39 | Connie and Carla | - | - | - | $8,085,771 | 1,016 | $8,085,771 | 100% | Apr 16, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 40 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $7,745,427 | 73 | $21,583,831 | 35.9% | Mar 12, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 41 | Super Size Me | - | - | - | $7,303,513 | 230 | $11,536,423 | 63.3% | May 7, 2004 | IDP Distribution |
| 42 | Secret Window | - | - | - | $6,379,684 | 3,018 | $48,022,900 | 13.3% | Mar 12, 2004 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 43 | 50 First Dates | - | - | - | $3,318,859 | 3,612 | $120,908,074 | 2.7% | Feb 13, 2004 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 44 | Saved! | - | - | - | $3,015,587 | 592 | $8,940,582 | 33.7% | May 28, 2004 | United Artists |
| 45 | Bugs! | - | - | - | $3,007,520 | 33 | $19,063,544 | 15.8% | Mar 12, 2003 | SK Films |
| 46 | Clifford's Really Big Movie | - | - | - | $2,922,354 | 471 | $2,922,354 | 100% | Apr 20, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 47 | Good Bye Lenin! | - | - | - | $2,796,992 | 125 | $4,064,200 | 68.8% | Feb 27, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 48 | A Day Without a Mexican | - | - | - | $2,760,935 | 107 | $4,179,890 | 66.1% | May 14, 2004 | Televisa Cine |
| 49 | Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius | - | - | - | $2,687,870 | 1,332 | $2,694,071 | 99.8% | Apr 30, 2004 | Film Foundry Releasing |
| 50 | Barbershop 2: Back in Business | - | - | - | $2,487,007 | 2,711 | $65,111,277 | 3.8% | Feb 6, 2004 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 51 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $2,453,096 | 64 | $93,383,953 | 2.6% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 52 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | - | - | - | $2,270,222 | 3,703 | $377,027,325 | 0.6% | Dec 17, 2003 | New Line Cinema |
| 53 | Dans une galaxie près de chez vous - Le film | - | - | - | $2,259,688 | 74 | $2,259,688 | 100% | Apr 9, 2004 | TVA Films |
| 54 | Bon Voyage 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,005,556 | 94 | $2,354,559 | 85.2% | Mar 19, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 55 | Never Die Alone | - | - | - | $1,939,578 | 1,160 | $5,645,298 | 34.4% | Mar 26, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 56 | Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London | - | - | - | $1,824,355 | 2,973 | $23,630,159 | 7.7% | Mar 12, 2004 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 57 | Main Hoon Na | - | - | - | $1,747,060 | 79 | $1,747,060 | 100% | Apr 30, 2004 | Eros Worldwide |
| 58 | Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring | - | - | - | $1,679,979 | 74 | $2,380,788 | 70.6% | Apr 2, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 59 | Monsieur Ibrahim | - | - | - | $1,497,125 | 92 | $2,823,890 | 53% | Dec 3, 2003 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 60 | Machine Gun Molly | - | - | - | $1,435,015 | 99 | $1,435,015 | 100% | Apr 30, 2004 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 61 | Dogville | - | - | - | $1,414,848 | 70 | $1,535,286 | 92.2% | Mar 26, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 62 | I'm Not Scared | - | - | - | $1,343,458 | 63 | $1,615,328 | 83.2% | Apr 9, 2004 | Miramax |
| 63 | Coffee and Cigarettes | - | - | - | $1,318,739 | 47 | $2,198,924 | 60% | May 14, 2004 | United Artists |
| 64 | Mystic River | - | - | - | $1,296,157 | 1,581 | $90,135,191 | 1.4% | Oct 8, 2003 | Warner Bros. |
| 65 | Touching the Void | - | - | - | $1,227,893 | 137 | $4,593,598 | 26.7% | Jan 23, 2004 | IFC Films |
