| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Shark Tale | - | - | - | $152,725,882 | 4,070 | $160,861,908 | 94.9% | Oct 1, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 2 | The Grudge | - | - | - | $86,063,348 | 3,348 | $110,359,362 | 78% | Oct 22, 2004 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | Ladder 49 | - | - | - | $69,432,028 | 3,261 | $74,541,707 | 93.1% | Oct 1, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | The Forgotten | - | - | - | $65,832,393 | 3,144 | $67,133,509 | 98.1% | Sep 24, 2004 | Revolution Studios |
| 5 | Friday Night Lights | - | - | - | $56,697,800 | 3,004 | $61,255,921 | 92.6% | Oct 8, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | - | - | - | $51,201,453 | 3,284 | $51,201,453 | 100% | Sep 10, 2004 | Screen Gems |
| 7 | The Incredibles | - | - | - | $50,027,012 | 3,933 | $261,441,092 | 19.1% | Nov 5, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | Shall We Dance? | - | - | - | $40,748,125 | 2,542 | $57,890,460 | 70.4% | Oct 15, 2004 | Miramax |
| 9 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | - | - | - | $37,366,867 | 3,170 | $37,762,677 | 99% | Sep 17, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 10 | Ray | - | - | - | $36,181,290 | 2,474 | $75,331,600 | 48% | Oct 29, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | Taxi Original Release | - | - | - | $34,352,271 | 3,001 | $36,611,066 | 93.8% | Oct 6, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 12 | Saw | - | - | - | $32,640,724 | 2,467 | $55,185,045 | 59.1% | Oct 29, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 13 | Cellular | - | - | - | $31,459,110 | 2,763 | $32,003,620 | 98.3% | Sep 10, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 14 | Team America: World Police | - | - | - | $30,009,895 | 2,620 | $32,786,074 | 91.5% | Oct 15, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 15 | Mr. 3000 | - | - | - | $21,597,996 | 2,736 | $21,811,187 | 99% | Sep 17, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 16 | Hero | - | - | - | $18,045,425 | 2,175 | $53,710,019 | 33.6% | Aug 27, 2004 | Miramax |
| 17 | Without a Paddle | - | - | - | $17,344,967 | 2,756 | $58,169,327 | 29.8% | Aug 20, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 18 | Wimbledon | - | - | - | $17,001,133 | 2,039 | $17,001,133 | 100% | Sep 17, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 19 | Napoleon Dynamite | - | - | - | $15,155,509 | 1,027 | $44,540,956 | 34% | Jun 11, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 20 | Shaun of the Dead | - | - | - | $13,178,813 | 675 | $13,671,664 | 96.4% | Sep 24, 2004 | Rogue Pictures |
| 21 | Collateral | - | - | - | $11,799,416 | 3,205 | $101,005,703 | 11.7% | Aug 6, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 22 | The Bourne Supremacy | - | - | - | $10,611,010 | 3,304 | $176,241,941 | 6% | Jul 23, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 23 | The Motorcycle Diaries | - | - | - | $10,383,496 | 272 | $16,781,387 | 61.9% | Sep 24, 2004 | Focus Features |
| 24 | Garden State | - | - | - | $10,306,001 | 813 | $26,782,316 | 38.5% | Jul 28, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 25 | Raise Your Voice | - | - | - | $10,196,105 | 2,521 | $10,411,980 | 97.9% | Oct 8, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 26 | I Heart Huckabees | - | - | - | $9,978,350 | 901 | $12,785,432 | 78% | Oct 1, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 27 | Surviving Christmas | - | - | - | $9,955,687 | 2,755 | $11,663,156 | 85.4% | Oct 22, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 28 | First Daughter | - | - | - | $8,957,278 | 2,280 | $9,055,921 | 98.9% | Sep 24, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 29 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | - | - | - | $8,877,256 | 3,490 | $95,170,481 | 9.3% | Aug 11, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 30 | Vanity Fair | - | - | - | $8,692,269 | 1,054 | $16,136,476 | 53.9% | Sep 1, 2004 | Focus Features |
| 31 | Paparazzi | - | - | - | $7,837,197 | 2,153 | $15,714,234 | 49.9% | Sep 3, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 32 | Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid | - | - | - | $7,665,927 | 2,905 | $32,238,923 | 23.8% | Aug 27, 2004 | Screen Gems |
