| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 44 | Shrek 2 | - | - | - | $2,378,677 | 4,223 | $441,426,807 | May 19 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 39 | Spider-Man 2 | - | - | - | $3,233,253 | 4,166 | $373,585,825 | Jun 30 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 54 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | - | - | - | $1,022,671 | 3,855 | $249,541,069 | Jun 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 90 | The Day After Tomorrow | - | - | - | $371,251 | 3,444 | $186,740,799 | May 28 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 21 | The Bourne Supremacy | - | - | - | $10,427,585 | 3,304 | $176,241,941 | Jul 23 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 1 | Shark Tale | - | - | - | $149,476,085 | 4,070 | $160,861,908 | Oct 1 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 42 | I, Robot | - | - | - | $2,515,537 | 3,494 | $144,801,023 | Jul 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 140 | Troy | - | - | - | $79,679 | 3,411 | $133,378,256 | May 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 52 | Fahrenheit 9/11 | - | - | - | $1,276,414 | 2,011 | $119,194,771 | Jun 23 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 78 | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | - | - | - | $600,637 | 3,020 | $114,326,736 | Jun 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 47 | The Village | - | - | - | $1,884,423 | 3,733 | $114,197,520 | Jul 30 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 2 | The Grudge | - | - | - | $76,080,170 | 3,348 | $110,359,362 | Oct 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 20 | Collateral | - | - | - | $11,799,416 | 3,205 | $101,005,703 | Aug 6 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 28 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | - | - | - | $8,877,256 | 3,490 | $95,170,481 | Aug 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 53 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $1,079,636 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 218 | Mean Girls | - | - | - | $8,637 | 3,054 | $86,058,055 | Apr 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 83 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | - | - | - | $498,718 | 3,104 | $85,288,303 | Jul 9 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 41 | The Notebook | - | - | - | $2,537,854 | 2,323 | $81,001,787 | Jun 25 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 40 | Alien vs. Predator | - | - | - | $3,146,015 | 3,401 | $80,282,231 | Aug 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 71 | The Terminal | - | - | - | $676,862 | 2,914 | $77,872,883 | Jun 18 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 92 | Garfield: The Movie | - | - | - | $365,034 | 3,150 | $75,369,589 | Jun 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 12 | Ray | - | - | - | $25,996,785 | 2,474 | $75,331,600 | Oct 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 3 | Ladder 49 | - | - | - | $67,307,038 | 3,261 | $74,541,707 | Oct 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 62 | Sideways | - | - | - | $869,983 | 1,786 | $71,503,593 | Oct 22 | - | false |
| 58 | White Chicks | - | - | - | $933,780 | 2,800 | $70,831,760 | Jun 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 4 | The Forgotten | - | - | - | $65,104,701 | 3,144 | $67,133,509 | Sep 24 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 38 | The Manchurian Candidate | - | - | - | $3,342,888 | 2,867 | $65,955,630 | Jul 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 5 | Friday Night Lights | - | - | - | $54,281,885 | 3,004 | $61,255,921 | Oct 8 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 171 | The Stepford Wives | - | - | - | $36,039 | 3,057 | $59,484,742 | Jun 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 16 | Without a Paddle | - | - | - | $17,285,043 | 2,756 | $58,169,327 | Aug 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 8 | Shall We Dance? | - | - | - | $36,478,125 | 2,542 | $57,890,460 | Oct 15 | Miramax | false |
| 13 | Saw | - | - | - | $24,301,242 | 2,467 | $55,185,045 | Oct 29 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 15 | Hero | - | - | - | $18,045,425 | 2,175 | $53,710,019 | Aug 27 | Miramax | false |
| 101 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $261,426 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 96 | King Arthur | - | - | - | $322,316 | 3,086 | $51,882,244 | Jul 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 74 | A Cinderella Story | - | - | - | $624,881 | 2,625 | $51,438,175 | Jul 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | - | - | - | $51,201,453 | 3,284 | $51,201,453 | Sep 10 | Screen Gems | false |
| 18 | Napoleon Dynamite | - | - | - | $14,862,296 | 1,027 | $44,540,956 | Jun 11 | - | false |
