| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 232 | Tattoo Bar | - | - | - | $79 | 1 | $2,964 | Jul 5 | ArtMattan Productions | false |
| 231 | Fish Without a Bicycle | - | - | - | $271 | 1 | $26,799 | Oct 22 | - | false |
| 230 | Love Me If You Dare | - | - | - | $375 | 56 | $553,504 | May 21 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 229 | Jesus, You Know | - | - | - | $604 | 1 | $604 | Dec 3 | Leisure Time Features | false |
| 228 | Silent Waters | - | - | - | $627 | 1 | $7,384 | Oct 8 | First Run | false |
| 227 | L'autre monde 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $747 | 1 | $2,494 | Aug 6 | ArtMattan Productions | false |
| 226 | Incantato 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $850 | 2 | $23,039 | Sep 24 | Northern Arts Entertainment | false |
| 225 | Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer | - | - | - | $886 | 2 | $107,040 | Mar 5 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 224 | Producing Adults | - | - | - | $935 | 1 | $935 | Dec 22 | Wolfe Releasing | false |
| 223 | Freeze Frame | - | - | - | $1,100 | 1 | $1,100 | Dec 10 | First Look International | false |
| 222 | Zhou Yu's Train 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,385 | 12 | $142,562 | Jul 16 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 221 | The Seagull's Laughter | - | - | - | $1,389 | 3 | $72,527 | Feb 13 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 220 | A Breath | - | - | - | $1,416 | 1 | $1,416 | Dec 10 | Kathi Arts | false |
| 219 | Hearts and Minds | - | - | - | $1,773 | 2 | $28,754 | Oct 22 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 218 | It's All About Love | - | - | - | $1,893 | 2 | $6,140 | Oct 29 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 217 | In the Face of Evil: Reagan's War in Word and Deed | - | - | - | $2,012 | 15 | $110,577 | Oct 1 | - | false |
| 216 | The Mother | - | - | - | $2,103 | 44 | $1,063,163 | May 28 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 215 | Conspiracy of Silence | - | - | - | $2,598 | 1 | $2,598 | Dec 3 | - | false |
| 214 | The Tracker 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,636 | 2 | $55,188 | Jan 16 | ArtMattan Productions | false |
| 213 | Crying Ladies | - | - | - | $2,920 | 10 | $132,920 | Feb 20 | Unitel Pictures | false |
| 212 | Anatomy of Hell | - | - | - | $3,043 | 3 | $34,506 | Sep 24 | Tartan | false |
| 211 | A Dirty Shame | - | - | - | $3,341 | 133 | $1,339,668 | Sep 17 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 210 | Still, the Children Are Here | - | - | - | $3,685 | 1 | $3,685 | Nov 5 | Icarus Films | false |
| 209 | The Green Butchers | - | - | - | $3,783 | 2 | $3,783 | Dec 10 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 208 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $3,895 | 21 | $3,921,642 | Jun 9 | IMAX | false |
| 207 | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | - | - | - | $3,928 | 19 | $360,759 | Jun 16 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 206 | Bandido | - | - | - | $4,064 | 12 | $4,064 | Dec 10 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) | false |
| 205 | Dolls | - | - | - | $4,067 | 1 | $4,067 | Dec 10 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 204 | Open My Heart | - | - | - | $4,381 | 1 | $4,381 | Dec 17 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 203 | Imaginary Heroes | - | - | - | $4,696 | 24 | $228,767 | Dec 17 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 202 | Before Sunset | - | - | - | $5,080 | 204 | $5,820,649 | Jul 2 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | false |
| 201 | The Life | - | - | - | $5,130 | 1 | $5,130 | Dec 17 | Screen Media Films | false |
| 200 | Bright Future | - | - | - | $5,166 | 1 | $5,166 | Nov 12 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 199 | Wonderful Days | - | - | - | $5,444 | 5 | $74,663 | Dec 31 | - | false |
| 198 | Two Men Went to War | - | - | - | $5,674 | 4 | $150,208 | Mar 26 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 197 | The Last Shot | - | - | - | $5,732 | 40 | $464,275 | Sep 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 196 | Strayed | - | - | - | $6,362 | 29 | $482,757 | May 14 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 195 | Goodbye, Dragon Inn | - | - | - | $6,365 | 3 | $35,120 | Sep 17 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 194 | Master of the Game | - | - | - | $6,554 | 6 | $6,554 | Nov 12 | Sundance Film Series | false |
| 193 | Hair Show | - | - | - | $6,617 | 38 | $305,281 | Oct 15 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) | false |
| 192 | A Silent Love | - | - | - | $7,104 | 3 | $14,389 | Oct 29 | Atopia | false |
