The Top Movies, Weekend of December 3, 2004

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	National Treasure	Buena Vista	Adventure	$17,004,967	-47.12%	3,243	$5,244	$110,113,345	17
2	(3)	Christmas with the Kranks	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$11,163,492	-48.25%	3,416	$3,268	$44,926,841	12
3	(4)	The Polar Express	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$10,778,094	-44.41%	3,650	$2,953	$96,127,863	26
4	(2)	The Incredibles	Buena Vista	Adventure	$9,015,796	-61.77%	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	-57.10%	3,307	$2,315	$68,209,314	17
7	(6)	Alexander	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$4,756,445	-65.25%	2,445	$1,945	$29,687,331	12
8	(8)	Finding Neverland	Miramax	Drama	$2,824,222	-39.53%	526	$5,369	$11,683,573	24
9	(7)	Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason	Universal	Comedy	$2,761,455	-55.69%	2,433	$1,135	$36,321,105	24
10	(9)	Ray	Universal	Drama	$1,888,860	-52.50%	1,547	$1,221	$67,792,750	38
11	(11)	Sideways	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$1,802,826	-38.11%	497	$3,627	$12,478,931	45
12	(10)	After the Sunset	New Line	Action	$1,674,936	-46.00%	1,889	$887	$26,744,075	24
13	(12)	The Grudge	Sony Pictures	Horror	$1,104,474	-43.43%	1,286	$859	$109,231,802	45
14	(13)	Saw	Lionsgate	Horror	$852,333	-44.33%	930	$916	$54,421,101	38
15	(14)	Shall We Dance?	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	$760,427	-49.54%	1,109	$686	$55,856,481	52
16	(16)	Kinsey	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$740,669	-42.70%	189	$3,919	$3,653,063	24
17	(15)	Seed of Chucky	Rogue Pictures	Horror	$633,123	-51.18%	856	$740	$16,577,460	24
18	(17)	The Motorcycle Diaries	Focus Features	Drama	$407,538	-37.97%	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	-20.34%	222	$868	$43,726,763	178
21	(22)	What the #$'! Do We Know	Captured Light	Documentary	$191,097	-25.20%	135	$1,416	$9,353,410	304
22	(21)	Friday Night Lights	Universal	Drama	$179,265	-38.69%	323	$555	$60,845,010	59
23	(20)	Being Julia	Sony Pictures	Drama	$178,271	-45.04%	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	-61.64%	46	$3,368	$2,665,685	24
26	(19)	Shark Tale	Dreamworks SKG	Adventure	$147,382	-54.71%	408	$361	$159,160,152	66
27	(26)	I Heart Huckabees	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$137,314	-36.35%	128	$1,073	$12,247,822	66
28	(34)	The Machinist	Paramount Classics	Thriller/Suspense	$117,588	+9.50%	60	$1,960	$693,842	45
29	(24)	The Work and the Glory	Excel Entertainment	Drama	$106,702	-57.51%	34	$3,138	$642,892	12
30	(28)	Ladder 49	Buena Vista	Action	$106,495	-40.81%	217	$491	$73,225,095	66
31	(32)	Taxi	20th Century Fox	Action	$94,066	-14.25%	172	$547	$35,970,046	61
32	(37)	Team America: World Police	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$92,020	-0.28%	213	$432	$32,509,445	52
33	(30)	The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement	Buena Vista	Romantic Comedy	$89,203	-38.13%	208	$429	$95,026,227	117
34	(31)	Bad Education	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$88,856	-35.87%	3	$29,619	$526,559	17
35	(29)	Without a Paddle	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$88,547	-41.83%	160	$553	$57,866,677	108
36	(35)	A Very Long Engagement	Warner Bros.	Drama	$72,585	-28.66%	4	$18,146	$213,031	10