| 36 | Exorcist: The Beginning | - | - | - | $3,748,420 | 2,813 | $41,821,986 | Aug 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 70 | Catwoman | - | - | - | $681,467 | 3,117 | $40,202,379 | Jul 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | - | - | - | $37,291,785 | 3,170 | $37,762,677 | Sep 17 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 245 | Raising Helen | - | - | - | $1,224 | 2,721 | $37,486,512 | May 28 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 9 | Taxi 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $33,406,994 | 3,001 | $36,611,066 | Oct 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 11 | Team America: World Police | - | - | - | $28,601,491 | 2,620 | $32,786,074 | Oct 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 31 | Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid | - | - | - | $7,665,927 | 2,905 | $32,238,923 | Aug 27 | Screen Gems | false |
| 10 | Cellular | - | - | - | $31,404,040 | 2,763 | $32,003,620 | Sep 10 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 247 | Johnson Family Vacation | - | - | - | $1,020 | 1,326 | $31,203,964 | Apr 7 | - | false |
| 37 | Open Water | - | - | - | $3,400,258 | 2,709 | $30,610,863 | Aug 6 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 22 | Garden State | - | - | - | $10,201,874 | 813 | $26,782,316 | Jul 28 | - | false |
| 158 | Around the World in 80 Days | - | - | - | $43,808 | 2,801 | $24,008,137 | Jun 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 14 | Mr. 3000 | - | - | - | $21,588,752 | 2,736 | $21,811,187 | Sep 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 66 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $743,183 | 73 | $21,583,831 | Mar 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 84 | Little Black Book | - | - | - | $490,998 | 2,445 | $20,698,668 | Aug 6 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 87 | Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie - Pyramid of Light | - | - | - | $458,476 | 2,411 | $19,765,868 | Aug 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 246 | Two Brothers | - | - | - | $1,175 | 2,181 | $19,176,754 | Jun 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 63 | Bugs! | - | - | - | $836,127 | 33 | $19,063,544 | Mar 12 | SK Films | false |
| 143 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $73,637 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 109 | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | - | - | - | $189,910 | 2,163 | $18,250,550 | Jul 30 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 149 | Ghosts of the Abyss | - | - | - | $63,024 | 97 | $17,040,871 | Apr 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 17 | Wimbledon | - | - | - | $17,001,133 | 2,039 | $17,001,133 | Sep 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 24 | The Motorcycle Diaries | - | - | - | $9,697,496 | 272 | $16,781,387 | Sep 24 | Focus Features | false |
| 29 | Vanity Fair | - | - | - | $8,692,269 | 1,054 | $16,136,476 | Sep 1 | Focus Features | false |
| 30 | Paparazzi | - | - | - | $7,837,197 | 2,153 | $15,714,234 | Sep 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 69 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $685,572 | 10 | $13,651,656 | Feb 23 | - | false |
| 19 | Shaun of the Dead | - | - | - | $13,050,813 | 675 | $13,542,874 | Sep 24 | Rogue Pictures | false |
| 56 | De-Lovely | - | - | - | $987,986 | 410 | $13,456,633 | Jul 2 | United Artists | false |
| 34 | Wicker Park | - | - | - | $6,181,864 | 2,598 | $13,001,257 | Sep 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 25 | I Heart Huckabees | - | - | - | $9,121,137 | 901 | $12,785,432 | Oct 1 | - | false |
| 32 | The Cookout | - | - | - | $7,613,888 | 1,303 | $11,814,019 | Sep 3 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 26 | Surviving Christmas | - | - | - | $9,004,616 | 2,755 | $11,663,156 | Oct 22 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 121 | Super Size Me | - | - | - | $141,800 | 230 | $11,536,423 | May 7 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 67 | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | - | - | - | $712,644 | 17 | $10,994,028 | Oct 18 | Giant Screen Films | false |
| 35 | What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? | - | - | - | $4,547,467 | 146 | $10,942,306 | Feb 6 | - | false |
| 23 | Raise Your Voice | - | - | - | $10,150,247 | 2,521 | $10,411,980 | Oct 8 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 105 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | - | - | - | $253,084 | 16 | $10,086,514 | Oct 11 | Giant Screen Films | false |
| 43 | Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 | - | - | - | $2,415,878 | 1,276 | $9,219,388 | Aug 27 | Triumph Releasing Corporation | false |
| 27 | First Daughter | - | - | - | $8,917,103 | 2,280 | $9,055,921 | Sep 24 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 131 | Alien Adventure | - | - | - | $112,872 | 10 | $8,959,784 | Aug 20 | - | false |