| 191 | She Hate Me | - | - | - | $7,114 | 28 | $366,037 | Jul 28 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 190 | Touch of Pink | - | - | - | $7,972 | 21 | $564,535 | Jul 16 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 189 | Reconstruction | - | - | - | $8,249 | 9 | $73,516 | Sep 10 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 188 | Incident at Loch Ness | - | - | - | $8,390 | 2 | $37,493 | Sep 17 | Abramorama | false |
| 187 | Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train | - | - | - | $8,443 | 4 | $122,011 | Jun 18 | First Run | false |
| 186 | Festival Express | - | - | - | $8,840 | 43 | $1,174,079 | Jul 23 | THINKFilm | false |
| 185 | The Twilight Samurai 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $9,052 | 16 | $559,765 | Apr 23 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
| 184 | Independent Lens: Imelda | - | - | - | $9,231 | 6 | $200,992 | Jun 9 | Unico Entertainment | false |
| 183 | The Final Cut | - | - | - | $9,613 | 117 | $551,281 | Oct 15 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 182 | Proteus | - | - | - | $9,825 | 3 | $62,031 | Jul 30 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 181 | Godzilla | - | - | - | $10,437 | 6 | $412,520 | May 7 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 180 | The Deserted Station | - | - | - | $10,484 | 1 | $18,867 | Jul 2 | First Run | false |
| 179 | Malevolence | - | - | - | $10,560 | 10 | $127,287 | Sep 10 | - | false |
| 178 | Benji: Off the Leash! | - | - | - | $10,567 | 877 | $3,817,362 | Aug 20 | - | false |
| 177 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $10,600 | 16 | $7,195,792 | Feb 26 | - | false |
| 176 | Vodka Lemon | - | - | - | $10,671 | 3 | $66,361 | Oct 8 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 175 | A Talking Picture | - | - | - | $10,774 | 2 | $20,237 | Dec 10 | Kino International | false |
| 174 | Mean Creek | - | - | - | $10,839 | 49 | $603,951 | Aug 20 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 173 | Ju-on: The Grudge | - | - | - | $10,928 | 11 | $325,680 | Jul 23 | Vitagraph Films | false |
| 172 | The Inheritance | - | - | - | $11,080 | 2 | $68,215 | Jul 9 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 171 | Intoxicating | - | - | - | $11,560 | 3 | $11,560 | Nov 5 | Rogue Arts | false |
| 170 | Bright Young Things | - | - | - | $11,963 | 92 | $933,637 | Aug 20 | THINKFilm | false |
| 169 | Warriors of Heaven and Earth | - | - | - | $12,932 | 9 | $82,936 | Sep 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 168 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | - | - | - | $12,964 | 14 | $353,580 | Jun 11 | Dada Films | false |
| 167 | Who Killed Bambi? | - | - | - | $13,055 | 1 | $14,532 | Nov 12 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 166 | Dig! | - | - | - | $13,538 | 10 | $127,067 | Oct 1 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 165 | Guiana 1838 | - | - | - | $14,172 | 16 | $227,241 | Sep 24 | RBC Radio | false |
| 164 | The Corporation 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $14,414 | 28 | $1,879,983 | Jun 4 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 163 | Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi | - | - | - | $14,860 | 6 | $107,585 | Jul 2 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 162 | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $15,176 | 19 | $1,766,621 | Sep 20 | IMAX | false |
| 161 | The Brown Bunny | - | - | - | $16,110 | 19 | $366,301 | Aug 27 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 160 | Intimate Strangers | - | - | - | $16,375 | 94 | $2,110,589 | Jul 30 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 159 | You I Love | - | - | - | $16,934 | 4 | $60,815 | Nov 19 | - | false |
| 158 | Purple Butterfly | - | - | - | $17,790 | 1 | $17,790 | Nov 26 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 157 | Fabled | - | - | - | $18,224 | 3 | $31,425 | Dec 10 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 156 | L.A. Twister | - | - | - | $18,870 | 4 | $54,000 | Aug 13 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 155 | Voices of Iraq | - | - | - | $19,331 | 12 | $57,999 | Oct 29 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 154 | Around the Bend | - | - | - | $19,363 | 51 | $193,637 | Oct 8 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | false |
| 153 | Untold Scandal | - | - | - | $20,421 | 8 | $63,332 | Oct 13 | Kino International | false |
| 152 | After Midnight | - | - | - | $20,787 | 3 | $50,469 | Dec 3 | Avatar Films | false |
| 151 | Straight-Jacket | - | - | - | $21,059 | 4 | $45,497 | Nov 26 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 150 | A Fond Kiss | - | - | - | $21,326 | 2 | $30,148 | Nov 26 | Castle Hill Productions | false |
