Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for December 17th, 2004
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
new |
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$30,061,756 |
|
3,620 |
$8,304 |
$30,061,756 |
3 |
| 2 |
(1) |
Ocean's Twelve |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$18,124,149 |
-54% |
3,290 |
$5,509 |
$68,524,528 |
10 |
| 3 |
new |
Spanglish |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$8,817,853 |
|
2,438 |
$3,617 |
$8,817,853 |
3 |
| 4 |
(4) |
The Polar Express |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$8,411,135 |
-12% |
2,868 |
$2,933 |
$123,430,336 |
40 |
| 5 |
(2) |
Blade: Trinity |
New Line |
Action |
$6,817,584 |
-58% |
2,912 |
$2,341 |
$35,628,693 |
12 |
| 6 |
(3) |
National Treasure |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$6,022,564 |
-39% |
2,772 |
$2,173 |
$132,748,249 |
31 |
| 7 |
(5) |
Christmas with the Kranks |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$5,366,072 |
-29% |
2,941 |
$1,825 |
$61,972,118 |
26 |
| 8 |
new |
Flight of the Phoenix |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$5,019,430 |
|
2,604 |
$1,928 |
$5,019,430 |
3 |
| 9 |
(8) |
Closer |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$3,351,014 |
-10% |
1,090 |
$3,074 |
$18,803,296 |
17 |
| 10 |
(6) |
The Incredibles |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$3,120,541 |
-38% |
1,930 |
$1,617 |
$236,978,426 |
45 |
| 11 |
(7) |
SpongeBob SquarePants |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$2,002,903 |
-54% |
2,115 |
$947 |
$76,362,402 |
31 |
| 12 |
(9) |
Finding Neverland |
Miramax |
Drama |
$1,960,122 |
+16% |
985 |
$1,990 |
$16,908,196 |
38 |
| 13 |
(11) |
Sideways |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$1,502,800 |
+21% |
420 |
$3,578 |
$16,511,317 |
59 |
| 14 |
new |
The Aviator |
Miramax |
Drama |
$858,021 |
|
40 |
$21,451 |
$858,021 |
3 |
| 15 |
(20) |
House of Flying Daggers |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Action |
$812,764 |
+296% |
145 |
$5,605 |
$1,620,434 |
17 |
| 16 |
(13) |
Ray |
Universal |
Drama |
$550,015 |
-42% |
618 |
$890 |
$70,247,805 |
52 |
| 17 |
(14) |
Kinsey |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$506,039 |
-4% |
191 |
$2,649 |
$5,140,595 |
38 |
| 18 |
new |
Swades |
UTV Communications |
Drama |
$424,804 |
|
74 |
$5,741 |
$424,804 |
3 |
| 19 |
(10) |
Alexander |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$374,890 |
-75% |
622 |
$603 |
$33,649,513 |
26 |
| 20 |
(12) |
Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason |
Universal |
Romantic Comedy |
$331,500 |
-70% |
514 |
$645 |
$39,314,970 |
38 |
| 21 |
(32) |
Shark Tale |
Dreamworks SKG |
Adventure |
$271,236 |
+242% |
411 |
$660 |
$159,568,781 |
80 |
| 22 |
(38) |
A Very Long Engagement |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$239,796 |
+379% |
24 |
$9,992 |
$550,659 |
24 |
| 23 |
(17) |
The Motorcycle Diaries |
Focus Features |
Drama |
$202,157 |
-29% |
159 |
$1,271 |
$15,080,746 |
87 |
| 24 |
new |
Million Dollar Baby |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$179,953 |
|
8 |
$22,494 |
$235,407 |
5 |
| 25 |
(15) |
The Grudge |
Sony Pictures |
Horror |
$162,688 |
-64% |
278 |
$585 |
$110,175,871 |
59 |
| 26 |
(23) |
Napoleon Dynamite |
Fox Searchlight |
Comedy |
$124,804 |
-13% |
177 |
$705 |
$44,140,989 |
192 |
| 27 |
(18) |
Shall We Dance? |
Miramax |
Romantic Comedy |
$113,872 |
-58% |
332 |
$343 |
$56,625,379 |
66 |
| 28 |
(24) |
Being Julia |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$109,926 |
-23% |
118 |
$932 |
$3,366,787 |
66 |
| 29 |
(22) |
What the #$'! Do We Know |
Captured Light |
Documentary |
$108,663 |
-26% |
100 |
$1,087 |
$9,817,689 |
318 |
| 30 |
