| Rank | Release
| Weekly | Weekend | % of Week | Weekdays | % of Week | Theaters | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | National Treasure | $37,994,420 | $32,156,917 | 84.6% | $5,837,503 | 15.4% | 3,243 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 2 | The Incredibles | $26,129,235 | $23,580,279 | 90.2% | $2,548,956 | 9.8% | 3,453 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 3 | Christmas with the Kranks | $24,516,004 | $21,570,867 | 88% | $2,945,137 | 12% | 3,393 | 2 | Revolution Studios | - | false |
| 4 | The Polar Express | $23,259,205 | $19,389,297 | 83.4% | $3,869,908 | 16.6% | 3,650 | 4 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 5 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | $19,604,604 | $17,844,331 | 91% | $1,760,273 | 9% | 3,307 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 6 | Alexander | $16,780,456 | $13,687,087 | 81.6% | $3,093,369 | 18.4% | 2,445 | 2 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 7 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | $7,828,205 | $6,231,960 | 79.6% | $1,596,245 | 20.4% | 2,473 | 3 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 8 | Finding Neverland | $5,776,213 | $4,700,000 | - | - | - | 513 | 3 | Miramax | - | true |
| 9 | Ray | $4,753,705 | $3,976,685 | 83.6% | $777,020 | 16.4% | 1,499 | 5 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 10 | After the Sunset | $3,850,592 | $3,300,000 | - | - | - | 2,309 | 3 | New Line Cinema | - | true |
| 11 | Sideways | $3,638,875 | $2,912,836 | 80% | $726,039 | 20% | 497 | 6 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 12 | The Grudge | $2,300,679 | $1,952,301 | 84.9% | $348,378 | 15.1% | 1,486 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 13 | Saw | $1,900,819 | $1,531,070 | 80.6% | $369,749 | 19.4% | 1,043 | 5 | Lionsgate | - | false |
| 14 | Shall We Dance? | $1,883,743 | $1,506,946 | - | - | - | 1,054 | 7 | Miramax | - | true |
| 15 | Kinsey | $1,659,546 | $1,292,518 | 77.9% | $367,028 | 22.1% | 188 | 3 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 16 | Seed of Chucky | $1,548,969 | $1,296,909 | 83.7% | $252,060 | 16.3% | 1,047 | 3 | Rogue Pictures | - | false |
| 17 | The Motorcycle Diaries | $849,971 | $657,028 | 77.3% | $192,943 | 22.7% | 239 | 10 | Focus Features | - | false |
| 18 | Veer Zaara | $452,362 | $403,841 | 89.3% | $48,521 | 10.7% | 81 | 4 | Yash Raj Films | - | false |
| 19 | Being Julia | $443,532 | $324,394 | 73.1% | $119,138 | 26.9% | 206 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 20 | Shark Tale | $371,747 | $325,442 | 87.5% | $46,305 | 12.5% | 512 | 9 | DreamWorks Distribution | - | false |
| 21 | What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? | $367,890 | $255,492 | 69.4% | $112,398 | 30.6% | 107 | 43 | Captured Light | - | false |
| 22 | Friday Night Lights | $350,440 | $292,405 | 83.4% | $58,035 | 16.6% | 342 | 8 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 23 | The Work and the Glory | $337,011 | $251,145 | 74.5% | $85,866 | 25.5% | 32 | 2 | Excel Entertainment | - | false |
| 24 | Napoleon Dynamite | $328,891 | $241,977 | 73.6% | $86,914 | 26.4% | 193 | 25 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 25 | I Heart Huckabees | $282,108 | $215,729 | 76.5% | $66,379 | 23.5% | 106 | 9 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 26 | Alfie | $256,502 | $192,053 | 74.9% | $64,449 | 25.1% | 279 | 4 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 27 | Ladder 49 | $231,295 | $179,932 | 77.8% | $51,363 | 22.2% | 249 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 28 | Bad Education | $196,440 | $138,546 | 70.5% | $57,894 | 29.5% | 3 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 29 | Without a Paddle | $193,431 | $152,211 | 78.7% | $41,220 | 21.3% | 196 | 15 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 30 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | $177,299 | $144,179 | 81.3% | $33,120 | 18.7% | 262 | 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 31 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2004 Re-release | $150,143 | $83,148 | 55.4% | $66,995 | 44.6% | 16 | 6 | IMAX | - | false |