| 149 | Un monde presque paisible 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $21,433 | 3 | $106,184 | Aug 20 | Empire Pictures Inc. | false |
| 148 | Easy | - | - | - | $21,589 | 6 | $21,589 | Nov 26 | Magic Lamp | false |
| 147 | Paparazzi | - | - | - | $21,926 | 2,153 | $15,714,234 | Sep 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 146 | La petite Lili 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $22,151 | 1 | $34,634 | Nov 12 | First Run | false |
| 145 | WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception | - | - | - | $22,541 | 4 | $30,210 | Dec 3 | Cinema Libre Studio | false |
| 144 | Fear and Trembling 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $24,218 | 3 | $126,684 | Nov 19 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 143 | Cowboys and Angels | - | - | - | $24,615 | 5 | $33,941 | Sep 17 | TLA Releasing | false |
| 142 | Riding Giants | - | - | - | $24,911 | 64 | $2,276,368 | Jul 9 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 141 | Baptists at Our Barbecue | - | - | - | $26,096 | 13 | $173,306 | Oct 8 | - | false |
| 140 | Sex Is Comedy 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $26,675 | 4 | $40,470 | Oct 20 | IFC Films | false |
| 139 | Exorcist: The Beginning | - | - | - | $26,879 | 2,813 | $41,821,986 | Aug 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 138 | Bright Leaves | - | - | - | $26,983 | 4 | $77,888 | Aug 25 | First Run | false |
| 137 | A Day Without a Mexican | - | - | - | $32,610 | 107 | $4,179,890 | May 14 | Televisa Cine | false |
| 136 | Vanity Fair | - | - | - | $35,628 | 1,054 | $16,136,476 | Sep 1 | Focus Features | false |
| 135 | A Tale of Two Sisters | - | - | - | $36,948 | 9 | $72,541 | Dec 3 | Tartan | false |
| 134 | Head in the Clouds | - | - | - | $39,112 | 47 | $398,278 | Sep 17 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 133 | Maria Full of Grace | - | - | - | $43,193 | 127 | $6,529,624 | Jul 16 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 132 | Brother to Brother | - | - | - | $45,383 | 3 | $80,906 | Nov 5 | Wolfe Releasing | false |
| 131 | End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones | - | - | - | $49,236 | 10 | $391,950 | Aug 20 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 130 | A Love Song for Bobby Long | - | - | - | $54,743 | 24 | $164,308 | Dec 29 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 129 | Testosterone | - | - | - | $55,450 | 4 | $185,078 | Sep 10 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 128 | Postmen in the Mountains | - | - | - | $57,618 | 7 | $203,975 | Dec 25 | Shadow Distribution | false |
| 127 | Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids | - | - | - | $59,230 | 127 | $3,515,061 | Dec 8 | THINKFilm | false |
| 126 | Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War | - | - | - | $66,985 | 34 | $1,111,061 | Sep 3 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 125 | Shooting Dogs | - | - | - | $67,433 | 5 | $67,433 | Nov 5 | - | false |
| 124 | Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela | - | - | - | $67,475 | 3 | $381,225 | Oct 22 | - | false |
| 123 | Remember Me, My Love | - | - | - | $67,735 | 7 | $227,986 | Sep 3 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 122 | Seducing Doctor Lewis 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $68,245 | 15 | $489,838 | Jun 16 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 121 | Bear Cub | - | - | - | $69,448 | 4 | $100,133 | Nov 5 | TLA Releasing | false |
| 120 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $69,752 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 119 | Moolaadé | - | - | - | $69,971 | 4 | $215,646 | Oct 15 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 118 | Days of Being Wild | - | - | - | $71,044 | 4 | $146,310 | Nov 19 | Kino International | false |
| 117 | Red Lights | - | - | - | $72,322 | 29 | $673,828 | Aug 20 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 116 | Our Music | - | - | - | $73,014 | 8 | $139,922 | Nov 24 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 115 | Undertow | - | - | - | $73,753 | 30 | $143,597 | Oct 22 | United Artists | false |
| 114 | Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst | - | - | - | $73,944 | 9 | $105,054 | Nov 26 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 113 | The Young Black Stallion | - | - | - | $74,114 | 51 | $6,751,389 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 112 | The Assassination of Richard Nixon | - | - | - | $75,114 | 59 | $708,776 | Dec 29 | THINKFilm | false |