(25) |
Bad Education |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$102,524 |
-24% |
8 |
$12,816 |
$857,344 |
31 |
| 31 |
(27) |
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$98,787 |
-13% |
2 |
$49,394 |
$311,689 |
10 |
| 32 |
(19) |
Saw |
Lionsgate |
Horror |
$87,289 |
-65% |
178 |
$490 |
$55,091,862 |
52 |
| 33 |
(16) |
After the Sunset |
New Line |
Action |
$82,738 |
-81% |
216 |
$383 |
$27,939,967 |
38 |
| 34 |
(21) |
Seed of Chucky |
Focus/Rogue Pictures |
Horror |
$68,272 |
-62% |
165 |
$414 |
$17,016,190 |
38 |
| 35 |
(26) |
Friday Night Lights |
Universal |
Drama |
$62,385 |
-46% |
154 |
$405 |
$61,113,215 |
73 |
| 36 |
(28) |
Taxi |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$60,152 |
-39% |
149 |
$404 |
$36,177,654 |
75 |
| 37 |
(31) |
I Heart Huckabees |
Fox Searchlight |
Comedy |
$56,212 |
-33% |
80 |
$703 |
$12,495,748 |
80 |
| 38 |
new |
The Sea Inside |
Fine Line |
Drama |
$55,681 |
|
23 |
$2,421 |
$55,681 |
3 |
| 39 |
(30) |
The Machinist |
Paramount Vantage |
Thriller/Suspense |
$52,899 |
-41% |
60 |
$882 |
$939,471 |
59 |
| 40 |
new |
Beyond the Sea |
Lionsgate |
Drama |
$45,264 |
|
6 |
$7,544 |
$45,264 |
3 |
| 41 |
(33) |
The Work and the Glory |
Excel Entertainment |
Drama |
$41,436 |
-40% |
20 |
$2,072 |
$856,020 |
26 |
| 42 |
(35) |
Without a Paddle |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$39,706 |
-28% |
62 |
$640 |
$58,009,897 |
122 |
| 43 |
(29) |
Veer-Zaara |
Yash Raj Films |
Drama |
$34,784 |
-62% |
21 |
$1,656 |
$2,827,985 |
38 |
| 44 |
(36) |
Ladder 49 |
Walt Disney |
Action |
$34,146 |
-34% |
104 |
$328 |
$73,381,280 |
80 |
| 45 |
(40) |
Vera Drake |
Fine Line |
Drama |
$32,379 |
-27% |
38 |
$852 |
$2,047,941 |
71 |
| 46 |
(45) |
Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk |
Giant Screen Films |
Documentary |
$27,458 |
-12% |
9 |
$3,051 |
$8,857,208 |
794 |
| 47 |
(50) |
Alfie |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$26,521 |
+5% |
121 |
$219 |
$13,351,235 |
45 |
| 48 |
(34) |
Team America: World Police |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$26,178 |
-54% |
73 |
$359 |
$32,676,213 |
66 |
| 49 |
(44) |
Garden State |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$26,006 |
-28% |
44 |
$591 |
$26,706,668 |
145 |
| 50 |
(51) |
Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey |
Giant Screen Films |
Documentary |
$23,589 |
+7% |
6 |
$3,932 |
$7,720,415 |
801 |
| 51 |
(37) |
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement |
Walt Disney |
Romantic Comedy |
$22,644 |
-56% |
98 |
$231 |
$95,149,435 |
131 |
| 52 |
(49) |
Callas Forever |
Regent Releasing |
Drama |
$16,877 |
-38% |
11 |
$1,534 |
$283,401 |
45 |
| 53 |
(54) |
NASCAR: The IMAX Experience |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$13,221 |
-10% |
19 |
$696 |
$19,460,257 |
283 |
| 54 |
(42) |
Mr. 3000 |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$12,712 |
-70% |
61 |
$208 |
$21,800,302 |
94 |
| 55 |
(56) |
Seducing Doctor Lewis |
WellSpring |
Comedy |
$9,647 |
-21% |
10 |
$965 |
$459,407 |
185 |
| 56 |
(61) |
Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids |
ThinkFilm |
Documentary |
$9,155 |
-13% |
1 |
$9,155 |
$30,570 |
12 |
| 57 |
(74) |
Lightning in a Bottle |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Documentary |
$8,012 |
+45% |
8 |
$1,002 |
$121,386 |
59 |
| 58 |
(53) |
Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela |
Mela Films |
Documentary |
$8,007 |
-49% |
3 |
$2,669 |
$47,394 |
59 |
| 59 |
(41) |
I Am David |
Lionsgate |
Drama |
$7,143 |
-83% |
26 |
$275 |
$284,002 |
17 |
| 60 |
(57) |
I, Robot |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$6,817 |
-44% |
20 |
$341 |
$144,786,439 |
157 |
| 61 |
(52) |
