Domestic 2004 Weekend 41
October 8-10, 2004
| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release | Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | - | Shark Tale | $31,700,000 | $31,330,299 | -$369,701 | -1.2% | 4,070 | $87,700,000 | $87,350,275 | 2 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 2 | 2 | - | Friday Night Lights | $20,600,000 | $20,269,025 | -$330,975 | -1.6% | 2,667 | $20,600,000 | $20,269,025 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | 3 | - | Ladder 49 | $13,300,000 | $13,105,177 | -$194,823 | -1.5% | 3,261 | $41,200,000 | $41,025,820 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | 4 | - | Taxi 2004 Re-release | $12,100,000 | $12,029,832 | -$70,168 | -0.6% | 3,001 | $12,700,000 | $12,650,911 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | 5 | - | The Forgotten | $7,500,000 | $7,605,742 | +$105,742 | +1.4% | 2,981 | $48,600,000 | $48,721,387 | 3 | Revolution Studios |
| 6 | 6 | - | Raise Your Voice | $4,600,000 | - | - | - | 2,521 | $4,600,000 | - | 1 | New Line Cinema |
| 7 | 7 | - | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | $2,300,000 | $2,341,872 | +$41,872 | +1.8% | 1,743 | $33,900,000 | $33,932,601 | 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | 8 | - | Shaun of the Dead | $1,600,000 | - | - | - | 675 | $9,300,000 | - | 3 | Rogue Pictures |
| 9 | 9 | - | The Motorcycle Diaries | $1,400,000 | - | - | - | 167 | $3,200,000 | - | 3 | Focus Features |
| 10 | 11 | +1 | Woman Thou Art Loosed | $1,200,000 | - | - | - | 432 | $4,100,000 | - | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 11 | 10 | -1 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | $1,100,000 | $1,253,117 | +$153,117 | +13.9% | 1,217 | $48,900,000 | $49,010,903 | 5 | Screen Gems |
| 12 | 12 | - | Napoleon Dynamite | $1,100,000 | $1,056,903 | -$43,097 | -3.9% | 715 | $39,200,000 | $39,092,405 | 18 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 13 | 13 | - | Cellular | $953,657 | - | - | - | 1,152 | $29,667,077 | - | 5 | New Line Cinema |
| 14 | 17 | +3 | Hero | $657,625 | - | - | - | 667 | $52,199,022 | - | 7 | Miramax |
