Rank |
Date |
Movie |
Theater Average |
Gross |
Theaters |
1 |
Oct 1, 2004 |
I Heart Huckabees |
$73,044 |
$292,177 |
4 |
2 |
Sep 24, 2004 |
Guiana 1838 |
$70,910 |
$70,910 |
1 |
3 |
Dec 10, 2004 |
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou |
$56,543 |
$113,085 |
2 |
4 |
Sep 24, 2004 |
The Motorcycle Diaries |
$53,273 |
$159,819 |
3 |
5 |
Oct 22, 2004 |
Sideways |
$51,761 |
$207,042 |
4 |
6 |
Dec 31, 2004 |
In Good Company |
$50,583 |
$151,750 |
3 |
7 |
Dec 17, 2004 |
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou |
$49,394 |
$98,787 |
2 |
8 |
Nov 19, 2004 |
La mala educación |
$49,123 |
$147,370 |
3 |
9 |
Jan 7, 2005 |
In Good Company |
$48,050 |
$144,149 |
3 |
10 |
Nov 26, 2004 |
La mala educación |
$46,182 |
$138,546 |
3 |
11 |
Oct 1, 2004 |
Guiana 1838 |
$35,970 |
$35,970 |
1 |
12 |
Nov 12, 2004 |
Kinsey |
$33,808 |
$169,038 |
5 |
13 |
Dec 31, 2004 |
Million Dollar Baby |
$30,164 |
$271,472 |
9 |
14 |
Dec 3, 2004 |
La mala educación |
$29,619 |
$88,856 |
3 |
15 |
Sep 17, 2004 |
A Dirty Shame |
$29,384 |
$29,384 |
1 |
16 |
Feb 6, 2004 |
The Dreamers |
$28,526 |
$142,632 |
5 |
17 |
Nov 12, 2004 |
Finding Neverland |
$27,566 |
$220,524 |
8 |
18 |
Jun 25, 2004 |
Fahrenheit 9/11 |
$27,558 |
$23,920,637 |
868 |
19 |
Feb 27, 2004 |
The Passion of the Christ |
$27,554 |
$83,848,082 |
3,043 |
20 |
Mar 19, 2004 |
Bon Voyage |
$27,480 |
$27,480 |
1 |
21 |
May 21, 2004 |
Control Room |
$27,125 |
$27,125 |
1 |
22 |
Dec 10, 2004 |
La mala educación |
$27,005 |
$135,025 |
5 |
23 |
Dec 3, 2004 |
House of Flying Daggers |
$26,498 |
$397,472 |
15 |
24 |
May 21, 2004 |
Shrek 2 |
$25,952 |
$108,037,878 |
4,163 |
25 |
Nov 26, 2004 |
Un long dimanche de fiançailles |
$25,437 |
$101,749 |
4 |
26 |
Jun 4, 2004 |
Control Room |
$25,320 |
$25,320 |
1 |
27 |
Oct 29, 2004 |
Sideways |
$25,288 |
$404,605 |
16 |
28 |
May 28, 2004 |
Control Room |
$24,755 |
$24,755 |
1 |
29 |
Jun 4, 2004 |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
$24,303 |
$93,687,367 |
3,855 |
30 |
Aug 6, 2004 |
Open Water |
$23,424 |
$1,100,943 |
47 |
31 |
Dec 17, 2004 |
Million Dollar Baby |
$22,494 |
$179,953 |
8 |
32 |
Jul 30, 2004 |
Garden State |
$22,346 |
$201,115 |
9 |
33 |
Mar 12, 2004 |
NASCAR: The IMAX Experience |
$21,580 |
$1,467,406 |
68 |
34 |
Oct 22, 2004 |
The Machinist |
$21,554 |
$64,661 |
3 |
35 |
Dec 17, 2004 |
The Aviator |
$21,451 |
$858,021 |
40 |
36 |
Jul 2, 2004 |
Spider-Man 2 |
$21,232 |
$88,156,227 |
4,152 |
37 |
Dec 24, 2004 |
Million Dollar Baby |
$21,066 |
$189,597 |
9 |
38 |
Oct 8, 2004 |
I Heart Huckabees |
$20,480 |
$901,123 |
44 |
39 |
Oct 15, 2004 |
Vera Drake |
$20,435 |
$40,870 |
2 |
40 |
Dec 31, 2004 |
Hotel Rwanda |
$20,340 |
$142,378 |
7 |
41 |
May 28, 2004 |
The Day After Tomorrow |
$20,071 |
$68,743,584 |
3,425 |
42 |
Jul 16, 2004 |
Maria Full of Grace |
$19,867 |
$139,066 |
7 |
43 |
May 14, 2004 |
Coffee and Cigarettes |
$19,832 |
$99,162 |
5 |
44 |
Mar 19, 2004 |
NASCAR: The IMAX Experience |
$19,734 |
$1,341,904 |
68 |
45 |
Jul 23, 2004 |
Maria Full of Grace |
$19,562 |
$136,932 |
7 |
46 |
Jun 11, 2004 |
Napoleon Dynamite |
$19,444 |
$116,666 |
6 |
47 |
Jan 23, 2004 |
Touching the Void |
$19,395 |
$96,973 |
5 |
48 |
Jan 16, 2004 |
Yves St. Laurent |
$19,310 |
$19,310 |
1 |
49 |
May 7, 2004 |
Gojira |
$19,015 |
$38,030 |
2 |
50 |
Nov 25, 2005 |
The Polar Express |
$18,504 |
$1,221,244 |
66 |
51 |
Aug 20, 2004 |
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones |
