| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | The Incredibles | - | - | - | $236,978,426 | 3,933 | $261,441,092 | 90.6% | Nov 5, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | Shark Tale | - | - | - | $159,568,781 | 4,070 | $160,861,908 | 99.2% | Oct 1, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 3 | National Treasure | - | - | - | $132,748,249 | 3,243 | $173,008,894 | 76.7% | Nov 19, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | The Polar Express | - | - | - | $123,430,336 | 3,650 | $162,775,358 | 75.8% | Nov 10, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | The Grudge | - | - | - | $110,175,871 | 3,348 | $110,359,362 | 99.8% | Oct 22, 2004 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | - | - | - | $76,362,402 | 3,307 | $85,417,988 | 89.4% | Nov 19, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | Ladder 49 | - | - | - | $73,385,123 | 3,261 | $74,541,707 | 98.4% | Oct 1, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | Ray | - | - | - | $70,247,805 | 2,474 | $75,331,600 | 93.3% | Oct 29, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | Ocean's Twelve | - | - | - | $68,524,528 | 3,290 | $125,544,280 | 54.6% | Dec 10, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Christmas with the Kranks | - | - | - | $61,972,118 | 3,416 | $73,780,539 | 84% | Nov 24, 2004 | Revolution Studios |
| 11 | Friday Night Lights | - | - | - | $61,113,215 | 3,004 | $61,255,921 | 99.8% | Oct 8, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 12 | Shall We Dance? | - | - | - | $56,592,277 | 2,542 | $57,890,460 | 97.8% | Oct 15, 2004 | Miramax |
| 13 | Saw | - | - | - | $55,091,862 | 2,467 | $55,185,045 | 99.8% | Oct 29, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 14 | The Forgotten | - | - | - | $40,868,719 | 3,144 | $67,133,509 | 60.9% | Sep 24, 2004 | Revolution Studios |
| 15 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | - | - | - | $39,314,970 | 2,473 | $40,226,215 | 97.7% | Nov 12, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | Taxi Original Release | - | - | - | $36,157,912 | 3,001 | $36,611,066 | 98.8% | Oct 6, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 17 | Blade: Trinity | - | - | - | $35,629,544 | 2,912 | $52,411,906 | 68% | Dec 8, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 18 | Alexander | - | - | - | $33,649,513 | 2,445 | $34,297,191 | 98.1% | Nov 24, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | Team America: World Police | - | - | - | $32,676,213 | 2,620 | $32,786,074 | 99.7% | Oct 15, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 20 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | - | - | - | $30,061,756 | 3,623 | $118,634,549 | 25.3% | Dec 17, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 21 | After the Sunset | - | - | - | $27,911,849 | 2,819 | $28,331,233 | 98.5% | Nov 12, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 22 | Closer | - | - | - | $18,803,296 | 1,098 | $33,987,757 | 55.3% | Dec 3, 2004 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 23 | Seed of Chucky | - | - | - | $16,947,550 | 2,062 | $17,083,732 | 99.2% | Nov 12, 2004 | Rogue Pictures |
| 24 | Finding Neverland | - | - | - | $16,713,525 | 1,411 | $51,680,613 | 32.3% | Nov 12, 2004 | Miramax |
| 25 | Sideways | - | - | - | $16,511,317 | 1,786 | $71,503,593 | 23.1% | Oct 22, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 26 | The Motorcycle Diaries | - | - | - | $14,773,626 | 272 | $16,781,387 | 88% | Sep 24, 2004 | Focus Features |
| 27 | Alfie | - | - | - | $13,351,235 | 2,215 | $13,399,812 | 99.6% | Nov 5, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 28 | I Heart Huckabees | - | - | - | $12,495,748 | 901 | $12,785,432 | 97.7% | Oct 1, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 29 | Surviving Christmas | - | - | - | $11,663,156 | 2,755 | $11,663,156 | 100% | Oct 22, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 30 | Meet the Fockers | - | - | - | $10,455,744 | 3,554 | $279,261,160 | 3.7% | Dec 22, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 31 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | - | - | - | $10,448,281 | 3,170 | $37,762,677 | 27.7% | Sep 17, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 32 | Raise Your Voice | - | - | - | $10,413,484 | 2,521 | $10,411,980 | 100% | Oct 8, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 33 | Shaun of the Dead | - | - | - | $9,090,662 | 675 | $13,671,664 | 66.5% | Sep 24, 2004 | Rogue Pictures |