37	(110)	Mr. 3000	Buena Vista	Comedy	$66,595	+7,725.50%	154	$432	$21,705,893	80
38	(40)	Santa vs. The Snowman	IMAX Films	Adventure	$63,921	-23.12%	16	$3,995	$1,923,886	761
39	(39)	Vera Drake	Fine Line	Drama	$60,704	-33.42%	53	$1,145	$1,923,886	57
40	(27)	Alfie	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$53,289	-72.25%	142	$375	$13,265,787	31
41	(56)	Birth	New Line	Drama	$51,318	+108.41%	78	$658	$4,722,797	38
42	(38)	Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$43,552	-52.62%	142	$307	$37,713,761	80
43	(45)	Garden State	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$40,032	-15.16%	54	$741	$26,602,516	131
44	(48)	Haunted Castle	nWave Pictures	Adventure	$39,000	-8.24%	5	$7,800	$9,957,005	1,375
45	(41)	Space Station	IMAX Films	Documentary	$37,651	-48.51%	15	$2,510	$55,241,200	962
46	(42)	Callas Forever	Regent Releasing	Drama	$34,218	-41.99%	13	$2,632	$217,742	31
47	(43)	Cellular	New Line	Thriller/Suspense	$31,175	-42.46%	67	$465	$31,962,797	87
48	(44)	Bugs!	SK Films	Documentary	$30,075	-39.14%	22	$1,367	$13,843,561	633
49	(55)	Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk	Giant Screen Films	Documentary	$29,858	+8.74%	9	$3,318	$8,798,692	780
50	(re-entry)	Primer	ThinkFilm	Drama	$26,063		23	$1,133	$392,420	59
51	(109)	Fade to Black	Paramount Classics	Documentary	$22,159	+2,232.53%	38	$583	$712,960	31
52	(61)	Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey	Giant Screen Films	Documentary	$18,486	+8.84%	6	$3,081	$7,674,707	787
53	(47)	NASCAR: The IMAX Experience	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$17,595	-59.05%	22	$800	$19,418,418	269
54	(69)	Notre Musique	WellSpring	Drama	$16,656	+102.87%	3	$5,552	$33,201	12
55	(76)	Therese	Luke Films	Drama	$14,968	+121.78%	13	$1,151	$1,647,755	66
56	(54)	I, Robot	20th Century Fox	Action	$14,761	-46.72%	36	$410	$144,758,543	143
57	(65)	Lightning in a Bottle	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	$13,912	+24.44%	21	$662	$98,306	45
58	(95)	Moolade	New Yorker	Drama	$13,175	+553.85%	3	$4,392	$77,858	52
59	(57)	Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst	Magnolia Pictures	Documentary	$12,558	-44.05%	4	$3,140	$45,777	10
60	(52)	Enduring Love	Paramount Classics	Thriller/Suspense	$11,225	-65.11%	38	$295	$322,836	38
61	(63)	Tarnation	WellSpring	Documentary	$10,556	-18.92%	15	$704	$433,996	61
62	(59)	Paperclips	Slowhand Cinema Releasing	Documentary	$9,499	-55.08%	4	$2,375	$42,311	12
63	(71)	Zelary	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$9,221	+22.08%	15	$615	$304,494	80
64	(93)	Postmen in the Mountains	Shadow	Drama	$8,480	+202.86%	6	$1,413	$90,423	339
65	(66)	Days of Being Wild	Kino	Drama	$7,950	-25.00%	2	$3,975	$56,738	17
66	(new)	After Midnight	Avatar	Comedy	$7,634		1	$7,634	$7,634	3
67	(re-entry)	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	-7.14%	2	$3,250	$4,670,505	1,697
69	(68)	Rosenstrasse	IDP Distribution	Drama	$6,321	-25.78%	5	$1,264	$693,906	108
70	(70)	Saints and Soldiers	Excel Entertainment	Drama	$6,051	-24.70%	12	$504	$1,123,178	122
71	(103)	Sex is Comedy	IFC Films	Comedy	$5,909	+330.37%	4	$1,477	$28,800	47
72	(67)	Remember Me, My Love	IDP Distribution	Comedy	$5,614	-37.43%	4	$1,404	$214,026	94
73	(117)	Riding Giants	Sony Pictures	Documentary	$5,092	+825.82%	1	$5,092	$2,276,368	150
