| Rank | Release
| Weekly | Weekend | % of Week | Weekdays | % of Week | Theaters | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | $46,799,490 | $30,061,756 | 64.2% | $16,737,734 | 35.8% | 3,622 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 2 | Ocean's Twelve | $27,798,670 | $18,124,149 | 65.2% | $9,674,521 | 34.8% | 3,290 | 2 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 3 | Meet the Fockers | $24,396,740 | - | - | - | - | 3,518 | 1 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 4 | The Polar Express | $18,686,785 | $8,411,135 | 45% | $10,275,650 | 55% | 2,702 | 7 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 5 | Spanglish | $13,540,256 | $8,817,853 | 65.1% | $4,722,403 | 34.9% | 2,438 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 6 | National Treasure | $10,374,595 | $6,022,564 | 58% | $4,352,031 | 42% | 2,478 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 7 | Blade: Trinity | $10,336,332 | $6,600,000 | - | - | - | 2,912 | 3 | New Line Cinema | - | true |
| 8 | Christmas with the Kranks | $9,643,331 | $5,366,072 | 55.6% | $4,277,259 | 44.4% | 2,555 | 5 | Revolution Studios | - | false |
| 9 | Flight of the Phoenix | $7,812,576 | $5,019,430 | 64.2% | $2,793,146 | 35.8% | 2,604 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 10 | The Incredibles | $6,150,782 | $3,120,541 | 50.7% | $3,030,241 | 49.3% | 1,732 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 11 | Closer | $5,419,121 | $3,351,014 | 61.8% | $2,068,107 | 38.2% | 1,090 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 12 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | $3,705,270 | $2,002,903 | 54.1% | $1,702,367 | 45.9% | 1,448 | 5 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 13 | Finding Neverland | $3,449,480 | $1,900,000 | - | - | - | 985 | 6 | Miramax | - | true |
| 14 | Sideways | $2,322,043 | $1,502,800 | 64.7% | $819,243 | 35.3% | 383 | 9 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 15 | The Phantom of the Opera | $2,321,677 | - | - | - | - | 622 | 1 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 16 | The Aviator | $1,354,738 | $858,021 | - | - | - | 41 | 1 | Miramax | - | true |
| 17 | House of Flying Daggers | $1,263,291 | $812,764 | - | - | - | 145 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | true |
| 18 | Ray | $844,520 | $550,015 | 65.1% | $294,505 | 34.9% | 442 | 8 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 19 | Kinsey | $772,756 | $506,039 | 65.5% | $266,717 | 34.5% | 196 | 6 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 20 | Alexander | $578,827 | $374,890 | 64.8% | $203,937 | 35.2% | 232 | 5 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 21 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | $544,080 | $331,500 | 60.9% | $212,580 | 39.1% | 328 | 6 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 22 | A Very Long Engagement | $533,232 | $239,796 | 45% | $293,436 | 55% | 167 | 4 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | - | false |
| 23 | Swades | $532,915 | $424,804 | 79.7% | $108,111 | 20.3% | 74 | 1 | UTV Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 24 | Shark Tale | $517,934 | $271,236 | 52.4% | $246,698 | 47.6% | 411 | 12 | DreamWorks Distribution | - | false |
| 25 | The Motorcycle Diaries | $352,146 | $202,157 | 57.4% | $149,989 | 42.6% | 159 | 13 | Focus Features | - | false |
| 26 | The Grudge | $346,179 | $162,688 | 47% | $183,491 | 53% | 278 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 27 | Million Dollar Baby | $282,087 | $179,953 | 63.8% | $102,134 | 36.2% | 8 | 2 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 28 | Bad Education | $234,231 | $102,524 | 43.8% | $131,707 | 56.2% | 8 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 29 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2004 Re-release | $230,384 | $84,741 | 36.8% | $145,643 | 63.2% | 21 | 9 | IMAX | - | false |
| 30 | Napoleon Dynamite | $227,688 | $124,804 | 54.8% | $102,884 | 45.2% | 144 | 28 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 31 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | $194,971 | $98,787 | 50.7% | $96,184 | 49.3% | 2 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 32 | Shall We Dance? | $193,569 | $113,872 | 58.8% | $79,697 | 41.2% | 322 | 10 | Miramax | - | false |
| 33 | What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? | $192,815 | $108,663 | 56.4% | $84,152 | 43.6% | 100 | 46 | Captured Light | - | false |
| 34 | Being Julia | $159,117 | $109,926 | 69.1% | $49,191 | 30.9% | 118 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 35 | After the Sunset | $131,157 | $82,738 | 63.1% | $48,419 | 36.9% | 216 | 6 | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 36 | Saw | $128,328 | $87,289 | 68% | $41,039 | 32% | 178 | 8 | Lionsgate | - | false |