| 66 | Cheaper by the Dozen | - | - | - | $1,002,008 | 3,307 | $138,614,544 | 0.7% | Dec 25, 2003 | 20th Century Fox |
| 67 | Around the World in 80 Days | - | - | - | $796,036 | 2,801 | $24,008,137 | 3.3% | Jun 16, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 68 | My Architect | - | - | - | $756,270 | 39 | $2,750,707 | 27.5% | Nov 12, 2003 | New Yorker Films |
| 69 | Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen | - | - | - | $751,148 | 2,503 | $29,331,068 | 2.6% | Feb 20, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 70 | Intermission | - | - | - | $750,122 | 69 | $896,993 | 83.6% | Mar 19, 2004 | IFC Films |
| 71 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | - | - | - | $695,071 | 16 | $10,086,514 | 6.9% | Oct 11, 2002 | Giant Screen Films |
| 72 | The Triplets of Belleville | - | - | - | $693,083 | 463 | $7,007,149 | 9.9% | Nov 26, 2003 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 73 | Miracle | - | - | - | $684,715 | 2,755 | $64,378,093 | 1.1% | Feb 6, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 74 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $683,211 | 38 | $53,354,743 | 1.3% | Oct 23, 1998 | IMAX |
| 75 | What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? | - | - | - | $674,772 | 146 | $10,942,306 | 6.2% | Feb 6, 2004 | Captured Light |
| 76 | Seducing Doctor Lewis | - | - | - | $673,179 | 80 | $9,354,342 | 7.2% | Jul 11, 2003 | Odeon |
| 77 | Young Adam | - | - | - | $650,016 | 41 | $767,373 | 84.7% | Apr 16, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 78 | Hum Tum | - | - | - | $621,481 | 43 | $796,641 | 78% | May 28, 2004 | Yash Raj Films |
| 79 | The Corporation | - | - | - | $585,985 | 16 | $1,613,533 | 36.3% | Jan 16, 2004 | Mongrel Media |
| 80 | You Got Served | - | - | - | $577,190 | 1,943 | $40,363,810 | 1.4% | Jan 30, 2004 | Screen Gems |
| 81 | Girl with a Pearl Earring | - | - | - | $548,216 | 402 | $11,670,971 | 4.7% | Dec 12, 2003 | Lionsgate |
| 82 | The Saddest Music in the World | - | - | - | $542,670 | 25 | $699,225 | 77.6% | Apr 30, 2004 | IFC Films |
| 83 | The Butterfly Effect | - | - | - | $529,501 | 2,605 | $57,938,693 | 0.9% | Jan 23, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 84 | L'incomparable mademoiselle C. | - | - | - | $493,905 | 77 | $493,905 | 100% | Apr 23, 2004 | Christal Films |
| 85 | Ghosts of the Abyss | - | - | - | $479,995 | 97 | $17,040,871 | 2.8% | Apr 11, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 86 | Along Came Polly | - | - | - | $460,394 | 3,052 | $88,097,164 | 0.5% | Jan 16, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 87 | Monty Python's Life of Brian 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $448,300 | 28 | $646,951 | 69.3% | Apr 30, 2004 | Rainbow Releasing |
| 88 | Le dernier tunnel | - | - | - | $436,731 | 64 | $1,352,489 | 32.3% | Mar 12, 2004 | Christal Films |
| 89 | Monster | - | - | - | $422,468 | 1,093 | $34,469,210 | 1.2% | Dec 24, 2003 | Newmarket Films |
| 90 | Shaolin Soccer | - | - | - | $422,181 | 14 | $489,600 | 86.2% | Apr 2, 2004 | Miramax |
| 91 | The Barbarian Invasions 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $409,266 | 139 | $3,435,749 | 11.9% | Nov 21, 2003 | Miramax |
| 92 | Twisted | - | - | - | $406,766 | 2,704 | $25,198,598 | 1.6% | Feb 27, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 93 | Big Fish | - | - | - | $400,439 | 2,514 | $66,809,693 | 0.6% | Dec 10, 2003 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 94 | Osama | - | - | - | $397,937 | 35 | $1,270,904 | 31.3% | Feb 6, 2004 | United Artists |