| 34 | Spanglish | - | - | - | $8,817,853 | 2,587 | $42,726,869 | 20.6% | Dec 17, 2004 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 35 | Napoleon Dynamite | - | - | - | $7,917,994 | 1,027 | $44,540,956 | 17.8% | Jun 11, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 36 | Woman Thou Art Loosed | - | - | - | $6,879,730 | 521 | $6,879,730 | 100% | Oct 1, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 37 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | - | - | - | $6,484,069 | 3,284 | $51,201,453 | 12.7% | Sep 10, 2004 | Screen Gems |
| 38 | Cellular | - | - | - | $5,860,186 | 2,763 | $32,003,620 | 18.3% | Sep 10, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 39 | What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? | - | - | - | $5,225,335 | 146 | $10,942,306 | 47.8% | Feb 6, 2004 | Captured Light |
| 40 | Mr. 3000 | - | - | - | $5,222,825 | 2,736 | $21,811,187 | 23.9% | Sep 17, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 41 | Kinsey | - | - | - | $5,140,595 | 588 | $10,254,979 | 50.1% | Nov 12, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 42 | Flight of the Phoenix | - | - | - | $5,019,430 | 2,604 | $21,009,180 | 23.9% | Dec 17, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 43 | Birth | - | - | - | $4,759,249 | 550 | $5,095,038 | 93.4% | Oct 29, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 44 | First Daughter | - | - | - | $4,089,187 | 2,280 | $9,055,921 | 45.2% | Sep 24, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 45 | Wimbledon | - | - | - | $3,902,578 | 2,039 | $17,001,133 | 23% | Sep 17, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 46 | Without a Paddle | - | - | - | $3,876,643 | 2,756 | $58,169,327 | 6.7% | Aug 20, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 47 | Hero | - | - | - | $3,795,401 | 2,175 | $53,710,019 | 7.1% | Aug 27, 2004 | Miramax |
| 48 | Garden State | - | - | - | $3,791,310 | 813 | $26,782,316 | 14.2% | Jul 28, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 49 | The Bourne Supremacy | - | - | - | $3,612,697 | 3,304 | $176,241,941 | 2% | Jul 23, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 50 | Being Julia | - | - | - | $3,325,054 | 328 | $7,739,049 | 43% | Oct 15, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 51 | Veer Zaara | - | - | - | $2,813,070 | 88 | $2,938,532 | 95.7% | Nov 11, 2004 | Yash Raj Films |
| 52 | Collateral | - | - | - | $2,367,147 | 3,205 | $101,005,703 | 2.3% | Aug 6, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 53 | Vera Drake | - | - | - | $2,035,800 | 97 | $3,775,283 | 53.9% | Oct 8, 2004 | Fine Line Features |
| 54 | Spider-Man 2 | - | - | - | $1,970,656 | 4,166 | $373,585,825 | 0.5% | Jun 30, 2004 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 55 | Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux | - | - | - | $1,730,095 | 65 | $2,627,016 | 65.9% | Oct 1, 2004 | Luke Films Inc. |
| 56 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | - | - | - | $1,650,035 | 3,490 | $95,170,481 | 1.7% | Aug 11, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 57 | House of Flying Daggers | - | - | - | $1,620,670 | 1,189 | $11,050,094 | 14.7% | Dec 3, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 58 | Battle of the Brave | - | - | - | $1,599,716 | 80 | $1,599,716 | 100% | Nov 19, 2004 | Christal Films |
| 59 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $1,465,483 | 64 | $93,383,953 | 1.6% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 60 | Shrek 2 | - | - | - | $1,402,410 | 4,223 | $441,550,292 | 0.3% | May 19, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 61 | I, Robot | - | - | - | $1,347,931 | 3,494 | $144,801,023 | 0.9% | Jul 16, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 62 | Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid | - | - | - | $1,201,750 | 2,905 | $32,238,923 | 3.7% | Aug 27, 2004 | Screen Gems |
| 63 | The Phantom of the Opera | - | - | - | $995,004 | 1,515 | $51,268,815 | 1.9% | Dec 22, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 64 | The Machinist | - | - | - | $939,471 | 72 | $1,082,715 | 86.8% | Oct 22, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 65 | The Village | - | - | - | $939,226 | 3,733 | $114,197,520 | 0.8% | Jul 30, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 66 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $916,690 | 10 | $13,651,656 | 6.7% | Feb 23, 2001 | nWave Pictures |
| 67 | Vanity Fair | - | - | - | $906,403 | 1,054 | $16,136,476 | 5.6% | Sep 1, 2004 | Focus Features |
| 68 | Bugs! | - | - | - | $904,335 | 33 | $19,063,544 | 4.7% | Mar 12, 2003 | SK Films |
| 69 | The Aviator | - | - | - | $858,000 | 2,530 | $102,610,330 | 0.8% | Dec 17, 2004 | Miramax |