| 33 | The Cookout | - | - | - | $7,613,888 | 1,303 | $11,814,019 | 64.4% | Sep 3, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 34 | Woman Thou Art Loosed | - | - | - | $6,739,140 | 521 | $6,879,730 | 98% | Oct 1, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 35 | Wicker Park | - | - | - | $6,181,864 | 2,598 | $13,001,257 | 47.5% | Sep 3, 2004 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 36 | Alfie | - | - | - | $4,784,622 | 2,215 | $13,399,812 | 35.7% | Nov 5, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 37 | What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? | - | - | - | $4,696,561 | 146 | $10,942,306 | 42.9% | Feb 6, 2004 | Captured Light |
| 38 | Exorcist: The Beginning | - | - | - | $3,762,139 | 2,813 | $41,821,986 | 9% | Aug 20, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 39 | Open Water | - | - | - | $3,400,258 | 2,709 | $30,610,863 | 11.1% | Aug 6, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 40 | The Manchurian Candidate | - | - | - | $3,386,513 | 2,867 | $65,955,630 | 5.1% | Jul 30, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 41 | Birth | - | - | - | $3,332,000 | 550 | $5,095,038 | 65.4% | Oct 29, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 42 | Spider-Man 2 | - | - | - | $3,325,068 | 4,166 | $373,585,825 | 0.9% | Jun 30, 2004 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 43 | Alien vs. Predator | - | - | - | $3,175,566 | 3,401 | $80,282,231 | 4% | Aug 13, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 44 | I, Robot | - | - | - | $2,583,277 | 3,494 | $144,801,023 | 1.8% | Jul 16, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 45 | The Notebook | - | - | - | $2,557,650 | 2,323 | $81,001,787 | 3.2% | Jun 25, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 46 | Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 | - | - | - | $2,415,878 | 1,276 | $9,219,388 | 26.2% | Aug 27, 2004 | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 47 | Shrek 2 | - | - | - | $2,378,677 | 4,223 | $441,550,292 | 0.5% | May 19, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 48 | Maria Full of Grace | - | - | - | $2,096,402 | 127 | $6,529,624 | 32.1% | Jul 16, 2004 | Fine Line Features |
| 49 | The Polar Express | - | - | - | $2,087,338 | 3,650 | $162,775,358 | 1.3% | Nov 10, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 50 | The Village | - | - | - | $1,884,423 | 3,733 | $114,197,520 | 1.7% | Jul 30, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 51 | Sideways | - | - | - | $1,621,599 | 1,786 | $71,503,593 | 2.3% | Oct 22, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 52 | Suspect Zero | - | - | - | $1,498,465 | 1,501 | $8,725,813 | 17.2% | Aug 27, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 53 | The Five of Us | - | - | - | $1,443,306 | 45 | $1,852,272 | 77.9% | Aug 27, 2004 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 54 | Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux | - | - | - | $1,410,424 | 65 | $2,627,016 | 53.7% | Oct 1, 2004 | Luke Films Inc. |
| 55 | A Dirty Shame | - | - | - | $1,336,327 | 133 | $1,339,668 | 99.8% | Sep 17, 2004 | Fine Line Features |
| 56 | Fahrenheit 9/11 | - | - | - | $1,276,414 | 2,011 | $119,194,771 | 1.1% | Jun 23, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 57 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $1,118,492 | 64 | $93,383,953 | 1.2% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 58 | Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | - | - | - | $1,043,896 | 55 | $1,043,896 | 100% | Sep 17, 2004 | Go Fish Pictures |
| 59 | Being Julia | - | - | - | $1,038,671 | 328 | $7,739,049 | 13.4% | Oct 15, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 60 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | - | - | - | $1,022,671 | 3,855 | $249,541,069 | 0.4% | Jun 4, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 61 | Silver City | - | - | - | $1,020,656 | 162 | $1,020,656 | 100% | Sep 17, 2004 | Newmarket Films |
| 62 | Vera Drake | - | - | - | $1,009,627 | 97 | $3,775,283 | 26.7% | Oct 8, 2004 | Fine Line Features |
