| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Shark Tale | - | - | - | $150,596,365 | 4,070 | $160,861,908 | 93.6% | Oct 1, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 2 | The Grudge | - | - | - | $80,326,974 | 3,348 | $110,359,362 | 72.8% | Oct 22, 2004 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | Ladder 49 | - | - | - | $68,126,745 | 3,261 | $74,541,707 | 91.4% | Oct 1, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | Friday Night Lights | - | - | - | $55,284,135 | 3,004 | $61,255,921 | 90.3% | Oct 8, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | The Forgotten | - | - | - | $39,129,540 | 3,144 | $67,133,509 | 58.3% | Sep 24, 2004 | Revolution Studios |
| 6 | Shall We Dance? | - | - | - | $38,221,125 | 2,542 | $57,890,460 | 66% | Oct 15, 2004 | Miramax |
| 7 | Taxi Original Release | - | - | - | $33,755,877 | 3,001 | $36,611,066 | 92.2% | Oct 6, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 8 | Ray | - | - | - | $29,900,640 | 2,474 | $75,331,600 | 39.7% | Oct 29, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | Team America: World Police | - | - | - | $29,176,501 | 2,620 | $32,786,074 | 89% | Oct 15, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 10 | Saw | - | - | - | $27,947,973 | 2,467 | $55,185,045 | 50.6% | Oct 29, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 11 | The Incredibles | - | - | - | $20,503,078 | 3,933 | $261,441,092 | 7.8% | Nov 5, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | Raise Your Voice | - | - | - | $10,173,176 | 2,521 | $10,411,980 | 97.7% | Oct 8, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 13 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | - | - | - | $10,008,892 | 3,170 | $37,762,677 | 26.5% | Sep 17, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 14 | The Motorcycle Diaries | - | - | - | $9,701,691 | 272 | $16,781,387 | 57.8% | Sep 24, 2004 | Focus Features |
| 15 | I Heart Huckabees | - | - | - | $9,474,916 | 901 | $12,785,432 | 74.1% | Oct 1, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 16 | Surviving Christmas | - | - | - | $9,367,577 | 2,755 | $11,663,156 | 80.3% | Oct 22, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 17 | Shaun of the Dead | - | - | - | $8,649,813 | 675 | $13,671,664 | 63.3% | Sep 24, 2004 | Rogue Pictures |
| 18 | Woman Thou Art Loosed | - | - | - | $6,718,077 | 521 | $6,879,730 | 97.7% | Oct 1, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 19 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | - | - | - | $6,484,069 | 3,284 | $51,201,453 | 12.7% | Sep 10, 2004 | Screen Gems |
| 20 | Napoleon Dynamite | - | - | - | $5,963,197 | 1,027 | $44,540,956 | 13.4% | Jun 11, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 21 | Cellular | - | - | - | $5,286,575 | 2,763 | $32,003,620 | 16.5% | Sep 10, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 22 | Mr. 3000 | - | - | - | $5,018,496 | 2,736 | $21,811,187 | 23% | Sep 17, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 23 | First Daughter | - | - | - | $3,966,481 | 2,280 | $9,055,921 | 43.8% | Sep 24, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 24 | Wimbledon | - | - | - | $3,902,578 | 2,039 | $17,001,133 | 23% | Sep 17, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 25 | Hero | - | - | - | $3,379,037 | 2,175 | $53,710,019 | 6.3% | Aug 27, 2004 | Miramax |
| 26 | Garden State | - | - | - | $3,207,409 | 813 | $26,782,316 | 12% | Jul 28, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 27 | Without a Paddle | - | - | - | $3,030,601 | 2,756 | $58,169,327 | 5.2% | Aug 20, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 28 | What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? | - | - | - | $2,880,087 | 146 | $10,942,306 | 26.3% | Feb 6, 2004 | Captured Light |