$18,422 |
$18,422 |
1 |
52 |
Jul 2, 2004 |
De-Lovely |
$18,310 |
$292,963 |
16 |
53 |
Dec 3, 2004 |
Un long dimanche de fiançailles |
$18,146 |
$72,585 |
4 |
54 |
Nov 19, 2004 |
Ah Fei Ching Chuen |
$18,090 |
$18,090 |
1 |
55 |
Nov 5, 2004 |
The Incredibles |
$17,917 |
$70,467,623 |
3,933 |
56 |
Sep 3, 2004 |
Red Lights |
$17,802 |
$71,208 |
4 |
57 |
Jan 7, 2005 |
Million Dollar Baby |
$17,619 |
$1,920,418 |
109 |
58 |
Dec 31, 2004 |
The Merchant of Venice |
$17,467 |
$69,868 |
4 |
59 |
May 28, 2004 |
Saved! |
$17,257 |
$345,136 |
20 |
60 |
May 28, 2004 |
Shrek 2 |
$17,090 |
$72,170,363 |
4,223 |
61 |
Aug 27, 2004 |
The Brown Bunny |
$16,867 |
$50,601 |
3 |
62 |
Mar 5, 2004 |
The Passion of the Christ |
$16,797 |
$53,246,801 |
3,170 |
63 |
Oct 8, 2004 |
Guiana 1838 |
$16,610 |
$16,610 |
1 |
64 |
Jul 23, 2004 |
The Bourne Supremacy |
$16,595 |
$52,521,865 |
3,165 |
65 |
Dec 16, 2005 |
The Polar Express |
$16,536 |
$1,091,374 |
66 |
66 |
Nov 12, 2004 |
Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason |
$16,385 |
$8,684,055 |
530 |
67 |
Aug 13, 2004 |
Open Water |
$16,268 |
$894,747 |
55 |
68 |
Oct 1, 2004 |
The Motorcycle Diaries |
$16,201 |
$1,085,460 |
67 |
69 |
Dec 3, 2004 |
Closer |
$16,193 |
$7,707,972 |
476 |
70 |
Nov 19, 2004 |
Kinsey |
$16,048 |
$577,721 |
36 |
71 |
Nov 5, 2004 |
Sideways |
$15,873 |
$1,047,607 |
66 |
72 |
Aug 20, 2004 |
Bright Young Things |
$15,642 |
$46,926 |
3 |
73 |
Aug 6, 2004 |
Outfoxed - Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism |
$15,611 |
$78,054 |
5 |
74 |
Jul 9, 2004 |
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster |
$15,453 |
$46,359 |
3 |
75 |
Jan 9, 2004 |
Yves St. Laurent |
$15,385 |
$15,385 |
1 |
76 |
Jul 23, 2004 |
Zatoichi |
$15,276 |
$61,104 |
4 |
77 |
Mar 26, 2004 |
NASCAR: The IMAX Experience |
$15,269 |
$1,068,805 |
70 |
78 |
Jul 16, 2004 |
I, Robot |
$15,257 |
$52,179,887 |
3,420 |
79 |
Jan 14, 2005 |
Million Dollar Baby |
$14,868 |
$1,813,881 |
122 |
80 |
Jan 30, 2004 |
Touching the Void |
$14,827 |
$74,136 |
5 |
81 |
Feb 13, 2004 |
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg |
$14,760 |
$14,760 |
1 |
82 |
Nov 19, 2004 |
Finding Neverland |
$14,680 |
$836,754 |
57 |
83 |
Aug 6, 2004 |
Garden State |
$14,617 |
$511,589 |
35 |
84 |
Dec 23, 2005 |
The Polar Express |
$14,533 |
$959,194 |
66 |
85 |
May 7, 2004 |
Van Helsing |
$14,475 |
$51,748,040 |
3,575 |
86 |
Aug 13, 2004 |
We Don't Live Here Anymore |
$14,471 |
$101,295 |
7 |
87 |
May 7, 2004 |
Games People Play |
$14,388 |
$14,388 |
1 |
88 |
Jun 4, 2004 |
The Corporation |
$14,336 |
$28,671 |
2 |
89 |
Dec 24, 2004 |
Hotel Rwanda |
$14,299 |
$100,091 |
7 |
90 |
Jul 9, 2004 |
De-Lovely |
$14,212 |
$341,090 |
24 |
91 |
Dec 9, 2005 |
The Polar Express |
$14,099 |
$930,537 |
66 |
92 |
Oct 15, 2004 |
I Heart Huckabees |
$14,075 |
$914,880 |
65 |
93 |
Apr 23, 2004 |
Faster |
$13,995 |
$13,995 |
1 |
94 |
May 14, 2004 |
Troy |
$13,739 |
$46,865,412 |
3,411 |
95 |
Dec 10, 2004 |
House of Flying Daggers |
$13,694 |
$205,416 |
15 |
96 |
Jul 30, 2004 |
The Village |
$13,605 |
$50,746,142 |
3,730 |
97 |
Dec 24, 2004 |
Meet the Fockers |
$13,110 |
$46,120,980 |
3,518 |
98 |
Feb 6, 2004 |
Osama |
$12,992 |
$51,969 |
4 |
99 |
Jul 23, 2004 |
A Home at the End of the World |
$12,946 |
$64,728 |
5 |
100 |
Oct 8, 2004 |
Stage Beauty |
$12,885 |
$38,654 |
3 |
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.