| 63 | De-Lovely | - | - | - | $987,986 | 410 | $13,456,633 | 7.3% | Jul 2, 2004 | United Artists |
| 64 | White Chicks | - | - | - | $933,780 | 2,800 | $70,831,760 | 1.3% | Jun 23, 2004 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 65 | Criminal | - | - | - | $929,233 | 90 | $929,233 | 100% | Sep 10, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 66 | Bugs! | - | - | - | $858,329 | 33 | $19,063,544 | 4.5% | Mar 12, 2003 | SK Films |
| 67 | Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War | - | - | - | $794,987 | 34 | $1,111,061 | 71.6% | Sep 3, 2004 | IDP Distribution |
| 68 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $773,361 | 73 | $21,583,831 | 3.6% | Mar 12, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 69 | Bright Young Things | - | - | - | $763,455 | 92 | $933,637 | 81.8% | Aug 20, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 70 | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | - | - | - | $723,068 | 17 | $10,994,028 | 6.6% | Oct 18, 2002 | Giant Screen Films |
| 71 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $709,286 | 10 | $13,651,656 | 5.2% | Feb 23, 2001 | nWave Pictures |
| 72 | A Day Without a Mexican | - | - | - | $693,032 | 107 | $4,179,890 | 16.6% | May 14, 2004 | Televisa Cine |
| 73 | Catwoman | - | - | - | $681,467 | 3,117 | $40,202,379 | 1.7% | Jul 23, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 74 | The Terminal | - | - | - | $676,862 | 2,914 | $77,872,883 | 0.9% | Jun 18, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 75 | The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $642,619 | 4 | $646,951 | 99.3% | Aug 18, 2004 | New Yorker Films |
| 76 | Before Sunset | - | - | - | $641,185 | 204 | $5,820,649 | 11% | Jul 2, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 77 | A Cinderella Story | - | - | - | $624,881 | 2,625 | $51,438,175 | 1.2% | Jul 16, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 78 | We Don't Live Here Anymore | - | - | - | $622,945 | 190 | $2,041,014 | 30.5% | Aug 13, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 79 | Stage Beauty | - | - | - | $620,265 | 78 | $782,383 | 79.3% | Oct 8, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 80 | Going Upriver | - | - | - | $614,138 | 163 | $614,138 | 100% | Oct 1, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 81 | Intimate Strangers | - | - | - | $611,774 | 94 | $2,110,589 | 29% | Jul 30, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 82 | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | - | - | - | $600,637 | 3,020 | $114,326,736 | 0.5% | Jun 18, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 83 | The Final Cut | - | - | - | $546,337 | 117 | $551,281 | 99.1% | Oct 15, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 84 | Benji: Off the Leash! | - | - | - | $533,822 | 877 | $3,817,362 | 14% | Aug 20, 2004 | Mulberry Square Releasing |
| 85 | Red Lights | - | - | - | $510,135 | 29 | $673,828 | 75.7% | Aug 20, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 86 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | - | - | - | $498,718 | 3,104 | $85,288,303 | 0.6% | Jul 9, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 87 | Little Black Book | - | - | - | $490,998 | 2,445 | $20,698,668 | 2.4% | Aug 6, 2004 | Revolution Studios |
| 88 | Saints and Soldiers | - | - | - | $479,820 | 37 | $1,310,470 | 36.6% | Aug 6, 2004 | Excel Entertainment |
| 89 | The Last Shot | - | - | - | $459,653 | 40 | $464,275 | 99% | Sep 24, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 90 | Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie | - | - | - | $458,476 | 2,411 | $19,765,868 | 2.3% | Aug 13, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 91 | Gold Diggers | - | - | - | $403,000 | 1,062 | $527,000 | 76.5% | Sep 17, 2004 | P&A Distributors |
| 92 | Festival Express | - | - | - | $387,300 | 43 | $1,174,079 | 33% | Jul 23, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 93 | Rosenstrasse | - | - | - | $374,949 | 24 | $734,519 | 51% | Jul 30, 2004 | IDP Distribution |