| 29 | Birth | - | - | - | $2,755,000 | 550 | $5,095,038 | 54.1% | Oct 29, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 30 | The Bourne Supremacy | - | - | - | $2,643,495 | 3,304 | $176,241,941 | 1.5% | Jul 23, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 31 | Alfie | - | - | - | $2,206,738 | 2,215 | $13,399,812 | 16.5% | Nov 5, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 32 | Collateral | - | - | - | $2,058,053 | 3,205 | $101,005,703 | 2% | Aug 6, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 33 | Spider-Man 2 | - | - | - | $1,538,288 | 4,166 | $373,585,825 | 0.4% | Jun 30, 2004 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 34 | Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux | - | - | - | $1,388,244 | 65 | $2,627,016 | 52.8% | Oct 1, 2004 | Luke Films Inc. |
| 35 | Sideways | - | - | - | $1,157,131 | 1,786 | $71,503,593 | 1.6% | Oct 22, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 36 | The Polar Express | - | - | - | $1,043,669 | 3,650 | $162,775,358 | 0.6% | Nov 10, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | Shrek 2 | - | - | - | $1,032,704 | 4,223 | $441,550,292 | 0.2% | May 19, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 38 | I, Robot | - | - | - | $989,505 | 3,494 | $144,801,023 | 0.7% | Jul 16, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 39 | Being Julia | - | - | - | $968,274 | 328 | $7,739,049 | 12.5% | Oct 15, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 40 | Vera Drake | - | - | - | $955,971 | 97 | $3,775,283 | 25.3% | Oct 8, 2004 | Fine Line Features |
| 41 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | - | - | - | $893,500 | 3,490 | $95,170,481 | 0.9% | Aug 11, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 42 | Vanity Fair | - | - | - | $875,864 | 1,054 | $16,136,476 | 5.4% | Sep 1, 2004 | Focus Features |
| 43 | The Village | - | - | - | $816,534 | 3,733 | $114,197,520 | 0.7% | Jul 30, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 44 | Maria Full of Grace | - | - | - | $771,465 | 127 | $6,529,624 | 11.8% | Jul 16, 2004 | Fine Line Features |
| 45 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $746,909 | 64 | $93,383,953 | 0.8% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 46 | The Notebook | - | - | - | $714,707 | 2,323 | $81,001,787 | 0.9% | Jun 25, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 47 | A Dirty Shame | - | - | - | $674,186 | 133 | $1,339,668 | 50.3% | Sep 17, 2004 | Fine Line Features |
| 48 | The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $642,461 | 4 | $646,951 | 99.3% | Aug 18, 2004 | New Yorker Films |
| 49 | Alien vs. Predator | - | - | - | $628,270 | 3,401 | $80,282,231 | 0.8% | Aug 13, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 50 | Going Upriver | - | - | - | $614,138 | 163 | $614,138 | 100% | Oct 1, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 51 | Stage Beauty | - | - | - | $578,551 | 78 | $782,383 | 73.9% | Oct 8, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 52 | The Final Cut | - | - | - | $543,186 | 117 | $551,281 | 98.5% | Oct 15, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 53 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $526,555 | 10 | $13,651,656 | 3.9% | Feb 23, 2001 | nWave Pictures |
| 54 | The Manchurian Candidate | - | - | - | $519,294 | 2,867 | $65,955,630 | 0.8% | Jul 30, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 55 | Bugs! | - | - | - | $493,785 | 33 | $19,063,544 | 2.6% | Mar 12, 2003 | SK Films |
| 56 | Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid | - | - | - | $489,220 | 2,905 | $32,238,923 | 1.5% | Aug 27, 2004 | Screen Gems |
| 57 | Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | - | - | - | $440,399 | 55 | $1,043,896 | 42.2% | Sep 17, 2004 | Go Fish Pictures |
| 58 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $410,127 | 73 | $21,583,831 | 1.9% | Mar 12, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 59 | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | - | - | - | $361,991 | 17 | $10,994,028 | 3.3% | Oct 18, 2002 | Giant Screen Films |