| 70 | Bad Education | - | - | - | $855,203 | 106 | $5,211,842 | 16.4% | Nov 19, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 71 | The Work and the Glory | - | - | - | $855,147 | 112 | $3,347,647 | 25.5% | Nov 24, 2004 | Excel Entertainment |
| 72 | The Notebook | - | - | - | $849,260 | 2,323 | $81,001,787 | 1% | Jun 25, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 73 | Maria Full of Grace | - | - | - | $808,488 | 127 | $6,529,624 | 12.4% | Jul 16, 2004 | Fine Line Features |
| 74 | Stage Beauty | - | - | - | $782,383 | 78 | $782,383 | 100% | Oct 8, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 75 | Fade to Black | - | - | - | $728,243 | 170 | $728,921 | 99.9% | Nov 5, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 76 | Alien vs. Predator | - | - | - | $723,739 | 3,401 | $80,282,231 | 0.9% | Aug 13, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 77 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $719,705 | 24 | $1,926,034 | 37.4% | Oct 22, 2004 | IMAX |
| 78 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $692,051 | 73 | $21,583,831 | 3.2% | Mar 12, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 79 | A Dirty Shame | - | - | - | $677,527 | 133 | $1,339,668 | 50.6% | Sep 17, 2004 | Fine Line Features |
| 80 | The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $642,461 | 4 | $646,951 | 99.3% | Aug 18, 2004 | New Yorker Films |
| 81 | The Manchurian Candidate | - | - | - | $615,437 | 2,867 | $65,955,630 | 0.9% | Jul 30, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 82 | Going Upriver | - | - | - | $614,138 | 163 | $614,138 | 100% | Oct 1, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 83 | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | - | - | - | $556,437 | 17 | $10,994,028 | 5.1% | Oct 18, 2002 | Giant Screen Films |
| 84 | The Final Cut | - | - | - | $551,281 | 117 | $551,281 | 100% | Oct 15, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 85 | A Very Long Engagement | - | - | - | $550,659 | 219 | $6,524,389 | 8.4% | Nov 26, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 86 | The Cookout | - | - | - | $489,016 | 1,303 | $11,814,019 | 4.1% | Sep 3, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 87 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | - | - | - | $471,674 | 3,855 | $249,541,069 | 0.2% | Jun 4, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 88 | Tarnation | - | - | - | $457,307 | 22 | $592,014 | 77.2% | Oct 6, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 89 | Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | - | - | - | $440,399 | 55 | $1,043,896 | 42.2% | Sep 17, 2004 | Go Fish Pictures |
| 90 | Primer | - | - | - | $420,925 | 31 | $424,760 | 99.1% | Oct 8, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 91 | The Chorus Quebec Release | - | - | - | $392,300 | 34 | $2,087,128 | 18.8% | Oct 1, 2004 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 92 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $383,295 | 38 | $53,354,743 | 0.7% | Oct 23, 1998 | IMAX |
| 93 | Saints and Soldiers | - | - | - | $374,289 | 37 | $1,310,470 | 28.6% | Aug 6, 2004 | Excel Entertainment |
| 94 | Exorcist: The Beginning | - | - | - | $348,329 | 2,813 | $41,821,986 | 0.8% | Aug 20, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 95 | Enduring Love | - | - | - | $346,691 | 56 | $358,362 | 96.7% | Oct 29, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 96 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | - | - | - | $311,689 | 1,105 | $24,020,403 | 1.3% | Dec 10, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 97 | Hair Show | - | - | - | $305,281 | 38 | $305,281 | 100% | Oct 15, 2004 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 98 | Rosenstrasse | - | - | - | $285,107 | 24 | $734,519 | 38.8% | Jul 30, 2004 | IDP Distribution |
| 99 | I Am David | - | - | - | $284,002 | 226 | $288,552 | 98.4% | Dec 3, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 100 | Head in the Clouds | - | - | - | $282,687 | 47 | $398,278 | 71% | Sep 17, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 101 | Paparazzi | - | - | - | $282,426 | 2,153 | $15,714,234 | 1.8% | Sep 3, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 102 | Callas Forever | - | - | - | $276,884 | 16 | $446,955 | 61.9% | Nov 5, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 103 | Red Lights | - | - | - | $270,517 | 29 | $673,828 | 40.1% | Aug 20, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 104 | A Day Without a Mexican | - | - | - | $267,057 | 107 | $4,179,890 | 6.4% | May 14, 2004 | Televisa Cine |
