Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for December 24th, 2004
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
new |
Meet the Fockers |
Universal |
Comedy |
$46,120,980 |
|
3,518 |
$13,110 |
$70,517,720 |
5 |
| 2 |
(1) |
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$12,611,876 |
-58% |
3,623 |
$3,481 |
$59,411,366 |
10 |
| 3 |
new |
Fat Albert |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$10,021,510 |
|
2,674 |
$3,748 |
$10,021,510 |
2 |
| 4 |
(14) |
The Aviator |
Miramax |
Drama |
$8,631,367 |
+906% |
1,796 |
$4,806 |
$9,986,105 |
10 |
| 5 |
(2) |
Ocean's Twelve |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$8,401,175 |
-54% |
3,290 |
$2,554 |
$86,600,224 |
17 |
| 6 |
(4) |
The Polar Express |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$6,527,163 |
-22% |
2,618 |
$2,493 |
$140,233,149 |
47 |
| 7 |
new |
Darkness |
Miramax/Dimension |
Horror |
$6,163,306 |
|
1,700 |
$3,625 |
$6,163,306 |
2 |
| 8 |
(3) |
Spanglish |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$4,641,492 |
-47% |
2,441 |
$1,901 |
$18,181,748 |
10 |
| 9 |
(31) |
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$4,547,181 |
+4,503% |
1,105 |
$4,115 |
$4,955,054 |
17 |
| 10 |
new |
The Phantom of the Opera |
Warner Bros. |
Musical |
$4,001,890 |
|
622 |
$6,434 |
$6,323,567 |
5 |
| 11 |
(6) |
National Treasure |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$3,964,473 |
-34% |
2,201 |
$1,801 |
$141,064,753 |
38 |
| 12 |
(5) |
Blade: Trinity |
New Line |
Action |
$2,952,129 |
-57% |
2,318 |
$1,274 |
$42,099,570 |
19 |
| 13 |
(8) |
Flight of the Phoenix |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$2,666,898 |
-47% |
2,604 |
$1,024 |
$10,479,474 |
10 |
| 14 |
(7) |
Christmas with the Kranks |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$2,586,277 |
-52% |
2,135 |
$1,211 |
$68,835,654 |
33 |
| 15 |
(10) |
The Incredibles |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$2,417,309 |
-23% |
1,732 |
$1,396 |
$242,425,976 |
52 |
| 16 |
(9) |
Closer |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$1,692,847 |
-49% |
1,069 |
$1,584 |
$22,564,250 |
24 |
| 17 |
(12) |
Finding Neverland |
Miramax |
Drama |
$1,361,370 |
-31% |
933 |
$1,459 |
$19,758,924 |
45 |
| 18 |
(13) |
Sideways |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$1,169,527 |
-22% |
359 |
$3,258 |
$18,500,087 |
66 |
| 19 |
(11) |
SpongeBob SquarePants |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$714,503 |
-64% |
1,316 |
$543 |
$78,779,272 |
38 |
| 20 |
(15) |
House of Flying Daggers |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Action |
$662,342 |
-19% |
165 |
$4,014 |
$2,733,303 |
24 |
| 21 |
(22) |
A Very Long Engagement |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$453,025 |
+89% |
167 |
$2,713 |
$1,297,120 |
31 |
| 22 |
(17) |
Kinsey |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$331,067 |
-35% |
234 |
$1,415 |
$5,738,379 |
45 |
| 23 |
(18) |
Swades |
UTV Communications |
Drama |
$260,486 |
-39% |
70 |
$3,721 |
$793,401 |
10 |
| 24 |
(16) |
Ray |
Universal |
Drama |
$252,270 |
-54% |
274 |
$921 |
$70,794,580 |
59 |
| 25 |
(30) |
Bad Education |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$244,614 |
+139% |
50 |
$4,892 |
$1,233,665 |
38 |
| 26 |
(24) |
Million Dollar Baby |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$189,597 |
+5% |
9 |
$21,066 |
$527,138 |
12 |
| 27 |
(23) |
The Motorcycle Diaries |
Focus Features |
Drama |
$127,386 |
-37% |
92 |
$1,385 |
$15,358,121 |
94 |
| 28 |
new |
Hotel Rwanda |
MGM |
Drama |
