Domestic 2004 Week 34
August 20-26, 2004
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Exorcist: The Beginning | $24,085,989 | - | 2,803 | - | $8,592 | $24,085,989 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | - | Without a Paddle | $19,157,229 | - | 2,730 | - | $7,017 | $19,157,229 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | 2 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | $18,815,585 | -44.6% | 3,490 | +18 | $5,391 | $66,981,760 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | 1 | Alien vs. Predator | $16,713,013 | -66.9% | 3,401 | +6 | $4,914 | $67,265,624 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | 17 | Open Water | $15,421,309 | +965% | 2,709 | +2,654 | $5,692 | $18,502,216 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | 3 | Collateral | $14,123,220 | -39.1% | 3,029 | -176 | $4,662 | $73,688,271 | 3 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 7 | 4 | The Bourne Supremacy | $9,178,490 | -28.4% | 2,532 | -444 | $3,624 | $153,102,730 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | 7 | The Manchurian Candidate | $5,647,803 | -33.9% | 1,920 | -692 | $2,941 | $56,173,490 | 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 | 6 | The Village | $5,291,610 | -50.2% | 2,249 | -893 | $2,352 | $108,617,876 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | 13 | Garden State | $4,576,358 | +104.6% | 652 | +477 | $7,018 | $8,065,807 | 5 | - |
| 11 | 5 | Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie - Pyramid of Light | $4,489,735 | -63.4% | 2,411 | - | $1,862 | $16,758,573 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | 10 | Spider-Man 2 | $3,489,710 | -34% | 1,343 | -564 | $2,598 | $366,241,738 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | 9 | I, Robot | $3,408,259 | -41.1% | 1,609 | -569 | $2,118 | $139,292,372 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | 11 | Napoleon Dynamite | $2,972,993 | -7.1% | 577 | +14 | $5,152 | $20,296,701 | 11 | - |
| 15 | 8 | Little Black Book | $2,292,741 | -62.1% | 1,640 | -805 | $1,398 | $19,203,247 | 3 | Revolution Studios |
| 16 | - | Benji: Off the Leash! | $2,171,459 | - | 877 | - | $2,476 | $2,171,459 | 1 | - |
| 17 | 14 | The Notebook | $1,262,797 | -36.3% | 621 | -304 | $2,033 | $76,784,282 | 9 | New Line Cinema |
| 18 | 15 | Fahrenheit 9/11 | $961,587 | -43.1% | 446 | -270 | $2,156 | $117,126,210 | 10 | Lionsgate |
| 19 | 19 | De-Lovely | $866,764 | -22.6% | 317 | -76 | $2,734 | $11,080,975 | 8 | United Artists |
| 20 | 12 | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | $799,247 | -67% | 401 | -805 | $1,993 | $17,636,934 | 4 | New Line Cinema |
| 21 | 23 | Maria Full of Grace | $681,030 | -8.9% | 117 | +10 | $5,820 | $3,538,522 | 6 | Fine Line Features |
| 22 | 21 | Shrek 2 | $673,453 | -30.9% | 435 | -132 | $1,548 | $436,721,703 | 15 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 23 | 18 | Catwoman | $600,671 | -55.6% | 444 | -731 | $1,352 | $39,265,078 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | - | Nicotina | $587,846 | - | 96 | - | $6,123 | $587,846 | 1 | Arenas Entertainment |
| 25 | 22 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | $565,610 | -25% | 248 | -62 | $2,280 | $247,112,921 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | 16 | A Cinderella Story | $431,758 | -70.6% | 435 | -770 | $992 | $50,411,304 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | 24 | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | $431,378 | -11.9% | 283 | -37 | $1,524 | $113,153,842 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 28 | 34 | King Arthur | $397,315 | +33.1% | 287 | +86 | $1,384 | $51,165,291 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 29 | 25 | Garfield: The Movie | $391,667 | -5.8% | 293 | -54 | $1,336 | $74,548,188 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 30 | 20 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | $375,780 | -65.1% | 322 | -385 | $1,167 | $84,271,247 | 7 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 31 | 33 | Intimate Strangers | $357,990 | +19% | 75 | +23 | $4,773 | $915,207 | 4 | Paramount Classics |