| 105 | Zelary | - | - | - | $257,470 | 21 | $330,033 | 78% | Sep 17, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 106 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | - | - | - | $256,875 | 16 | $10,086,514 | 2.5% | Oct 11, 2002 | Giant Screen Films |
| 107 | De-Lovely | - | - | - | $256,540 | 410 | $13,456,633 | 1.9% | Jul 2, 2004 | United Artists |
| 108 | Silver City | - | - | - | $252,070 | 162 | $1,020,656 | 24.7% | Sep 17, 2004 | Newmarket Films |
| 109 | The Last Shot | - | - | - | $248,671 | 40 | $464,275 | 53.6% | Sep 24, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 110 | Million Dollar Baby | - | - | - | $235,407 | 2,375 | $100,492,203 | 0.2% | Dec 15, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 111 | Bright Young Things | - | - | - | $232,502 | 92 | $933,637 | 24.9% | Aug 20, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 112 | Swades | - | - | - | $228,390 | 74 | $1,223,240 | 18.7% | Dec 17, 2004 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 113 | The Yes Men | - | - | - | $222,326 | 32 | $255,364 | 87.1% | Sep 24, 2004 | United Artists |
| 114 | Open Water | - | - | - | $217,572 | 2,709 | $30,610,863 | 0.7% | Aug 6, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 115 | Around the Bend | - | - | - | $193,637 | 51 | $193,637 | 100% | Oct 8, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 116 | Intimate Strangers | - | - | - | $187,561 | 94 | $2,110,589 | 8.9% | Jul 30, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 117 | Fahrenheit 9/11 | - | - | - | $181,424 | 2,011 | $119,194,771 | 0.2% | Jun 23, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 118 | P.S. | - | - | - | $180,503 | 17 | $180,503 | 100% | Oct 15, 2004 | Newmarket Films |
| 119 | Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War | - | - | - | $180,044 | 34 | $1,111,061 | 16.2% | Sep 3, 2004 | IDP Distribution |
| 120 | The Corporation 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $176,276 | 28 | $1,879,983 | 9.4% | Jun 4, 2004 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 121 | Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 | - | - | - | $156,709 | 1,276 | $9,219,388 | 1.7% | Aug 27, 2004 | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 122 | A Cinderella Story | - | - | - | $156,331 | 2,625 | $51,438,175 | 0.3% | Jul 16, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 123 | Catwoman | - | - | - | $155,601 | 3,117 | $40,202,379 | 0.4% | Jul 23, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 124 | The Mother | - | - | - | $154,316 | 44 | $1,063,163 | 14.5% | May 28, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 125 | Criminal | - | - | - | $151,315 | 90 | $929,233 | 16.3% | Sep 10, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 126 | Before Sunset | - | - | - | $144,324 | 204 | $5,820,649 | 2.5% | Jul 2, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 127 | End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones | - | - | - | $143,806 | 10 | $391,950 | 36.7% | Aug 20, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 128 | Undertow | - | - | - | $143,597 | 30 | $143,597 | 100% | Oct 22, 2004 | United Artists |
| 129 | Remember Me, My Love | - | - | - | $136,608 | 7 | $227,986 | 59.9% | Sep 3, 2004 | IDP Distribution |
| 130 | Riding the Bullet | - | - | - | $134,711 | 108 | $134,711 | 100% | Oct 15, 2004 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 131 | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | - | - | - | $134,036 | 3,020 | $114,326,736 | 0.1% | Jun 18, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 132 | Baptists at Our Barbecue | - | - | - | $133,128 | 13 | $173,306 | 76.8% | Oct 8, 2004 | Halestone Distribution |
| 133 | Infernal Affairs | - | - | - | $131,829 | 5 | $169,659 | 77.7% | Sep 24, 2004 | Miramax |
| 134 | Dig! | - | - | - | $126,921 | 10 | $127,067 | 99.9% | Oct 1, 2004 | Palm Pictures |
| 135 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $126,021 | 14 | $18,630,372 | 0.7% | Oct 29, 1999 | IMAX |
| 136 | Alien Adventure | - | - | - | $125,525 | 10 | $8,959,784 | 1.4% | Aug 20, 1999 | nWave Pictures |
| 137 | Festival Express | - | - | - | $124,115 | 43 | $1,174,079 | 10.6% | Jul 23, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 138 | Seducing Doctor Lewis 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $121,694 | 15 | $489,838 | 24.8% | Jun 16, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 139 | Guiana 1838 | - | - | - | $121,276 | 16 | $227,241 | 53.4% | Sep 24, 2004 | RBC Radio |
| 140 | Lightning in a Bottle | - | - | - | $118,333 | 21 | $201,711 | 58.7% | Oct 22, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 141 | In the Face of Evil: Reagan's War in Word and Deed | - | - | - | $110,577 | 15 | $110,577 | 100% | Oct 1, 2004 | Nonfiction Films |