74	(75)	Testosterone	Strand Releasing	Drama	$4,943	-28.91%	3	$1,648	$157,314	87
75	(60)	T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous	IMAX Films	Adventure	$4,867	-76.91%	1	$4,867	$47,954,063	2,236
76	(64)	A Fond Kiss	Castle Hill Productions	Drama	$4,509	-59.92%	2	$2,255	$19,509	10
77	(78)	Ghosts of the Abyss	Buena Vista	Documentary	$4,293	-20.94%	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	(re-entry)	Deserted Station	First Run	Drama	$4,085		1	$4,085	$5,654	178
80	(re-entry)	Who Killed Bambi?	Strand Releasing	Thriller/Suspense	$3,852		1	$3,852	$9,675	24
81	(94)	Bonjour Mounsieur Shlomi	Strand Releasing	Comedy	$3,719	+33.01%	3	$1,240	$104,187	157
82	(74)	Purple Butterfly	Palm Pictures	Drama	$3,591	-48.48%	1	$3,591	$12,614	10
83	(re-entry)	Brother to Brother	Wolfe Releasing	Drama	$3,508		1	$3,508	$34,944	31
84	(91)	Red Lights	WellSpring	Drama	$3,355	+13.38%	3	$1,118	$614,059	108
85	(92)	Bear Cub	TLA	Comedy	$3,177	+12.38%	2	$1,589	$37,346	31
86	(81)	Fear and Trembling	Cinema Guild	Comedy	$3,050	-39.98%	1	$3,050	$20,542	17
87	(82)	Tae Guik Gi: The Brotherhood of War	IDP Distribution	Drama	$3,041	-39.79%	2	$1,521	$1,107,954	94
88	(79)	Straight-Jacket	Regent Releasing	Comedy	$2,888	-46.29%	2	$1,444	$10,436	10
89	(98)	Bright Leaves	First Run	Documentary	$2,871	+72.02%	2	$1,436	$57,034	101
90	(83)	Young Black Stallion	Buena Vista	Adventure	$2,800	-42.21%	2	$1,400	$6,581,846	347
91	(62)	Easy	Magic Lamp	Romantic Comedy	$2,645	-82.14%	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	-52.72%	1	$2,483	$13,081,505	1,865
94	(88)	Seducing Doctor Lewis	WellSpring	Comedy	$2,331	-31.40%	6	$389	$431,347	171
95	(re-entry)	A Day Without a Mexican	Televisa Cine	Comedy	$1,398		5	$280	$4,179,642	206
96	(re-entry)	Almost Peaceful	Empire Pictures	Drama	$1,330		1	$1,330	$80,124	108
97	(re-entry)	Guiana 1838	RBC Radio	Drama	$1,271		1	$1,271	$189,808	73
98	(86)	Head in the Clouds	Sony Pictures	Drama	$1,271	-69.23%	4	$318	$390,411	80
99	(101)	Dig	Palm/Manga	Documentary	$1,257	-10.28%	2	$629	$125,272	66
100	(re-entry)	Goodbye Dragon Inn	WellSpring	Drama	$1,154		2	$577	$22,752	80
101	(106)	Cowboys and Angels	TLA	Comedy	$1,107	+1.47%	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 Releasing	Documentary	$923	-39.12%	2	$462	$61,408	129
104	(108)	Encounter in the Third Dimension	nWave Pictures	Drama	$900	-5.26%	1	$900	$7,028,300	2,110
105	(84)	You, I Love (Ya lyublu tebya)	Picture This Entertainment	Comedy	$863	-81.06%	1	$863	$16,456	17
106	(107)	Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There	Dada Films	Documentary	$714	-29.72%	1	$714	$341,493	178
107	(111)	China: The Panda Adventure	IMAX Films	Drama	$690	-6.12%	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	-62.96%	1	$500	$365,734	101
110	(97)	Imelda	Unico Entertainment	Documentary	$493	-72.53%	1	$493	$195,086	178
111	(116)	She Hate Me	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$226	-59.93%	1	$226	$363,118	129
112	(123)	Touch of Pink	Sony Pictures Classics	Romantic Comedy	$196	+104.17%	1	$196	$564,535	143
113	(121)	The Tracker	Artmattan Productions	Drama	$144	-20.00%	1	$144	$52,717	325
114	(112)	Ju-On: The Grudge	Vitagraph Films	Horror	$60	-91.60%	1	$60	$325,661	136
115	(re-entry)	Mean Creek	Paramount Classics	Drama	$27		1	$27	$603,797	108

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