Domestic 2004 Weekend 43
October 22-24, 2004
| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release | Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | - | The Grudge | $40,000,000 | $39,128,715 | -$871,285 | -2.2% | 3,245 | $40,000,000 | $39,128,715 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 2 | 2 | - | Shark Tale | $14,300,000 | $14,308,271 | +$8,271 | <0.1% | 3,656 | $137,000,000 | $136,982,460 | 4 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 3 | 3 | - | Shall We Dance? | $8,600,000 | - | - | - | 2,419 | $24,400,000 | - | 2 | Miramax |
| 4 | 4 | - | Friday Night Lights | $7,000,000 | $6,947,460 | -$52,540 | -0.8% | 2,969 | $47,300,000 | $47,269,480 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | 5 | - | Team America: World Police | $6,600,000 | $6,388,442 | -$211,558 | -3.2% | 2,620 | $22,300,000 | $22,115,806 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | 6 | - | Ladder 49 | $5,400,000 | $5,324,148 | -$75,852 | -1.4% | 2,802 | $61,500,000 | $61,365,196 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | 7 | - | Surviving Christmas | $4,500,000 | $4,441,356 | -$58,644 | -1.3% | 2,750 | $4,500,000 | $4,441,356 | 1 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 8 | 8 | - | Taxi 2004 Re-release | $4,200,000 | $4,123,642 | -$76,358 | -1.8% | 2,357 | $29,900,000 | $29,729,699 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | 9 | - | The Forgotten | $3,400,000 | $3,278,603 | -$121,397 | -3.6% | 2,253 | $62,000,000 | $61,988,961 | 5 | Revolution Studios |
| 10 | 10 | - | I Heart Huckabees | $3,000,000 | $2,902,468 | -$97,532 | -3.3% | 785 | $5,900,000 | $5,807,764 | 4 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 11 | 11 | - | The Motorcycle Diaries | $1,400,000 | - | - | - | 260 | $7,800,000 | - | 5 | Focus Features |
| 12 | 12 | - | Raise Your Voice | $1,200,000 | - | - | - | 1,509 | $9,600,000 | - | 3 | New Line Cinema |
| 13 | 13 | - | Woman Thou Art Loosed | $781,943 | - | - | - | 521 | $6,077,495 | - | 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 14 | 15 | +1 | Shaun of the Dead | $610,567 | - | - | - | 564 | $12,276,669 | - | 5 | Rogue Pictures |
| 15 | 19 | +4 | Vera Drake | $286,903 | - | - | - | 46 | $380,432 | - | 3 | Fine Line Features |
| 16 | 23 | +7 | Being Julia | $223,292 | - | - | - | 36 | $392,702 | - | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 17 | 36 | +19 | Celsius 41.11: The Temperature at Which the Brain... Begins to Die | $93,000 | - | - | - | 116 | $93,000 | - | 1 | Citizens United |