| 48 | Suspect Zero | - | - | - | $1,498,465 | 1,501 | $8,725,813 | Aug 27 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 61 | Being Julia | - | - | - | $897,877 | 328 | $7,739,049 | Oct 15 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 208 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $11,077 | 16 | $7,195,792 | Feb 26 | - | false |
| 33 | Woman Thou Art Loosed | - | - | - | $6,697,014 | 521 | $6,879,730 | Oct 1 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 173 | The Young Black Stallion | - | - | - | $33,673 | 51 | $6,751,389 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 46 | Maria Full of Grace | - | - | - | $2,084,062 | 127 | $6,529,624 | Jul 16 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 73 | Before Sunset | - | - | - | $641,185 | 204 | $5,820,649 | Jul 2 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | false |
| 163 | The Clearing | - | - | - | $41,304 | 449 | $5,763,875 | Jul 2 | - | false |
| 45 | Birth | - | - | - | $2,373,000 | 550 | $5,095,038 | Oct 29 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 68 | A Day Without a Mexican | - | - | - | $689,068 | 107 | $4,179,890 | May 14 | Televisa Cine | false |
| 193 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $16,064 | 21 | $3,921,642 | Jun 9 | IMAX | false |
| 137 | Camping sauvage | - | - | - | $84,920 | 99 | $3,894,585 | Jul 9 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | false |
| 95 | The Door in the Floor | - | - | - | $339,159 | 134 | $3,854,624 | Jul 14 | Focus Features | false |
| 81 | Benji: Off the Leash! | - | - | - | $532,690 | 877 | $3,817,362 | Aug 20 | - | false |
| 60 | Vera Drake | - | - | - | $902,315 | 97 | $3,775,283 | Oct 8 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 50 | Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux | - | - | - | $1,366,064 | 65 | $2,627,016 | Oct 1 | - | false |
| 112 | Control Room | - | - | - | $178,030 | 74 | $2,589,616 | May 21 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 156 | Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring | - | - | - | $48,625 | 74 | $2,380,788 | Apr 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 99 | Riding Giants | - | - | - | $284,985 | 64 | $2,276,368 | Jul 9 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 77 | Intimate Strangers | - | - | - | $606,593 | 94 | $2,110,589 | Jul 30 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 75 | We Don't Live Here Anymore | - | - | - | $622,945 | 190 | $2,041,014 | Aug 13 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | false |
| 225 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $5,644 | 24 | $1,926,034 | Oct 22 | IMAX | false |
| 94 | The Corporation 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $356,646 | 28 | $1,879,983 | Jun 4 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 49 | The Five of Us | - | - | - | $1,443,306 | 45 | $1,852,272 | Aug 27 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | false |
| 115 | The Story of the Weeping Camel | - | - | - | $174,239 | 55 | $1,763,052 | Jun 4 | THINKFilm | false |
| 51 | A Dirty Shame | - | - | - | $1,336,327 | 133 | $1,339,668 | Sep 17 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 85 | Saints and Soldiers | - | - | - | $468,882 | 37 | $1,310,470 | Aug 6 | Excel Entertainment | false |
| 113 | Going the Distance | - | - | - | $177,873 | 153 | $1,230,897 | Aug 20 | Odeon | false |
| 155 | Metallica: Some Kind of Monster | - | - | - | $49,540 | 147 | $1,222,708 | Jul 9 | IFC Films | false |
| 89 | Festival Express | - | - | - | $385,560 | 43 | $1,174,079 | Jul 23 | THINKFilm | false |
| 128 | The Best Two Years | - | - | - | $120,228 | 29 | $1,163,450 | Feb 20 | - | false |
| 117 | Nicotina | - | - | - | $169,654 | 96 | $1,117,864 | Aug 20 | Arenas Entertainment | false |
| 64 | Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War | - | - | - | $794,567 | 34 | $1,111,061 | Sep 3 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 118 | The Machinist | - | - | - | $165,775 | 72 | $1,082,715 | Oct 22 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 110 | The Mother | - | - | - | $182,889 | 44 | $1,063,163 | May 28 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 57 | Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | - | - | - | $941,344 | 55 | $1,043,896 | Sep 17 | - | false |
| 141 | A Home at the End of the World | - | - | - | $77,985 | 65 | $1,029,872 | Jul 23 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | false |
| 55 | Silver City | - | - | - | $1,020,656 | 162 | $1,020,656 | Sep 17 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 65 | Bright Young Things | - | - | - | $761,971 | 92 | $933,637 | Aug 20 | THINKFilm | false |
| 59 | Criminal | - | - | - | $929,233 | 90 | $929,233 | Sep 10 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | false |
| 126 | The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $120,446 | 55 | $862,894 | Jul 23 | Miramax | false |