| 95 | Still We Believe: The Boston Red Sox Movie | - | - | - | $386,163 | 54 | $396,803 | 97.3% | May 7, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 96 | The Fog of War | - | - | - | $385,812 | 261 | $4,198,566 | 9.2% | Dec 19, 2003 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 97 | Love Me If You Dare | - | - | - | $364,709 | 56 | $553,504 | 65.9% | May 21, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 98 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $361,533 | 10 | $13,651,656 | 2.6% | Feb 23, 2001 | nWave Pictures |
| 99 | Cold Mountain | - | - | - | $351,745 | 2,802 | $95,636,509 | 0.4% | Dec 25, 2003 | Miramax |
| 100 | My Baby's Daddy | - | - | - | $347,105 | 1,448 | $17,669,317 | 2% | Jan 9, 2004 | Miramax |
| 101 | The United States of Leland | - | - | - | $343,282 | 90 | $343,847 | 99.8% | Apr 2, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 102 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | - | - | - | $335,472 | 3,101 | $93,927,920 | 0.4% | Nov 14, 2003 | 20th Century Fox |
| 103 | Yuva | - | - | - | $331,166 | 35 | $331,166 | 100% | May 21, 2004 | Net Effect Media |
| 104 | Strayed | - | - | - | $317,758 | 29 | $482,757 | 65.8% | May 14, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 105 | Broken Wings | - | - | - | $310,876 | 24 | $421,454 | 73.8% | Mar 12, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 106 | Masti | - | - | - | $308,566 | 29 | $308,566 | 100% | Apr 9, 2004 | Eros Worldwide |
| 107 | The Twilight Samurai 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $306,617 | 16 | $559,765 | 54.8% | Apr 23, 2004 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 108 | The Best Two Years | - | - | - | $305,650 | 29 | $1,163,450 | 26.3% | Feb 20, 2004 | Halestone Distribution |
| 109 | Latter Days | - | - | - | $301,366 | 19 | $834,685 | 36.1% | Jan 30, 2004 | TLA Releasing |
| 110 | Silmido | - | - | - | $298,347 | 8 | $298,347 | 100% | Apr 23, 2004 | Cinema Service |
| 111 | Mickey | - | - | - | $294,758 | 76 | $294,758 | 100% | Apr 30, 2004 | Slugger Pictures |
| 112 | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | - | - | - | $261,173 | 17 | $10,994,028 | 2.4% | Oct 18, 2002 | Giant Screen Films |
| 113 | Since Otar Left | - | - | - | $251,478 | 15 | $350,391 | 71.8% | Apr 30, 2004 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 114 | Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights | - | - | - | $248,729 | 2,042 | $14,161,590 | 1.8% | Feb 27, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 115 | Asa Nu Maan Watna Da: In Search of Our Roots | - | - | - | $235,075 | 5 | $235,075 | 100% | May 14, 2004 | Wild Rose Entertainment |
| 116 | The Mother | - | - | - | $234,644 | 44 | $1,063,163 | 22.1% | May 28, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 117 | Godzilla | - | - | - | $231,015 | 6 | $412,520 | 56% | May 7, 2004 | Rialto Pictures |
| 118 | Mayor of the Sunset Strip | - | - | - | $229,943 | 18 | $257,315 | 89.4% | Mar 26, 2004 | First Look International |
| 119 | Spartan | - | - | - | $224,517 | 832 | $4,434,432 | 5.1% | Mar 12, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 120 | The Agronomist | - | - | - | $220,315 | 21 | $226,189 | 97.4% | Apr 23, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 121 | Control Room | - | - | - | $215,438 | 74 | $2,589,616 | 8.3% | May 21, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 122 | The Blue Butterfly | - | - | - | $214,208 | 73 | $1,755,355 | 12.2% | Feb 20, 2004 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 123 | The Young Black Stallion | - | - | - | $213,798 | 51 | $6,751,389 | 3.2% | Dec 25, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 124 | The Delicate Art of Parking | - | - | - | $213,008 | 10 | $213,008 | 100% | Apr 2, 2004 | Cinéma Libre |
