| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | The Incredibles | - | - | - | $234,624,144 | 3,933 | $261,441,092 | 89.7% | Nov 5, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | National Treasure | - | - | - | $128,443,477 | 3,243 | $173,008,894 | 74.2% | Nov 19, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | The Polar Express | - | - | - | $117,388,361 | 3,650 | $162,775,358 | 72.1% | Nov 10, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | - | - | - | $74,777,977 | 3,307 | $85,417,988 | 87.5% | Nov 19, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | Christmas with the Kranks | - | - | - | $58,079,452 | 3,416 | $73,780,539 | 78.7% | Nov 24, 2004 | Revolution Studios |
| 6 | Ocean's Twelve | - | - | - | $56,370,649 | 3,290 | $125,544,280 | 44.9% | Dec 10, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Ray | - | - | - | $43,843,145 | 2,474 | $75,331,600 | 58.2% | Oct 29, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | - | - | - | $39,083,695 | 2,473 | $40,226,215 | 97.2% | Nov 12, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | The Grudge | - | - | - | $33,984,947 | 3,348 | $110,359,362 | 30.8% | Oct 22, 2004 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | Alexander | - | - | - | $33,382,032 | 2,445 | $34,297,191 | 97.3% | Nov 24, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Blade: Trinity | - | - | - | $30,857,544 | 2,912 | $52,411,906 | 58.9% | Dec 8, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 12 | Saw | - | - | - | $30,730,156 | 2,467 | $55,185,045 | 55.7% | Oct 29, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 13 | After the Sunset | - | - | - | $27,874,377 | 2,819 | $28,331,233 | 98.4% | Nov 12, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 14 | Shall We Dance? | - | - | - | $20,058,848 | 2,542 | $57,890,460 | 34.6% | Oct 15, 2004 | Miramax |
| 15 | Seed of Chucky | - | - | - | $16,947,550 | 2,062 | $17,083,732 | 99.2% | Nov 12, 2004 | Rogue Pictures |
| 16 | Closer | - | - | - | $16,476,600 | 1,098 | $33,987,757 | 48.5% | Dec 3, 2004 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 17 | Finding Neverland | - | - | - | $15,323,525 | 1,411 | $51,680,613 | 29.7% | Nov 12, 2004 | Miramax |
| 18 | Sideways | - | - | - | $14,534,627 | 1,786 | $71,503,593 | 20.3% | Oct 22, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 19 | Alfie | - | - | - | $13,332,719 | 2,215 | $13,399,812 | 99.5% | Nov 5, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 20 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | - | - | - | $10,363,959 | 3,623 | $118,634,549 | 8.7% | Dec 17, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 21 | Shark Tale | - | - | - | $9,883,570 | 4,070 | $160,861,908 | 6.1% | Oct 1, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 22 | Friday Night Lights | - | - | - | $6,786,670 | 3,004 | $61,255,921 | 11.1% | Oct 8, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 23 | Ladder 49 | - | - | - | $6,052,759 | 3,261 | $74,541,707 | 8.1% | Oct 1, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 24 | The Motorcycle Diaries | - | - | - | $5,231,323 | 272 | $16,781,387 | 31.2% | Sep 24, 2004 | Focus Features |
| 25 | Kinsey | - | - | - | $4,768,309 | 588 | $10,254,979 | 46.5% | Nov 12, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 26 | Team America: World Police | - | - | - | $4,056,473 | 2,620 | $32,786,074 | 12.4% | Oct 15, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 27 | Meet the Fockers | - | - | - | $3,485,248 | 3,554 | $279,261,160 | 1.2% | Dec 22, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 28 | I Heart Huckabees | - | - | - | $3,335,120 | 901 | $12,785,432 | 26.1% | Oct 1, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 29 | Spanglish | - | - | - | $2,932,658 | 2,587 | $42,726,869 | 6.9% | Dec 17, 2004 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 30 | Veer Zaara | - | - | - | $2,799,824 | 88 | $2,938,532 | 95.3% | Nov 11, 2004 | Yash Raj Films |