| 32 | The Machinist | $145,940 | $107,387 | 73.6% | $38,553 | 26.4% | 35 | 6 | Paramount Classics | - | false |
| 33 | A Very Long Engagement | $140,446 | $101,749 | 72.4% | $38,697 | 27.6% | 4 | 1 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | - | false |
| 34 | The Bourne Supremacy | $134,230 | $95,910 | 71.4% | $38,320 | 28.6% | 137 | 19 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 35 | Taxi 2004 Re-release | $133,434 | $109,701 | 82.2% | $23,733 | 17.8% | 163 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 36 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | $126,799 | $91,915 | 72.5% | $34,884 | 27.5% | 191 | 11 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 37 | Space Station 3D | $124,573 | $73,121 | 58.7% | $51,452 | 41.3% | 14 | 137 | IMAX | - | false |
| 38 | Team America: World Police | $124,301 | $92,277 | 74.2% | $32,024 | 25.8% | 108 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 39 | Vera Drake | $121,231 | $91,170 | 75.2% | $30,061 | 24.8% | 45 | 8 | Fine Line Features | - | false |
| 40 | Bugs! | $74,122 | $49,417 | 66.7% | $24,705 | 33.3% | 22 | 91 | SK Films | - | false |
| 41 | Cellular | $72,503 | $54,181 | 74.7% | $18,322 | 25.3% | 108 | 12 | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 42 | Callas Forever | $71,093 | $58,983 | 83% | $12,110 | 17% | 14 | 4 | Regent Releasing | - | false |
| 43 | Garden State | $62,824 | $47,184 | 75.1% | $15,640 | 24.9% | 46 | 19 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 44 | Haunted Castle | $55,000 | $42,500 | 77.3% | $12,500 | 22.7% | 5 | 197 | nWave Pictures | - | false |
| 45 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | $54,771 | $42,968 | 78.4% | $11,803 | 21.6% | 22 | 38 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 46 | Enduring Love | $43,581 | $32,174 | 73.8% | $11,407 | 26.2% | 50 | 5 | Paramount Classics | - | false |
| 47 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $36,932 | $21,081 | 57.1% | $15,851 | 42.9% | 2 | 319 | IMAX | - | false |
| 48 | Birth | $34,888 | $24,623 | 70.6% | $10,265 | 29.4% | 78 | 5 | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 49 | I, Robot | $33,439 | $27,703 | 82.8% | $5,736 | 17.2% | 46 | 20 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 50 | Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst | $33,219 | $22,444 | 67.6% | $10,775 | 32.4% | 4 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| 51 | Shaun of the Dead | $29,261 | $21,377 | 73.1% | $7,884 | 26.9% | 52 | 10 | Rogue Pictures | - | false |
| 52 | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | $27,458 | $27,458 | 100% | $0 | - | 11 | 111 | Giant Screen Films | - | false |
| 53 | Paper Clips | $26,010 | $25,535 | 98.2% | $475 | 1.8% | 5 | 2 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | - | false |
| 54 | Easy | $18,944 | $14,811 | 78.2% | $4,133 | 21.8% | 6 | 1 | Magic Lamp | - | false |
| 55 | Tarnation | $18,919 | $13,020 | 68.8% | $5,899 | 31.2% | 12 | 9 | Wellspring Media | - | false |
| 56 | Lightning in a Bottle | $17,543 | $11,180 | 63.7% | $6,363 | 36.3% | 4 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 57 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | $16,984 | $16,984 | 100% | $0 | - | 6 | 112 | Giant Screen Films | - | false |
| 58 | Days of Being Wild | $16,093 | $10,600 | 65.9% | $5,493 | 34.1% | 1 | 2 | Kino International | - | false |