| 142 | Garfield: The Movie | - | - | - | $106,014 | 3,150 | $75,369,589 | 0.1% | Jun 11, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 143 | Moolaadé | - | - | - | $103,039 | 4 | $215,646 | 47.8% | Oct 15, 2004 | New Yorker Films |
| 144 | Ghosts of the Abyss | - | - | - | $98,040 | 97 | $17,040,871 | 0.6% | Apr 11, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 145 | Les aimants | - | - | - | $95,984 | 22 | $1,150,414 | 8.3% | Oct 1, 2004 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 146 | Celsius 41.11: The Temperature at Which the Brain... Begins to Die | - | - | - | $93,000 | 116 | $93,000 | 100% | Oct 22, 2004 | Citizens United |
| 147 | Aitraaz | - | - | - | $91,998 | 24 | $91,998 | 100% | Nov 12, 2004 | Zee Cinema |
| 148 | Testosterone | - | - | - | $89,213 | 4 | $185,078 | 48.2% | Sep 10, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 149 | Riding Giants | - | - | - | $85,224 | 64 | $2,276,368 | 3.7% | Jul 9, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 150 | The Day After Tomorrow | - | - | - | $82,370 | 3,444 | $186,740,799 | <0.1% | May 28, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 151 | Wicker Park | - | - | - | $76,818 | 2,598 | $13,001,257 | 0.6% | Sep 3, 2004 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 152 | Eulogy | - | - | - | $75,076 | 22 | $75,076 | 100% | Oct 15, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 153 | Benji: Off the Leash! | - | - | - | $73,557 | 877 | $3,817,362 | 1.9% | Aug 20, 2004 | Mulberry Square Releasing |
| 154 | Paper Clips | - | - | - | $72,893 | 43 | $1,121,744 | 6.5% | Nov 24, 2004 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 155 | Control Room | - | - | - | $72,532 | 74 | $2,589,616 | 2.8% | May 21, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 156 | Mean Creek | - | - | - | $70,546 | 49 | $603,951 | 11.7% | Aug 20, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 157 | The Young Black Stallion | - | - | - | $70,007 | 51 | $6,751,389 | 1% | Dec 25, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 158 | Shooting Dogs | - | - | - | $67,433 | 5 | $67,433 | 100% | Nov 5, 2004 | Every Tribe Entertainment |
| 159 | Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst | - | - | - | $66,770 | 9 | $105,054 | 63.6% | Nov 26, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 160 | The Brown Bunny | - | - | - | $66,338 | 19 | $366,301 | 18.1% | Aug 27, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 161 | Days of Being Wild | - | - | - | $65,620 | 4 | $146,310 | 44.8% | Nov 19, 2004 | Kino International |
| 162 | Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie | - | - | - | $64,321 | 2,411 | $19,765,868 | 0.3% | Aug 13, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 163 | Ju-on: The Grudge | - | - | - | $64,177 | 11 | $325,680 | 19.7% | Jul 23, 2004 | Vitagraph Films |
| 164 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | - | - | - | $64,055 | 3,104 | $85,288,303 | <0.1% | Jul 9, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 165 | Voices of Iraq | - | - | - | $57,999 | 12 | $57,999 | 100% | Oct 29, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 166 | Our Music | - | - | - | $57,744 | 8 | $139,922 | 41.3% | Nov 24, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 167 | We Don't Live Here Anymore | - | - | - | $55,591 | 190 | $2,041,014 | 2.7% | Aug 13, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 168 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | - | - | - | $54,152 | 14 | $353,580 | 15.3% | Jun 11, 2004 | Dada Films |
| 169 | Postmen in the Mountains | - | - | - | $52,512 | 7 | $203,975 | 25.7% | Dec 25, 2003 | Shadow Distribution |
| 170 | Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi | - | - | - | $52,120 | 6 | $107,585 | 48.4% | Jul 2, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 171 | Bear Cub | - | - | - | $51,036 | 4 | $100,133 | 51% | Nov 5, 2004 | TLA Releasing |
| 172 | Suspect Zero | - | - | - | $49,632 | 1,501 | $8,725,813 | 0.6% | Aug 27, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 173 | Un monde presque paisible 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $48,078 | 3 | $106,184 | 45.3% | Aug 20, 2004 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 174 | Hollywood Buddha | - | - | - | $47,613 | 4 | $72,115 | 66% | Sep 24, 2004 | Northern Arts Entertainment |
| 175 | The Door in the Floor | - | - | - | $46,489 | 134 | $3,854,624 | 1.2% | Jul 14, 2004 | Focus Features |
