Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for December 3rd, 2004
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
National Treasure |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$17,004,967 |
-47% |
3,243 |
$5,244 |
$110,113,345 |
17 |
| 2 |
(3) |
Christmas with the Kranks |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$11,163,492 |
-48% |
3,416 |
$3,268 |
$44,926,841 |
12 |
| 3 |
(4) |
The Polar Express |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$10,778,094 |
-44% |
3,650 |
$2,953 |
$96,127,863 |
26 |
| 4 |
(2) |
The Incredibles |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$9,015,796 |
-62% |
3,178 |
$2,837 |
$225,858,787 |
31 |
| 5 |
new |
Closer |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$7,707,972 |
|
476 |
$16,193 |
$7,707,972 |
3 |
| 6 |
(5) |
SpongeBob SquarePants |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$7,655,872 |
-57% |
3,307 |
$2,315 |
$68,209,314 |
17 |
| 7 |
(6) |
Alexander |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$4,756,445 |
-65% |
2,445 |
$1,945 |
$29,687,331 |
12 |
| 8 |
(8) |
Finding Neverland |
Miramax |
Drama |
$2,824,222 |
-40% |
526 |
$5,369 |
$11,683,573 |
24 |
| 9 |
(7) |
Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason |
Universal |
Romantic Comedy |
$2,761,455 |
-56% |
2,433 |
$1,135 |
$36,321,105 |
24 |
| 10 |
(9) |
Ray |
Universal |
Drama |
$1,888,860 |
-53% |
1,547 |
$1,221 |
$67,792,750 |
38 |
| 11 |
(11) |
Sideways |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$1,802,826 |
-38% |
497 |
$3,627 |
$12,478,931 |
45 |
| 12 |
(10) |
After the Sunset |
New Line |
Action |
$1,674,936 |
-46% |
1,889 |
$887 |
$26,744,075 |
24 |
| 13 |
(12) |
The Grudge |
Sony Pictures |
Horror |
$1,104,474 |
-43% |
1,286 |
$859 |
$109,231,802 |
45 |
| 14 |
(13) |
Saw |
Lionsgate |
Horror |
$852,333 |
-44% |
930 |
$916 |
$54,421,101 |
38 |
| 15 |
(14) |
Shall We Dance? |
Miramax |
Romantic Comedy |
$760,427 |
-50% |
1,109 |
$686 |
$55,856,481 |
52 |
| 16 |
(16) |
Kinsey |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$740,669 |
-43% |
189 |
$3,919 |
$3,653,063 |
24 |
| 17 |
(15) |
Seed of Chucky |
Focus/Rogue Pictures |
Horror |
$633,123 |
-51% |
856 |
$740 |
$16,577,460 |
24 |
| 18 |
(17) |
The Motorcycle Diaries |
Focus Features |
Drama |
$407,538 |
-38% |
272 |
$1,498 |
$14,277,652 |
73 |
| 19 |
new |
House of Flying Daggers |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Action |
$397,472 |
|
15 |
$26,498 |
$397,472 |
3 |
| 20 |
(25) |
Napoleon Dynamite |
Fox Searchlight |
Comedy |
$192,752 |
-20% |
222 |
$868 |
$43,726,763 |
178 |
| 21 |
(22) |
What the #$'! Do We Know |
Captured Light |
Documentary |
$191,097 |
-25% |
135 |
$1,416 |
$9,353,410 |
304 |
| 22 |
(21) |
Friday Night Lights |
Universal |
Drama |
$179,265 |
-39% |
323 |
$555 |
$60,845,010 |
59 |
| 23 |
(20) |
Being Julia |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$178,271 |
-45% |
156 |
$1,143 |
$2,971,460 |
52 |
| 24 |
new |
I Am David |
Lionsgate |
Drama |
$160,346 |
|
226 |
$709 |
$160,346 |
3 |
| 25 |
(18) |
Veer-Zaara |
Yash Raj Films |
Drama |
$154,909 |
-62% |
46 |
$3,368 |
$2,665,685 |
24 |
| 26 |
(19) |
Shark Tale |
Dreamworks SKG |
Adventure |
$147,382 |
-55% |
408 |
$361 |
$159,160,152 |
66 |
| 27 |
(26) |
I Heart Huckabees |
Fox Searchlight |
Comedy |
$137,314 |
-36% |
128 |