| 59 | A Fond Kiss | $15,000 | $11,250 | 75% | $3,750 | 25% | 2 | 1 | Castle Hill Productions | - | false |
| 60 | Remember Me, My Love | $13,702 | $8,973 | 65.5% | $4,729 | 34.5% | 3 | 13 | IDP Distribution | - | false |
| 61 | Our Music | $12,940 | $8,210 | 63.4% | $4,730 | 36.6% | 1 | 2 | Wellspring Media | - | false |
| 62 | Stage Beauty | $12,931 | $7,239 | 56% | $5,692 | 44% | 22 | 8 | Lionsgate | - | false |
| 63 | Saints and Soldiers | $12,730 | $8,036 | 63.1% | $4,694 | 36.9% | 11 | 17 | Excel Entertainment | - | false |
| 64 | Rosenstrasse | $12,537 | $8,516 | 67.9% | $4,021 | 32.1% | 5 | 18 | IDP Distribution | - | false |
| 65 | P.S. | $10,777 | $5,682 | 52.7% | $5,095 | 47.3% | 5 | 7 | Newmarket Films | - | false |
| 66 | Zelary | $10,605 | $7,553 | 71.2% | $3,052 | 28.8% | 10 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 67 | Testosterone | $9,768 | $6,953 | 71.2% | $2,815 | 28.8% | 3 | 12 | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| 68 | Alien Adventure | $9,500 | $7,000 | 73.7% | $2,500 | 26.3% | 2 | 276 | nWave Pictures | - | false |
| 69 | Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux | $9,334 | $6,749 | 72.3% | $2,585 | 27.7% | 7 | 9 | Luke Films Inc. | - | false |
| 70 | Purple Butterfly | $9,023 | $6,970 | 77.2% | $2,053 | 22.8% | 1 | 1 | Palm Pictures | - | false |
| 71 | Fear and Trembling 2004 Re-release | $8,558 | $5,082 | 59.4% | $3,476 | 40.6% | 1 | 2 | The Cinema Guild | - | false |
| 72 | The Young Black Stallion | $8,279 | $4,845 | 58.5% | $3,434 | 41.5% | 2 | 50 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 73 | Ghosts of the Abyss | $7,900 | $5,430 | 68.7% | $2,470 | 31.3% | 4 | 86 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 74 | Straight-Jacket | $7,548 | $5,377 | 71.2% | $2,171 | 28.8% | 3 | 1 | Regent Releasing | - | false |
| 75 | Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War | $6,792 | $5,051 | 74.4% | $1,741 | 25.6% | 5 | 13 | IDP Distribution | - | false |
| 76 | You I Love | $6,674 | $4,557 | 68.3% | $2,117 | 31.7% | 1 | 2 | Picture This! Entertainment | - | false |
| 77 | The Village | $6,142 | $4,255 | 69.3% | $1,887 | 30.7% | 5 | 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 78 | Galapagos | $6,006 | $5,252 | 87.4% | $754 | 12.6% | 1 | 266 | IMAX | - | false |
| 79 | Postmen in the Mountains | $5,935 | $2,800 | 47.2% | $3,135 | 52.8% | 4 | 50 | Shadow Distribution | - | false |
| 80 | Head in the Clouds | $5,530 | $4,130 | 74.7% | $1,400 | 25.3% | 6 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 81 | Riding Giants | $5,092 | $550 | 10.8% | $4,542 | 89.2% | 1 | 21 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 82 | Red Lights | $5,057 | $2,959 | 58.5% | $2,098 | 41.5% | 6 | 15 | Wellspring Media | - | false |
| 83 | Alien vs. Predator | $4,601 | $3,466 | 75.3% | $1,135 | 24.7% | 11 | 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 84 | La petite Lili 2004 Re-release | $4,417 | $3,096 | 70.1% | $1,321 | 29.9% | 1 | 3 | First Run | - | false |
| 85 | Seducing Doctor Lewis 2004 Re-release | $4,325 | $3,398 | 78.6% | $927 | 21.4% | 6 | 25 | Wellspring Media | - | false |
| 86 | First Daughter | $3,918 | $3,007 | 76.8% | $911 | 23.2% | 10 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 87 | Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi | $3,903 | $2,796 | 71.6% | $1,107 | 28.4% | 3 | 22 | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| 88 | Bear Cub | $3,590 | $2,827 | 78.8% | $763 | 21.2% | 2 | 4 | TLA Releasing | - | false |
| 89 | Moolaadé | $2,971 | $2,015 | 67.8% | $956 | 32.2% | 2 | 7 | New Yorker Films | - | false |