| 176 | Beyond the Sea | - | - | - | $45,264 | 383 | $6,318,709 | 0.7% | Dec 17, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 177 | Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela | - | - | - | $45,240 | 3 | $381,225 | 11.9% | Oct 22, 2004 | Mela Films LLC |
| 178 | Untold Scandal | - | - | - | $42,344 | 8 | $63,332 | 66.9% | Oct 13, 2004 | Kino International |
| 179 | Brother to Brother | - | - | - | $41,099 | 3 | $80,906 | 50.8% | Nov 5, 2004 | Wolfe Releasing |
| 180 | Tying the Knot | - | - | - | $40,576 | 8 | $40,576 | 100% | Oct 1, 2004 | IDP Distribution |
| 181 | Malevolence | - | - | - | $39,956 | 10 | $127,287 | 31.4% | Sep 10, 2004 | Painted Zebra Productions Inc. |
| 182 | The Inheritance | - | - | - | $38,658 | 2 | $68,215 | 56.7% | Jul 9, 2004 | The Cinema Guild |
| 183 | Donnie Darko 2004 Director's Cut | - | - | - | $36,713 | 22 | $753,147 | 4.9% | Jun 2, 2004 | Newmarket Films |
| 184 | The Sea Inside | - | - | - | $36,597 | 99 | $2,104,923 | 1.7% | Dec 17, 2004 | Fine Line Features |
| 185 | Sex Is Comedy 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $35,820 | 4 | $40,470 | 88.5% | Oct 20, 2004 | IFC Films |
| 186 | Bright Leaves | - | - | - | $35,740 | 4 | $77,888 | 45.9% | Aug 25, 2004 | First Run |
| 187 | Warriors of Heaven and Earth | - | - | - | $35,069 | 9 | $82,936 | 42.3% | Sep 3, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 188 | Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train | - | - | - | $34,638 | 4 | $122,011 | 28.4% | Jun 18, 2004 | First Run |
| 189 | King Arthur | - | - | - | $32,024 | 3,086 | $51,882,244 | <0.1% | Jul 7, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 190 | The Story of the Weeping Camel | - | - | - | $30,249 | 55 | $1,763,052 | 1.7% | Jun 4, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 191 | Bush's Brain | - | - | - | $30,195 | 9 | $177,485 | 17% | Aug 20, 2004 | Tartan |
| 192 | Touch of Pink | - | - | - | $29,574 | 21 | $564,535 | 5.2% | Jul 16, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 193 | Vodka Lemon | - | - | - | $29,080 | 3 | $66,361 | 43.8% | Oct 8, 2004 | New Yorker Films |
| 194 | When Will I Be Loved | - | - | - | $29,049 | 20 | $159,429 | 18.2% | Sep 10, 2004 | IFC Films |
| 195 | Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism | - | - | - | $28,995 | 18 | $461,572 | 6.3% | Aug 6, 2004 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 196 | Hearts and Minds | - | - | - | $28,754 | 2 | $28,754 | 100% | Oct 22, 2004 | Rialto Pictures |
| 197 | The Twilight Samurai 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $28,486 | 16 | $559,765 | 5.1% | Apr 23, 2004 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 198 | Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids | - | - | - | $28,339 | 127 | $3,515,061 | 0.8% | Dec 8, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 199 | Fish Without a Bicycle | - | - | - | $26,799 | 1 | $26,799 | 100% | Oct 22, 2004 | Echelon Entertainment |
| 200 | Reconstruction | - | - | - | $26,444 | 9 | $73,516 | 36% | Sep 10, 2004 | Palm Pictures |
| 201 | Anatomy of Hell | - | - | - | $24,851 | 3 | $34,506 | 72% | Sep 24, 2004 | Tartan |
| 202 | Cowboys and Angels | - | - | - | $23,694 | 5 | $33,941 | 69.8% | Sep 17, 2004 | TLA Releasing |
| 203 | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | - | - | - | $23,230 | 19 | $360,759 | 6.4% | Jun 16, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 204 | Monty Python's Life of Brian 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $22,979 | 28 | $646,951 | 3.6% | Apr 30, 2004 | Rainbow Releasing |
| 205 | Fear and Trembling 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $22,198 | 3 | $126,684 | 17.5% | Nov 19, 2004 | The Cinema Guild |
| 206 | Easy | - | - | - | $21,589 | 6 | $21,589 | 100% | Nov 26, 2004 | Magic Lamp |
| 207 | La petite Lili 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $21,491 | 1 | $34,634 | 62.1% | Nov 12, 2004 | First Run |
| 208 | The Raspberry Reich | - | - | - | $21,383 | 1 | $31,211 | 68.5% | Sep 24, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 209 | A Fond Kiss | - | - | - | $21,326 | 2 | $30,148 | 70.7% | Nov 26, 2004 | Castle Hill Productions |
| 210 | Godzilla | - | - | - | $20,156 | 6 | $412,520 | 4.9% | May 7, 2004 | Rialto Pictures |
| 211 | Straight-Jacket | - | - | - | $19,195 | 4 | $45,497 | 42.2% | Nov 26, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 212 | The Manson Family | - | - | - | $19,140 | 6 | $19,140 | 100% | Oct 22, 2004 | Zion Films |
| 213 | The Best Two Years | - | - | - | $18,637 | 29 | $1,163,450 | 1.6% | Feb 20, 2004 | Halestone Distribution |
| 214 | Face | - | - | - | $18,528 | 4 | $108,151 | 17.1% | Oct 15, 2004 | Indican Pictures |