| 32 | 29 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | $309,967 | -15.3% | 56 | - | $5,535 | $17,961,968 | 24 | Warner Bros. |
| 33 | 38 | What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? | $306,351 | +24.8% | 37 | +5 | $8,279 | $2,287,775 | 29 | - |
| 34 | 30 | The Day After Tomorrow | $303,990 | -10.6% | 233 | -30 | $1,304 | $186,081,521 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 35 | 45 | We Don't Live Here Anymore | $292,049 | +96.8% | 29 | +22 | $10,070 | $440,419 | 2 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 36 | 27 | Before Sunset | $261,566 | -29.8% | 113 | -49 | $2,314 | $4,650,337 | 8 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 37 | 26 | The Door in the Floor | $257,998 | -30.9% | 112 | -22 | $2,303 | $3,257,537 | 7 | Focus Features |
| 38 | 31 | The Stepford Wives | $230,980 | -29.7% | 206 | +9 | $1,121 | $59,257,349 | 11 | Paramount Pictures |
| 39 | 35 | Bugs! | $219,114 | -16% | 31 | +3 | $7,068 | $12,448,639 | 77 | SK Films |
| 40 | 32 | Around the World in 80 Days | $202,936 | -35% | 193 | -33 | $1,051 | $23,843,734 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 41 | 40 | Riding Giants | $202,880 | -7.7% | 64 | +1 | $3,170 | $1,761,126 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 42 | 44 | The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi 2004 Re-release | $164,496 | +4.5% | 55 | +21 | $2,990 | $640,655 | 5 | Miramax |
| 43 | 36 | Space Station 3D | $162,941 | -34.3% | 8 | -1 | $20,367 | $54,029,285 | 123 | IMAX |
| 44 | 41 | A Home at the End of the World | $131,971 | -35.4% | 51 | -14 | $2,587 | $824,242 | 5 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 45 | 39 | The Terminal | $128,917 | -45.7% | 153 | -82 | $842 | $77,073,959 | 10 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 46 | 50 | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | $111,945 | -8.6% | 17 | - | $6,585 | $7,758,253 | 97 | Giant Screen Films |
| 47 | 28 | Thunderbirds | $109,180 | -70.5% | 171 | -402 | $638 | $6,810,050 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 48 | 46 | Festival Express | $107,246 | -25.8% | 26 | -8 | $4,124 | $570,526 | 5 | THINKFilm |
| 49 | 49 | Saints and Soldiers | $103,390 | -19.7% | 27 | +1 | $3,829 | $436,549 | 3 | Excel Entertainment |
| 50 | 51 | The Corporation 2004 Re-release | $92,882 | -17.9% | 27 | +3 | $3,440 | $1,390,790 | 12 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 51 | 55 | Mean Girls | $86,337 | -0.4% | 79 | -23 | $1,092 | $86,005,724 | 17 | Paramount Pictures |
| 52 | 63 | Code 46 | $82,880 | +44.4% | 21 | +9 | $3,946 | $171,098 | 3 | United Artists |
| 53 | 53 | Control Room | $78,034 | -13.2% | 36 | -8 | $2,167 | $2,339,576 | 14 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 54 | 57 | Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism | $77,279 | -4.8% | 17 | +6 | $4,545 | $275,353 | 3 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 55 | 69 | She Hate Me | $73,086 | +104.3% | 28 | +17 | $2,610 | $271,860 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 56 | 59 | Super Size Me | $71,613 | -8.7% | 39 | -32 | $1,836 | $11,301,710 | 16 | IDP Distribution |
| 57 | - | Bright Young Things | $66,780 | - | 3 | - | $22,260 | $66,780 | 1 | THINKFilm |