| 90 | Proteus | $2,403 | $1,516 | 63.1% | $887 | 36.9% | 3 | 18 | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| 91 | Un monde presque paisible 2004 Re-release | $2,215 | $2,215 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 15 | Empire Pictures Inc. | - | false |
| 92 | A Day Without a Mexican | $2,104 | $1,806 | 85.8% | $298 | 14.2% | - | 29 | Televisa Cine | - | false |
| 93 | Incident at Loch Ness | $2,038 | $1,375 | 67.5% | $663 | 32.5% | 2 | 11 | Abramorama | - | false |
| 94 | Bright Leaves | $1,960 | $1,669 | 85.2% | $291 | 14.8% | 3 | 15 | First Run | - | false |
| 95 | Crying Ladies | $1,920 | $1,920 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 41 | Unitel Pictures | - | false |
| 96 | Vodka Lemon | $1,883 | $1,280 | 68% | $603 | 32% | 2 | 8 | New Yorker Films | - | false |
| 97 | Benji: Off the Leash! | $1,878 | $1,428 | 76% | $450 | 24% | 6 | 15 | Mulberry Square Releasing | - | false |
| 98 | The Brown Bunny | $1,850 | $1,350 | 73% | $500 | 27% | 3 | 14 | Wellspring Media | - | false |
| 99 | Sex Is Comedy 2004 Re-release | $1,752 | $1,373 | 78.4% | $379 | 21.6% | 1 | 7 | IFC Films | - | false |
| 100 | Dig! | $1,650 | $1,401 | 84.9% | $249 | 15.1% | 5 | 9 | Palm Pictures | - | false |
| 101 | Cowboys and Angels | $1,506 | $1,091 | 72.4% | $415 | 27.6% | 2 | 11 | TLA Releasing | - | false |
| 102 | Fade to Black | $1,480 | $950 | 64.2% | $530 | 35.8% | 2 | 4 | Paramount Classics | - | false |
| 103 | Ju-on: The Grudge | $1,274 | $714 | 56% | $560 | 44% | 3 | 19 | Vitagraph Films | - | false |
| 104 | Warriors of Heaven and Earth | $1,229 | $675 | 54.9% | $554 | 45.1% | 1 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 105 | China: The Panda Adventure | $1,213 | $735 | 60.6% | $478 | 39.4% | 1 | 182 | IMAX | - | false |
| 106 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $1,200 | $950 | 79.2% | $250 | 20.8% | 1 | 301 | nWave Pictures | - | false |
| 107 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | $1,186 | $1,016 | 85.7% | $170 | 14.3% | 1 | 25 | Dada Films | - | false |
| 108 | Mr. 3000 | $1,128 | $851 | 75.4% | $277 | 24.6% | 3 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 109 | The Inheritance | $1,079 | $622 | 57.6% | $457 | 42.4% | 1 | 21 | The Cinema Guild | - | false |
| 110 | She Hate Me | $808 | $564 | 69.8% | $244 | 30.2% | 1 | 19 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 111 | Reconstruction | $704 | $475 | 67.5% | $229 | 32.5% | 1 | 12 | Palm Pictures | - | false |
| 112 | Strayed | $659 | $659 | 100% | $0 | - | 2 | 29 | Wellspring Media | - | false |
| 113 | Mean Creek | $400 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 15 | Paramount Classics | - | false |
| 114 | Touch of Pink | $196 | $96 | 49% | $100 | 51% | 1 | 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| - | Around the Bend | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | - | false |
| - | The Tracker 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | - | - | - | 46 | ArtMattan Productions | - | false |
| - | Brother to Brother | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | Wolfe Releasing | - | false |
| - | Who Killed Bambi? | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| - | Hero | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | Miramax | - | false |
| - | Guiana 1838 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | RBC Radio | - | false |
| - | End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| - | Primer | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | THINKFilm | - | false |
| - | The Deserted Station | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | First Run | - | false |
| - | Goodbye, Dragon Inn | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | Wellspring Media | - | false |
| - | De-Lovely | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | United Artists | - | false |
