| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Meet the Fockers | - | - | - | $55,310,415 | 3,554 | $279,261,160 | 19.8% | Dec 22, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | White Noise | - | - | - | $41,108,890 | 2,279 | $56,386,759 | 72.9% | Jan 7, 2005 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | Coach Carter | - | - | - | $24,182,961 | 2,574 | $67,264,877 | 36% | Jan 14, 2005 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | The Aviator | - | - | - | $14,931,000 | 2,530 | $102,610,330 | 14.6% | Dec 17, 2004 | Miramax |
| 5 | In Good Company | - | - | - | $14,494,647 | 1,963 | $45,806,659 | 31.6% | Dec 29, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | Racing Stripes | - | - | - | $13,920,052 | 3,185 | $49,772,522 | 28% | Jan 14, 2005 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | - | - | - | $12,988,798 | 3,623 | $118,634,549 | 10.9% | Dec 17, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | Elektra | - | - | - | $12,804,793 | 3,204 | $24,409,722 | 52.5% | Jan 14, 2005 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | Ocean's Twelve | - | - | - | $9,932,842 | 3,290 | $125,544,280 | 7.9% | Dec 10, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Fat Albert | - | - | - | $9,339,684 | 2,744 | $48,116,322 | 19.4% | Dec 25, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 11 | The Phantom of the Opera | - | - | - | $8,427,189 | 1,515 | $51,268,815 | 16.4% | Dec 22, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | National Treasure | - | - | - | $7,950,438 | 3,243 | $173,008,894 | 4.6% | Nov 19, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | Spanglish | - | - | - | $7,251,640 | 2,587 | $42,726,869 | 17% | Dec 17, 2004 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 14 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | - | - | - | $5,154,129 | 1,105 | $24,020,403 | 21.5% | Dec 10, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 15 | Sideways | - | - | - | $4,830,821 | 1,786 | $71,503,593 | 6.8% | Oct 22, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 16 | Finding Neverland | - | - | - | $4,819,000 | 1,411 | $51,680,613 | 9.3% | Nov 12, 2004 | Miramax |
| 17 | Million Dollar Baby | - | - | - | $4,497,595 | 2,375 | $100,492,203 | 4.5% | Dec 15, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | The Polar Express | - | - | - | $3,623,007 | 3,650 | $162,775,358 | 2.2% | - | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | The Incredibles | - | - | - | $3,559,213 | 3,933 | $261,441,092 | 1.4% | Nov 5, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | Darkness | - | - | - | $3,324,058 | 1,718 | $22,163,442 | 15% | Dec 25, 2004 | Dimension Films |
| 21 | Closer | - | - | - | $3,203,989 | 1,098 | $33,987,757 | 9.4% | Dec 3, 2004 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 22 | Hotel Rwanda | - | - | - | $3,087,125 | 824 | $23,530,892 | 13.1% | Dec 22, 2004 | United Artists |
| 23 | House of Flying Daggers | - | - | - | $2,493,088 | 1,189 | $11,050,094 | 22.6% | Dec 3, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 24 | Flight of the Phoenix | - | - | - | $2,456,954 | 2,604 | $21,009,180 | 11.7% | Dec 17, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 25 | Blade: Trinity | - | - | - | $2,155,877 | 2,912 | $52,411,906 | 4.1% | Dec 8, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 26 | Beyond the Sea | - | - | - | $2,042,670 | 383 | $6,318,709 | 32.3% | Dec 17, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 27 | Kinsey | - | - | - | $1,582,162 | 588 | $10,254,979 | 15.4% | Nov 12, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 28 | A Very Long Engagement | - | - | - | $1,368,303 | 219 | $6,524,389 | 21% | Nov 26, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 29 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | - | - | - | $1,301,701 | 3,307 | $85,417,988 | 1.5% | Nov 19, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 30 | Ray | - | - | - | $812,150 | 2,474 | $75,331,600 | 1.1% | Oct 29, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 31 | Assault on Precinct 13 | - | - | - | $659,196 | 2,297 | $20,040,895 | 3.3% | Jan 19, 2005 | Rogue Pictures |