$1,073 |
$12,247,822 |
66 |
| 28 |
(34) |
The Machinist |
Paramount Vantage |
Thriller/Suspense |
$117,588 |
+9% |
60 |
$1,960 |
$693,842 |
45 |
| 29 |
(24) |
The Work and the Glory |
Excel Entertainment |
Drama |
$106,702 |
-58% |
34 |
$3,138 |
$642,892 |
12 |
| 30 |
(28) |
Ladder 49 |
Walt Disney |
Action |
$106,495 |
-41% |
217 |
$491 |
$73,225,095 |
66 |
| 31 |
(32) |
Taxi |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$94,066 |
-14% |
172 |
$547 |
$35,970,046 |
61 |
| 32 |
(37) |
Team America: World Police |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$92,020 |
n/c |
213 |
$432 |
$32,509,445 |
52 |
| 33 |
(30) |
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement |
Walt Disney |
Romantic Comedy |
$89,203 |
-38% |
208 |
$429 |
$95,026,227 |
117 |
| 34 |
(31) |
Bad Education |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$88,856 |
-36% |
3 |
$29,619 |
$526,559 |
17 |
| 35 |
(29) |
Without a Paddle |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$88,547 |
-42% |
160 |
$553 |
$57,866,677 |
108 |
| 36 |
(35) |
A Very Long Engagement |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$72,585 |
-29% |
4 |
$18,146 |
$213,031 |
10 |
| 37 |
(110) |
Mr. 3000 |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$66,595 |
+7,725% |
154 |
$432 |
$21,705,893 |
80 |
| 38 |
(40) |
Santa vs. The Snowman |
IMAX Films |
Adventure |
$63,921 |
-23% |
16 |
$3,995 |
$1,923,886 |
761 |
| 39 |
(39) |
Vera Drake |
Fine Line |
Drama |
$60,704 |
-33% |
53 |
$1,145 |
$1,923,886 |
57 |
| 40 |
(27) |
Alfie |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$53,289 |
-72% |
142 |
$375 |
$13,265,787 |
31 |
| 41 |
(56) |
Birth |
New Line |
Drama |
$51,318 |
+108% |
78 |
$658 |
$4,722,797 |
38 |
| 42 |
(38) |
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$43,552 |
-53% |
142 |
$307 |
$37,713,761 |
80 |
| 43 |
(45) |
Garden State |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$40,032 |
-15% |
54 |
$741 |
$26,602,516 |
131 |
| 44 |
(48) |
Haunted Castle |
nWave Pictures |
Adventure |
$39,000 |
-8% |
5 |
$7,800 |
$9,957,005 |
1,375 |
| 45 |
(41) |
Space Station |
IMAX Films |
Documentary |
$37,651 |
-49% |
15 |
$2,510 |
$55,241,200 |
962 |
| 46 |
(42) |
Callas Forever |
Regent Releasing |
Drama |
$34,218 |
-42% |
13 |
$2,632 |
$217,742 |
31 |
| 47 |
(43) |
Cellular |
New Line |
Thriller/Suspense |
$31,175 |
-42% |
67 |
$465 |
$31,962,797 |
87 |
| 48 |
(44) |
Bugs! |
SK Films |
Documentary |
$30,075 |
-39% |
22 |
$1,367 |
$13,843,561 |
633 |
| 49 |
(55) |
Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk |
Giant Screen Films |
Documentary |
$29,858 |
+9% |
9 |
$3,318 |
$8,798,692 |
780 |
| 50 |
(-) |
Primer |
ThinkFilm |
Drama |
$26,063 |
|
23 |
$1,133 |
$392,420 |
59 |
| 51 |
(109) |
Fade to Black |
Paramount Vantage |
Documentary |
$22,159 |
+2,233% |
38 |
$583 |
$712,960 |
31 |
| 52 |
(61) |
Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey |
Giant Screen Films |
Documentary |
$18,486 |
+9% |
6 |
$3,081 |
$7,674,707 |
787 |
| 53 |
(47) |
NASCAR: The IMAX Experience |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$17,595 |
-59% |
22 |
$800 |
$19,418,418 |
269 |
| 54 |
(69) |
Notre Musique |
WellSpring |
Drama |
$16,656 |
+103% |
3 |
$5,552 |
$33,201 |
12 |
| 55 |
(76) |
Therese |
Luke Films |
Drama |
$14,968 |
+122% |
13 |
$1,151 |
