| Rank | Release
| Weekly | Weekend | % of Week | Weekdays | % of Week | Theaters | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Shrek 2 | $1,769,731 | - | - | - | - | 85 | 1 | United International Pictures | - | false |
| 2 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | $688,007 | - | - | - | - | 82 | 2 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 3 | The Day After Tomorrow | $161,313 | - | - | - | - | 66 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | - | false |
| 4 | Troy | $79,384 | - | - | - | - | 51 | 6 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 5 | My House in Umbria | $54,029 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | Hopscotch Films | - | false |
| 6 | Dawn of the Dead | $51,288 | - | - | - | - | 41 | 2 | United International Pictures | - | false |
| 7 | Raising Helen | $50,808 | - | - | - | - | 40 | 3 | Buena Vista International | - | false |
| 8 | The Punisher | $40,985 | - | - | - | - | 30 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 9 | Undertaking Betty | $34,298 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 3 | N/A | - | false |
| 10 | Journey 2004 Re-release | $27,377 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | Simon Dickie Management | - | false |
| 11 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | $26,495 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 3 | N/A | - | false |
| 12 | You Got Served | $21,232 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 13 | The Station Agent | $19,085 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 18 | Buena Vista International | - | false |
| 14 | Thirteen | $10,125 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | - | false |
| 15 | Elephant | $9,576 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 4 | Essential Films | - | false |
| 16 | Bon Voyage 2004 Re-release | $9,014 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 17 | Kill Bill: Vol. 2 | $8,880 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 8 | Buena Vista International | - | false |
| 18 | Girl with a Pearl Earring | $8,109 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 11 | Roadshow Films | - | false |
| 19 | Lost in Translation | $6,794 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 20 | United International Pictures | - | false |
| 20 | Monsieur Batignole 2004 Re-release | $6,048 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 10 | Essential Films | - | false |