| 32 | Bad Education | - | - | - | $572,271 | 106 | $5,211,842 | 11% | Nov 19, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 33 | The Motorcycle Diaries | - | - | - | $407,138 | 272 | $16,781,387 | 2.4% | Sep 24, 2004 | Focus Features |
| 34 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $394,100 | 24 | $1,926,034 | 20.5% | Oct 22, 2004 | IMAX |
| 35 | Christmas with the Kranks | - | - | - | $379,851 | 3,416 | $73,780,539 | 0.5% | Nov 24, 2004 | Revolution Studios |
| 36 | The Woodsman | - | - | - | $337,721 | 84 | $1,576,231 | 21.4% | Dec 24, 2004 | Newmarket Films |
| 37 | Birth | - | - | - | $331,340 | 550 | $5,095,038 | 6.5% | Oct 29, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 38 | Shall We Dance? | - | - | - | $303,830 | 2,542 | $57,890,460 | 0.5% | Oct 15, 2004 | Miramax |
| 39 | Ladder 49 | - | - | - | $284,654 | 3,261 | $74,541,707 | 0.4% | Oct 1, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 40 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | - | - | - | $246,650 | 2,473 | $40,226,215 | 0.6% | Nov 12, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 41 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $212,352 | 64 | $93,383,953 | 0.2% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 42 | What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? | - | - | - | $204,837 | 146 | $10,942,306 | 1.9% | Feb 6, 2004 | Captured Light |
| 43 | Alexander | - | - | - | $155,352 | 2,445 | $34,297,191 | 0.5% | Nov 24, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 44 | The Assassination of Richard Nixon | - | - | - | $151,178 | 59 | $708,776 | 21.3% | Dec 29, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 45 | The Merchant of Venice | - | - | - | $144,547 | 107 | $3,765,585 | 3.8% | Dec 29, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 46 | After the Sunset | - | - | - | $120,366 | 2,819 | $28,331,233 | 0.4% | Nov 12, 2004 | New Line Cinema |
| 47 | The Work and the Glory | - | - | - | $118,802 | 112 | $3,347,647 | 3.5% | Nov 24, 2004 | Excel Entertainment |
| 48 | Being Julia | - | - | - | $97,003 | 328 | $7,739,049 | 1.3% | Oct 15, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 49 | Swades | - | - | - | $93,795 | 74 | $1,223,240 | 7.7% | Dec 17, 2004 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 50 | I Heart Huckabees | - | - | - | $92,307 | 901 | $12,785,432 | 0.7% | Oct 1, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 51 | Taxi Original Release | - | - | - | $91,221 | 3,001 | $36,611,066 | 0.2% | Oct 6, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 52 | The Sea Inside | - | - | - | $90,955 | 99 | $2,104,923 | 4.3% | Dec 17, 2004 | Fine Line Features |
| 53 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $83,775 | 73 | $21,583,831 | 0.4% | Mar 12, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 54 | Napoleon Dynamite | - | - | - | $75,381 | 1,027 | $44,540,956 | 0.2% | Jun 11, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 55 | Appleseed | - | - | - | $66,869 | 31 | $129,135 | 51.8% | Jan 14, 2005 | Geneon Entertainment |
| 56 | Bugs! | - | - | - | $64,429 | 33 | $19,063,544 | 0.3% | Mar 12, 2003 | SK Films |
| 57 | Haunted Castle | - | - | - | $62,142 | 10 | $13,651,656 | 0.5% | Feb 23, 2001 | nWave Pictures |