| 58 | 56 | The Story of the Weeping Camel | $61,548 | -26.7% | 24 | -16 | $2,564 | $1,460,306 | 12 | THINKFilm |
| 59 | 71 | Donnie Darko 2004 Director's Cut | $54,588 | +73.3% | 11 | +4 | $4,962 | $368,483 | 13 | Newmarket Films |
| 60 | 52 | Raising Helen | $52,183 | -43.8% | 65 | -51 | $802 | $37,470,673 | 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 61 | 60 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $50,564 | -21.3% | 5 | +2 | $10,112 | $49,082,387 | 305 | IMAX |
| 62 | 54 | Mujhse Shaadi Karogi | $47,760 | -45.3% | 24 | -14 | $1,990 | $905,540 | 4 | - |
| 63 | 64 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | $47,458 | +15.7% | 8 | - | $5,932 | $7,250,677 | 98 | Giant Screen Films |
| 64 | 65 | The Clearing | $45,384 | +12.1% | 36 | -12 | $1,260 | $5,689,938 | 8 | - |
| 65 | - | Mean Creek | $44,148 | - | 4 | - | $11,037 | $44,148 | 1 | Paramount Classics |
| 66 | - | Uncovered: The War on Iraq | $41,690 | - | 7 | - | $5,955 | $36,580 | 1 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 67 | 68 | Haunted Castle | $36,672 | +2.5% | 3 | +2 | $12,224 | $8,884,650 | 183 | - |
| 68 | 70 | Ju-on: The Grudge | $36,106 | +6.5% | 9 | +4 | $4,011 | $153,565 | 5 | Vitagraph Films |
| 69 | 61 | Metallica: Some Kind of Monster | $35,386 | -42.5% | 26 | -27 | $1,361 | $1,128,309 | 7 | IFC Films |
| 70 | - | End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones | $31,792 | - | 1 | - | $31,792 | $31,792 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 71 | 62 | Touch of Pink | $30,325 | -48.4% | 16 | -5 | $1,895 | $449,446 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 72 | 76 | Man on Fire | $29,641 | +17.4% | 31 | -8 | $956 | $77,901,304 | 19 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 73 | 66 | Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring | $26,405 | -34.3% | 8 | -4 | $3,300 | $2,300,435 | 21 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 74 | 73 | Seducing Doctor Lewis 2004 Re-release | $25,032 | -13.5% | 10 | -3 | $2,503 | $273,104 | 11 | Wellspring Media |
| 75 | 100 | The Best Two Years | $24,954 | +571.7% | 9 | +6 | $2,772 | $963,355 | 27 | - |
| 76 | 86 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | $20,901 | +84.1% | 9 | +4 | $2,322 | $221,409 | 11 | Dada Films |
| 77 | 109 | Imelda | $19,700 | +885% | 4 | +3 | $4,925 | $140,457 | 12 | Unico Entertainment |
| 78 | 77 | Facing Windows | $18,245 | -15% | 7 | -6 | $2,606 | $486,478 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 79 | - | Un monde presque paisible 2004 Re-release | $17,336 | - | 1 | - | $17,336 | $17,336 | 1 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 80 | 94 | Last Life in the Universe | $16,577 | +209.3% | 4 | +3 | $4,144 | $30,735 | 3 | Palm Pictures |
| 81 | - | Bush's Brain | $15,451 | - | 4 | - | $3,862 | $15,451 | 1 | Tartan |
| 82 | 80 | Johnson Family Vacation | $14,075 | -7.7% | 21 | +1 | $670 | $31,197,157 | 21 | - |
| 83 | 85 | Alien Adventure | $12,588 | -1.5% | 2 | - | $6,294 | $4,489,398 | 262 | - |
| 84 | 74 | Home on the Range | $11,472 | -57.3% | 8 | -16 | $1,434 | $50,030,461 | 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 85 | 90 | Ghosts of the Abyss | $10,222 | -2% | 4 | - | $2,555 | $16,454,800 | 72 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 86 | 75 | The Hunting of the President | $9,555 | -63.9% | 8 | -3 | $1,194 | $281,973 | 10 | Regent Releasing |
| 87 | 72 | Tom Dowd & the Language of Music | $9,550 | -67.8% | 4 | -6 | $2,387 | $39,167 | 2 | Palm Pictures |
| 88 | 84 | Cowards Bend the Knee | $8,490 | -34.6% | 1 | - | $8,490 | $25,860 | 3 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 89 | - | It's Easier for a Camel... | $8,393 | - | 1 | - | $8,393 | $8,393 | 1 | New Yorker Films |
