| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | 50 First Dates | $45,107,871 | - | 3,591 | - | $12,561 | $45,107,871 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 2 | - | Miracle | $17,010,471 | - | 2,755 | - | $6,174 | $40,050,545 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | Barbershop 2: Back in Business | $16,501,117 | - | 2,711 | - | $6,086 | $44,974,742 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 4 | - | You Got Served | $6,023,188 | - | 1,832 | - | $3,287 | $33,006,206 | 3 | Screen Gems | false | false |
| 5 | - | The Butterfly Effect | $5,959,335 | - | 2,288 | - | $2,604 | $49,179,651 | 4 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 6 | - | Catch That Kid | $5,878,900 | - | 2,848 | - | $2,064 | $12,379,409 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 7 | - | Along Came Polly | $5,454,855 | - | 2,543 | - | $2,145 | $82,011,840 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | - | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | $5,090,281 | - | 1,663 | - | $3,060 | $357,367,856 | 9 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 9 | - | Mystic River | $4,308,326 | - | 1,370 | - | $3,144 | $75,269,389 | 19 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 10 | - | Cold Mountain | $3,937,559 | - | 1,740 | - | $2,262 | $87,758,959 | 8 | Miramax | false | false |
| 11 | - | Monster | $3,808,600 | - | 1,093 | - | $3,484 | $20,334,059 | 8 | Newmarket Films | false | false |
| 12 | - | Something's Gotta Give | $2,977,602 | - | 1,019 | - | $2,922 | $119,265,219 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 13 | - | Big Fish | $2,932,721 | - | 1,224 | - | $2,396 | $63,444,841 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 14 | - | Cheaper by the Dozen | $2,447,881 | - | 1,335 | - | $1,833 | $134,290,873 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 15 | - | Lost in Translation | $1,749,254 | - | 600 | - | $2,915 | $42,072,415 | 23 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 16 | - | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | $1,245,690 | - | 547 | - | $2,277 | $91,255,360 | 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 17 | - | Girl with a Pearl Earring | $1,174,457 | - | 374 | - | $3,140 | $7,474,441 | 10 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 18 | - | Calendar Girls | $1,118,065 | - | 814 | - | $1,373 | $28,710,500 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | - | The Perfect Score | $1,113,911 | - | 2,012 | - | $553 | $9,975,810 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | - | In America | $964,668 | - | 334 | - | $2,888 | $12,431,391 | 12 | - | false | false |
| 21 | - | The Triplets of Belleville | $927,663 | - | 463 | - | $2,003 | $3,613,232 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 22 | - | Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! | $719,502 | - | 612 | - | $1,175 | $16,654,996 | 4 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 23 | - | The Last Samurai | $635,469 | - | 267 | - | $2,380 | $109,528,224 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 24 | - | 21 Grams | $626,250 | - | 248 | - | $2,525 | $14,786,089 | 13 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 25 | - | The Haunted Mansion | $575,678 | - | 396 | - | $1,453 | $73,814,627 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 26 | - | City of God | $550,581 | - | 242 | - | $2,275 | $5,987,855 | 57 | Miramax | false | false |
| 27 | - | The Dreamers | $511,207 | - | 66 | - | $7,745 | $714,458 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 28 | - | The Cooler | $461,429 | - | 210 | - | $2,197 | $7,184,760 | 12 | Lionsgate Films | false | false |
