| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Hero | $186,348 | - | 23 | - | $8,102 | $231,816 | 1 | Buena Vista International | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Shall We Dance? | $149,241 | -8.8% | 58 | - | $2,573 | $674,335 | 3 | Buena Vista International | false | false |
| 3 | - | Without a Paddle | $133,704 | - | 44 | - | $3,038 | $133,704 | 1 | United International Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | 2 | Taxi 2004 Re-release | $109,187 | -29.5% | 35 | - | $3,119 | $263,975 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 5 | - | Exorcist: The Beginning | $72,215 | - | 26 | - | $2,777 | $72,215 | 1 | Roadshow Films | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | The Manchurian Candidate | $71,217 | -12% | 40 | +2 | $1,780 | $152,122 | 2 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 3 | The Forgotten | $57,758 | -31.2% | 46 | -1 | $1,255 | $313,837 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | Collateral | $56,681 | -29.1% | 45 | -5 | $1,259 | $615,946 | 4 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | The Notebook | $48,438 | -22.7% | 28 | -4 | $1,729 | $493,137 | 5 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | Bad Santa | $47,389 | -15.2% | 25 | - | $1,895 | $135,791 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | In My Father's Den | $45,703 | -24.8% | 18 | -5 | $2,539 | $675,864 | 6 | Hoyts Distribution | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | Shark Tale | $33,731 | +40.7% | 51 | +1 | $661 | $1,738,568 | 8 | United International Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 9 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | $12,890 | -58.5% | 21 | -14 | $613 | $606,602 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 14 | 16 | Garfield: The Movie | $12,186 | -11.7% | 38 | -6 | $320 | $1,548,084 | 9 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 15 | 10 | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | $11,307 | -61.3% | 19 | -6 | $595 | $109,507 | 3 | Roadshow Films | false | false |
| 16 | 12 | De-Lovely | $11,028 | -43.2% | 10 | - | $1,102 | $180,993 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 17 | 15 | Before Sunset | $11,011 | -30.5% | 7 | - | $1,573 | $86,786 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 18 | 17 | Touching the Void | $10,653 | +5.6% | 13 | -2 | $819 | $472,861 | 13 | Hopscotch Films | false | false |
| 19 | 13 | Alien vs. Predator | $10,406 | -37.7% | 24 | -9 | $433 | $1,019,230 | 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 20 | 20 | Ruby & Quentin | $8,775 | +24% | 10 | - | $877 | $350,395 | 13 | Rialto Distribution | false | false |