| 90 | 117 | Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi | $7,668 | +602.8% | 2 | +1 | $3,834 | $51,357 | 8 | Strand Releasing |
| 91 | 93 | Bukowski: Born into This | $7,413 | +17.4% | 4 | - | $1,853 | $306,114 | 13 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 92 | 79 | Danny Deckchair 2004 Re-release | $6,816 | -57.8% | 4 | - | $1,704 | $26,781 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 93 | 87 | The Young Black Stallion | $6,660 | -41.3% | 4 | -1 | $1,665 | $6,505,562 | 36 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 94 | 81 | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | $6,067 | -55.7% | 7 | -2 | $866 | $321,100 | 11 | Paramount Classics |
| 95 | 82 | The Twilight Samurai 2004 Re-release | $5,420 | -60.1% | 6 | -1 | $903 | $496,207 | 18 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 96 | 88 | The Mother | $5,102 | -53.6% | 6 | -6 | $850 | $864,833 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 97 | - | Red Lights | $5,024 | - | 1 | - | $5,024 | $5,024 | 1 | Wellspring Media |
| 98 | - | The Corporation | $4,868 | - | - | - | - | $1,613,533 | 32 | Mongrel Media |
| 99 | 78 | Gozu | $4,141 | -77.2% | 2 | -1 | $2,070 | $36,518 | 4 | - |
| 100 | 89 | Godzilla | $3,989 | -62.7% | 2 | -2 | $1,994 | $372,424 | 16 | Rialto Pictures |
| 101 | - | Bright Leaves | $3,650 | - | 1 | - | $3,650 | $3,650 | 1 | First Run |
| 102 | - | Distant | $3,549 | - | 1 | - | $3,549 | $84,525 | 24 | New Yorker Films |
| 103 | 114 | The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg 2004 Re-release | $3,139 | +163.1% | 1 | - | $3,139 | $4,332 | 2 | New Yorker Films |
| 104 | 83 | Zhou Yu's Train 2004 Re-release | $3,099 | -76.7% | 2 | -5 | $1,549 | $91,447 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 105 | 110 | Twist | $2,949 | +86.3% | 1 | - | $2,949 | $42,009 | 14 | Strand Releasing |
| 106 | 91 | L.A. Twister | $2,818 | -68.1% | 2 | - | $1,409 | $11,642 | 2 | Indican Pictures |
| 107 | 106 | Father and Son | $2,738 | +16.3% | 2 | - | $1,369 | $34,044 | 10 | Wellspring Media |
| 108 | 98 | China: The Panda Adventure | $2,588 | -31% | 2 | - | $1,294 | $3,850,689 | 168 | IMAX |
| 109 | 105 | Baadasssss! | $2,578 | -4.3% | 7 | - | $368 | $364,704 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 110 | 95 | The Five Obstructions | $2,345 | -51.2% | 1 | -1 | $2,345 | $130,612 | 14 | Koch Lorber Films |
| 111 | 99 | Love Me If You Dare | $1,970 | -47.1% | 5 | -1 | $394 | $540,615 | 14 | Paramount Classics |
| 112 | - | Monty Python's Life of Brian 2004 Re-release | $1,960 | - | 1 | - | $1,960 | $591,570 | 17 | Rainbow Releasing |
| 113 | 116 | Shaolin Soccer | $1,670 | +45.7% | 5 | - | $334 | $489,600 | 21 | Miramax |
| 114 | 101 | I'm Not Scared | $1,653 | -51.1% | 5 | -3 | $330 | $1,615,006 | 20 | Miramax |
| 115 | 111 | A Day Without a Mexican | $1,467 | -1.7% | 1 | -2 | $1,467 | $3,248,086 | 15 | Televisa Cine |
| 116 | 113 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $1,392 | +11.8% | 1 | - | $1,392 | $7,010,007 | 287 | - |
| 117 | 92 | The Battle of Algiers 2004 Re-release | $1,380 | -78.3% | 1 | - | $1,380 | $809,926 | 33 | Rialto Pictures |
| 118 | - | S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine | $1,377 | - | 1 | - | $1,377 | $22,606 | 15 | First Run |
| 119 | 122 | Valentin 2003 Re-release | $1,145 | +643.5% | 1 | - | $1,145 | $275,968 | 16 | Miramax |
| 120 | 115 | Strayed | $750 | -34.7% | 1 | - | $750 | $464,409 | 15 | Wellspring Media |
| 121 | 102 | Kill Bill: Vol. 2 | $701 | -78.2% | 8 | -3 | $87 | $66,208,183 | 19 | Miramax |
| 122 | 103 | Lost Boys of Sudan | $478 | -83.8% | 1 | -1 | $478 | $174,739 | 53 | Shadow Distribution |