| 31 | Taxi Original Release | - | - | - | $2,723,978 | 3,001 | $36,611,066 | 7.4% | Oct 6, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 32 | Surviving Christmas | - | - | - | $2,658,540 | 2,755 | $11,663,156 | 22.8% | Oct 22, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 33 | Birth | - | - | - | $2,385,243 | 550 | $5,095,038 | 46.8% | Oct 29, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 34 | Being Julia | - | - | - | $2,381,715 | 328 | $7,739,049 | 30.8% | Oct 15, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 35 | What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? | - | - | - | $2,364,705 | 146 | $10,942,306 | 21.6% | Feb 6, 2004 | Captured Light |
| 36 | The Forgotten | - | - | - | $2,028,808 | 3,144 | $67,133,509 | 3% | Sep 24, 2004 | Revolution Studios |
| 37 | Napoleon Dynamite | - | - | - | $1,991,628 | 1,027 | $44,540,956 | 4.5% | Jun 11, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 38 | Flight of the Phoenix | - | - | - | $1,606,109 | 2,604 | $21,009,180 | 7.6% | Dec 17, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 39 | Battle of the Brave | - | - | - | $1,599,716 | 80 | $1,599,716 | 100% | Nov 19, 2004 | Christal Films |
| 40 | Vera Drake | - | - | - | $1,119,993 | 97 | $3,775,283 | 29.7% | Oct 8, 2004 | Fine Line Features |
| 41 | House of Flying Daggers | - | - | - | $1,044,670 | 1,189 | $11,050,094 | 9.5% | Dec 3, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 42 | The Bourne Supremacy | - | - | - | $979,347 | 3,304 | $176,241,941 | 0.6% | Jul 23, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 43 | Without a Paddle | - | - | - | $841,848 | 2,756 | $58,169,327 | 1.4% | Aug 20, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 44 | The Work and the Glory | - | - | - | $828,105 | 112 | $3,347,647 | 24.7% | Nov 24, 2004 | Excel Entertainment |
| 45 | Bad Education | - | - | - | $788,281 | 106 | $5,211,842 | 15.1% | Nov 19, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 46 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | - | - | - | $754,972 | 3,490 | $95,170,481 | 0.8% | Aug 11, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 47 | The Machinist | - | - | - | $735,610 | 72 | $1,082,715 | 67.9% | Oct 22, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 48 | Fade to Black | - | - | - | $727,709 | 170 | $728,921 | 99.8% | Nov 5, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 49 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $713,078 | 64 | $93,383,953 | 0.8% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 50 | Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid | - | - | - | $712,530 | 2,905 | $32,238,923 | 2.2% | Aug 27, 2004 | Screen Gems |
| 51 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $648,237 | 24 | $1,926,034 | 33.7% | Oct 22, 2004 | IMAX |
| 52 | Garden State | - | - | - | $608,078 | 813 | $26,782,316 | 2.3% | Jul 28, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 53 | Cellular | - | - | - | $601,146 | 2,763 | $32,003,620 | 1.9% | Sep 10, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 54 | Shaun of the Dead | - | - | - | $491,849 | 675 | $13,671,664 | 3.6% | Sep 24, 2004 | Rogue Pictures |
| 55 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | - | - | - | $463,858 | 3,170 | $37,762,677 | 1.2% | Sep 17, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 56 | Spider-Man 2 | - | - | - | $448,791 | 4,166 | $373,585,825 | 0.1% | Jun 30, 2004 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 57 | Hero | - | - | - | $428,941 | 2,175 | $53,710,019 | 0.8% | Aug 27, 2004 | Miramax |
| 58 | Bugs! | - | - | - | $421,651 | 33 | $19,063,544 | 2.2% | Mar 12, 2003 | SK Films |
| 59 | The Chorus Quebec Release | - | - | - | $392,300 | 34 | $2,087,128 | 18.8% | Oct 1, 2004 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 60 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $388,564 | 10 | $13,651,656 | 2.8% | Feb 23, 2001 | nWave Pictures |