| 37 | Friday Night Lights | $106,575 | $62,385 | 58.5% | $44,190 | 41.5% | 154 | 11 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 38 | The Work and the Glory | $94,649 | $41,436 | 43.8% | $53,213 | 56.2% | 20 | 5 | Excel Entertainment | - | false |
| 39 | Taxi 2004 Re-release | $94,292 | $60,152 | 63.8% | $34,140 | 36.2% | 149 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 40 | I Heart Huckabees | $89,889 | $56,212 | 62.5% | $33,677 | 37.5% | 47 | 12 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 41 | Ladder 49 | $88,646 | $34,146 | 38.5% | $54,500 | 61.5% | 104 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 42 | Space Station 3D | $87,240 | $45,419 | 52.1% | $41,821 | 47.9% | 15 | 140 | IMAX | - | false |
| 43 | The Sea Inside | $85,397 | $55,681 | 65.2% | $29,716 | 34.8% | 23 | 1 | Fine Line Features | - | false |
| 44 | The Machinist | $82,901 | $52,899 | 63.8% | $30,002 | 36.2% | 60 | 9 | Paramount Classics | - | false |
| 45 | Beyond the Sea | $66,280 | $45,264 | 68.3% | $21,016 | 31.7% | 6 | 1 | Lionsgate | - | false |
| 46 | Without a Paddle | $62,229 | $39,706 | 63.8% | $22,523 | 36.2% | 43 | 18 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 47 | Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux | $58,788 | $36,202 | 61.6% | $22,586 | 38.4% | 40 | 12 | Luke Films Inc. | - | false |
| 48 | Team America: World Police | $51,648 | $26,178 | 50.7% | $25,470 | 49.3% | 46 | 10 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 49 | Vera Drake | $47,226 | $32,379 | 68.6% | $14,847 | 31.4% | 38 | 11 | Fine Line Features | - | false |
| 50 | Haunted Castle | $47,000 | $39,000 | 83% | $8,000 | 17% | 5 | 200 | nWave Pictures | - | false |
| 51 | Veer Zaara | $46,362 | $34,784 | 75% | $11,578 | 25% | 21 | 7 | Yash Raj Films | - | false |
| 52 | Alfie | $45,282 | $26,521 | 58.6% | $18,761 | 41.4% | 43 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 53 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | $43,690 | $22,644 | 51.8% | $21,046 | 48.2% | 72 | 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 54 | Hotel Rwanda | $42,295 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | United Artists | - | false |
| 55 | Garden State | $39,505 | $26,006 | 65.8% | $13,499 | 34.2% | 29 | 22 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - | false |
| 56 | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | $27,458 | $27,458 | 100% | $0 | - | 9 | 114 | Giant Screen Films | - | false |
| 57 | Callas Forever | $24,175 | $16,877 | 69.8% | $7,298 | 30.2% | 11 | 7 | Regent Releasing | - | false |
| 58 | Mr. 3000 | $23,597 | $12,712 | 53.9% | $10,885 | 46.1% | 36 | 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 59 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | $23,589 | $23,589 | 100% | $0 | - | 6 | 115 | Giant Screen Films | - | false |
| 60 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | $22,288 | $13,218 | 59.3% | $9,070 | 40.7% | 19 | 41 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 61 | Paper Clips | $20,210 | $14,210 | 70.3% | $6,000 | 29.7% | 9 | 5 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing | - | false |
| 62 | A Tale of Two Sisters | $20,183 | $13,385 | 66.3% | $6,798 | 33.7% | 9 | 3 | Tartan | - | false |
| 63 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $16,899 | $6,244 | 37% | $10,655 | 63% | 2 | 322 | IMAX | - | false |
| 64 | Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids | $16,160 | $9,155 | 56.6% | $7,005 | 43.4% | 1 | 3 | THINKFilm | - | false |
| 65 | Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela | $13,658 | $8,007 | 58.6% | $5,651 | 41.4% | 3 | 9 | Mela Films LLC | - | false |
| 66 | Seducing Doctor Lewis 2004 Re-release | $13,467 | $9,647 | 71.6% | $3,820 | 28.4% | 10 | 28 | Wellspring Media | - | false |
| 67 | I, Robot | $12,306 | $6,817 | 55.4% | $5,489 | 44.6% | 20 | 23 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 68 | I Am David | $11,693 | $7,143 | 61.1% | $4,550 | 38.9% | 26 | 3 | Lionsgate | - | false |
| 69 | Lightning in a Bottle | $11,574 | $8,012 | 69.2% | $3,562 | 30.8% | 8 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 70 | WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception | $10,697 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | Cinema Libre Studio | - | false |
| 71 | In the Realms of the Unreal | $9,925 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | Wellspring Media | - | false |
| 72 | Testosterone | $9,271 | $6,176 | 66.6% | $3,095 | 33.4% | 4 | 15 | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| 73 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | $8,821 | $6,224 | 70.6% | $2,597 | 29.4% | 30 | 14 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 74 | Tarnation | $8,638 | $6,012 | 69.6% | $2,626 | 30.4% | 13 | 12 | Wellspring Media | - | false |