| 125 | Japanese Story | - | - | - | $206,963 | 21 | $647,054 | 32% | Dec 31, 2003 | IDP Distribution |
| 126 | Ruby & Quentin | - | - | - | $200,030 | 33 | $312,824 | 63.9% | Mar 26, 2004 | Christal Films |
| 127 | The Return | - | - | - | $196,111 | 18 | $504,256 | 38.9% | Feb 6, 2004 | Kino International |
| 128 | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | - | - | - | $196,074 | 3,102 | $70,099,045 | 0.3% | Oct 10, 2003 | Miramax |
| 129 | Valentin 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $194,660 | 15 | $275,968 | 70.5% | May 7, 2004 | Miramax |
| 130 | Calendar Girls | - | - | - | $194,480 | 967 | $31,041,759 | 0.6% | Dec 19, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 131 | In America | - | - | - | $191,966 | 403 | $15,539,656 | 1.2% | Nov 26, 2003 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 132 | Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself | - | - | - | $185,545 | 16 | $235,294 | 78.9% | Mar 12, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 133 | City of God | - | - | - | $183,698 | 242 | $7,564,459 | 2.4% | Jan 17, 2003 | Miramax |
| 134 | The Company | - | - | - | $180,202 | 55 | $2,283,914 | 7.9% | Dec 25, 2003 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 135 | The Haunted Mansion | - | - | - | $175,403 | 3,122 | $75,847,266 | 0.2% | Nov 26, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 136 | Stateside | - | - | - | $174,318 | 156 | $174,318 | 100% | May 21, 2004 | IDP Distribution |
| 137 | Baadasssss! | - | - | - | $172,552 | 41 | $365,727 | 47.2% | May 28, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 138 | The Battle of Algiers 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $156,603 | 9 | $822,941 | 19% | Jan 9, 2004 | Rialto Pictures |
| 139 | Greendale | - | - | - | $155,870 | 8 | $255,947 | 60.9% | Feb 27, 2004 | Shakey Pictures |
| 140 | Carandiru | - | - | - | $148,890 | 15 | $216,335 | 68.8% | May 14, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 141 | This Old Cub | - | - | - | $146,994 | 6 | $270,014 | 54.4% | Mar 26, 2004 | Emerging Pictures |
| 142 | The Dreamers | - | - | - | $143,547 | 116 | $2,532,228 | 5.7% | Feb 6, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 143 | Kitchen Stories 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $134,631 | 15 | $351,235 | 38.3% | Feb 20, 2004 | IFC Films |
| 144 | The Reckoning | - | - | - | $121,316 | 32 | $257,252 | 47.2% | Mar 5, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 145 | Welcome to Mooseport | - | - | - | $117,616 | 2,868 | $14,470,947 | 0.8% | Feb 20, 2004 | 20th Century Fox |
| 146 | Something's Gotta Give | - | - | - | $114,671 | 2,876 | $124,728,738 | <0.1% | Dec 12, 2003 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 147 | Bukowski: Born into This | - | - | - | $114,661 | 8 | $318,816 | 36% | May 28, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 148 | Catch That Kid | - | - | - | $113,600 | 2,848 | $16,703,799 | 0.7% | Feb 6, 2004 | 20th Century Fox |
| 149 | The Book of Mormon Movie, Volume 1: The Journey | - | - | - | $112,502 | 38 | $1,680,020 | 6.7% | Sep 12, 2003 | Mormon Movies LLC |
| 150 | Seeing Other People | - | - | - | $87,713 | 16 | $87,923 | 99.8% | May 7, 2004 | Lantern Lane Entertainment |
| 151 | A Slipping-Down Life | - | - | - | $87,315 | 31 | $107,099 | 81.5% | May 14, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 152 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $86,492 | 21 | $3,921,642 | 2.2% | Jun 9, 2001 | IMAX |
| 153 | Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion | - | - | - | $84,865 | 15 | $578,241 | 14.7% | Sep 19, 2003 | Artistic License |
