Domestic Box Office For August 2004
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collateral | $101,005,703 | 3,205 | $24,701,458 | 24.5% | 3,188 | Aug 6 | Nov 25 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 2 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | $95,170,481 | 3,490 | $22,956,453 | 24.1% | 3,472 | Aug 11 | Dec 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | Alien vs. Predator | $80,282,231 | 3,401 | $38,291,056 | 47.7% | 3,395 | Aug 13 | Dec 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | Without a Paddle | $58,169,327 | 2,756 | $13,528,946 | 23.3% | 2,730 | Aug 20 | Jan 13 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | Hero | $53,710,019 | 2,175 | $17,800,000 | - | 2,031 | Aug 27 | Nov 25 | Miramax |
| 6 | Napoleon Dynamite | $44,540,956 | 1,027 | $116,666 | 0.3% | 6 | Aug 27 | Feb 6 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 7 | Exorcist: The Beginning | $41,821,986 | 2,813 | $18,054,001 | 43.2% | 2,803 | Aug 20 | Nov 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid | $32,238,923 | 2,905 | $12,812,287 | 39.7% | 2,905 | Aug 27 | Nov 25 | Screen Gems |
| 9 | Open Water | $30,610,863 | 2,709 | $1,100,943 | - | 47 | Aug 20 | Oct 7 | Lionsgate |
| 10 | Garden State | $26,782,316 | 813 | $201,115 | 0.8% | 9 | Aug 20 | Jan 27 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 11 | Little Black Book | $20,698,668 | 2,445 | $7,075,217 | 34.2% | 2,445 | Aug 6 | Sep 16 | Revolution Studios |
| 12 | Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie | $19,765,868 | 2,411 | $9,485,494 | 48% | 2,411 | Aug 13 | Nov 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 | $9,219,388 | 1,276 | $3,251,856 | 35.3% | 1,276 | Aug 27 | Oct 3 | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 14 | Suspect Zero | $8,725,813 | 1,501 | $3,446,375 | 39.5% | 1,500 | Aug 27 | Oct 21 | Paramount Pictures |
| 15 | Benji: Off the Leash! | $3,817,362 | 877 | $1,512,000 | - | 877 | Aug 20 | Dec 2 | Mulberry Square Releasing |