$100,091 |
|
7 |
$14,299 |
$142,386 |
5 |
| 29 |
(27) |
Shall We Dance? |
Miramax |
Romantic Comedy |
$94,499 |
-17% |
341 |
$277 |
$56,799,575 |
73 |
| 30 |
(44) |
Ladder 49 |
Walt Disney |
Action |
$92,121 |
+170% |
255 |
$361 |
$73,527,901 |
87 |
| 31 |
(20) |
Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason |
Universal |
Romantic Comedy |
$67,220 |
-80% |
188 |
$358 |
$39,594,770 |
45 |
| 32 |
new |
The Woodsman |
Newmarket Films |
Drama |
$53,985 |
|
6 |
$8,998 |
$53,985 |
3 |
| 33 |
(-) |
Space Station |
IMAX Films |
Documentary |
$47,602 |
|
10 |
$4,760 |
$55,503,275 |
983 |
| 34 |
(29) |
What the #$'! Do We Know |
Captured Light |
Documentary |
$45,244 |
-58% |
54 |
$838 |
$9,947,085 |
325 |
| 35 |
(28) |
Being Julia |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$42,090 |
-62% |
57 |
$738 |
$3,458,068 |
73 |
| 36 |
(26) |
Napoleon Dynamite |
Fox Searchlight |
Comedy |
$41,148 |
-67% |
141 |
$292 |
$44,285,021 |
199 |
| 37 |
(19) |
Alexander |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$41,134 |
-89% |
232 |
$177 |
$33,894,584 |
33 |
| 38 |
(36) |
Taxi |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$37,208 |
-38% |
99 |
$376 |
$36,249,002 |
82 |
| 39 |
(40) |
Beyond the Sea |
Lionsgate |
Drama |
$36,711 |
-19% |
6 |
$6,119 |
$102,991 |
10 |
| 40 |
(41) |
The Work and the Glory |
Excel Entertainment |
Drama |
$32,691 |
-21% |
17 |
$1,923 |
$941,924 |
33 |
| 41 |
(35) |
Friday Night Lights |
Universal |
Drama |
$30,680 |
-51% |
104 |
$295 |
$61,188,085 |
80 |
| 42 |
(33) |
After the Sunset |
New Line |
Action |
$27,592 |
-67% |
158 |
$175 |
$28,015,978 |
45 |
| 43 |
(46) |
Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk |
Giant Screen Films |
Documentary |
$24,833 |
-10% |
8 |
$3,104 |
$8,882,041 |
801 |
| 44 |
(50) |
Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey |
Giant Screen Films |
Documentary |
$21,152 |
-10% |
5 |
$4,230 |
$7,741,567 |
808 |
| 45 |
(32) |
Saw |
Lionsgate |
Horror |
$20,502 |
-77% |
100 |
$205 |
$55,153,403 |
59 |
| 46 |
(38) |
The Sea Inside |
Fine Line |
Drama |
$19,690 |
-65% |
6 |
$3,282 |
$105,087 |
10 |
| 47 |
(37) |
I Heart Huckabees |
Fox Searchlight |
Comedy |
$18,098 |
-68% |
44 |
$411 |
$12,547,523 |
87 |
| 48 |
(43) |
Veer-Zaara |
Yash Raj Films |
Drama |
$17,175 |
-51% |
12 |
$1,431 |
$2,856,738 |
45 |
| 49 |
(45) |
Vera Drake |
Fine Line |
Drama |
$16,910 |
-48% |
29 |
$583 |
$2,079,698 |
78 |
| 50 |
(-) |
Santa vs. The Snowman |
IMAX Films |
Adventure |
$15,685 |
|
15 |
$1,046 |
$5,569,082 |
782 |
| 51 |
new |
In the Realms of the Unreal |
WellSpring |
Documentary |
$15,477 |
|
3 |
$5,159 |
$25,402 |
3 |
| 52 |
(42) |
Without a Paddle |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$14,693 |
-63% |
42 |
$350 |
$58,047,113 |
129 |
| 53 |
(52) |
Callas Forever |
Regent Releasing |
Drama |
$14,360 |
-15% |
11 |
$1,305 |
$305,060 |
52 |
| 54 |
(48) |
Team America: World Police |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$11,062 |
-58% |
34 |
$325 |
$32,712,751 |
73 |
| 55 |
(39) |
The Machinist |
Paramount Vantage |
Thriller/Suspense |
$9,114 |
-83% |
26 |
$351 |
$978,587 |
66 |
| 56 |
(49) |
Garden State |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$8,367 |
-68% |
28 |
$299 |
$26,728,534 |
152 |
| 57 |
(53) |
NASCAR: The IMAX Experience |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$7,422 |
-44% |
18 |
$412 |
$19,476,576 |
290 |
| 58 |
(-) |
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous |
IMAX Films |
Adventure |
$6,728 |
|
2 |
$3,364 |
$48,004,331 |
2,257 |
| 59 |