| 60 | Exorcist: The Beginning | - | - | - | $326,702 | 2,813 | $41,821,986 | 0.8% | Aug 20, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 61 | Hair Show | - | - | - | $299,399 | 38 | $305,281 | 98.1% | Oct 15, 2004 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 62 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | - | - | - | $297,792 | 3,855 | $249,541,069 | 0.1% | Jun 4, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 63 | Saints and Soldiers | - | - | - | $274,261 | 37 | $1,310,470 | 20.9% | Aug 6, 2004 | Excel Entertainment |
| 64 | Primer | - | - | - | $270,743 | 31 | $424,760 | 63.7% | Oct 8, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 65 | Tarnation | - | - | - | $267,731 | 22 | $592,014 | 45.2% | Oct 6, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 66 | Paparazzi | - | - | - | $262,505 | 2,153 | $15,714,234 | 1.7% | Sep 3, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 67 | Silver City | - | - | - | $252,070 | 162 | $1,020,656 | 24.7% | Sep 17, 2004 | Newmarket Films |
| 68 | Head in the Clouds | - | - | - | $247,892 | 47 | $398,278 | 62.2% | Sep 17, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 69 | The Last Shot | - | - | - | $243,494 | 40 | $464,275 | 52.4% | Sep 24, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 70 | A Day Without a Mexican | - | - | - | $236,429 | 107 | $4,179,890 | 5.7% | May 14, 2004 | Televisa Cine |
| 71 | The Cookout | - | - | - | $227,833 | 1,303 | $11,814,019 | 1.9% | Sep 3, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 72 | The Yes Men | - | - | - | $222,326 | 32 | $255,364 | 87.1% | Sep 24, 2004 | United Artists |
| 73 | Bright Young Things | - | - | - | $221,281 | 92 | $933,637 | 23.7% | Aug 20, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 74 | Open Water | - | - | - | $217,572 | 2,709 | $30,610,863 | 0.7% | Aug 6, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 75 | Red Lights | - | - | - | $210,615 | 29 | $673,828 | 31.3% | Aug 20, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 76 | Fade to Black | - | - | - | $192,471 | 170 | $728,921 | 26.4% | Nov 5, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 77 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $192,435 | 38 | $53,354,743 | 0.4% | Oct 23, 1998 | IMAX |
| 78 | Rosenstrasse | - | - | - | $186,955 | 24 | $734,519 | 25.5% | Jul 30, 2004 | IDP Distribution |
| 79 | Fahrenheit 9/11 | - | - | - | $181,424 | 2,011 | $119,194,771 | 0.2% | Jun 23, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 80 | The Machinist | - | - | - | $181,413 | 72 | $1,082,715 | 16.8% | Oct 22, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 81 | Around the Bend | - | - | - | $177,622 | 51 | $193,637 | 91.7% | Oct 8, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 82 | Intimate Strangers | - | - | - | $173,331 | 94 | $2,110,589 | 8.2% | Jul 30, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 83 | Zelary | - | - | - | $169,339 | 21 | $330,033 | 51.3% | Sep 17, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 84 | The Corporation 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $163,355 | 28 | $1,879,983 | 8.7% | Jun 4, 2004 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 85 | Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 | - | - | - | $156,709 | 1,276 | $9,219,388 | 1.7% | Aug 27, 2004 | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 86 | A Cinderella Story | - | - | - | $156,331 | 2,625 | $51,438,175 | 0.3% | Jul 16, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 87 | Catwoman | - | - | - | $155,601 | 3,117 | $40,202,379 | 0.4% | Jul 23, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 88 | The Mother | - | - | - | $152,513 | 44 | $1,063,163 | 14.3% | May 28, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 89 | Criminal | - | - | - | $151,315 | 90 | $929,233 | 16.3% | Sep 10, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 90 | De-Lovely | - | - | - | $150,786 | 410 | $13,456,633 | 1.1% | Jul 2, 2004 | United Artists |
| 91 | Before Sunset | - | - | - | $139,969 | 204 | $5,820,649 | 2.4% | Jul 2, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 92 | Riding the Bullet | - | - | - | $134,711 | 108 | $134,711 | 100% | Oct 15, 2004 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 93 | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | - | - | - | $134,036 | 3,020 | $114,326,736 | 0.1% | Jun 18, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 94 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | - | - | - | $133,753 | 16 | $10,086,514 | 1.3% | Oct 11, 2002 | Giant Screen Films |
