| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | National Treasure | $2,051,513 | - | 278 | - | $7,379 | $2,051,513 | 1 | Buena Vista International | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | $1,903,619 | -45% | 351 | -19 | $5,423 | $10,969,488 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | The Grudge | $1,198,094 | -38.7% | 184 | - | $6,511 | $3,151,875 | 2 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 4 | - | Bad Santa | $985,746 | - | 180 | - | $5,476 | $985,746 | 1 | Park Circus | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | The Polar Express | $971,984 | -18.1% | 226 | - | $4,300 | $2,159,183 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | - | Garden State | $411,738 | - | 56 | - | $7,352 | $477,686 | 1 | Buena Vista International | true | false |
| 7 | 6 | Shall We Dance? | $312,001 | -43.2% | 194 | -53 | $1,608 | $7,198,720 | 6 | Buena Vista International | false | false |
| 8 | 4 | Taxi 2004 Re-release | $292,428 | -50.1% | 157 | -4 | $1,862 | $1,919,714 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | Hero | $284,996 | -48.9% | 147 | -15 | $1,938 | $3,945,785 | 4 | Buena Vista International | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Without a Paddle | $269,142 | -50.9% | 140 | - | $1,922 | $817,204 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | The Forgotten | $198,863 | -51% | 160 | -34 | $1,242 | $2,754,072 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 12 | - | Two Brothers | $153,441 | - | 136 | - | $1,128 | $153,441 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 13 | 9 | The Notebook | $144,535 | -44.4% | 94 | -45 | $1,537 | $4,391,744 | 5 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 14 | - | Stage Beauty | $101,654 | - | 57 | - | $1,783 | $101,654 | 1 | Dendy Films | true | false |
| 15 | 12 | De-Lovely | $93,623 | -35.7% | 35 | - | $2,674 | $667,560 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 16 | - | The Clearing | $60,570 | - | 17 | - | $3,562 | $61,504 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 17 | 11 | Collateral | $59,239 | -63% | 53 | -46 | $1,117 | $6,199,325 | 7 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 13 | Napoleon Dynamite | $49,187 | -39% | 10 | - | $4,918 | $222,057 | 3 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 10 | The Manchurian Candidate | $45,231 | -79% | 36 | -121 | $1,256 | $2,378,563 | 5 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 16 | Veer Zaara | $40,995 | -44.9% | 8 | - | $5,124 | $207,696 | 3 | MG Distribution | false | false |