| 215 | Hotel Rwanda | - | - | - | $18,126 | 824 | $23,530,892 | <0.1% | Dec 22, 2004 | United Artists |
| 216 | Purple Butterfly | - | - | - | $17,790 | 1 | $17,790 | 100% | Nov 26, 2004 | Palm Pictures |
| 217 | After Midnight | - | - | - | $17,775 | 3 | $50,469 | 35.2% | Dec 3, 2004 | Avatar Films |
| 218 | Proteus | - | - | - | $17,186 | 3 | $62,031 | 27.7% | Jul 30, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 219 | You I Love | - | - | - | $16,934 | 4 | $60,815 | 27.8% | Nov 19, 2004 | Picture This! Entertainment |
| 220 | Zhou Yu's Train 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $16,027 | 12 | $142,562 | 11.2% | Jul 16, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 221 | WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception | - | - | - | $15,414 | 4 | $30,210 | 51% | Dec 3, 2004 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 222 | A Home at the End of the World | - | - | - | $15,367 | 65 | $1,029,872 | 1.5% | Jul 23, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 223 | Incident at Loch Ness | - | - | - | $15,261 | 2 | $37,493 | 40.7% | Sep 17, 2004 | Abramorama |
| 224 | Incantato 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $15,231 | 2 | $23,039 | 66.1% | Sep 24, 2004 | Northern Arts Entertainment |
| 225 | Fabled | - | - | - | $14,640 | 3 | $31,425 | 46.6% | Dec 10, 2004 | Indican Pictures |
| 226 | A Tale of Two Sisters | - | - | - | $14,325 | 9 | $72,541 | 19.7% | Dec 3, 2004 | Tartan |
| 227 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $14,259 | 16 | $7,195,792 | 0.2% | Feb 26, 1999 | nWave Pictures |
| 228 | She Hate Me | - | - | - | $14,234 | 28 | $366,037 | 3.9% | Jul 28, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 229 | L.A. Twister | - | - | - | $14,096 | 4 | $54,000 | 26.1% | Aug 13, 2004 | Indican Pictures |
| 230 | Strayed | - | - | - | $14,078 | 29 | $482,757 | 2.9% | May 14, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 231 | Imelda | - | - | - | $13,589 | 6 | $200,992 | 6.8% | Jun 9, 2004 | Unico Entertainment |
| 232 | Grand Champion | - | - | - | $13,471 | 13 | $54,579 | 24.7% | Aug 27, 2004 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 233 | Who Killed Bambi? | - | - | - | $13,055 | 1 | $14,532 | 89.8% | Nov 12, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 234 | Spin | - | - | - | $12,355 | 9 | $12,355 | 100% | Oct 15, 2004 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 235 | The Dust Factory | - | - | - | $12,311 | 22 | $12,311 | 100% | Oct 15, 2004 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 236 | Goodbye, Dragon Inn | - | - | - | $12,188 | 3 | $35,120 | 34.7% | Sep 17, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 237 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $11,595 | 21 | $3,921,642 | 0.3% | Jun 9, 2001 | IMAX |
| 238 | The Five Obstructions | - | - | - | $11,581 | 3 | $165,845 | 7% | May 26, 2004 | Koch Lorber Films |
| 239 | Intoxicating | - | - | - | $11,560 | 3 | $11,560 | 100% | Nov 5, 2004 | Rogue Arts |
| 240 | Metallica: Some Kind of Monster | - | - | - | $11,340 | 147 | $1,222,708 | 0.9% | Jul 9, 2004 | IFC Films |
| 241 | A Silent Love | - | - | - | $10,579 | 3 | $14,389 | 73.5% | Oct 29, 2004 | Atopia |
| 242 | The Deserted Station | - | - | - | $9,814 | 1 | $18,867 | 52% | Jul 2, 2004 | First Run |
| 243 | The Take | - | - | - | $9,120 | 1 | $30,380 | 30% | Sep 22, 2004 | Icarus Films |
| 244 | Evil Remains | - | - | - | $8,747 | 4 | $8,747 | 100% | Oct 22, 2004 | Screen Media Films |
| 245 | A Talking Picture | - | - | - | $8,587 | 2 | $20,237 | 42.4% | Dec 10, 2004 | Kino International |
| 246 | The Battle of Algiers 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $7,596 | 9 | $822,941 | 0.9% | Jan 9, 2004 | Rialto Pictures |
| 247 | Facing Windows | - | - | - | $7,241 | 27 | $543,354 | 1.3% | Jun 18, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 248 | You'll Get Over It | - | - | - | $7,173 | 2 | $50,256 | 14.3% | Jun 18, 2004 | Picture This! Entertainment |
| 249 | Merci Dr Rey! | - | - | - | $7,162 | 5 | $19,867 | 36% | Sep 17, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 250 | Modern Times 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $6,865 | 7 | $163,577 | 4.2% | Dec 26, 2003 | Kino International |
| 251 | Master of the Game | - | - | - | $6,554 | 6 | $6,554 | 100% | Nov 12, 2004 | Sundance Film Series |
| 252 | Rick | - | - | - | $6,467 | 2 | $11,991 | 53.9% | Sep 24, 2004 | Vitagraph Films |
| 253 | It's All About Love | - | - | - | $6,140 | 2 | $6,140 | 100% | Oct 29, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 254 | Two Men Went to War | - | - | - | $5,674 | 4 | $150,208 | 3.8% | Mar 26, 2004 | Indican Pictures |