| 95 | Infernal Affairs | - | - | - | $131,829 | 5 | $169,659 | 77.7% | Sep 24, 2004 | Miramax |
| 96 | Festival Express | - | - | - | $116,145 | 43 | $1,174,079 | 9.9% | Jul 23, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 97 | Baptists at Our Barbecue | - | - | - | $116,115 | 13 | $173,306 | 67% | Oct 8, 2004 | Halestone Distribution |
| 98 | Dig! | - | - | - | $114,038 | 10 | $127,067 | 89.7% | Oct 1, 2004 | Palm Pictures |
| 99 | Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War | - | - | - | $113,269 | 34 | $1,111,061 | 10.2% | Sep 3, 2004 | IDP Distribution |
| 100 | In the Face of Evil: Reagan's War in Word and Deed | - | - | - | $108,565 | 15 | $110,577 | 98.2% | Oct 1, 2004 | Nonfiction Films |
| 101 | Guiana 1838 | - | - | - | $107,834 | 16 | $227,241 | 47.5% | Sep 24, 2004 | RBC Radio |
| 102 | Garfield: The Movie | - | - | - | $106,014 | 3,150 | $75,369,589 | 0.1% | Jun 11, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 103 | P.S. | - | - | - | $98,581 | 17 | $180,503 | 54.6% | Oct 15, 2004 | Newmarket Films |
| 104 | End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones | - | - | - | $98,289 | 10 | $391,950 | 25.1% | Aug 20, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 105 | Celsius 41.11: The Temperature at Which the Brain... Begins to Die | - | - | - | $93,000 | 116 | $93,000 | 100% | Oct 22, 2004 | Citizens United |
| 106 | The Day After Tomorrow | - | - | - | $82,370 | 3,444 | $186,740,799 | <0.1% | May 28, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 107 | Undertow | - | - | - | $76,868 | 30 | $143,597 | 53.5% | Oct 22, 2004 | United Artists |
| 108 | Wicker Park | - | - | - | $76,818 | 2,598 | $13,001,257 | 0.6% | Sep 3, 2004 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 109 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $76,018 | 14 | $18,630,372 | 0.4% | Oct 29, 1999 | IMAX |
| 110 | Eulogy | - | - | - | $75,076 | 22 | $75,076 | 100% | Oct 15, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 111 | Control Room | - | - | - | $72,532 | 74 | $2,589,616 | 2.8% | May 21, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 112 | Remember Me, My Love | - | - | - | $70,891 | 7 | $227,986 | 31.1% | Sep 3, 2004 | IDP Distribution |
| 113 | Seducing Doctor Lewis 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $70,414 | 15 | $489,838 | 14.4% | Jun 16, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 114 | Enduring Love | - | - | - | $66,650 | 56 | $358,362 | 18.6% | Oct 29, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 115 | Alien Adventure | - | - | - | $65,244 | 10 | $8,959,784 | 0.7% | Aug 20, 1999 | nWave Pictures |
| 116 | Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie | - | - | - | $64,321 | 2,411 | $19,765,868 | 0.3% | Aug 13, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 117 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | - | - | - | $64,055 | 3,104 | $85,288,303 | <0.1% | Jul 9, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 118 | Benji: Off the Leash! | - | - | - | $63,556 | 877 | $3,817,362 | 1.7% | Aug 20, 2004 | Mulberry Square Releasing |
| 119 | Riding Giants | - | - | - | $61,765 | 64 | $2,276,368 | 2.7% | Jul 9, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 120 | Mean Creek | - | - | - | $60,313 | 49 | $603,951 | 10% | Aug 20, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 121 | We Don't Live Here Anymore | - | - | - | $55,591 | 190 | $2,041,014 | 2.7% | Aug 13, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 122 | Ju-on: The Grudge | - | - | - | $54,239 | 11 | $325,680 | 16.7% | Jul 23, 2004 | Vitagraph Films |