| 154 | Napoleon Dynamite | - | - | - | $82,144 | 1,027 | $44,540,956 | 0.2% | Jun 11, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 155 | Lost Boys of Sudan | - | - | - | $80,288 | 8 | $188,467 | 42.6% | Aug 22, 2003 | Shadow Distribution |
| 156 | The Corporation 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $79,600 | 28 | $1,879,983 | 4.2% | Jun 4, 2004 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 157 | Torque | - | - | - | $73,780 | 2,463 | $21,215,059 | 0.3% | Jan 16, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 158 | Games People Play: New York | - | - | - | $68,127 | 4 | $113,622 | 60% | Mar 12, 2004 | Artistic License |
| 159 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $67,546 | 14 | $18,630,372 | 0.4% | Oct 29, 1999 | IMAX |
| 160 | Robot Stories | - | - | - | $65,752 | 3 | $131,451 | 50% | Feb 13, 2004 | Pak Film |
| 161 | Two Men Went to War | - | - | - | $65,262 | 4 | $150,208 | 43.4% | Mar 26, 2004 | Indican Pictures |
| 162 | The Five Obstructions | - | - | - | $55,844 | 3 | $165,845 | 33.7% | May 26, 2004 | Koch Lorber Films |
| 163 | The Last Samurai | - | - | - | $53,068 | 2,938 | $111,127,263 | <0.1% | Dec 5, 2003 | Warner Bros. |
| 164 | Donnie Darko 2004 Director's Cut | - | - | - | $52,817 | 22 | $753,147 | 7% | Jun 2, 2004 | Newmarket Films |
| 165 | The Story of the Weeping Camel | - | - | - | $52,078 | 55 | $1,763,052 | 3% | Jun 4, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 166 | Noi the Albino | - | - | - | $51,384 | 7 | $60,555 | 84.9% | Mar 19, 2004 | Palm Pictures |
| 167 | Pride and Prejudice | - | - | - | $51,123 | 20 | $377,271 | 13.6% | Dec 5, 2003 | Excel Entertainment |
| 168 | Her Majesty | - | - | - | $49,614 | 3 | $63,652 | 77.9% | Apr 30, 2004 | Panorama Entertainment |
| 169 | My Mother Likes Women 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $49,363 | 6 | $82,916 | 59.5% | May 21, 2004 | Norador Productions |
| 170 | Twentynine Palms | - | - | - | $47,129 | 3 | $54,523 | 86.4% | Apr 9, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 171 | The Gatekeeper | - | - | - | $45,697 | 3 | $312,434 | 14.6% | Apr 25, 2003 | Gatekeeper Productions |
| 172 | To Be and to Have | - | - | - | $44,790 | 14 | $777,129 | 5.8% | Sep 19, 2003 | New Yorker Films |
| 173 | The Mudge Boy | - | - | - | $44,127 | 4 | $62,852 | 70.2% | May 7, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 174 | Close Your Eyes | - | - | - | $41,392 | 17 | $41,392 | 100% | Apr 23, 2004 | First Look International |
| 175 | Crimson Gold | - | - | - | $41,380 | 8 | $148,959 | 27.8% | Jan 16, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 176 | Justice | - | - | - | $39,895 | 1 | $39,895 | 100% | May 12, 2004 | Jujitsu Films LLC |
| 177 | Springtime in a Small Town | - | - | - | $39,043 | 2 | $43,017 | 90.8% | May 14, 2004 | Palm Pictures |
| 178 | A Thousand Clouds of Peace | - | - | - | $38,560 | 4 | $48,782 | 79% | Apr 2, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 179 | This So-Called Disaster | - | - | - | $37,042 | 3 | $226,658 | 16.3% | Apr 21, 2004 | IFC Films |
| 180 | Distant | - | - | - | $36,775 | 2 | $96,293 | 38.2% | Mar 12, 2004 | New Yorker Films |
| 181 | Wooly Boys | - | - | - | $35,969 | 7 | $335,726 | 10.7% | Jan 23, 2004 | MAC Releasing |
| 182 | Adored: Diary of a Porn Star | - | - | - | $35,876 | 3 | $41,703 | 86% | Apr 2, 2004 | Wolfe Releasing |
| 183 | Ned Kelly | - | - | - | $35,871 | 22 | $86,959 | 41.3% | Mar 26, 2004 | Focus Features |
| 184 | Secret Things | - | - | - | $35,579 | 3 | $105,090 | 33.9% | Jan 2, 2004 | First Run |
| 185 | Bulgarian Lovers | - | - | - | $35,515 | 3 | $60,712 | 58.5% | Apr 30, 2004 | TLA Releasing |