| 75 | Rosenstrasse | $8,550 | $5,691 | 66.6% | $2,859 | 33.4% | 5 | 21 | IDP Distribution | - | false |
| 76 | Alien Adventure | $8,500 | $5,500 | 64.7% | $3,000 | 35.3% | 2 | 279 | nWave Pictures | - | false |
| 77 | Zelary | $8,484 | $5,943 | 70% | $2,541 | 30% | 14 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 78 | Red Lights | $7,828 | $5,226 | 66.8% | $2,602 | 33.2% | 7 | 18 | Wellspring Media | - | false |
| 79 | Enduring Love | $6,608 | $4,729 | 71.6% | $1,879 | 28.4% | 13 | 8 | Paramount Classics | - | false |
| 80 | The Young Black Stallion | $6,261 | $1,996 | 31.9% | $4,265 | 68.1% | 3 | 53 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 81 | Ghosts of the Abyss | $6,095 | $3,252 | 53.4% | $2,843 | 46.6% | 5 | 89 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 82 | Saints and Soldiers | $5,932 | $2,742 | 46.2% | $3,190 | 53.8% | 5 | 20 | Excel Entertainment | - | false |
| 83 | Our Music | $5,621 | $2,986 | 53.1% | $2,635 | 46.9% | 3 | 5 | Wellspring Media | - | false |
| 84 | Fabled | $5,586 | $3,972 | 71.1% | $1,614 | 28.9% | 2 | 2 | Indican Pictures | - | false |
| 85 | Bear Cub | $4,401 | $3,347 | 76% | $1,054 | 24% | 2 | 7 | TLA Releasing | - | false |
| 86 | L.A. Twister | $4,304 | $2,886 | 67% | $1,418 | 33% | 1 | 19 | Indican Pictures | - | false |
| 87 | Birth | $3,526 | $2,228 | 63.2% | $1,298 | 36.8% | 21 | 8 | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 88 | End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones | $3,505 | $3,505 | 100% | $0 | - | 5 | 18 | Magnolia Pictures | - | false |
| 89 | Head in the Clouds | $3,330 | $2,188 | 65.7% | $1,142 | 34.3% | 5 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics | - | false |
| 90 | The Life | $3,164 | $1,964 | 62.1% | $1,200 | 37.9% | 1 | 1 | Screen Media Films | - | false |
| 91 | Open My Heart | $2,999 | $2,049 | 68.3% | $950 | 31.7% | 1 | 1 | Strand Releasing | - | false |
| 92 | Postmen in the Mountains | $2,784 | $1,708 | 61.4% | $1,076 | 38.6% | 1 | 53 | Shadow Distribution | - | false |
| 93 | Un monde presque paisible 2004 Re-release | $2,306 | $2,306 | 100% | $0 | - | 3 | 18 | Empire Pictures Inc. | - | false |
| 94 | A Talking Picture | $2,101 | $1,069 | 50.9% | $1,032 | 49.1% | 1 | 2 | Kino International | - | false |
| 95 | Cowboys and Angels | $1,608 | $1,367 | 85% | $241 | 15% | 1 | 14 | TLA Releasing | - | false |
| 96 | Godzilla | $1,539 | $1,539 | 100% | $0 | - | 2 | 33 | Rialto Pictures | - | false |
| 97 | Goodbye, Dragon Inn | $1,367 | $967 | 70.7% | $400 | 29.3% | 1 | 14 | Wellspring Media | - | false |
| 98 | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | $1,295 | $1,295 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 28 | Paramount Classics | - | false |
| 99 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $1,250 | $950 | 76% | $300 | 24% | 1 | 304 | nWave Pictures | - | false |
| 100 | Bright Leaves | $1,247 | $1,013 | 81.2% | $234 | 18.8% | 2 | 18 | First Run | - | false |
| 101 | Fade to Black | $1,076 | $788 | 73.2% | $288 | 26.8% | 4 | 7 | Paramount Classics | - | false |
| 102 | Sex Is Comedy 2004 Re-release | $1,052 | $703 | 66.8% | $349 | 33.2% | 2 | 10 | IFC Films | - | false |
| 103 | Dolls | $822 | $822 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 2 | Palm Pictures | - | false |
| 104 | Producing Adults | $476 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | Wolfe Releasing | - | false |
| 105 | Love Me If You Dare | $375 | $375 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 31 | Paramount Classics | - | false |
| 106 | Dig! | $254 | $254 | 100% | $0 | - | 1 | 12 | Palm Pictures | - | false |
| - | Guiana 1838 | - | $541 | - | - | - | 1 | 13 | RBC Radio | - | false |
| - | Imelda | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | Unico Entertainment | - | false |
| - | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| - | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | - | - | - | - | - | - | 118 | IMAX | - | false |
| - | Baptists at Our Barbecue | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | Halestone Distribution | - | false |
| - | The Bourne Supremacy | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| - | Vodka Lemon | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | New Yorker Films | - | false |
| - | Untold Scandal | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | Kino International | - | false |
| - | Seed of Chucky | - | $68,272 | - | - | - | - | 6 | Rogue Pictures | - | false |
| - | Fear and Trembling 2004 Re-release | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | The Cinema Guild | - | false |
| - | Spider-Man 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