| 123 | The Brown Bunny | - | - | - | $50,500 | 19 | $366,301 | 13.8% | Aug 27, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 124 | Suspect Zero | - | - | - | $49,632 | 1,501 | $8,725,813 | 0.6% | Aug 27, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 125 | Ghosts of the Abyss | - | - | - | $48,475 | 97 | $17,040,871 | 0.3% | Apr 11, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 126 | Hollywood Buddha | - | - | - | $47,613 | 4 | $72,115 | 66% | Sep 24, 2004 | Northern Arts Entertainment |
| 127 | The Door in the Floor | - | - | - | $46,489 | 134 | $3,854,624 | 1.2% | Jul 14, 2004 | Focus Features |
| 128 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | - | - | - | $45,290 | 14 | $353,580 | 12.8% | Jun 11, 2004 | Dada Films |
| 129 | Moolaadé | - | - | - | $44,750 | 4 | $215,646 | 20.8% | Oct 15, 2004 | New Yorker Films |
| 130 | Voices of Iraq | - | - | - | $41,052 | 12 | $57,999 | 70.8% | Oct 29, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 131 | Testosterone | - | - | - | $40,831 | 4 | $185,078 | 22.1% | Sep 10, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 132 | Tying the Knot | - | - | - | $40,576 | 8 | $40,576 | 100% | Oct 1, 2004 | IDP Distribution |
| 133 | Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi | - | - | - | $37,260 | 6 | $107,585 | 34.6% | Jul 2, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 134 | Donnie Darko 2004 Director's Cut | - | - | - | $36,713 | 22 | $753,147 | 4.9% | Jun 2, 2004 | Newmarket Films |
| 135 | Un monde presque paisible 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $33,968 | 3 | $106,184 | 32% | Aug 20, 2004 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 136 | King Arthur | - | - | - | $32,024 | 3,086 | $51,882,244 | <0.1% | Jul 7, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 137 | The Story of the Weeping Camel | - | - | - | $30,249 | 55 | $1,763,052 | 1.7% | Jun 4, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 138 | Bush's Brain | - | - | - | $30,195 | 9 | $177,485 | 17% | Aug 20, 2004 | Tartan |
| 139 | Malevolence | - | - | - | $29,898 | 10 | $127,287 | 23.5% | Sep 10, 2004 | Painted Zebra Productions Inc. |
| 140 | When Will I Be Loved | - | - | - | $29,049 | 20 | $159,429 | 18.2% | Sep 10, 2004 | IFC Films |
| 141 | Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism | - | - | - | $28,995 | 18 | $461,572 | 6.3% | Aug 6, 2004 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 142 | The Inheritance | - | - | - | $27,958 | 2 | $68,215 | 41% | Jul 9, 2004 | The Cinema Guild |
| 143 | Hearts and Minds | - | - | - | $26,981 | 2 | $28,754 | 93.8% | Oct 22, 2004 | Rialto Pictures |
| 144 | Fish Without a Bicycle | - | - | - | $26,566 | 1 | $26,799 | 99.1% | Oct 22, 2004 | Echelon Entertainment |
| 145 | Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train | - | - | - | $26,195 | 4 | $122,011 | 21.5% | Jun 18, 2004 | First Run |
| 146 | The Young Black Stallion | - | - | - | $25,155 | 51 | $6,751,389 | 0.4% | Dec 25, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 147 | Untold Scandal | - | - | - | $24,733 | 8 | $63,332 | 39.1% | Oct 13, 2004 | Kino International |
| 148 | Warriors of Heaven and Earth | - | - | - | $23,236 | 9 | $82,936 | 28% | Sep 3, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 149 | Monty Python's Life of Brian 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $22,979 | 28 | $646,951 | 3.6% | Apr 30, 2004 | Rainbow Releasing |
| 150 | Vodka Lemon | - | - | - | $22,338 | 3 | $66,361 | 33.7% | Oct 8, 2004 | New Yorker Films |
| 151 | Lightning in a Bottle | - | - | - | $22,074 | 21 | $201,711 | 10.9% | Oct 22, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 152 | Anatomy of Hell | - | - | - | $22,049 | 3 | $34,506 | 63.9% | Sep 24, 2004 | Tartan |
| 153 | Touch of Pink | - | - | - | $21,826 | 21 | $564,535 | 3.9% | Jul 16, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 154 | The Raspberry Reich | - | - | - | $21,383 | 1 | $31,211 | 68.5% | Sep 24, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 155 | The Twilight Samurai 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $20,124 | 16 | $559,765 | 3.6% | Apr 23, 2004 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 156 | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | - | - | - | $19,630 | 19 | $360,759 | 5.4% | Jun 16, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 157 | The Manson Family | - | - | - | $19,140 | 6 | $19,140 | 100% | Oct 22, 2004 | Zion Films |