| 94 | The Day After Tomorrow | - | - | - | $371,251 | 3,444 | $186,740,799 | 0.2% | May 28, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 95 | Garfield: The Movie | - | - | - | $365,034 | 3,150 | $75,369,589 | 0.5% | Jun 11, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 96 | Head in the Clouds | - | - | - | $362,938 | 47 | $398,278 | 91.1% | Sep 17, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 97 | The Corporation 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $359,632 | 28 | $1,879,983 | 19.1% | Jun 4, 2004 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 98 | Fade to Black | - | - | - | $354,850 | 170 | $728,921 | 48.7% | Nov 5, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 99 | The Door in the Floor | - | - | - | $339,159 | 134 | $3,854,624 | 8.8% | Jul 14, 2004 | Focus Features |
| 100 | King Arthur | - | - | - | $322,316 | 3,086 | $51,882,244 | 0.6% | Jul 7, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 101 | Hair Show | - | - | - | $300,134 | 38 | $305,281 | 98.3% | Oct 15, 2004 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 102 | Mean Creek | - | - | - | $298,544 | 49 | $603,951 | 49.4% | Aug 20, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 103 | Riding Giants | - | - | - | $287,889 | 64 | $2,276,368 | 12.6% | Jul 9, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 104 | Primer | - | - | - | $276,893 | 31 | $424,760 | 65.2% | Oct 8, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 105 | Tarnation | - | - | - | $275,815 | 22 | $592,014 | 46.6% | Oct 6, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 106 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $271,058 | 38 | $53,354,743 | 0.5% | Oct 23, 1998 | IMAX |
| 107 | End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones | - | - | - | $258,781 | 10 | $391,950 | 66% | Aug 20, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 108 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | - | - | - | $258,448 | 16 | $10,086,514 | 2.6% | Oct 11, 2002 | Giant Screen Films |
| 109 | The Yes Men | - | - | - | $255,364 | 32 | $255,364 | 100% | Sep 24, 2004 | United Artists |
| 110 | Zelary | - | - | - | $240,743 | 21 | $330,033 | 72.9% | Sep 17, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 111 | Donnie Darko 2004 Director's Cut | - | - | - | $239,732 | 22 | $753,147 | 31.8% | Jun 2, 2004 | Newmarket Films |
| 112 | The Brown Bunny | - | - | - | $216,359 | 19 | $366,301 | 59.1% | Aug 27, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 113 | The Machinist | - | - | - | $205,134 | 72 | $1,082,715 | 18.9% | Oct 22, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 114 | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | - | - | - | $189,910 | 2,163 | $18,250,550 | 1% | Jul 30, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 115 | The Mother | - | - | - | $183,489 | 44 | $1,063,163 | 17.3% | May 28, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 116 | Around the Bend | - | - | - | $181,781 | 51 | $193,637 | 93.9% | Oct 8, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 117 | Guiana 1838 | - | - | - | $178,744 | 16 | $227,241 | 78.7% | Sep 24, 2004 | RBC Radio |
| 118 | Control Room | - | - | - | $178,030 | 74 | $2,589,616 | 6.9% | May 21, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 119 | Going the Distance | - | - | - | $177,873 | 153 | $1,230,897 | 14.5% | Aug 20, 2004 | Odeon |
| 120 | The Story of the Weeping Camel | - | - | - | $174,239 | 55 | $1,763,052 | 9.9% | Jun 4, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 121 | Infernal Affairs | - | - | - | $169,659 | 5 | $169,659 | 100% | Sep 24, 2004 | Miramax |
| 122 | Nicotina | - | - | - | $169,654 | 96 | $1,117,864 | 15.2% | Aug 20, 2004 | Arenas Entertainment |
| 123 | When Will I Be Loved | - | - | - | $159,429 | 20 | $159,429 | 100% | Sep 10, 2004 | IFC Films |
| 124 | Remember Me, My Love | - | - | - | $149,877 | 7 | $227,986 | 65.7% | Sep 3, 2004 | IDP Distribution |
| 125 | Super Size Me | - | - | - | $141,800 | 230 | $11,536,423 | 1.2% | May 7, 2004 | IDP Distribution |
| 126 | Ju-on: The Grudge | - | - | - | $136,665 | 11 | $325,680 | 42% | Jul 23, 2004 | Vitagraph Films |