| 111 | Ghosts of the Abyss | - | - | - | $80,179 | 97 | $17,040,871 | Apr 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 110 | Alien Adventure | - | - | - | $82,410 | 10 | $8,959,784 | Aug 20 | - | false |
| 109 | In the Realms of the Unreal | - | - | - | $87,144 | 13 | $417,120 | Dec 22 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 108 | P.S. | - | - | - | $87,485 | 17 | $180,503 | Oct 15 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 107 | Aitraaz | - | - | - | $91,998 | 24 | $91,998 | Nov 12 | - | false |
| 106 | Les aimants | - | - | - | $95,984 | 22 | $1,150,414 | Oct 1 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | false |
| 105 | Zelary | - | - | - | $99,288 | 21 | $330,033 | Sep 17 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 104 | Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | - | - | - | $102,552 | 55 | $1,043,896 | Sep 17 | - | false |
| 103 | De-Lovely | - | - | - | $105,754 | 410 | $13,456,633 | Jul 2 | United Artists | false |
| 102 | Alien vs. Predator | - | - | - | $105,868 | 3,401 | $80,282,231 | Aug 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 101 | The Manchurian Candidate | - | - | - | $113,632 | 2,867 | $65,955,630 | Jul 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 100 | Saints and Soldiers | - | - | - | $113,890 | 37 | $1,310,470 | Aug 6 | Excel Entertainment | false |
| 99 | Rosenstrasse | - | - | - | $118,353 | 24 | $734,519 | Jul 30 | IDP Distribution | false |
| 98 | Paper Clips | - | - | - | $119,535 | 43 | $1,121,744 | Nov 24 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | false |
| 97 | The Merchant of Venice | - | - | - | $119,770 | 107 | $3,765,585 | Dec 29 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 96 | Lightning in a Bottle | - | - | - | $121,639 | 21 | $201,711 | Oct 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 95 | The Village | - | - | - | $133,684 | 3,733 | $114,197,520 | Jul 30 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 94 | First Daughter | - | - | - | $138,818 | 2,280 | $9,055,921 | Sep 24 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 93 | The Notebook | - | - | - | $144,451 | 2,323 | $81,001,787 | Jun 25 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 92 | The Sea Inside | - | - | - | $152,669 | 99 | $2,104,923 | Dec 17 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 91 | Primer | - | - | - | $160,167 | 31 | $424,760 | Oct 8 | THINKFilm | false |
| 90 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | - | - | - | $173,882 | 3,855 | $249,541,069 | Jun 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 89 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | - | - | - | $178,896 | 16 | $10,086,514 | Oct 11 | Giant Screen Films | false |
| 88 | Woman Thou Art Loosed | - | - | - | $182,716 | 521 | $6,879,730 | Oct 1 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 87 | Mr. 3000 | - | - | - | $222,435 | 2,736 | $21,811,187 | Sep 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 86 | Tarnation | - | - | - | $222,580 | 22 | $592,014 | Oct 6 | Wellspring Media | false |
| 85 | Stage Beauty | - | - | - | $227,439 | 78 | $782,383 | Oct 8 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 84 | The Woodsman | - | - | - | $240,509 | 84 | $1,576,231 | Dec 24 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 83 | The Cookout | - | - | - | $261,183 | 1,303 | $11,814,019 | Sep 3 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 82 | Raise Your Voice | - | - | - | $263,237 | 2,521 | $10,411,980 | Oct 8 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 81 | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | - | - | - | $267,188 | 17 | $10,994,028 | Oct 18 | Giant Screen Films | false |
| 80 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $269,791 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 79 | I Am David | - | - | - | $288,552 | 226 | $288,552 | Dec 3 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 78 | In Good Company | - | - | - | $294,565 | 1,963 | $45,806,659 | Dec 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 77 | Enduring Love | - | - | - | $297,814 | 56 | $358,362 | Oct 29 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 76 | Collateral | - | - | - | $309,094 | 3,205 | $101,005,703 | Aug 6 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 75 | Callas Forever | - | - | - | $335,353 | 16 | $446,955 | Nov 5 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 74 | Shrek 2 | - | - | - | $369,706 | 4,223 | $441,426,807 | May 19 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 73 | The Chorus Quebec Release | - | - | - | $392,300 | 34 | $2,087,128 | Oct 1 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | false |