| 29 | - | The Young Black Stallion | $390,507 | - | 51 | - | $7,657 | $4,925,110 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 30 | - | Peter Pan | $361,995 | - | 400 | - | $904 | $47,296,990 | 8 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 31 | - | Touching the Void | $350,462 | - | 40 | - | $8,761 | $830,240 | 4 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 32 | - | House of Sand and Fog | $309,390 | - | 201 | - | $1,539 | $11,894,465 | 9 | DreamWorks Distribution | false | false |
| 33 | - | Mona Lisa Smile | $260,631 | - | 278 | - | $937 | $63,483,741 | 9 | Revolution Studios | false | false |
| 34 | - | The Fog of War | $258,622 | - | 47 | - | $5,502 | $1,575,825 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 35 | - | The Big Bounce | $217,303 | - | 375 | - | $579 | $6,331,346 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 36 | - | Highwaymen | $216,697 | - | 111 | - | $1,952 | $216,697 | 1 | New Line Cinema | true | false |
| 37 | - | Elf | $179,100 | - | 245 | - | $731 | $173,180,828 | 15 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 38 | - | Torque | $169,733 | - | 208 | - | $816 | $20,752,187 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 39 | - | The Gospel of John | $162,777 | - | 84 | - | $1,937 | $3,717,324 | - | THINKFilm | - | false |
| 40 | - | The Company | $156,936 | - | 52 | - | $3,018 | $1,543,093 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 41 | - | Gothika | $139,864 | - | 207 | - | $675 | $59,325,825 | 13 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 42 | - | Brother Bear | $131,097 | - | 196 | - | $668 | $84,753,645 | 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 43 | - | The Barbarian Invasions 2003 Re-release | $121,773 | - | 59 | - | $2,063 | $1,299,542 | 13 | Miramax | false | false |
| 44 | - | The Cat in the Hat | $113,501 | - | 131 | - | $866 | $100,880,734 | - | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 45 | - | Love Don't Cost a Thing | $107,680 | - | 156 | - | $690 | $21,718,038 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 46 | - | Love Actually | $106,545 | - | 111 | - | $959 | $59,365,105 | 15 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 47 | - | My Architect | $106,182 | - | 19 | - | $5,588 | $944,004 | - | New Yorker Films | - | false |
| 48 | - | Space Station 3D | $100,892 | - | 16 | - | $6,305 | $47,194,467 | 96 | IMAX | false | false |
| 49 | - | The Station Agent | $98,411 | - | 46 | - | $2,139 | $5,502,491 | 20 | Miramax | false | false |
| 50 | - | My Baby's Daddy | $91,698 | - | 106 | - | $865 | $17,215,064 | 6 | Miramax | false | false |
| 51 | - | Dans l'oeil du chat | $79,133 | - | 27 | - | $2,930 | $79,133 | - | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | - | false |
| 52 | - | Teacher's Pet | $74,035 | - | 166 | - | $445 | $6,295,378 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 53 | - | Honey | $73,450 | - | 100 | - | $734 | $30,222,640 | 11 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 54 | - | Seducing Doctor Lewis | $72,812 | - | 35 | - | $2,080 | $8,358,145 | - | Odeon | - | false |
| 55 | - | Stuck on You | $71,796 | - | 145 | - | $495 | $33,700,245 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 56 | - | Monsieur Ibrahim | $65,696 | - | 7 | - | $9,385 | $90,750 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 57 | - | Osama | $65,195 | - | 5 | - | $13,039 | $139,026 | 2 | United Artists | false | false |
| 58 | - | Bugs! | $65,004 | - | 16 | - | $4,062 | $4,847,727 | - | SK Films | - | false |
| 59 | - | Ghosts of the Abyss | $56,729 | - | 12 | - | $4,727 | $15,452,519 | 45 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 60 | - | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | $53,158 | - | 16 | - | $3,322 | $5,668,400 | - | Giant Screen Films | - | false |
| 61 | - | Paycheck | $52,761 | - | 106 | - | $497 | $53,392,194 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 62 | - | The Missing | $52,246 | - | 94 | - | $555 | $26,900,336 | 12 | Revolution Studios | false | false |
| 63 | - | The Battle of Algiers 2004 Re-release | $51,542 | - | 5 | - | $10,308 | $404,286 | - | Rialto Pictures | - | false |