| 127 | Riding the Bullet | - | - | - | $134,711 | 108 | $134,711 | 100% | Oct 15, 2004 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 128 | Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism | - | - | - | $125,606 | 18 | $461,572 | 27.2% | Aug 6, 2004 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 129 | Testosterone | - | - | - | $123,196 | 4 | $185,078 | 66.6% | Sep 10, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 130 | The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $120,446 | 55 | $862,894 | 14% | Jul 23, 2004 | Miramax |
| 131 | Bush's Brain | - | - | - | $120,444 | 9 | $177,485 | 67.9% | Aug 20, 2004 | Tartan |
| 132 | The Best Two Years | - | - | - | $120,228 | 29 | $1,163,450 | 10.3% | Feb 20, 2004 | Halestone Distribution |
| 133 | Baptists at Our Barbecue | - | - | - | $117,604 | 13 | $173,306 | 67.9% | Oct 8, 2004 | Halestone Distribution |
| 134 | Alien Adventure | - | - | - | $115,814 | 10 | $8,959,784 | 1.3% | Aug 20, 1999 | nWave Pictures |
| 135 | Dig! | - | - | - | $114,547 | 10 | $127,067 | 90.1% | Oct 1, 2004 | Palm Pictures |
| 136 | In the Face of Evil: Reagan's War in Word and Deed | - | - | - | $108,565 | 15 | $110,577 | 98.2% | Oct 1, 2004 | Nonfiction Films |
| 137 | Seducing Doctor Lewis 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $107,001 | 15 | $489,838 | 21.8% | Jun 16, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 138 | P.S. | - | - | - | $104,144 | 17 | $180,503 | 57.7% | Oct 15, 2004 | Newmarket Films |
| 139 | Uncovered: The War on Iraq | - | - | - | $98,132 | 22 | $238,924 | 41.1% | Aug 20, 2004 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 140 | Enduring Love | - | - | - | $95,064 | 56 | $358,362 | 26.5% | Oct 29, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 141 | Celsius 41.11: The Temperature at Which the Brain... Begins to Die | - | - | - | $93,000 | 116 | $93,000 | 100% | Oct 22, 2004 | Citizens United |
| 142 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | - | - | - | $86,177 | 14 | $353,580 | 24.4% | Jun 11, 2004 | Dada Films |
| 143 | Undertow | - | - | - | $86,098 | 30 | $143,597 | 60% | Oct 22, 2004 | United Artists |
| 144 | Touch of Pink | - | - | - | $85,223 | 21 | $564,535 | 15.1% | Jul 16, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 145 | Camping sauvage | - | - | - | $84,920 | 99 | $3,894,585 | 2.2% | Jul 9, 2004 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 146 | Troy | - | - | - | $79,679 | 3,411 | $133,378,256 | <0.1% | May 14, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 147 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $78,399 | 14 | $18,630,372 | 0.4% | Oct 29, 1999 | IMAX |
| 148 | A Home at the End of the World | - | - | - | $77,985 | 65 | $1,029,872 | 7.6% | Jul 23, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 149 | Eulogy | - | - | - | $75,076 | 22 | $75,076 | 100% | Oct 15, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 150 | Hollywood Buddha | - | - | - | $72,115 | 4 | $72,115 | 100% | Sep 24, 2004 | Northern Arts Entertainment |
| 151 | Malevolence | - | - | - | $71,694 | 10 | $127,287 | 56.3% | Sep 10, 2004 | Painted Zebra Productions Inc. |
| 152 | Dhoom | - | - | - | $68,669 | 32 | $245,756 | 27.9% | Aug 27, 2004 | Yash Raj Films |
| 153 | Reconstruction | - | - | - | $65,451 | 9 | $73,516 | 89% | Sep 10, 2004 | Palm Pictures |
| 154 | Ghosts of the Abyss | - | - | - | $65,228 | 97 | $17,040,871 | 0.4% | Apr 11, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 155 | Warriors of Heaven and Earth | - | - | - | $59,341 | 9 | $82,936 | 71.6% | Sep 3, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 156 | The Hunting of the President | - | - | - | $56,075 | 20 | $376,612 | 14.9% | Jun 18, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 157 | Danny Deckchair 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $51,856 | 29 | $160,276 | 32.4% | Aug 11, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 158 | Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train | - | - | - | $51,779 | 4 | $122,011 | 42.4% | Jun 18, 2004 | First Run |
| 159 | Metallica: Some Kind of Monster | - | - | - | $49,540 | 147 | $1,222,708 | 4.1% | Jul 9, 2004 | IFC Films |