| 211 | The Battle of Algiers 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $10,521 | 9 | $822,941 | Jan 9 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 79 | Stage Beauty | - | - | - | $554,944 | 78 | $782,383 | Oct 8 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 106 | Donnie Darko 2004 Director's Cut | - | - | - | $239,732 | 22 | $753,147 | Jun 2 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 91 | Rosenstrasse | - | - | - | $366,713 | 24 | $734,519 | Jul 30 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 82 | Red Lights | - | - | - | $504,615 | 29 | $673,828 | Aug 20 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 72 | American Masters: The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $642,619 | 4 | $646,951 | Aug 18 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 157 | Life of Brian 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $46,218 | 28 | $646,951 | Apr 30 | Rainbow Releasing | false |
| 76 | Going Upriver | - | - | - | $614,138 | 163 | $614,138 | Oct 1 | THINKFilm | false |
| 98 | Mean Creek | - | - | - | $297,193 | 49 | $603,951 | Aug 20 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 102 | Tarnation | - | - | - | $259,647 | 22 | $592,014 | Oct 6 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 139 | Touch of Pink | - | - | - | $84,775 | 21 | $564,535 | Jul 16 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 166 | The Twilight Samurai 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $39,231 | 16 | $559,765 | Apr 23 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
| 205 | Love Me If You Dare | - | - | - | $11,495 | 56 | $553,504 | May 21 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 80 | The Final Cut | - | - | - | $541,668 | 117 | $551,281 | Oct 15 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 168 | Facing Windows | - | - | - | $37,477 | 27 | $543,354 | Jun 18 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 88 | Gold Diggers | - | - | - | $403,000 | 1,062 | $527,000 | Sep 17 | - | false |
| 243 | The Return | - | - | - | $1,761 | 18 | $504,256 | Feb 6 | Kino International | false |
| 133 | Seducing Doctor Lewis 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $104,485 | 15 | $489,838 | Jun 16 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 212 | Strayed | - | - | - | $10,058 | 29 | $482,757 | May 14 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 86 | The Last Shot | - | - | - | $458,543 | 40 | $464,275 | Sep 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 124 | Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism | - | - | - | $125,606 | 18 | $461,572 | Aug 6 | Cinema Libre Studio | false |
| 100 | Primer | - | - | - | $264,593 | 31 | $424,760 | Oct 8 | THINKFilm | false |
| 194 | Godzilla | - | - | - | $15,594 | 6 | $412,520 | May 7 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 93 | Head in the Clouds | - | - | - | $359,166 | 47 | $398,278 | Sep 17 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 104 | End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones | - | - | - | $255,353 | 10 | $391,950 | Aug 20 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 224 | Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela | - | - | - | $5,682 | 3 | $381,225 | Oct 22 | - | false |
| 151 | The Hunting of the President | - | - | - | $56,075 | 20 | $376,612 | Jun 18 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 108 | The Brown Bunny | - | - | - | $215,815 | 19 | $366,301 | Aug 27 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 164 | She Hate Me | - | - | - | $41,052 | 28 | $366,037 | Jul 28 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 179 | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | - | - | - | $28,393 | 19 | $360,759 | Jun 16 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 154 | Enduring Love | - | - | - | $51,590 | 56 | $358,362 | Oct 29 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 138 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | - | - | - | $84,911 | 14 | $353,580 | Jun 11 | Dada Films | false |
| 107 | Zelary | - | - | - | $230,745 | 21 | $330,033 | Sep 17 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 123 | Ju-on: The Grudge | - | - | - | $134,685 | 11 | $325,680 | Jul 23 | Vitagraph Films | false |
| 199 | Bukowski: Born into This | - | - | - | $12,702 | 8 | $318,816 | May 28 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 97 | Hair Show | - | - | - | $298,664 | 38 | $305,281 | Oct 15 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) | false |
| 241 | This Old Cub | - | - | - | $1,953 | 6 | $270,014 | Mar 26 | Emerging Pictures | false |
| 103 | The Yes Men | - | - | - | $255,364 | 32 | $255,364 | Sep 24 | United Artists | false |
| 147 | Dhoom | - | - | - | $68,669 | 32 | $245,756 | Aug 27 | Yash Raj Films | false |
| 134 | Uncovered: The War on Iraq | - | - | - | $98,132 | 22 | $238,924 | Aug 20 | Cinema Libre Studio | false |