$1,647,755 |
66 |
| 56 |
(54) |
I, Robot |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$14,761 |
-47% |
36 |
$410 |
$144,758,543 |
143 |
| 57 |
(65) |
Lightning in a Bottle |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Documentary |
$13,912 |
+24% |
21 |
$662 |
$98,306 |
45 |
| 58 |
(95) |
Moolade |
New Yorker |
Drama |
$13,175 |
+554% |
3 |
$4,392 |
$77,858 |
52 |
| 59 |
(57) |
Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst |
Magnolia Pictures |
Documentary |
$12,558 |
-44% |
4 |
$3,140 |
$45,777 |
10 |
| 60 |
(52) |
Enduring Love |
Paramount Vantage |
Thriller/Suspense |
$11,225 |
-65% |
38 |
$295 |
$322,836 |
38 |
| 61 |
(63) |
Tarnation |
WellSpring |
Documentary |
$10,556 |
-19% |
15 |
$704 |
$433,996 |
61 |
| 62 |
(59) |
Paperclips |
Slowhand Cinema |
Documentary |
$9,499 |
-55% |
4 |
$2,375 |
$42,311 |
12 |
| 63 |
(71) |
Zelary |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$9,221 |
+22% |
15 |
$615 |
$304,494 |
80 |
| 64 |
(93) |
Postmen in the Mountains |
Shadow |
Drama |
$8,480 |
+203% |
6 |
$1,413 |
$90,423 |
339 |
| 65 |
(66) |
Days of Being Wild |
Kino International |
Drama |
$7,950 |
-25% |
2 |
$3,975 |
$56,738 |
17 |
| 66 |
new |
After Midnight |
Avatar |
Comedy |
$7,634 |
|
1 |
$7,634 |
$7,634 |
3 |
| 67 |
(-) |
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones |
Magnolia Pictures |
Documentary |
$6,839 |
|
3 |
$2,280 |
$377,381 |
108 |
| 68 |
(73) |
Alien Adventure |
nWave Pictures |
Adventure |
$6,500 |
-7% |
2 |
$3,250 |
$4,670,505 |
1,697 |
| 69 |
(68) |
Rosenstrasse |
IDP Distribution |
Drama |
$6,321 |
-26% |
5 |
$1,264 |
$693,906 |
108 |
| 70 |
(70) |
Saints and Soldiers |
Excel Entertainment |
Drama |
$6,051 |
-25% |
12 |
$504 |
$1,123,178 |
122 |
| 71 |
(103) |
Sex is Comedy |
IFC Films |
Comedy |
$5,909 |
+330% |
4 |
$1,477 |
$28,800 |
47 |
| 72 |
(67) |
Remember Me, My Love |
IDP Distribution |
Comedy |
$5,614 |
-37% |
4 |
$1,404 |
$214,026 |
94 |
| 73 |
(117) |
Riding Giants |
Sony Pictures |
Documentary |
$5,092 |
+826% |
1 |
$5,092 |
$2,276,368 |
150 |
| 74 |
(75) |
Testosterone |
Strand |
Drama |
$4,943 |
-29% |
3 |
$1,648 |
$157,314 |
87 |
| 75 |
(60) |
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous |
IMAX Films |
Adventure |
$4,867 |
-77% |
1 |
$4,867 |
$47,954,063 |
2,236 |
| 76 |
(64) |
A Fond Kiss |
Castle Hill Productions |
Drama |
$4,509 |
-60% |
2 |
$2,255 |
$19,509 |
10 |
| 77 |
(78) |
Ghosts of the Abyss |
Walt Disney |
Documentary |
$4,293 |
-21% |
4 |
$1,073 |
$16,571,159 |
605 |
| 78 |
new |
WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception |
Cinema Libre |
Documentary |
$4,216 |
|
3 |
$1,405 |
$4,216 |
3 |
| 79 |
(-) |
Deserted Station |
First Run Features |
Drama |
$4,085 |
|
1 |
$4,085 |
$5,654 |
178 |
| 80 |
(-) |
Who Killed Bambi? |
Strand |
Thriller/Suspense |
$3,852 |
|
1 |
$3,852 |
$9,675 |
24 |
| 81 |
(94) |
Bonjour Mounsieur Shlomi |
Strand |
Comedy |
$3,719 |
+33% |
3 |
$1,240 |
$104,187 |
157 |
| 82 |
(74) |
Purple Butterfly |
Palm Pictures |
Drama |
$3,591 |
-48% |
1 |
$3,591 |
$12,614 |
10 |
| 83 |
(-) |
Brother to Brother |
Wolfe Releasing |
Drama |
$3,508 |
|
1 |
$3,508 |
$34,944 |
31 |
| 84 |
(91) |
Red Lights |
WellSpring |
Drama |
$3,355 |
+13% |
3 |
$1,118 |
$614,059 |
108 |
| 85 |
(92) |
Bear Cub |
TLA Releasing |
Comedy |
$3,177 |
+12% |
2 |
$1,589 |
$37,346 |