| 186 | Alila | - | - | - | $35,413 | 4 | $50,961 | 69.5% | Feb 27, 2004 | Kino International |
| 187 | The Gospel of John | - | - | - | $34,802 | 113 | $4,069,090 | 0.9% | Sep 26, 2003 | THINKFilm |
| 188 | Showboy | - | - | - | $34,646 | 2 | $34,646 | 100% | Apr 9, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 189 | After Freedom | - | - | - | $34,324 | 2 | $35,639 | 96.3% | May 14, 2004 | Vitagraph Films |
| 190 | What Alice Found | - | - | - | $32,408 | 3 | $67,436 | 48.1% | Dec 5, 2003 | Castle Hill Productions |
| 191 | The Seagull's Laughter | - | - | - | $32,368 | 3 | $72,527 | 44.6% | Feb 13, 2004 | The Cinema Guild |
| 192 | Divan | - | - | - | $31,742 | 4 | $56,214 | 56.5% | Mar 17, 2004 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 193 | James' Journey to Jerusalem | - | - | - | $30,241 | 7 | $64,967 | 46.5% | Mar 5, 2004 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 194 | Brother Bear | - | - | - | $29,201 | 3,030 | $85,336,277 | <0.1% | Oct 24, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 195 | EuroTrip | - | - | - | $28,962 | 2,544 | $17,771,387 | 0.2% | Feb 20, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 196 | Superstar in a Housedress | - | - | - | $28,745 | 1 | $28,032 | 102.5% | May 5, 2004 | Abramorama |
| 197 | One 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $28,443 | 4 | $65,172 | 43.6% | Jan 30, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 198 | Peter Pan | - | - | - | $28,373 | 2,813 | $48,462,608 | <0.1% | Dec 25, 2003 | Universal Pictures |
| 199 | The Cooler | - | - | - | $28,312 | 408 | $8,291,572 | 0.3% | Nov 26, 2003 | Lionsgate |
| 200 | 2 Brothers & a Bride | - | - | - | $26,193 | 10 | $28,909 | 90.6% | May 7, 2004 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 201 | Modern Times 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $25,970 | 7 | $163,577 | 15.9% | Dec 26, 2003 | Kino International |
| 202 | Word Wars | - | - | - | $25,084 | 5 | $110,617 | 22.7% | May 28, 2004 | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 203 | Shade | - | - | - | $25,032 | 6 | $25,032 | 100% | Apr 9, 2004 | RKO Radio Pictures |
| 204 | Alien Adventure | - | - | - | $23,872 | 10 | $8,959,784 | 0.3% | Aug 20, 1999 | nWave Pictures |
| 205 | The Tracker 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $23,137 | 2 | $55,188 | 41.9% | Jan 16, 2004 | ArtMattan Productions |
| 206 | His Brother | - | - | - | $22,834 | 2 | $22,834 | 100% | Apr 2, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 207 | Twist | - | - | - | $22,231 | 4 | $47,370 | 46.9% | May 21, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 208 | Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer | - | - | - | $21,275 | 2 | $107,040 | 19.9% | Mar 5, 2004 | Indican Pictures |
| 209 | 21 Grams | - | - | - | $21,135 | 411 | $16,290,476 | 0.1% | Nov 21, 2003 | Focus Features |
| 210 | S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine | - | - | - | $20,478 | 2 | $22,606 | 90.6% | May 19, 2004 | First Run |
| 211 | House of Sand and Fog | - | - | - | $19,871 | 598 | $13,040,288 | 0.2% | Dec 19, 2003 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 212 | Hiding and Seeking: Faith and Tolerance After the Holocaust | - | - | - | $19,599 | 2 | $51,936 | 37.7% | Feb 6, 2004 | First Run |
| 213 | La vie promise 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $17,584 | 2 | $40,029 | 43.9% | Mar 5, 2004 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 214 | Suddenly | - | - | - | $17,466 | 3 | $44,806 | 39% | Aug 27, 2003 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 215 | Two 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $17,085 | 2 | $47,806 | 35.7% | Feb 6, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 216 | Frankie and Johnny Are Married | - | - | - | $16,996 | 4 | $22,900 | 74.2% | May 26, 2004 | IFC Films |