| 58 | Vera Drake | - | - | - | $61,767 | 97 | $3,775,283 | 1.6% | Oct 8, 2004 | Fine Line Features |
| 59 | Without a Paddle | - | - | - | $48,404 | 2,756 | $58,169,327 | <0.1% | Aug 20, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 60 | Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux | - | - | - | $44,241 | 65 | $2,627,016 | 1.7% | Oct 1, 2004 | Luke Films Inc. |
| 61 | Travelers and Magicians | - | - | - | $37,529 | 12 | $506,793 | 7.4% | Jan 7, 2005 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 62 | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | - | - | - | $37,418 | 17 | $10,994,028 | 0.3% | Oct 18, 2002 | Giant Screen Films |
| 63 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | - | - | - | $36,508 | 16 | $10,086,514 | 0.4% | Oct 11, 2002 | Giant Screen Films |
| 64 | In the Realms of the Unreal | - | - | - | $34,238 | 13 | $417,120 | 8.2% | Dec 22, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 65 | The Machinist | - | - | - | $29,088 | 72 | $1,082,715 | 2.7% | Oct 22, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 66 | A Love Song for Bobby Long | - | - | - | $26,064 | 24 | $164,308 | 15.9% | Dec 29, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 67 | Team America: World Police | - | - | - | $24,593 | 2,620 | $32,786,074 | <0.1% | Oct 15, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 68 | Veer Zaara | - | - | - | $24,161 | 88 | $2,938,532 | 0.8% | Nov 11, 2004 | Yash Raj Films |
| 69 | Tarnation | - | - | - | $20,454 | 22 | $592,014 | 3.5% | Oct 6, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 70 | Paper Clips | - | - | - | $20,030 | 43 | $1,121,744 | 1.8% | Nov 24, 2004 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 71 | Red Lights | - | - | - | $17,444 | 29 | $673,828 | 2.6% | Aug 20, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 72 | Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids | - | - | - | $16,653 | 127 | $3,515,061 | 0.5% | Dec 8, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 73 | Callas Forever | - | - | - | $16,115 | 16 | $446,955 | 3.6% | Nov 5, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 74 | Moolaadé | - | - | - | $15,615 | 4 | $215,646 | 7.2% | Oct 15, 2004 | New Yorker Films |
| 75 | Garden State | - | - | - | $15,564 | 813 | $26,782,316 | <0.1% | Jul 28, 2004 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 76 | Brother to Brother | - | - | - | $14,767 | 3 | $80,906 | 18.3% | Nov 5, 2004 | Wolfe Releasing |
| 77 | Lightning in a Bottle | - | - | - | $14,363 | 21 | $201,711 | 7.1% | Oct 22, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 78 | Ghosts of the Abyss | - | - | - | $13,975 | 97 | $17,040,871 | <0.1% | Apr 11, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 79 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $13,659 | 38 | $53,354,743 | <0.1% | Oct 23, 1998 | IMAX |
| 80 | Straight-Jacket | - | - | - | $13,093 | 4 | $45,497 | 28.8% | Nov 26, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 81 | Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela | - | - | - | $12,668 | 3 | $381,225 | 3.3% | Oct 22, 2004 | Mela Films LLC |
| 82 | The Chorus 2005 Re-release | - | - | - | $12,360 | 59 | $1,548,036 | 0.8% | Jan 14, 2005 | Miramax |
| 83 | Days of Being Wild | - | - | - | $12,037 | 4 | $146,310 | 8.2% | Nov 19, 2004 | Kino International |
| 84 | A Tale of Two Sisters | - | - | - | $10,931 | 9 | $72,541 | 15.1% | Dec 3, 2004 | Tartan |
| 85 | Alien Adventure | - | - | - | $10,497 | 10 | $8,959,784 | 0.1% | Aug 20, 1999 | nWave Pictures |
| 86 | The Young Black Stallion | - | - | - | $10,294 | 51 | $6,751,389 | 0.2% | Dec 25, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 87 | Postmen in the Mountains | - | - | - | $9,235 | 7 | $203,975 | 4.5% | Dec 25, 2003 | Shadow Distribution |