31 |
| 86 |
(81) |
Fear and Trembling |
Cinema Guild |
Comedy |
$3,050 |
-40% |
1 |
$3,050 |
$20,542 |
17 |
| 87 |
(82) |
Tae Guik Gi: The Brotherhood of War |
IDP Distribution |
Drama |
$3,041 |
-40% |
2 |
$1,521 |
$1,107,954 |
94 |
| 88 |
(79) |
Straight-Jacket |
Regent Releasing |
Comedy |
$2,888 |
-46% |
2 |
$1,444 |
$10,436 |
10 |
| 89 |
(98) |
Bright Leaves |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$2,871 |
+72% |
2 |
$1,436 |
$57,034 |
101 |
| 90 |
(83) |
Young Black Stallion |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$2,800 |
-42% |
2 |
$1,400 |
$6,581,846 |
347 |
| 91 |
(62) |
Easy |
Magic Lamp |
Romantic Comedy |
$2,645 |
-82% |
4 |
$661 |
$21,589 |
10 |
| 92 |
new |
Conspiracy of Silence |
Watch Releasing |
Drama |
$2,598 |
|
1 |
$2,598 |
$2,598 |
3 |
| 93 |
(80) |
Galapagos |
IMAX Films |
Documentary |
$2,483 |
-53% |
1 |
$2,483 |
$13,081,505 |
1,865 |
| 94 |
(88) |
Seducing Doctor Lewis |
WellSpring |
Comedy |
$2,331 |
-31% |
6 |
$389 |
$431,347 |
171 |
| 95 |
(-) |
A Day Without a Mexican |
Televisa Cine |
Comedy |
$1,398 |
|
5 |
$280 |
$4,179,642 |
206 |
| 96 |
(-) |
Almost Peaceful |
Empire Pictures |
Drama |
$1,330 |
|
1 |
$1,330 |
$80,124 |
108 |
| 98 |
(86) |
Head in the Clouds |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$1,271 |
-69% |
4 |
$318 |
$390,411 |
80 |
| 97 |
(-) |
Guiana 1838 |
RBC Radio |
Drama |
$1,271 |
|
1 |
$1,271 |
$189,808 |
73 |
| 99 |
(101) |
Dig |
Palm/Manga |
Documentary |
$1,257 |
-10% |
2 |
$629 |
$125,272 |
66 |
| 100 |
(-) |
Goodbye Dragon Inn |
WellSpring |
Drama |
$1,154 |
|
2 |
$577 |
$22,752 |
80 |
| 101 |
(106) |
Cowboys and Angels |
TLA Releasing |
Comedy |
$1,107 |
+1% |
1 |
$1,107 |
$27,733 |
80 |
| 102 |
new |
A Tale of Two Sisters |
Tartan Films |
Horror |
$1,060 |
|
1 |
$1,060 |
$1,060 |
3 |
| 103 |
(99) |
Proteus |
Strand |
Documentary |
$923 |
-39% |
2 |
$462 |
$61,408 |
129 |
| 104 |
(108) |
Encounter in the Third Dimension |
nWave Pictures |
Drama |
$900 |
-5% |
1 |
$900 |
$7,028,300 |
2,110 |
| 105 |
(84) |
You, I Love (Ya lyublu tebya) |
Picture This Entertainment |
Comedy |
$863 |
-81% |
1 |
$863 |
$16,456 |
17 |
| 106 |
(107) |
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There |
First Independent/Dada Films |
Documentary |
$714 |
-30% |
1 |
$714 |
$341,493 |
178 |
| 107 |
(111) |
China: The Panda Adventure |
IMAX Films |
Drama |
$690 |
-6% |
1 |
$690 |
$3,393,550 |
1,228 |
| 108 |
new |
Jesus, You Know |
Leisure Time Features |
Documentary |
$604 |
|
1 |
$604 |
$604 |
3 |
| 109 |
(104) |
The Brown Bunny |
WellSpring |
Drama |
$500 |
-63% |
1 |
$500 |
$365,734 |
101 |
| 110 |
(97) |
Imelda |
Unico Entertainment |
Documentary |
$493 |
-73% |
1 |
$493 |
$195,086 |
178 |
| 111 |
(116) |
She Hate Me |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$226 |
-60% |
1 |
$226 |
$363,118 |
129 |
| 112 |
(123) |
Touch of Pink |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Romantic Comedy |
$196 |
+104% |
1 |
$196 |
$564,535 |
143 |
| 113 |
(121) |
The Tracker |
ArtMattan Productions |
Drama |
$144 |
-20% |
1 |
$144 |
$52,717 |
325 |
| 114 |
(112) |
Ju-On: The Grudge |
Vitagraph Films |
Horror |
$60 |
-92% |
1 |
$60 |
$325,661 |
136 |
| 115 |
(-) |
Mean Creek |
Paramount Vantage |
Drama |
$27 |
|
1 |
$27 |
$603,797 |
108 |
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