| 64 | - | The Corporation | $48,815 | - | 11 | - | $4,437 | $475,432 | - | Mongrel Media | - | false |
| 65 | - | School of Rock | $46,945 | - | 62 | - | $757 | $81,208,351 | 20 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 66 | - | Latter Days | $45,273 | - | 6 | - | $7,545 | $168,426 | 3 | TLA Releasing | false | false |
| 67 | - | The Matrix Revolutions | $44,514 | - | 45 | - | $989 | $139,224,428 | 15 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 68 | - | Bad Santa | $43,167 | - | 201 | - | $214 | $59,506,308 | 12 | Dimension Films | false | false |
| 69 | - | Wooly Boys | $40,480 | - | 5 | - | $8,096 | $198,776 | 4 | MAC Releasing | false | false |
| 70 | - | The Return | $40,348 | - | 6 | - | $6,724 | $71,116 | 2 | Kino International | false | false |
| 71 | - | The Book of Mormon Movie, Volume 1: The Journey | $37,044 | - | 17 | - | $2,179 | $1,415,322 | 23 | - | false | false |
| 72 | - | Japanese Story | $31,651 | - | 16 | - | $1,978 | $313,899 | - | IDP Distribution | - | false |
| 73 | - | Pride and Prejudice | $29,512 | - | 14 | - | $2,108 | $250,785 | 11 | Excel Entertainment | false | false |
| 74 | - | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | $25,723 | - | 18 | - | $1,429 | $80,571,655 | - | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 75 | - | Khakee | $24,802 | - | 38 | - | $652 | $564,932 | - | Eros Worldwide | - | false |
| 76 | - | Gloomy Sunday | $20,312 | - | 6 | - | $3,385 | $585,604 | - | Menemsha Films | - | false |
| 77 | - | The Umbrellas of Cherbourg | $18,425 | - | 1 | - | $18,425 | $18,425 | 1 | Zeitgeist Films | true | false |
| 78 | - | Scary Movie 3 | $18,131 | - | 37 | - | $490 | $110,000,082 | 17 | Dimension Films | false | false |
| 79 | - | The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra | $17,877 | - | 4 | - | $4,469 | $30,843 | 2 | Sony Pictures Repertory | false | false |
| 80 | - | Runaway Jury | $17,061 | - | 19 | - | $897 | $49,427,455 | 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 81 | - | Chasing Liberty | $16,336 | - | 27 | - | $605 | $12,065,996 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 82 | - | Galapagos | $16,143 | - | 4 | - | $4,035 | $14,327,486 | 225 | IMAX | false | false |
| 83 | - | Emerald Cowboy | $11,910 | - | 3 | - | $3,970 | $86,396 | - | Indican Pictures | - | false |
| 84 | - | To Be and to Have | $11,907 | - | 7 | - | $1,701 | $694,685 | - | New Yorker Films | - | false |
| 85 | - | Robot Stories | $11,806 | - | 1 | - | $11,806 | $11,806 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 86 | - | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | $11,234 | - | 17 | - | $660 | $69,857,147 | 19 | Miramax | false | false |
| 87 | - | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $9,076 | - | 2 | - | $4,538 | $47,021,294 | 278 | IMAX | false | false |
| 88 | - | The Code | $8,704 | - | 4 | - | $2,176 | $8,704 | 1 | IDP Distribution | true | false |
| 89 | - | The Statement | $8,392 | - | 10 | - | $839 | $687,646 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 90 | - | Pieces of April | $8,186 | - | 17 | - | $481 | $2,510,149 | - | United Artists | - | false |
| 91 | - | The Gatekeeper | $8,031 | - | 3 | - | $2,677 | $226,095 | - | - | - | false |
| 92 | - | The Seagull's Laughter | $7,791 | - | 2 | - | $3,895 | $7,791 | - | The Cinema Guild | - | false |
| 93 | - | Crimson Gold | $7,210 | - | 3 | - | $2,403 | $73,430 | - | Wellspring Media | - | false |
| 94 | - | Hiding and Seeking: Faith and Tolerance After the Holocaust | $7,070 | - | 1 | - | $7,070 | $20,041 | - | First Run | - | false |
| 95 | - | Yossi & Jagger | $6,556 | - | 2 | - | $3,278 | $219,287 | 21 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 96 | - | Three 2004 Re-release | $6,528 | - | 1 | - | $6,528 | $6,528 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures | true | false |
| 97 | - | Tokyo Godfathers | $6,290 | - | 6 | - | $1,048 | $105,514 | - | IDP Distribution | - | false |