| 217 | The Butterfly 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $16,701 | 2 | $38,438 | 43.4% | Dec 19, 2003 | First Run |
| 218 | The Weather Underground | - | - | - | $16,569 | 14 | $564,632 | 2.9% | Jun 4, 2003 | Shadow Distribution |
| 219 | Faster | - | - | - | $16,265 | 1 | $16,265 | 100% | Apr 23, 2004 | Slamdance |
| 220 | The Burial Society | - | - | - | $15,867 | 3 | $21,285 | 74.5% | May 28, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 221 | People Say I'm Crazy | - | - | - | $15,679 | 1 | $15,679 | 100% | Apr 30, 2004 | - |
| 222 | I Vitelloni 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $15,620 | 3 | $116,428 | 13.4% | Nov 14, 2003 | Kino International |
| 223 | Off the Lip | - | - | - | $15,217 | 31 | $15,217 | 100% | May 7, 2004 | Hannover House |
| 224 | Club Dread | - | - | - | $14,947 | 1,807 | $5,001,708 | 0.3% | Feb 27, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 225 | Postmen in the Mountains | - | - | - | $14,944 | 7 | $203,975 | 7.3% | Dec 25, 2003 | Shadow Distribution |
| 226 | Reeseville | - | - | - | $14,824 | 4 | $14,824 | 100% | May 7, 2004 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 227 | Imelda | - | - | - | $14,532 | 6 | $200,992 | 7.2% | Jun 9, 2004 | Unico Entertainment |
| 228 | Yves Saint Laurent: His Life and Times | - | - | - | $14,332 | 2 | $99,819 | 14.4% | Jan 7, 2004 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 229 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $13,470 | 16 | $7,195,792 | 0.2% | Feb 26, 1999 | nWave Pictures |
| 230 | Hukkle | - | - | - | $13,455 | 4 | $53,715 | 25% | Nov 14, 2003 | Shadow Distribution |
| 231 | The Animation Show | - | - | - | $13,380 | 10 | $366,344 | 3.7% | Sep 5, 2003 | The Animation Show |
| 232 | Against the Ropes | - | - | - | $13,037 | 1,601 | $5,884,190 | 0.2% | Feb 20, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 233 | The Home Teachers | - | - | - | $12,415 | 20 | $203,917 | 6.1% | Jan 9, 2004 | Halestone Distribution |
| 234 | Maestro | - | - | - | $12,392 | 1 | $25,315 | 49% | Mar 12, 2004 | Artrution Productions |
| 235 | Big Ain't Bad | - | - | - | $12,288 | 2 | $12,288 | 100% | Apr 16, 2004 | Big Ain't Bad Productions LLC |
| 236 | Close Call | - | - | - | $12,077 | 4 | $12,077 | 100% | Apr 16, 2004 | Prime Media Pictures |
| 237 | Gypsy 83 | - | - | - | $11,772 | 1 | $29,367 | 40.1% | Apr 16, 2004 | Small Planet Pictures |
| 238 | Three 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $11,593 | 3 | $27,256 | 42.5% | Feb 13, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 239 | AKA | - | - | - | $10,867 | 3 | $49,988 | 21.7% | Dec 12, 2003 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 240 | The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra | - | - | - | $10,337 | 13 | $143,121 | 7.2% | Feb 6, 2004 | Sony Pictures Repertory |
| 241 | Oasis 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $10,304 | 2 | $10,304 | 100% | May 7, 2004 | Lifesize Entertainment |
| 242 | L'Age d'Or | - | - | - | $9,243 | 2 | $32,712 | 28.3% | Jan 30, 2004 | Kino International |
| 243 | Across the Sea of Time | - | - | - | $8,947 | 2 | $16,015,639 | <0.1% | Oct 20, 1995 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 244 | American Storytellers | - | - | - | $7,728 | 1 | $24,082 | 32.1% | Nov 7, 2003 | Indican Pictures |
| 245 | Bus 174 | - | - | - | $7,725 | 5 | $217,201 | 3.6% | Oct 8, 2003 | THINKFilm |