| 61 | I, Robot | - | - | - | $379,185 | 3,494 | $144,801,023 | 0.3% | Jul 16, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 62 | A Very Long Engagement | - | - | - | $371,098 | 219 | $6,524,389 | 5.7% | Nov 26, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 63 | Shrek 2 | - | - | - | $369,706 | 4,223 | $441,550,292 | <0.1% | May 19, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 64 | Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux | - | - | - | $347,235 | 65 | $2,627,016 | 13.2% | Oct 1, 2004 | Luke Films Inc. |
| 65 | The Phantom of the Opera | - | - | - | $331,668 | 1,515 | $51,268,815 | 0.6% | Dec 22, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 66 | Collateral | - | - | - | $309,094 | 3,205 | $101,005,703 | 0.3% | Aug 6, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 67 | Enduring Love | - | - | - | $291,838 | 56 | $358,362 | 81.4% | Oct 29, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 68 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $283,257 | 73 | $21,583,831 | 1.3% | Mar 12, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 69 | I Am David | - | - | - | $279,300 | 226 | $288,552 | 96.8% | Dec 3, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 70 | Callas Forever | - | - | - | $269,978 | 16 | $446,955 | 60.4% | Nov 5, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 71 | Raise Your Voice | - | - | - | $263,237 | 2,521 | $10,411,980 | 2.5% | Oct 8, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 72 | The Cookout | - | - | - | $261,183 | 1,303 | $11,814,019 | 2.2% | Sep 3, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 73 | The Aviator | - | - | - | $252,000 | 2,530 | $102,610,330 | 0.2% | Dec 17, 2004 | Miramax |
| 74 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | - | - | - | $242,597 | 1,105 | $24,020,403 | 1% | Dec 10, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 75 | Stage Beauty | - | - | - | $227,439 | 78 | $782,383 | 29.1% | Oct 8, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 76 | Mr. 3000 | - | - | - | $202,209 | 2,736 | $21,811,187 | 0.9% | Sep 17, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 77 | Tarnation | - | - | - | $195,192 | 22 | $592,014 | 33% | Oct 6, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 78 | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | - | - | - | $191,814 | 17 | $10,994,028 | 1.7% | Oct 18, 2002 | Giant Screen Films |
| 79 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $190,848 | 38 | $53,354,743 | 0.4% | Oct 23, 1998 | IMAX |
| 80 | Woman Thou Art Loosed | - | - | - | $182,716 | 521 | $6,879,730 | 2.7% | Oct 1, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 81 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | - | - | - | $159,332 | 3,855 | $249,541,069 | <0.1% | Jun 4, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 82 | Primer | - | - | - | $156,332 | 31 | $424,760 | 36.8% | Oct 8, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 83 | The Notebook | - | - | - | $144,451 | 2,323 | $81,001,787 | 0.2% | Jun 25, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 84 | First Daughter | - | - | - | $138,818 | 2,280 | $9,055,921 | 1.5% | Sep 24, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 85 | The Village | - | - | - | $133,684 | 3,733 | $114,197,520 | 0.1% | Jul 30, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 86 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | - | - | - | $119,066 | 16 | $10,086,514 | 1.2% | Oct 11, 2002 | Giant Screen Films |
| 87 | The Manchurian Candidate | - | - | - | $113,632 | 2,867 | $65,955,630 | 0.2% | Jul 30, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 88 | Alien vs. Predator | - | - | - | $105,868 | 3,401 | $80,282,231 | 0.1% | Aug 13, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 89 | De-Lovely | - | - | - | $105,754 | 410 | $13,456,633 | 0.8% | Jul 2, 2004 | United Artists |