(58) |
Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela |
Mela Films |
Documentary |
$4,631 |
-42% |
3 |
$1,544 |
$57,676 |
66 |
| 60 |
(56) |
Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids |
ThinkFilm |
Documentary |
$4,315 |
-53% |
1 |
$4,315 |
$41,890 |
19 |
| 61 |
(-) |
Therese |
Luke Films |
Drama |
$3,953 |
|
30 |
$132 |
$1,767,642 |
87 |
| 62 |
(64) |
Rosenstrasse |
IDP Distribution |
Drama |
$3,941 |
-31% |
4 |
$985 |
$722,399 |
129 |
| 63 |
(60) |
I, Robot |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$3,422 |
-50% |
16 |
$214 |
$144,795,350 |
164 |
| 64 |
(62) |
Tarnation |
WellSpring |
Documentary |
$3,271 |
-46% |
8 |
$409 |
$465,514 |
82 |
| 65 |
(47) |
Alfie |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$3,144 |
-88% |
32 |
$98 |
$13,373,140 |
52 |
| 66 |
(55) |
Seducing Doctor Lewis |
WellSpring |
Comedy |
$3,000 |
-69% |
6 |
$500 |
$466,227 |
192 |
| 67 |
(57) |
Lightning in a Bottle |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Documentary |
$2,794 |
-65% |
4 |
$699 |
$127,742 |
66 |
| 68 |
(80) |
Almost Peaceful |
Empire Pictures |
Drama |
$2,681 |
+16% |
2 |
$1,341 |
$87,174 |
129 |
| 69 |
(-) |
Postmen in the Mountains |
Shadow |
Drama |
$2,429 |
|
2 |
$1,215 |
$106,884 |
360 |
| 70 |
(72) |
Bear Cub |
TLA Releasing |
Comedy |
$2,369 |
-29% |
3 |
$790 |
$55,922 |
52 |
| 71 |
(76) |
L.A. Twister |
Indican Pictures |
Drama |
$2,312 |
-20% |
1 |
$2,312 |
$50,980 |
136 |
| 72 |
(83) |
Young Black Stallion |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$2,276 |
+14% |
4 |
$569 |
$6,596,608 |
368 |
| 73 |
(-) |
Vodka Lemon |
New Yorker |
Comedy |
$2,094 |
|
1 |
$2,094 |
$31,173 |
80 |
| 74 |
(65) |
Red Lights |
WellSpring |
Drama |
$1,907 |
-64% |
6 |
$318 |
$631,548 |
129 |
| 75 |
(73) |
Ghosts of the Abyss |
Walt Disney |
Documentary |
$1,896 |
-42% |
6 |
$316 |
$16,587,765 |
626 |
| 76 |
(-) |
Apollo 13 (IMAX) |
IMAX Films |
Drama |
$1,367 |
|
1 |
$1,367 |
$1,737,518 |
829 |
| 77 |
(77) |
Saints and Soldiers |
Excel Entertainment |
Drama |
$805 |
-71% |
4 |
$201 |
$1,137,635 |
143 |
| 78 |
(92) |
Sex is Comedy |
IFC Films |
Comedy |
$790 |
+12% |
2 |
$395 |
$37,212 |
68 |
| 79 |
(81) |
Birth |
New Line |
Drama |
$778 |
-65% |
10 |
$78 |
$4,762,244 |
59 |
| 80 |
(-) |
Open My Heart |
Strand |
Drama |
$772 |
|
1 |
$772 |
$3,771 |
10 |
| 81 |
(89) |
Goodbye Dragon Inn |
WellSpring |
Drama |
$750 |
-22% |
1 |
$750 |
$26,316 |
101 |
| 82 |
(75) |
Notre Musique |
WellSpring |
Drama |
$701 |
-77% |
1 |
$701 |
$61,657 |
33 |
| 83 |
(74) |
Imelda |
Unico Entertainment |
Documentary |
$650 |
-79% |
1 |
$650 |
$200,752 |
199 |
| 84 |
(-) |
Fear and Trembling |
Cinema Guild |
Comedy |
$531 |
|
1 |
$531 |
$22,729 |
38 |
| 85 |
(-) |
Testosterone |
Strand |
Drama |
$432 |
|
2 |
$216 |
$175,972 |
108 |
| 86 |
(68) |
Fabled |
Indican Pictures |
Horror |
$392 |
-90% |
1 |
$392 |
$18,224 |
17 |
| 87 |
(63) |
Zelary |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$340 |
-94% |
1 |
$340 |
$329,063 |
101 |
| 88 |
(-) |
WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception |
Cinema Libre |
Documentary |
$314 |
|
3 |
$105 |
$21,841 |
24 |
| 89 |
(91) |
Fade to Black |
Paramount Vantage |
Documentary |
$271 |
-66% |
1 |
$271 |
$728,802 |
52 |
| 90 |
(88) |
Bright Leaves |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$222 |
-78% |
1 |
$222 |
$62,473 |
122 |
| 91 |
(82) |
Head in the Clouds |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$122 |
-94% |
2 |
$61 |
$397,874 |
101 |
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