| 255 | Love Me If You Dare | - | - | - | $5,487 | 56 | $553,504 | 1% | May 21, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 256 | The Seagull's Laughter | - | - | - | $5,392 | 3 | $72,527 | 7.4% | Feb 13, 2004 | The Cinema Guild |
| 257 | Bright Future | - | - | - | $5,166 | 1 | $5,166 | 100% | Nov 12, 2004 | Palm Pictures |
| 258 | The Clearing | - | - | - | $5,164 | 449 | $5,763,875 | <0.1% | Jul 2, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 259 | Transfixed | - | - | - | $4,909 | 1 | $17,361 | 28.3% | Jul 30, 2004 | Picture This! Entertainment |
| 260 | Home of the Brave | - | - | - | $4,874 | 1 | $4,874 | 100% | Oct 1, 2004 | Emerging Pictures |
| 261 | Gozu | - | - | - | $4,721 | 4 | $58,202 | 8.1% | Jul 30, 2004 | Pathfinder Pictures |
| 262 | Imaginary Heroes | - | - | - | $4,696 | 24 | $228,767 | 2.1% | Dec 17, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 263 | Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer | - | - | - | $4,567 | 2 | $107,040 | 4.3% | Mar 5, 2004 | Indican Pictures |
| 264 | Nicotina | - | - | - | $4,500 | 96 | $1,117,864 | 0.4% | Aug 20, 2004 | Arenas Entertainment |
| 265 | In the Realms of the Unreal | - | - | - | $4,251 | 13 | $417,120 | 1% | Dec 22, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 266 | Stella Street | - | - | - | $4,119 | 10 | $4,119 | 100% | Oct 22, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 267 | Bandido | - | - | - | $4,064 | 12 | $4,064 | 100% | Dec 10, 2004 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 268 | The Hillside Strangler | - | - | - | $3,837 | 1 | $4,143 | 92.6% | Sep 24, 2004 | Tartan |
| 269 | Mind the Gap | - | - | - | $3,815 | 1 | $10,637 | 35.9% | Sep 24, 2004 | Zion Films |
| 270 | The Green Butchers | - | - | - | $3,783 | 2 | $3,783 | 100% | Dec 10, 2004 | Newmarket Films |
| 271 | Still, the Children Are Here | - | - | - | $3,685 | 1 | $3,685 | 100% | Nov 5, 2004 | Icarus Films |
| 272 | Dolls | - | - | - | $3,596 | 1 | $4,067 | 88.4% | Dec 10, 2004 | Palm Pictures |
| 273 | Silent Waters | - | - | - | $3,350 | 1 | $7,384 | 45.4% | Oct 8, 2004 | First Run |
| 274 | Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring | - | - | - | $3,006 | 74 | $2,380,788 | 0.1% | Apr 2, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 275 | The Tracker 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,945 | 2 | $55,188 | 5.3% | Jan 16, 2004 | ArtMattan Productions |
| 276 | Crying Ladies | - | - | - | $2,920 | 10 | $132,920 | 2.2% | Feb 20, 2004 | Unitel Pictures |
| 277 | The Child I Never Was | - | - | - | $2,609 | 1 | $2,609 | 100% | Oct 8, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 278 | Conspiracy of Silence | - | - | - | $2,598 | 1 | $2,598 | 100% | Dec 3, 2004 | Watch Entertainment |
| 279 | Chooch | - | - | - | $2,330 | 3 | $31,015 | 7.5% | Aug 27, 2004 | Artistic License |
| 280 | Yes Nurse! No Nurse! 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,141 | 2 | $13,325 | 16.1% | Sep 3, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 281 | Virgin | - | - | - | $2,126 | 1 | $9,614 | 22.1% | Sep 3, 2004 | Artistic License |
| 282 | The Hunting of the President | - | - | - | $1,864 | 20 | $376,612 | 0.5% | Jun 18, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 283 | A Breath | - | - | - | $1,416 | 1 | $1,416 | 100% | Dec 10, 2004 | Kathi Arts |
| 284 | The Life | - | - | - | $1,356 | 1 | $5,130 | 26.4% | Dec 17, 2004 | Screen Media Films |
| 285 | Brothers in Arms | - | - | - | $1,305 | 2 | $3,664 | 35.6% | Aug 27, 2004 | First Run |
| 286 | Open My Heart | - | - | - | $1,284 | 1 | $4,381 | 29.3% | Dec 17, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 287 | Twist | - | - | - | $1,105 | 4 | $47,370 | 2.3% | May 21, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 288 | Freeze Frame | - | - | - | $1,100 | 1 | $1,100 | 100% | Dec 10, 2004 | First Look International |
| 289 | Eight Hundred Bullets 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $866 | 2 | $866 | 100% | Oct 29, 2004 | TLA Releasing |
| 290 | Jesus, You Know | - | - | - | $604 | 1 | $604 | 100% | Dec 3, 2004 | Leisure Time Features |
| 291 | The Burial Society | - | - | - | $550 | 3 | $21,285 | 2.6% | May 28, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 292 | Distant | - | - | - | $457 | 2 | $96,293 | 0.5% | Mar 12, 2004 | New Yorker Films |
| 293 | Tattoo Bar | - | - | - | $206 | 1 | $2,964 | 7% | Jul 5, 2002 | ArtMattan Productions |
| 294 | Producing Adults | - | - | - | $204 | 1 | $935 | 21.8% | Dec 22, 2004 | Wolfe Releasing |