| 90 | Million Dollar Baby | - | - | - | $104,887 | 2,375 | $100,492,203 | 0.1% | Dec 15, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 91 | Saints and Soldiers | - | - | - | $103,803 | 37 | $1,310,470 | 7.9% | Aug 6, 2004 | Excel Entertainment |
| 92 | Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | - | - | - | $102,552 | 55 | $1,043,896 | 9.8% | Sep 17, 2004 | Go Fish Pictures |
| 93 | Rosenstrasse | - | - | - | $99,828 | 24 | $734,519 | 13.6% | Jul 30, 2004 | IDP Distribution |
| 94 | Lightning in a Bottle | - | - | - | $95,996 | 21 | $201,711 | 47.6% | Oct 22, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 95 | Les aimants | - | - | - | $95,984 | 22 | $1,150,414 | 8.3% | Oct 1, 2004 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 96 | Aitraaz | - | - | - | $91,998 | 24 | $91,998 | 100% | Nov 12, 2004 | Zee Cinema |
| 97 | Zelary | - | - | - | $90,706 | 21 | $330,033 | 27.5% | Sep 17, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 98 | P.S. | - | - | - | $87,485 | 17 | $180,503 | 48.5% | Oct 15, 2004 | Newmarket Films |
| 99 | Swades | - | - | - | $76,130 | 74 | $1,223,240 | 6.2% | Dec 17, 2004 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 100 | Undertow | - | - | - | $73,753 | 30 | $143,597 | 51.4% | Oct 22, 2004 | United Artists |
| 101 | Remember Me, My Love | - | - | - | $67,735 | 7 | $227,986 | 29.7% | Sep 3, 2004 | IDP Distribution |
| 102 | Shooting Dogs | - | - | - | $67,433 | 5 | $67,433 | 100% | Nov 5, 2004 | Every Tribe Entertainment |
| 103 | Paper Clips | - | - | - | $67,119 | 43 | $1,121,744 | 6% | Nov 24, 2004 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 104 | Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War | - | - | - | $66,985 | 34 | $1,111,061 | 6% | Sep 3, 2004 | IDP Distribution |
| 105 | Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst | - | - | - | $66,770 | 9 | $105,054 | 63.6% | Nov 26, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 106 | Days of Being Wild | - | - | - | $65,620 | 4 | $146,310 | 44.8% | Nov 19, 2004 | Kino International |
| 107 | Red Lights | - | - | - | $60,426 | 29 | $673,828 | 9% | Aug 20, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 108 | Moolaadé | - | - | - | $60,090 | 4 | $215,646 | 27.9% | Oct 15, 2004 | New Yorker Films |
| 109 | Alien Adventure | - | - | - | $59,324 | 10 | $8,959,784 | 0.7% | Aug 20, 1999 | nWave Pictures |
| 110 | Our Music | - | - | - | $56,138 | 8 | $139,922 | 40.1% | Nov 24, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 111 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $52,384 | 14 | $18,630,372 | 0.3% | Oct 29, 1999 | IMAX |
| 112 | Bear Cub | - | - | - | $49,780 | 4 | $100,133 | 49.7% | Nov 5, 2004 | TLA Releasing |
| 113 | Ghosts of the Abyss | - | - | - | $48,927 | 97 | $17,040,871 | 0.3% | Apr 11, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 114 | Seducing Doctor Lewis 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $48,692 | 15 | $489,838 | 9.9% | Jun 16, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 115 | Testosterone | - | - | - | $47,071 | 4 | $185,078 | 25.4% | Sep 10, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 116 | End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones | - | - | - | $46,231 | 10 | $391,950 | 11.8% | Aug 20, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 117 | The Young Black Stallion | - | - | - | $44,234 | 51 | $6,751,389 | 0.7% | Dec 25, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 118 | Maria Full of Grace | - | - | - | $43,193 | 127 | $6,529,624 | 0.7% | Jul 16, 2004 | Fine Line Features |
| 119 | Brother to Brother | - | - | - | $41,099 | 3 | $80,906 | 50.8% | Nov 5, 2004 | Wolfe Releasing |
| 120 | Postmen in the Mountains | - | - | - | $39,524 | 7 | $203,975 | 19.4% | Dec 25, 2003 | Shadow Distribution |
| 121 | Head in the Clouds | - | - | - | $35,731 | 47 | $398,278 | 9% | Sep 17, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 122 | Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela | - | - | - | $35,656 | 3 | $381,225 | 9.4% | Oct 22, 2004 | Mela Films LLC |