| 88 | Our Music | - | - | - | $9,149 | 8 | $139,922 | 6.5% | Nov 24, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 89 | Alfie | - | - | - | $8,961 | 2,215 | $13,399,812 | <0.1% | Nov 5, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 90 | Saints and Soldiers | - | - | - | $5,459 | 37 | $1,310,470 | 0.4% | Aug 6, 2004 | Excel Entertainment |
| 91 | Rosenstrasse | - | - | - | $4,865 | 24 | $734,519 | 0.7% | Jul 30, 2004 | IDP Distribution |
| 92 | Seducing Doctor Lewis 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $4,703 | 15 | $489,838 | 1% | Jun 16, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 93 | Baptists at Our Barbecue | - | - | - | $4,130 | 13 | $173,306 | 2.4% | Oct 8, 2004 | Halestone Distribution |
| 94 | Goodbye, Dragon Inn | - | - | - | $3,792 | 3 | $35,120 | 10.8% | Sep 17, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 95 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $3,627 | 14 | $18,630,372 | <0.1% | Oct 29, 1999 | IMAX |
| 96 | Testosterone | - | - | - | $3,541 | 4 | $185,078 | 1.9% | Sep 10, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 97 | Enduring Love | - | - | - | $3,174 | 56 | $358,362 | 0.9% | Oct 29, 2004 | Paramount Classics |
| 98 | Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst | - | - | - | $2,977 | 9 | $105,054 | 2.8% | Nov 26, 2004 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 99 | Bear Cub | - | - | - | $2,817 | 4 | $100,133 | 2.8% | Nov 5, 2004 | TLA Releasing |
| 100 | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | $2,537 | 19 | $1,766,621 | 0.1% | Sep 20, 2002 | IMAX |
| 101 | Untold Scandal | - | - | - | $2,426 | 8 | $63,332 | 3.8% | Oct 13, 2004 | Kino International |
| 102 | Fear and Trembling 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,056 | 3 | $126,684 | 1.6% | Nov 19, 2004 | The Cinema Guild |
| 103 | Solitude | - | - | - | $2,015 | 2 | $6,260 | 32.2% | Jan 7, 2005 | Indican Pictures |
| 104 | Sex Is Comedy 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,905 | 4 | $40,470 | 4.7% | Oct 20, 2004 | IFC Films |
| 105 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | - | - | - | $1,671 | 16 | $7,195,792 | <0.1% | Feb 26, 1999 | nWave Pictures |
| 106 | Vodka Lemon | - | - | - | $1,541 | 3 | $66,361 | 2.3% | Oct 8, 2004 | New Yorker Films |
| 107 | La petite Lili 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,132 | 1 | $34,634 | 3.3% | Nov 12, 2004 | First Run |
| 108 | Bright Leaves | - | - | - | $1,090 | 4 | $77,888 | 1.4% | Aug 25, 2004 | First Run |
| 109 | Anatomy of Hell | - | - | - | $892 | 3 | $34,506 | 2.6% | Sep 24, 2004 | Tartan |
| 110 | The Raspberry Reich | - | - | - | $832 | 1 | $31,211 | 2.7% | Sep 24, 2004 | Strand Releasing |
| 111 | Machuca | - | - | - | $735 | 1 | $26,676 | 2.8% | Jan 19, 2005 | Menemsha Films |
| 112 | China: The Panda Adventure | - | - | - | $704 | 21 | $3,921,642 | <0.1% | Jun 9, 2001 | IMAX |
| 113 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | - | - | - | $616 | 14 | $353,580 | 0.2% | Jun 11, 2004 | Dada Films |
| 114 | Un monde presque paisible 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | $571 | 3 | $106,184 | 0.5% | Aug 20, 2004 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 115 | The Brown Bunny | - | - | - | $317 | 19 | $366,301 | <0.1% | Aug 27, 2004 | Wellspring Media |
| 116 | The Deserted Station | - | - | - | $310 | 1 | $18,867 | 1.6% | Jul 2, 2004 | First Run |
| 117 | Sky Blue | - | - | - | $294 | 5 | $74,663 | 0.4% | Dec 31, 2004 | End Game Productions Inc. |
| 118 | With God on Our Side: George W. Bush and the Rise of the Religious Right in America | - | - | - | $171 | 1 | $1,884 | 9.1% | Jan 19, 2005 | Lumiere Productions |