| 160 | Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring | - | - | - | $48,625 | 74 | $2,380,788 | 2% | Apr 2, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 161 | Moolaadé | - | - | - | $46,551 | 4 | $215,646 | 21.6% | Oct 15, 2004 | New Yorker Films |
| 162 | Monty Python's Life of Brian 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $46,218 | 28 | $646,951 | 7.1% | Apr 30, 2004 | Rainbow Releasing |
| 163 | Around the World in 80 Days | - | - | - | $43,808 | 2,801 | $24,008,137 | 0.2% | Jun 16, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 164 | Voices of Iraq | - | - | - | $43,436 | 12 | $57,999 | 74.9% | Oct 29, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 165 | The Inheritance | - | - | - | $42,369 | 2 | $68,215 | 62.1% | Jul 9, 2004 | The Cinema Guild |
| 166 | Un monde presque paisible 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $42,115 | 3 | $106,184 | 39.7% | Aug 20, 2004 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 167 | Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi | - | - | - | $41,368 | 6 | $107,585 | 38.5% | Jul 2, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 168 | The Clearing | - | - | - | $41,304 | 449 | $5,763,875 | 0.7% | Jul 2, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 169 | She Hate Me | - | - | - | $41,202 | 28 | $366,037 | 11.3% | Jul 28, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 170 | The Twilight Samurai 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $40,611 | 16 | $559,765 | 7.3% | Apr 23, 2004 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 171 | Tying the Knot | - | - | - | $40,576 | 8 | $40,576 | 100% | Oct 1, 2004 | IDP Distribution |
| 172 | Facing Windows | - | - | - | $37,477 | 27 | $543,354 | 6.9% | Jun 18, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 173 | Grand Champion | - | - | - | $36,953 | 13 | $54,579 | 67.7% | Aug 27, 2004 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 174 | Imelda | - | - | - | $36,775 | 6 | $200,992 | 18.3% | Jun 9, 2004 | Unico Entertainment |
| 175 | The Stepford Wives | - | - | - | $36,039 | 3,057 | $59,484,742 | <0.1% | Jun 11, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 176 | The Young Black Stallion | - | - | - | $36,013 | 51 | $6,751,389 | 0.5% | Dec 25, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 177 | Zhou Yu's Train 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $35,086 | 12 | $142,562 | 24.6% | Jul 16, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 178 | Incident at Loch Ness | - | - | - | $30,665 | 2 | $37,493 | 81.8% | Sep 17, 2004 | Abramorama |
| 179 | The Take | - | - | - | $30,380 | 1 | $30,380 | 100% | Sep 22, 2004 | Icarus Films |
| 180 | The Raspberry Reich | - | - | - | $30,379 | 1 | $31,211 | 97.3% | Sep 24, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 181 | The Five Obstructions | - | - | - | $30,373 | 3 | $165,845 | 18.3% | May 26, 2004 | Koch Lorber Films |
| 182 | Anatomy of Hell | - | - | - | $29,501 | 3 | $34,506 | 85.5% | Sep 24, 2004 | Tartan |
| 183 | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | - | - | - | $28,955 | 19 | $360,759 | 8% | Jun 16, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 184 | Hearts and Minds | - | - | - | $26,981 | 2 | $28,754 | 93.8% | Oct 22, 2004 | Rialto Pictures |
| 185 | Fish Without a Bicycle | - | - | - | $26,604 | 1 | $26,799 | 99.3% | Oct 22, 2004 | Echelon Entertainment |
| 186 | Lightning in a Bottle | - | - | - | $25,117 | 21 | $201,711 | 12.5% | Oct 22, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 187 | Untold Scandal | - | - | - | $25,007 | 8 | $63,332 | 39.5% | Oct 13, 2004 | Kino International |
| 188 | Phir Milenge | - | - | - | $22,529 | 27 | $91,968 | 24.5% | Aug 27, 2004 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 189 | Incantato 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $22,431 | 2 | $23,039 | 97.4% | Sep 24, 2004 | Northern Arts Entertainment |
| 190 | Vodka Lemon | - | - | - | $22,338 | 3 | $66,361 | 33.7% | Oct 8, 2004 | New Yorker Films |
| 191 | Goodbye, Dragon Inn | - | - | - | $20,801 | 3 | $35,120 | 59.2% | Sep 17, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 192 | Merci Dr Rey! | - | - | - | $19,867 | 5 | $19,867 | 100% | Sep 17, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 193 | Bright Leaves | - | - | - | $19,438 | 4 | $77,888 | 25% | Aug 25, 2004 | First Run |