| 123 | Vanity Fair | - | - | - | $35,628 | 1,054 | $16,136,476 | 0.2% | Sep 1, 2004 | Focus Features |
| 124 | A Day Without a Mexican | - | - | - | $32,610 | 107 | $4,179,890 | 0.8% | May 14, 2004 | Televisa Cine |
| 125 | Exorcist: The Beginning | - | - | - | $26,879 | 2,813 | $41,821,986 | <0.1% | Aug 20, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 126 | Bright Leaves | - | - | - | $25,692 | 4 | $77,888 | 33% | Aug 25, 2004 | First Run |
| 127 | Riding Giants | - | - | - | $24,911 | 64 | $2,276,368 | 1.1% | Jul 9, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 128 | Sex Is Comedy 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $24,095 | 4 | $40,470 | 59.5% | Oct 20, 2004 | IFC Films |
| 129 | Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids | - | - | - | $23,723 | 127 | $3,515,061 | 0.7% | Dec 8, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 130 | Cowboys and Angels | - | - | - | $23,236 | 5 | $33,941 | 68.5% | Sep 17, 2004 | TLA Releasing |
| 131 | Fear and Trembling 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $22,198 | 3 | $126,684 | 17.5% | Nov 19, 2004 | The Cinema Guild |
| 132 | Paparazzi | - | - | - | $21,926 | 2,153 | $15,714,234 | 0.1% | Sep 3, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 133 | Easy | - | - | - | $21,589 | 6 | $21,589 | 100% | Nov 26, 2004 | Magic Lamp |
| 134 | La petite Lili 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $21,491 | 1 | $34,634 | 62.1% | Nov 12, 2004 | First Run |
| 135 | A Fond Kiss | - | - | - | $21,326 | 2 | $30,148 | 70.7% | Nov 26, 2004 | Castle Hill Productions |
| 136 | Around the Bend | - | - | - | $19,363 | 51 | $193,637 | 10% | Oct 8, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 137 | Voices of Iraq | - | - | - | $19,331 | 12 | $57,999 | 33.3% | Oct 29, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 138 | Straight-Jacket | - | - | - | $19,195 | 4 | $45,497 | 42.2% | Nov 26, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 139 | Baptists at Our Barbecue | - | - | - | $18,502 | 13 | $173,306 | 10.7% | Oct 8, 2004 | Halestone Distribution |
| 140 | Untold Scandal | - | - | - | $17,885 | 8 | $63,332 | 28.2% | Oct 13, 2004 | Kino International |
| 141 | Purple Butterfly | - | - | - | $17,790 | 1 | $17,790 | 100% | Nov 26, 2004 | Palm Pictures |
| 142 | After Midnight | - | - | - | $17,775 | 3 | $50,469 | 35.2% | Dec 3, 2004 | Avatar Films |
| 143 | You I Love | - | - | - | $16,934 | 4 | $60,815 | 27.8% | Nov 19, 2004 | Picture This! Entertainment |
| 144 | Intimate Strangers | - | - | - | $16,375 | 94 | $2,110,589 | 0.8% | Jul 30, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 145 | The Brown Bunny | - | - | - | $16,110 | 19 | $366,301 | 4.4% | Aug 27, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 146 | Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi | - | - | - | $14,860 | 6 | $107,585 | 13.8% | Jul 2, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 147 | The Corporation 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $14,414 | 28 | $1,879,983 | 0.8% | Jun 4, 2004 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 148 | Un monde presque paisible 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $13,841 | 3 | $106,184 | 13% | Aug 20, 2004 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 149 | Guiana 1838 | - | - | - | $13,442 | 16 | $227,241 | 5.9% | Sep 24, 2004 | RBC Radio |
| 150 | Dig! | - | - | - | $13,320 | 10 | $127,067 | 10.5% | Oct 1, 2004 | Palm Pictures |
| 151 | Who Killed Bambi? | - | - | - | $13,055 | 1 | $14,532 | 89.8% | Nov 12, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 152 | Fabled | - | - | - | $13,044 | 3 | $31,425 | 41.5% | Dec 10, 2004 | Indican Pictures |
| 153 | Warriors of Heaven and Earth | - | - | - | $12,932 | 9 | $82,936 | 15.6% | Sep 3, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 154 | L.A. Twister | - | - | - | $12,868 | 4 | $54,000 | 23.8% | Aug 13, 2004 | Indican Pictures |