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$6,224 |
-68% |
30 |
$207 |
$37,760,080 |
94 |
| 62 |
(65) |
Tarnation |
WellSpring |
Documentary |
$6,012 |
-35% |
13 |
$462 |
$459,617 |
75 |
| 63 |
(71) |
Zelary |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$5,943 |
-9% |
14 |
$425 |
$326,182 |
94 |
| 64 |
(68) |
Rosenstrasse |
IDP Distribution |
Drama |
$5,691 |
-23% |
5 |
$1,138 |
$715,599 |
122 |
| 65 |
(80) |
Red Lights |
WellSpring |
Drama |
$5,226 |
+15% |
7 |
$747 |
$627,039 |
122 |
| 66 |
(64) |
Enduring Love |
Paramount Vantage |
Thriller/Suspense |
$4,729 |
-49% |
13 |
$364 |
$346,691 |
52 |
| 67 |
new |
Imaginary Heroes |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$4,696 |
|
2 |
$2,348 |
$4,696 |
3 |
| 68 |
(63) |
Fabled |
Indican Pictures |
Horror |
$3,972 |
-59% |
2 |
$1,986 |
$16,218 |
10 |
| 69 |
(55) |
Primer |
ThinkFilm |
Drama |
$3,835 |
-72% |
5 |
$767 |
$424,760 |
73 |
| 70 |
(60) |
Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst |
Magnolia Pictures |
Documentary |
$3,771 |
-65% |
5 |
$754 |
$70,541 |
24 |
| 71 |
(86) |
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones |
Magnolia Pictures |
Documentary |
$3,505 |
+12% |
5 |
$701 |
$391,950 |
122 |
| 72 |
(67) |
Bear Cub |
TLA Releasing |
Comedy |
$3,347 |
-57% |
2 |
$1,674 |
$52,499 |
45 |
| 73 |
(94) |
Ghosts of the Abyss |
Walt Disney |
Documentary |
$3,252 |
+37% |
5 |
$650 |
$16,583,026 |
619 |
| 74 |
(-) |
Imelda |
Unico Entertainment |
Documentary |
$3,150 |
|
2 |
$1,575 |
$198,352 |
192 |
| 75 |
(69) |
Notre Musique |
WellSpring |
Drama |
$2,986 |
-59% |
3 |
$995 |
$58,321 |
26 |
| 76 |
(70) |
L.A. Twister |
Indican Pictures |
Drama |
$2,886 |
-58% |
1 |
$2,886 |
$47,250 |
129 |
| 77 |
(85) |
Saints and Soldiers |
Excel Entertainment |
Drama |
$2,742 |
-18% |
5 |
$548 |
$1,133,640 |
136 |
| 78 |
(76) |
After Midnight |
Avatar |
Comedy |
$2,710 |
-49% |
2 |
$1,355 |
$20,881 |
17 |
| 79 |
(84) |
Days of Being Wild |
Kino International |
Drama |
$2,500 |
-28% |
1 |
$2,500 |
$68,120 |
31 |
| 80 |
(103) |
Almost Peaceful |
Empire Pictures |
Drama |
$2,305 |
+34% |
3 |
$768 |
$84,145 |
122 |
| 81 |
(58) |
Birth |
New Line |
Drama |
$2,228 |
-81% |
21 |
$106 |
$4,760,168 |
52 |
| 82 |
(96) |
Head in the Clouds |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$2,188 |
-2% |
5 |
$438 |
$396,610 |
94 |
| 83 |
(93) |
Young Black Stallion |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$1,996 |
-18% |
3 |
$665 |
$6,590,067 |
361 |
| 84 |
(113) |
Godzilla: The Original Japanese Version |
Rialto Pictures |
Horror |
$1,539 |
+87% |
2 |
$770 |
$412,520 |
227 |
| 85 |
(59) |
Moolade |
New Yorker |
Drama |
$1,460 |
-86% |
2 |
$730 |
$104,499 |
66 |
| 86 |
(95) |
Cowboys and Angels |
TLA Releasing |
Comedy |
$1,367 |
-42% |
1 |
$1,367 |
$33,700 |
94 |
| 87 |
(75) |
A Talking Picture |
Kino International |
Drama |
$1,069 |
-80% |
1 |
$1,069 |
$8,756 |
10 |
| 88 |
(114) |
Bright Leaves |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$1,013 |
+57% |
2 |
$507 |
$62,018 |
115 |
| 89 |
(109) |
Goodbye Dragon Inn |
WellSpring |
Drama |
$967 |
-12% |
1 |
$967 |
$25,166 |
94 |
| 90 |
(98) |
Dolls |
Palm Pictures |
Drama |
$822 |
-60% |
1 |
$822 |
$4,067 |
10 |
| 91 |
(82) |
Fade to Black |
Paramount Vantage |
Documentary |
$788 |
-82% |
4 |
$197 |
$728,243 |
45 |
| 92 |
(89) |
Sex is Comedy |
IFC Films |
Comedy |
$703 |
-74% |
2 |
$352 |
$36,073 |
61 |
| 93 |
(108) |
Guiana 1838 |
RBC Radio |
Drama |
$541 |
-53% |
1 |
$541 |
$192,727 |
87 |
| 94 |
(112) |
Dig |
Palm/Manga |
Documentary |
$254 |
-74% |
1 |
$254 |
$127,067 |
80 |
| 95 |
(91) |
Deserted Station |
First Run Features |
Drama |
$184 |
-93% |
1 |
$184 |
$11,567 |
192 |
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