| 120 | Remember Me, My Love | - | - | - | $145,841 | 7 | $227,986 | Sep 3 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 111 | Guiana 1838 | - | - | - | $178,744 | 16 | $227,241 | Sep 24 | RBC Radio | false |
| 159 | Moolaadé | - | - | - | $42,949 | 4 | $215,646 | Oct 15 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 203 | Postmen in the Mountains | - | - | - | $12,194 | 7 | $203,975 | Dec 25 | Shadow Distribution | false |
| 190 | Lightning in a Bottle | - | - | - | $19,031 | 21 | $201,711 | Oct 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 170 | Independent Lens: Imelda | - | - | - | $36,775 | 6 | $200,992 | Jun 9 | Unico Entertainment | false |
| 114 | Around the Bend | - | - | - | $174,274 | 51 | $193,637 | Oct 8 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | false |
| 214 | Lost Boys of Sudan | - | - | - | $9,506 | 8 | $188,467 | Aug 22 | Shadow Distribution | false |
| 125 | Testosterone | - | - | - | $120,522 | 4 | $185,078 | Sep 10 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 135 | P.S. | - | - | - | $93,018 | 17 | $180,503 | Oct 15 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 127 | Bush's Brain | - | - | - | $120,444 | 9 | $177,485 | Aug 20 | Tartan | false |
| 129 | Baptists at Our Barbecue | - | - | - | $114,626 | 13 | $173,306 | Oct 8 | - | false |
| 116 | Infernal Affairs | - | - | - | $169,659 | 5 | $169,659 | Sep 24 | Miramax | false |
| 176 | The Five Obstructions | - | - | - | $30,373 | 3 | $165,845 | May 26 | Koch Lorber Films | false |
| 220 | Modern Times 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $6,865 | 7 | $163,577 | Dec 26 | Kino International | false |
| 152 | Danny Deckchair 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $51,856 | 29 | $160,276 | Aug 11 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 119 | When Will I Be Loved | - | - | - | $159,429 | 20 | $159,429 | Sep 10 | IFC Films | false |
| 231 | Two Men Went to War | - | - | - | $4,174 | 4 | $150,208 | Mar 26 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 146 | Undertow | - | - | - | $69,844 | 30 | $143,597 | Oct 22 | United Artists | false |
| 172 | Zhou Yu's Train 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $34,692 | 12 | $142,562 | Jul 16 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 122 | Riding the Bullet | - | - | - | $134,711 | 108 | $134,711 | Oct 15 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) | false |
| 145 | Malevolence | - | - | - | $70,690 | 10 | $127,287 | Sep 10 | - | false |
| 130 | Dig! | - | - | - | $113,529 | 10 | $127,067 | Oct 1 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 153 | Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train | - | - | - | $51,779 | 4 | $122,011 | Jun 18 | First Run | false |
| 132 | In the Face of Evil: Reagan's War in Word and Deed | - | - | - | $108,565 | 15 | $110,577 | Oct 1 | - | false |
| 192 | Face | - | - | - | $18,528 | 4 | $108,151 | Oct 15 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 161 | Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi | - | - | - | $41,368 | 6 | $107,585 | Jul 2 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 216 | Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer | - | - | - | $8,946 | 2 | $107,040 | Mar 5 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 162 | Un monde presque paisible 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $41,337 | 3 | $106,184 | Aug 20 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
| 222 | Distant | - | - | - | $6,211 | 2 | $96,293 | Mar 12 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 136 | Celsius 41.11: The Temperature at Which the Brain... Begins to Die | - | - | - | $93,000 | 116 | $93,000 | Oct 22 | Citizens United | false |
| 183 | Phir Milenge | - | - | - | $22,529 | 27 | $91,968 | Aug 27 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 150 | Warriors of Heaven and Earth | - | - | - | $57,143 | 9 | $82,936 | Sep 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 191 | Bright Leaves | - | - | - | $18,766 | 4 | $77,888 | Aug 25 | First Run | false |
| 142 | Eulogy | - | - | - | $75,076 | 22 | $75,076 | Oct 15 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 148 | Reconstruction | - | - | - | $65,267 | 9 | $73,516 | Sep 10 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 234 | The Seagull's Laughter | - | - | - | $4,003 | 3 | $72,527 | Feb 13 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 144 | Hollywood Buddha | - | - | - | $72,115 | 4 | $72,115 | Sep 24 | Northern Arts Entertainment | false |
| 160 | The Inheritance | - | - | - | $41,609 | 2 | $68,215 | Jul 9 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 184 | Vodka Lemon | - | - | - | $22,338 | 3 | $66,361 | Oct 8 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 182 | Untold Scandal | - | - | - | $24,459 | 8 | $63,332 | Oct 13 | Kino International | false |