| 194 | Gozu | - | - | - | $19,356 | 4 | $58,202 | 33.3% | Jul 30, 2004 | Pathfinder Pictures |
| 195 | The Manson Family | - | - | - | $19,140 | 6 | $19,140 | 100% | Oct 22, 2004 | Zion Films |
| 196 | Face | - | - | - | $18,528 | 4 | $108,151 | 17.1% | Oct 15, 2004 | Indican Pictures |
| 197 | Veer Zaara | - | - | - | $17,142 | 88 | $2,938,532 | 0.6% | Nov 11, 2004 | Yash Raj Films |
| 198 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $16,240 | 21 | $3,921,642 | 0.4% | Jun 9, 2001 | IMAX |
| 199 | Godzilla | - | - | - | $15,594 | 6 | $412,520 | 3.8% | May 7, 2004 | Rialto Pictures |
| 200 | Callas Forever | - | - | - | $14,800 | 16 | $446,955 | 3.3% | Nov 5, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 201 | Crutch | - | - | - | $14,189 | 1 | $14,189 | 100% | Sep 17, 2004 | Illuminare Entertainment |
| 202 | Postmen in the Mountains | - | - | - | $14,040 | 7 | $203,975 | 6.9% | Dec 25, 2003 | Shadow Distribution |
| 203 | A Letter to True | - | - | - | $13,817 | 1 | $15,635 | 88.4% | Sep 8, 2004 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 204 | Proteus | - | - | - | $13,434 | 3 | $62,031 | 21.7% | Jul 30, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 205 | You'll Get Over It | - | - | - | $12,805 | 2 | $50,256 | 25.5% | Jun 18, 2004 | Picture This! Entertainment |
| 206 | Bukowski: Born into This | - | - | - | $12,702 | 8 | $318,816 | 4% | May 28, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 207 | Chooch | - | - | - | $12,647 | 3 | $31,015 | 40.8% | Aug 27, 2004 | Artistic License |
| 208 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $12,526 | 24 | $1,926,034 | 0.7% | Oct 22, 2004 | IMAX |
| 209 | Spin | - | - | - | $12,355 | 9 | $12,355 | 100% | Oct 15, 2004 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 210 | The Dust Factory | - | - | - | $12,311 | 22 | $12,311 | 100% | Oct 15, 2004 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 211 | Rick | - | - | - | $11,991 | 2 | $11,991 | 100% | Sep 24, 2004 | Vitagraph Films |
| 212 | Love Me If You Dare | - | - | - | $11,495 | 56 | $553,504 | 2.1% | May 21, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 213 | Sex Is Comedy 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $11,425 | 4 | $40,470 | 28.2% | Oct 20, 2004 | IFC Films |
| 214 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $11,391 | 16 | $7,195,792 | 0.2% | Feb 26, 1999 | nWave Pictures |
| 215 | Bang Rajan 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $11,131 | 4 | $24,629 | 45.2% | Aug 6, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 216 | Pauly Shore Is Dead | - | - | - | $11,000 | 1 | $11,000 | 100% | Sep 17, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 217 | Mind the Gap | - | - | - | $10,637 | 1 | $10,637 | 100% | Sep 24, 2004 | Zion Films |
| 218 | The Battle of Algiers 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $10,521 | 9 | $822,941 | 1.3% | Jan 9, 2004 | Rialto Pictures |
| 219 | Cowboys and Angels | - | - | - | $10,172 | 5 | $33,941 | 30% | Sep 17, 2004 | TLA Releasing |
| 220 | Strayed | - | - | - | $10,058 | 29 | $482,757 | 2.1% | May 14, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 221 | L.A. Twister | - | - | - | $9,592 | 4 | $54,000 | 17.8% | Aug 13, 2004 | Indican Pictures |
| 222 | Lost Boys of Sudan | - | - | - | $9,506 | 8 | $188,467 | 5% | Aug 22, 2003 | Shadow Distribution |
| 223 | Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer | - | - | - | $8,946 | 2 | $107,040 | 8.4% | Mar 5, 2004 | Indican Pictures |
| 224 | Evil Remains | - | - | - | $8,747 | 4 | $8,747 | 100% | Oct 22, 2004 | Screen Media Films |
| 225 | Mean Girls | - | - | - | $8,637 | 3,054 | $86,058,055 | <0.1% | Apr 30, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 226 | Bulgarian Lovers | - | - | - | $7,033 | 3 | $60,712 | 11.6% | Apr 30, 2004 | TLA Releasing |
| 227 | Modern Times 2003 Re-release | - | - | - | $6,865 | 7 | $163,577 | 4.2% | Dec 26, 2003 | Kino International |
| 228 | Yes Nurse! No Nurse! 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $6,824 | 2 | $13,325 | 51.2% | Sep 3, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 229 | Distant | - | - | - | $6,211 | 2 | $96,293 | 6.5% | Mar 12, 2004 | New Yorker Films |