| 155 | WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception | - | - | - | $12,358 | 4 | $30,210 | 40.9% | Dec 3, 2004 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 156 | The Sea Inside | - | - | - | $12,199 | 99 | $2,104,923 | 0.6% | Dec 17, 2004 | Fine Line Features |
| 157 | Bright Young Things | - | - | - | $11,963 | 92 | $933,637 | 1.3% | Aug 20, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 158 | Intoxicating | - | - | - | $11,560 | 3 | $11,560 | 100% | Nov 5, 2004 | Rogue Arts |
| 159 | The Inheritance | - | - | - | $11,080 | 2 | $68,215 | 16.2% | Jul 9, 2004 | The Cinema Guild |
| 160 | Beyond the Sea | - | - | - | $10,978 | 383 | $6,318,709 | 0.2% | Dec 17, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 161 | Ju-on: The Grudge | - | - | - | $10,928 | 11 | $325,680 | 3.4% | Jul 23, 2004 | Vitagraph Films |
| 162 | Mean Creek | - | - | - | $10,839 | 49 | $603,951 | 1.8% | Aug 20, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 163 | Benji: Off the Leash! | - | - | - | $10,567 | 877 | $3,817,362 | 0.3% | Aug 20, 2004 | Mulberry Square Releasing |
| 164 | Malevolence | - | - | - | $10,560 | 10 | $127,287 | 8.3% | Sep 10, 2004 | Painted Zebra Productions Inc. |
| 165 | Proteus | - | - | - | $9,825 | 3 | $62,031 | 15.8% | Jul 30, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 166 | The Deserted Station | - | - | - | $9,814 | 1 | $18,867 | 52% | Jul 2, 2004 | First Run |
| 167 | The Final Cut | - | - | - | $9,613 | 117 | $551,281 | 1.7% | Oct 15, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 168 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | - | - | - | $9,495 | 14 | $353,580 | 2.7% | Jun 11, 2004 | Dada Films |
| 169 | Godzilla | - | - | - | $9,117 | 6 | $412,520 | 2.2% | May 7, 2004 | Rialto Pictures |
| 170 | The Twilight Samurai 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $9,052 | 16 | $559,765 | 1.6% | Apr 23, 2004 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 171 | Festival Express | - | - | - | $8,840 | 43 | $1,174,079 | 0.8% | Jul 23, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 172 | A Tale of Two Sisters | - | - | - | $8,559 | 9 | $72,541 | 11.8% | Dec 3, 2004 | Tartan |
| 173 | Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train | - | - | - | $8,443 | 4 | $122,011 | 6.9% | Jun 18, 2004 | First Run |
| 174 | Incident at Loch Ness | - | - | - | $8,390 | 2 | $37,493 | 22.4% | Sep 17, 2004 | Abramorama |
| 175 | Reconstruction | - | - | - | $8,249 | 9 | $73,516 | 11.2% | Sep 10, 2004 | Palm Pictures |
| 176 | A Talking Picture | - | - | - | $7,987 | 2 | $20,237 | 39.5% | Dec 10, 2004 | Kino International |
| 177 | Touch of Pink | - | - | - | $7,972 | 21 | $564,535 | 1.4% | Jul 16, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 178 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $7,228 | 16 | $7,195,792 | 0.1% | Feb 26, 1999 | nWave Pictures |
| 179 | She Hate Me | - | - | - | $7,114 | 28 | $366,037 | 1.9% | Jul 28, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 180 | A Silent Love | - | - | - | $7,104 | 3 | $14,389 | 49.4% | Oct 29, 2004 | Atopia |
| 181 | Vodka Lemon | - | - | - | $6,742 | 3 | $66,361 | 10.2% | Oct 8, 2004 | New Yorker Films |
| 182 | Hair Show | - | - | - | $6,617 | 38 | $305,281 | 2.2% | Oct 15, 2004 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 183 | Master of the Game | - | - | - | $6,554 | 6 | $6,554 | 100% | Nov 12, 2004 | Sundance Film Series |
| 184 | Strayed | - | - | - | $6,362 | 29 | $482,757 | 1.3% | May 14, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 185 | Hotel Rwanda | - | - | - | $6,042 | 824 | $23,530,892 | <0.1% | Dec 22, 2004 | United Artists |
| 186 | The Last Shot | - | - | - | $5,732 | 40 | $464,275 | 1.2% | Sep 24, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 187 | Two Men Went to War | - | - | - | $5,674 | 4 | $150,208 | 3.8% | Mar 26, 2004 | Indican Pictures |