| 246 | With All Deliberate Speed | - | - | - | $7,690 | 5 | $7,690 | 100% | May 14, 2004 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 247 | Lana's Rain | - | - | - | $7,643 | 4 | $44,287 | 17.3% | Feb 27, 2004 | ISA Releasing |
| 248 | Wasabi Tuna | - | - | - | $7,631 | 1 | $7,631 | 100% | May 7, 2004 | Cafe Entertainment Studios |
| 249 | Wake | - | - | - | $7,212 | 2 | $7,212 | 100% | May 28, 2004 | Echelon Entertainment |
| 250 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | - | - | - | $6,852 | 14 | $353,580 | 1.9% | Jun 11, 2004 | Dada Films |
| 251 | The Station Agent | - | - | - | $6,715 | 198 | $5,739,376 | 0.1% | Oct 3, 2003 | Miramax |
| 252 | I'll Sing for You 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $6,408 | 1 | $9,425 | 68% | Mar 26, 2004 | First Run |
| 253 | Raja | - | - | - | $6,142 | 2 | $13,000 | 47.2% | Mar 26, 2004 | Film Movement |
| 254 | Eat This New York | - | - | - | $5,888 | 2 | $24,640 | 23.9% | Jan 30, 2004 | Organic Pictures |
| 255 | Power Trip | - | - | - | $5,808 | 3 | $39,359 | 14.8% | Dec 10, 2003 | Artistic License |
| 256 | Martin & Orloff | - | - | - | $5,738 | 2 | $34,222 | 16.8% | Nov 7, 2003 | Spit & Glue Distribution |
| 257 | Made-Up | - | - | - | $5,736 | 5 | $79,766 | 7.2% | May 30, 2003 | Sister Films LLC |
| 258 | Klezmer on Fish Street | - | - | - | $5,724 | 1 | $5,724 | 100% | Apr 16, 2004 | Castle Hill Productions |
| 259 | The 24th Day | - | - | - | $4,941 | 1 | $14,460 | 34.2% | May 14, 2004 | Screen Media Films |
| 260 | The Last Place on Earth | - | - | - | $4,148 | 1 | $6,505 | 63.8% | May 14, 2004 | Panorama Entertainment |
| 261 | Tokyo Godfathers | - | - | - | $3,807 | 10 | $129,560 | 2.9% | Jan 16, 2004 | IDP Distribution |
| 262 | Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space | - | - | - | $3,386 | 1 | $3,386 | 100% | Apr 2, 2004 | Vitagraph Films |
| 263 | Yossi & Jagger | - | - | - | $2,949 | 6 | $267,005 | 1.1% | Sep 24, 2003 | Strand Releasing |
| 264 | Firedancer | - | - | - | $2,422 | 1 | $2,422 | 100% | Jun 4, 2004 | Cinema Four |
| 265 | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $1,778 | 19 | $1,766,621 | 0.1% | Sep 20, 2002 | IMAX |
| 266 | Imagining Argentina | - | - | - | $1,770 | 1 | $8,899 | 19.9% | Jun 11, 2004 | Arenas Entertainment |
| 267 | Blind Shaft | - | - | - | $1,752 | 4 | $33,272 | 5.3% | Feb 6, 2004 | Kino International |
| 268 | Marathon | - | - | - | $1,703 | 1 | $1,703 | 100% | Apr 2, 2004 | Cinema Four |
| 269 | Teacher's Pet | - | - | - | $1,663 | 2,027 | $6,491,969 | <0.1% | Jan 16, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 270 | Blue Gate Crossing | - | - | - | $1,076 | 1 | $6,242 | 17.2% | Nov 21, 2003 | Strand Releasing |
| 271 | The Statement | - | - | - | $1,039 | 51 | $765,637 | 0.1% | Dec 12, 2003 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 272 | Seducing Doctor Lewis 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $964 | 15 | $489,838 | 0.2% | Jun 16, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 273 | Okraina | - | - | - | $919 | 1 | $2,797 | 32.9% | Apr 2, 2004 | Facets Multimedia Distribution |
| 274 | The Perfect Score | - | - | - | $827 | 2,208 | $10,391,003 | <0.1% | Jan 30, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 275 | Porn Theatre | - | - | - | $514 | 2 | $31,653 | 1.6% | Oct 10, 2003 | Strand Releasing |
| 276 | Bonhoeffer | - | - | - | $449 | 7 | $296,181 | 0.2% | Jun 20, 2003 | First Run |
| 277 | Paycheck | - | - | - | $249 | 2,762 | $53,790,451 | <0.1% | Dec 25, 2003 | Paramount Pictures |
| 278 | Venus Boyz 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $182 | 1 | $18,515 | 1% | Aug 22, 2003 | First Run |