| 158 | The Best Two Years | - | - | - | $18,637 | 29 | $1,163,450 | 1.6% | Feb 20, 2004 | Halestone Distribution |
| 159 | Face | - | - | - | $18,528 | 4 | $108,151 | 17.1% | Oct 15, 2004 | Indican Pictures |
| 160 | Reconstruction | - | - | - | $18,287 | 9 | $73,516 | 24.9% | Sep 10, 2004 | Palm Pictures |
| 161 | A Home at the End of the World | - | - | - | $15,367 | 65 | $1,029,872 | 1.5% | Jul 23, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 162 | Zhou Yu's Train 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $14,839 | 12 | $142,562 | 10.4% | Jul 16, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 163 | Incantato 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $14,502 | 2 | $23,039 | 62.9% | Sep 24, 2004 | Northern Arts Entertainment |
| 164 | Grand Champion | - | - | - | $13,471 | 13 | $54,579 | 24.7% | Aug 27, 2004 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 165 | Postmen in the Mountains | - | - | - | $13,117 | 7 | $203,975 | 6.4% | Dec 25, 2003 | Shadow Distribution |
| 166 | Spin | - | - | - | $12,355 | 9 | $12,355 | 100% | Oct 15, 2004 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 167 | The Dust Factory | - | - | - | $12,311 | 22 | $12,311 | 100% | Oct 15, 2004 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 168 | The Five Obstructions | - | - | - | $11,581 | 3 | $165,845 | 7% | May 26, 2004 | Koch Lorber Films |
| 169 | Sex Is Comedy 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $11,425 | 4 | $40,470 | 28.2% | Oct 20, 2004 | IFC Films |
| 170 | Metallica: Some Kind of Monster | - | - | - | $11,340 | 147 | $1,222,708 | 0.9% | Jul 9, 2004 | IFC Films |
| 171 | Imelda | - | - | - | $11,279 | 6 | $200,992 | 5.6% | Jun 9, 2004 | Unico Entertainment |
| 172 | Godzilla | - | - | - | $10,601 | 6 | $412,520 | 2.6% | May 7, 2004 | Rialto Pictures |
| 173 | Bright Leaves | - | - | - | $10,028 | 4 | $77,888 | 12.9% | Aug 25, 2004 | First Run |
| 174 | The Take | - | - | - | $9,120 | 1 | $30,380 | 30% | Sep 22, 2004 | Icarus Films |
| 175 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $9,085 | 24 | $1,926,034 | 0.5% | Oct 22, 2004 | IMAX |
| 176 | Evil Remains | - | - | - | $8,747 | 4 | $8,747 | 100% | Oct 22, 2004 | Screen Media Films |
| 177 | Veer Zaara | - | - | - | $8,571 | 88 | $2,938,532 | 0.3% | Nov 11, 2004 | Yash Raj Films |
| 178 | Goodbye, Dragon Inn | - | - | - | $8,155 | 3 | $35,120 | 23.2% | Sep 17, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 179 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $7,788 | 21 | $3,921,642 | 0.2% | Jun 9, 2001 | IMAX |
| 180 | Strayed | - | - | - | $7,716 | 29 | $482,757 | 1.6% | May 14, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 181 | Incident at Loch Ness | - | - | - | $7,652 | 2 | $37,493 | 20.4% | Sep 17, 2004 | Abramorama |
| 182 | The Battle of Algiers 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $7,596 | 9 | $822,941 | 0.9% | Jan 9, 2004 | Rialto Pictures |
| 183 | Proteus | - | - | - | $7,541 | 3 | $62,031 | 12.2% | Jul 30, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 184 | Callas Forever | - | - | - | $7,400 | 16 | $446,955 | 1.7% | Nov 5, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 185 | Facing Windows | - | - | - | $7,241 | 27 | $543,354 | 1.3% | Jun 18, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 186 | She Hate Me | - | - | - | $7,195 | 28 | $366,037 | 2% | Jul 28, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 187 | You'll Get Over It | - | - | - | $7,173 | 2 | $50,256 | 14.3% | Jun 18, 2004 | Picture This! Entertainment |
| 188 | Merci Dr Rey! | - | - | - | $7,162 | 5 | $19,867 | 36% | Sep 17, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 189 | Modern Times 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $6,865 | 7 | $163,577 | 4.2% | Dec 26, 2003 | Kino International |