| 230 | Virgin | - | - | - | $6,142 | 1 | $9,614 | 63.9% | Sep 3, 2004 | Artistic License |
| 231 | Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela | - | - | - | $5,682 | 3 | $381,225 | 1.5% | Oct 22, 2004 | Mela Films LLC |
| 232 | Particles of Truth | - | - | - | $5,348 | 1 | $5,348 | 100% | Sep 17, 2004 | Dada Films |
| 233 | Transfixed | - | - | - | $4,909 | 1 | $17,361 | 28.3% | Jul 30, 2004 | Picture This! Entertainment |
| 234 | Home of the Brave | - | - | - | $4,874 | 1 | $4,874 | 100% | Oct 1, 2004 | Emerging Pictures |
| 235 | It's All About Love | - | - | - | $4,787 | 2 | $6,140 | 78% | Oct 29, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 236 | Father and Son | - | - | - | $4,225 | 3 | $39,291 | 10.8% | Jun 18, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 237 | Two Men Went to War | - | - | - | $4,174 | 4 | $150,208 | 2.8% | Mar 26, 2004 | Indican Pictures |
| 238 | The Hillside Strangler | - | - | - | $4,143 | 1 | $4,143 | 100% | Sep 24, 2004 | Tartan |
| 239 | Stella Street | - | - | - | $4,119 | 10 | $4,119 | 100% | Oct 22, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 240 | The Seagull's Laughter | - | - | - | $4,003 | 3 | $72,527 | 5.5% | Feb 13, 2004 | The Cinema Guild |
| 241 | Brother to Brother | - | - | - | $3,800 | 3 | $80,906 | 4.7% | Nov 5, 2004 | Wolfe Releasing |
| 242 | Moog | - | - | - | $3,604 | 1 | $3,604 | 100% | Sep 24, 2004 | Plexifilm |
| 243 | A Silent Love | - | - | - | $3,475 | 3 | $14,389 | 24.2% | Oct 29, 2004 | Atopia |
| 244 | Bear Cub | - | - | - | $3,274 | 4 | $100,133 | 3.3% | Nov 5, 2004 | TLA Releasing |
| 245 | Twist | - | - | - | $2,950 | 4 | $47,370 | 6.2% | May 21, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 246 | Intoxicating | - | - | - | $2,936 | 3 | $11,560 | 25.4% | Nov 5, 2004 | Rogue Arts |
| 247 | Silent Waters | - | - | - | $2,723 | 1 | $7,384 | 36.9% | Oct 8, 2004 | First Run |
| 248 | The Child I Never Was | - | - | - | $2,609 | 1 | $2,609 | 100% | Oct 8, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 249 | It's Easier for a Camel... | - | - | - | $2,135 | 1 | $16,150 | 13.2% | Aug 20, 2004 | New Yorker Films |
| 250 | This Old Cub | - | - | - | $1,953 | 6 | $270,014 | 0.7% | Mar 26, 2004 | Emerging Pictures |
| 251 | Brothers in Arms | - | - | - | $1,920 | 2 | $3,664 | 52.4% | Aug 27, 2004 | First Run |
| 252 | The Return | - | - | - | $1,761 | 18 | $504,256 | 0.3% | Feb 6, 2004 | Kino International |
| 253 | The Burial Society | - | - | - | $1,258 | 3 | $21,285 | 5.9% | May 28, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 254 | Raising Helen | - | - | - | $1,224 | 2,721 | $37,486,512 | <0.1% | May 28, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 255 | Two Brothers | - | - | - | $1,175 | 2,181 | $19,176,754 | <0.1% | Jun 25, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 256 | Still, the Children Are Here | - | - | - | $1,052 | 1 | $3,685 | 28.5% | Nov 5, 2004 | Icarus Films |
| 257 | Johnson Family Vacation | - | - | - | $1,020 | 1,326 | $31,203,964 | <0.1% | Apr 7, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 258 | Eight Hundred Bullets 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $866 | 2 | $866 | 100% | Oct 29, 2004 | TLA Releasing |
| 259 | The Mudge Boy | - | - | - | $804 | 4 | $62,852 | 1.3% | May 7, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 260 | Big Girls Don't Cry | - | - | - | $528 | 1 | $1,238 | 42.6% | Sep 3, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 261 | The Tracker 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $497 | 2 | $55,188 | 0.9% | Jan 16, 2004 | ArtMattan Productions |
| 262 | Twentynine Palms | - | - | - | $462 | 3 | $54,523 | 0.8% | Apr 9, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 263 | My Wife Maurice 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $198 | 1 | $3,803 | 5.2% | Aug 27, 2004 | TLA Releasing |
| 264 | Hukkle | - | - | - | $186 | 4 | $53,715 | 0.3% | Nov 14, 2003 | Shadow Distribution |
| 265 | Tattoo Bar | - | - | - | $149 | 1 | $2,964 | 5% | Jul 5, 2002 | ArtMattan Productions |