| 98 | - | The Bullocks 2003 Re-release | $6,046 | - | 2 | - | $3,023 | $77,872 | 14 | Kino International | false | false |
| 99 | - | The Home Teachers | $5,977 | - | 6 | - | $996 | $168,523 | - | - | - | false |
| 100 | - | Blind Shaft | $5,540 | - | 1 | - | $5,540 | $13,660 | 2 | Kino International | false | false |
| 101 | - | The Animation Show | $5,305 | - | 2 | - | $2,652 | $348,477 | - | - | - | false |
| 102 | - | Timeline | $5,106 | - | 12 | - | $425 | $19,480,739 | 12 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 103 | - | Alexandra's Project | $5,046 | - | 7 | - | $720 | $745,667 | - | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm | - | false |
| 104 | - | Haunted Castle | $5,000 | - | 5 | - | $1,000 | $8,045,837 | - | - | - | false |
| 105 | - | Two 2004 Re-release | $4,627 | - | 1 | - | $4,627 | $17,175 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 106 | - | Love Object | $4,492 | - | 1 | - | $4,492 | $4,492 | - | Vitagraph Films | - | false |
| 107 | - | Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer | $4,414 | - | 2 | - | $2,207 | $94,045 | - | Lantern Lane Entertainment | - | false |
| 108 | - | Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion | $3,380 | - | 3 | - | $1,126 | $456,584 | - | Artistic License | - | false |
| 109 | - | Girlhood | $3,318 | - | 3 | - | $1,106 | $35,942 | - | Wellspring Media | - | false |
| 110 | - | Cockfight | $3,200 | - | 10 | - | $320 | $3,200 | - | - | - | false |
| 111 | - | The Weather Underground | $2,892 | - | 8 | - | $361 | $526,048 | - | Shadow Distribution | - | false |
| 112 | - | One 2004 Re-release | $2,425 | - | 1 | - | $2,425 | $20,423 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 113 | - | Dirty Pretty Things | $2,208 | - | 4 | - | $552 | $8,111,360 | 31 | Miramax | false | false |
| 114 | - | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | $1,877 | - | 1 | - | $1,877 | $1,727,931 | 74 | IMAX | false | false |
| 115 | - | Secret Things | $1,832 | - | 2 | - | $916 | $27,592 | - | First Run | - | false |
| 116 | - | Perfect Opposites | $1,733 | - | 2 | - | $866 | $15,673 | 2 | MAC Releasing | false | false |
| 117 | - | Made-Up | $1,571 | - | 1 | - | $1,571 | $52,134 | - | - | - | false |
| 118 | - | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $1,500 | - | 1 | - | $1,500 | $6,961,968 | - | - | - | false |
| 119 | - | Eat This New York | $1,445 | - | 1 | - | $1,445 | $17,858 | - | Organic Pictures | - | false |
| 120 | - | Hukkle | $1,346 | - | 1 | - | $1,346 | $20,670 | - | Shadow Distribution | - | false |
| 121 | - | Bus 174 | $1,331 | - | 2 | - | $665 | $190,066 | - | THINKFilm | - | false |
| 122 | - | Autumn Spring 2003 Re-release | $1,161 | - | 2 | - | $580 | $93,982 | - | First Look International | - | false |
| 123 | - | September 11 | $1,090 | - | 1 | - | $1,090 | $124,080 | - | Empire Pictures Inc. | - | false |
| 124 | - | The Bread, My Sweet | $937 | - | 1 | - | $937 | $1,021,479 | - | Panorama Entertainment | - | false |
| 125 | - | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man | $767 | - | 1 | - | $767 | $15,624,889 | - | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 126 | - | Yves Saint Laurent: His Life and Times | $656 | - | 1 | - | $656 | $80,150 | - | Empire Pictures Inc. | - | false |
| 127 | - | Postmen in the Mountains | $545 | - | 1 | - | $545 | $25,463 | - | Shadow Distribution | - | false |
| 128 | - | Bonhoeffer | $529 | - | 1 | - | $529 | $283,837 | - | First Run | - | false |
| 129 | - | In My Skin | $500 | - | 1 | - | $500 | $28,335 | - | Wellspring Media | - | false |
| 130 | - | Alien Adventure | $350 | - | 1 | - | $350 | $4,323,818 | - | - | - | false |
| 131 | - | Party Monster | $168 | - | 1 | - | $168 | $741,915 | 25 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 132 | - | China: The Panda Adventure | $60 | - | 1 | - | $60 | $3,683,020 | 141 | IMAX | false | false |