| 190 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $6,832 | 16 | $7,195,792 | <0.1% | Feb 26, 1999 | nWave Pictures |
| 191 | Rick | - | - | - | $6,467 | 2 | $11,991 | 53.9% | Sep 24, 2004 | Vitagraph Films |
| 192 | Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela | - | - | - | $5,682 | 3 | $381,225 | 1.5% | Oct 22, 2004 | Mela Films LLC |
| 193 | The Clearing | - | - | - | $5,164 | 449 | $5,763,875 | <0.1% | Jul 2, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 194 | Love Me If You Dare | - | - | - | $5,112 | 56 | $553,504 | 0.9% | May 21, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 195 | Transfixed | - | - | - | $4,909 | 1 | $17,361 | 28.3% | Jul 30, 2004 | Picture This! Entertainment |
| 196 | Home of the Brave | - | - | - | $4,874 | 1 | $4,874 | 100% | Oct 1, 2004 | Emerging Pictures |
| 197 | Gozu | - | - | - | $4,721 | 4 | $58,202 | 8.1% | Jul 30, 2004 | Pathfinder Pictures |
| 198 | It's All About Love | - | - | - | $4,517 | 2 | $6,140 | 73.6% | Oct 29, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 199 | Nicotina | - | - | - | $4,500 | 96 | $1,117,864 | 0.4% | Aug 20, 2004 | Arenas Entertainment |
| 200 | Stella Street | - | - | - | $4,119 | 10 | $4,119 | 100% | Oct 22, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 201 | The Seagull's Laughter | - | - | - | $4,003 | 3 | $72,527 | 5.5% | Feb 13, 2004 | The Cinema Guild |
| 202 | The Hillside Strangler | - | - | - | $3,837 | 1 | $4,143 | 92.6% | Sep 24, 2004 | Tartan |
| 203 | Mind the Gap | - | - | - | $3,815 | 1 | $10,637 | 35.9% | Sep 24, 2004 | Zion Films |
| 204 | Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer | - | - | - | $3,681 | 2 | $107,040 | 3.4% | Mar 5, 2004 | Indican Pictures |
| 205 | A Silent Love | - | - | - | $3,475 | 3 | $14,389 | 24.2% | Oct 29, 2004 | Atopia |
| 206 | Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring | - | - | - | $3,006 | 74 | $2,380,788 | 0.1% | Apr 2, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 207 | Silent Waters | - | - | - | $2,723 | 1 | $7,384 | 36.9% | Oct 8, 2004 | First Run |
| 208 | The Child I Never Was | - | - | - | $2,609 | 1 | $2,609 | 100% | Oct 8, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 209 | Chooch | - | - | - | $2,330 | 3 | $31,015 | 7.5% | Aug 27, 2004 | Artistic License |
| 210 | Yes Nurse! No Nurse! 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,141 | 2 | $13,325 | 16.1% | Sep 3, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 211 | Virgin | - | - | - | $2,126 | 1 | $9,614 | 22.1% | Sep 3, 2004 | Artistic License |
| 212 | Brother to Brother | - | - | - | $1,900 | 3 | $80,906 | 2.3% | Nov 5, 2004 | Wolfe Releasing |
| 213 | The Hunting of the President | - | - | - | $1,864 | 20 | $376,612 | 0.5% | Jun 18, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 214 | Bear Cub | - | - | - | $1,637 | 4 | $100,133 | 1.6% | Nov 5, 2004 | TLA Releasing |
| 215 | Intoxicating | - | - | - | $1,468 | 3 | $11,560 | 12.7% | Nov 5, 2004 | Rogue Arts |
| 216 | Brothers in Arms | - | - | - | $1,305 | 2 | $3,664 | 35.6% | Aug 27, 2004 | First Run |
| 217 | Twist | - | - | - | $1,105 | 4 | $47,370 | 2.3% | May 21, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 218 | Eight Hundred Bullets 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $866 | 2 | $866 | 100% | Oct 29, 2004 | TLA Releasing |
| 219 | The Burial Society | - | - | - | $550 | 3 | $21,285 | 2.6% | May 28, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 220 | Still, the Children Are Here | - | - | - | $526 | 1 | $3,685 | 14.3% | Nov 5, 2004 | Icarus Films |
| 221 | Distant | - | - | - | $457 | 2 | $96,293 | 0.5% | Mar 12, 2004 | New Yorker Films |
| 222 | Cowboys and Angels | - | - | - | $423 | 5 | $33,941 | 1.2% | Sep 17, 2004 | TLA Releasing |
| 223 | The Tracker 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $403 | 2 | $55,188 | 0.7% | Jan 16, 2004 | ArtMattan Productions |
| 224 | Tattoo Bar | - | - | - | $138 | 1 | $2,964 | 4.7% | Jul 5, 2002 | ArtMattan Productions |
