Weekend box office
Jan 1–4, 2004
| # | Film | Studio | Weekend | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | NL | $40,965,034 | 3,703 | $290,410,961 |
| 2 | Cheaper by the Dozen | Fox | $30,001,351 | 3,307 | $85,620,095 |
| 3 | Something's Gotta Give | Sony | $15,980,911 | 2,808 | $81,211,676 |
| 4 | Cold Mountain | Mira. | $15,687,000 | 2,216 | $43,737,222 |
| 5 | Paycheck | Par. | $13,622,375 | 2,762 | $38,644,452 |
| 6 | Peter Pan | Uni. | $12,067,770 | 2,813 | $34,179,235 |
| 7 | Mona Lisa Smile | Sony | $11,412,621 | 2,714 | $50,006,766 |
| 8 | The Last Samurai | WB | $10,294,831 | 2,401 | $90,017,337 |
| 9 | Calendar Girls | Dis. | $5,887,950 | 745 | $6,953,194 |
| 10 | Bad Santa | Dim. | $4,060,000 | 1,710 | $56,909,596 |
| 11 | Stuck on You | Fox | $3,957,750 | 2,064 | $30,721,406 |
| 12 | Big Fish | Sony | $3,488,675 | 125 | $8,454,208 |
| 13 | The Haunted Mansion | Dis. | $3,406,463 | 1,501 | $70,422,751 |
| 14 | Elf | NL | $3,291,000 | 1,768 | $170,837,644 |
| 15 | Love Don't Cost a Thing | WB | $2,575,641 | 1,015 | $20,178,317 |
| 16 | House of Sand and Fog | DW | $2,437,738 | 442 | $5,383,663 |
| 17 | 21 Grams | Uni. | $1,817,000 | 289 | $7,272,165 |
| 18 | In America | Yash | $1,624,685 | 327 | $5,305,891 |
| 19 | Master and Commander | Fox | $1,474,396 | 701 | $83,006,144 |
| 20 | Honey | Uni. | $1,447,990 | 674 | $28,816,190 |
| 21 | The Cat in the Hat | Uni. | $1,332,500 | 1,057 | $99,383,495 |
| 22 | The Young Black Stallion (IMAX) | Dis. | $984,452 | 51 | $2,349,976 |
| 23 | Love Actually | Uni. | $983,675 | 406 | $57,429,915 |
| 24 | Brother Bear | Dis. | $717,033 | 532 | $83,297,298 |
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.