| 188 | Bright Future | - | - | - | $5,166 | 1 | $5,166 | 100% | Nov 12, 2004 | Palm Pictures |
| 189 | Before Sunset | - | - | - | $5,080 | 204 | $5,820,649 | <0.1% | Jul 2, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 190 | Bandido | - | - | - | $4,064 | 12 | $4,064 | 100% | Dec 10, 2004 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 191 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $3,895 | 21 | $3,921,642 | <0.1% | Jun 9, 2001 | IMAX |
| 192 | The Green Butchers | - | - | - | $3,783 | 2 | $3,783 | 100% | Dec 10, 2004 | Newmarket Films |
| 193 | Goodbye, Dragon Inn | - | - | - | $3,693 | 3 | $35,120 | 10.5% | Sep 17, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 194 | Still, the Children Are Here | - | - | - | $3,685 | 1 | $3,685 | 100% | Nov 5, 2004 | Icarus Films |
| 195 | Dolls | - | - | - | $3,362 | 1 | $4,067 | 82.7% | Dec 10, 2004 | Palm Pictures |
| 196 | A Dirty Shame | - | - | - | $3,341 | 133 | $1,339,668 | 0.2% | Sep 17, 2004 | Fine Line Features |
| 197 | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | - | - | - | $2,965 | 19 | $360,759 | 0.8% | Jun 16, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 198 | Crying Ladies | - | - | - | $2,920 | 10 | $132,920 | 2.2% | Feb 20, 2004 | Unitel Pictures |
| 199 | Anatomy of Hell | - | - | - | $2,802 | 3 | $34,506 | 8.1% | Sep 24, 2004 | Tartan |
| 200 | The Tracker 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,636 | 2 | $55,188 | 4.8% | Jan 16, 2004 | ArtMattan Productions |
| 201 | Conspiracy of Silence | - | - | - | $2,598 | 1 | $2,598 | 100% | Dec 3, 2004 | Watch Entertainment |
| 202 | Imelda | - | - | - | $2,310 | 6 | $200,992 | 1.1% | Jun 9, 2004 | Unico Entertainment |
| 203 | The Mother | - | - | - | $2,103 | 44 | $1,063,163 | 0.2% | May 28, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 204 | In the Face of Evil: Reagan's War in Word and Deed | - | - | - | $2,012 | 15 | $110,577 | 1.8% | Oct 1, 2004 | Nonfiction Films |
| 205 | It's All About Love | - | - | - | $1,893 | 2 | $6,140 | 30.8% | Oct 29, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 206 | Hearts and Minds | - | - | - | $1,773 | 2 | $28,754 | 6.2% | Oct 22, 2004 | Rialto Pictures |
| 207 | In the Realms of the Unreal | - | - | - | $1,417 | 13 | $417,120 | 0.3% | Dec 22, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 208 | A Breath | - | - | - | $1,416 | 1 | $1,416 | 100% | Dec 10, 2004 | Kathi Arts |
| 209 | The Seagull's Laughter | - | - | - | $1,389 | 3 | $72,527 | 1.9% | Feb 13, 2004 | The Cinema Guild |
| 210 | Zhou Yu's Train 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,385 | 12 | $142,562 | 1% | Jul 16, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 211 | Freeze Frame | - | - | - | $1,100 | 1 | $1,100 | 100% | Dec 10, 2004 | First Look International |
| 212 | Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer | - | - | - | $886 | 2 | $107,040 | 0.8% | Mar 5, 2004 | Indican Pictures |
| 213 | Incantato 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $850 | 2 | $23,039 | 3.7% | Sep 24, 2004 | Northern Arts Entertainment |
| 214 | Silent Waters | - | - | - | $627 | 1 | $7,384 | 8.5% | Oct 8, 2004 | First Run |
| 215 | Jesus, You Know | - | - | - | $604 | 1 | $604 | 100% | Dec 3, 2004 | Leisure Time Features |
| 216 | The Life | - | - | - | $452 | 1 | $5,130 | 8.8% | Dec 17, 2004 | Screen Media Films |
| 217 | Open My Heart | - | - | - | $428 | 1 | $4,381 | 9.8% | Dec 17, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 218 | Fish Without a Bicycle | - | - | - | $271 | 1 | $26,799 | 1% | Oct 22, 2004 | Echelon Entertainment |
| 219 | Love Me If You Dare | - | - | - | $100 | 56 | $553,504 | <0.1% | May 21, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 220 | Tattoo Bar | - | - | - | $79 | 1 | $2,964 | 2.7% | Jul 5, 2002 | ArtMattan Productions |
| 221 | Producing Adults | - | - | - | $68 | 1 | $935 | 7.3% | Dec 22, 2004 | Wolfe Releasing |