| 72 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $398,377 | 73 | $21,583,831 | Mar 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 71 | I, Robot | - | - | - | $398,828 | 3,494 | $144,801,023 | Jul 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 70 | Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux | - | - | - | $410,055 | 65 | $2,627,016 | Oct 1 | - | false |
| 69 | Hero | - | - | - | $428,941 | 2,175 | $53,710,019 | Aug 27 | Miramax | false |
| 68 | Spider-Man 2 | - | - | - | $464,060 | 4,166 | $373,585,825 | Jun 30 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 67 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | - | - | - | $470,892 | 3,170 | $37,762,677 | Sep 17 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 66 | Shaun of the Dead | - | - | - | $491,849 | 675 | $13,542,874 | Sep 24 | Rogue Pictures | false |
| 65 | Hotel Rwanda | - | - | - | $502,493 | 824 | $23,530,892 | Dec 22 | United Artists | false |
| 64 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $516,850 | 10 | $13,651,656 | Feb 23 | - | false |
| 63 | Cellular | - | - | - | $601,146 | 2,763 | $32,003,620 | Sep 10 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 62 | Bugs! | - | - | - | $650,240 | 33 | $19,063,544 | Mar 12 | SK Films | false |
| 61 | Garden State | - | - | - | $680,382 | 813 | $26,782,316 | Jul 28 | - | false |
| 60 | Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid | - | - | - | $712,530 | 2,905 | $32,238,923 | Aug 27 | Screen Gems | false |
| 59 | Fade to Black | - | - | - | $728,921 | 170 | $728,921 | Nov 5 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 58 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | - | - | - | $792,421 | 3,490 | $95,170,481 | Aug 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 57 | The Machinist | - | - | - | $848,824 | 72 | $1,082,715 | Oct 22 | Paramount Classics | false |
| 56 | Without a Paddle | - | - | - | $980,970 | 2,756 | $58,169,327 | Aug 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 55 | The Bourne Supremacy | - | - | - | $1,045,141 | 3,304 | $176,241,941 | Jul 23 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 54 | Swades | - | - | - | $1,102,232 | 74 | $1,223,240 | Dec 17 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 53 | Million Dollar Baby | - | - | - | $1,187,286 | 2,375 | $100,492,203 | Dec 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 52 | The Work and the Glory | - | - | - | $1,206,934 | 112 | $3,347,647 | Nov 24 | Excel Entertainment | false |
| 51 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $1,234,323 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 50 | Vera Drake | - | - | - | $1,236,175 | 97 | $3,775,283 | Oct 8 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 49 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,526,290 | 24 | $1,926,034 | Oct 22 | IMAX | false |
| 48 | Battle of the Brave | - | - | - | $1,599,716 | 80 | $1,599,716 | Nov 19 | Christal Films | false |
| 47 | Bad Education | - | - | - | $1,892,484 | 106 | $5,211,842 | Nov 19 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 46 | The Forgotten | - | - | - | $2,028,808 | 3,144 | $67,133,509 | Sep 24 | Revolution Studios | false |
| 45 | Napoleon Dynamite | - | - | - | $2,376,366 | 1,027 | $44,540,956 | Jun 11 | - | false |
| 44 | Birth | - | - | - | $2,390,498 | 550 | $5,095,038 | Oct 29 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 43 | Beyond the Sea | - | - | - | $2,415,556 | 383 | $6,318,709 | Dec 17 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 42 | Surviving Christmas | - | - | - | $2,658,540 | 2,755 | $11,663,156 | Oct 22 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 41 | Being Julia | - | - | - | $2,686,184 | 328 | $7,739,049 | Oct 15 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 40 | What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? | - | - | - | $2,769,488 | 146 | $10,942,306 | Feb 6 | - | false |
| 39 | Veer Zaara | - | - | - | $2,880,108 | 88 | $2,938,532 | Nov 11 | Yash Raj Films | false |
| 38 | Taxi 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,976,643 | 3,001 | $36,611,066 | Oct 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 37 | A Very Long Engagement | - | - | - | $3,000,481 | 219 | $6,524,389 | Nov 26 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | false |
| 36 | I Heart Huckabees | - | - | - | $3,492,132 | 901 | $12,785,432 | Oct 1 | - | false |
| 35 | Team America: World Police | - | - | - | $4,159,990 | 2,620 | $32,786,074 | Oct 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 34 | House of Flying Daggers | - | - | - | $4,459,415 | 1,189 | $11,050,094 | Dec 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 33 | The Motorcycle Diaries | - | - | - | $6,119,715 | 272 | $16,781,387 | Sep 24 | Focus Features | false |
