Weekend Domestic Box Office December 17, 2004
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | $30,061,756 | 3,620 | $8,304 | $30,061,756 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Ocean's Twelve | $18,124,149 | -54% | 3,290 | $5,509 | $68,524,528 | 10 | |
| 3 | (new) | Spanglish | $8,817,853 | 2,438 | $3,617 | $8,817,853 | 3 | ||
| 4 | (4) | The Polar Express | $8,411,135 | -12% | 2,868 | $2,933 | $123,431,814 | 40 | |
| 5 | (2) | Blade: Trinity | $6,817,584 | -58% | 2,912 | $2,341 | $35,628,693 | 12 | |
| 6 | (3) | National Treasure | $6,022,564 | -39% | 2,772 | $2,173 | $132,748,249 | 31 | |
| 7 | (5) | Christmas with the Kranks | $5,366,072 | -29% | 2,941 | $1,825 | $61,972,118 | 26 | |
| 8 | (new) | Flight of the Phoenix | $5,019,430 | 2,604 | $1,928 | $5,019,430 | 3 | ||
| 9 | (8) | Closer | $3,351,014 | -10% | 1,090 | $3,074 | $18,803,296 | 17 | |
| 10 | (6) | The Incredibles | $3,120,541 | -38% | 1,930 | $1,617 | $236,978,426 | 45 | |
| 11 | (7) | SpongeBob SquarePants | $2,002,903 | -54% | 2,115 | $947 | $76,362,402 | 31 | |
| 12 | (9) | Finding Neverland | $1,960,122 | +16% | 985 | $1,990 | $16,908,196 | 38 | |
| 13 | (11) | Sideways | $1,502,800 | +21% | 420 | $3,578 | $16,511,317 | 59 | |
| 14 | (new) | The Aviator | $858,021 | 40 | $21,451 | $858,021 | 3 | ||
| 15 | (20) | House of Flying Daggers | $812,764 | +296% | 145 | $5,605 | $1,620,434 | 17 | |
| 16 | (13) | Ray | $550,015 | -42% | 618 | $890 | $70,247,805 | 52 | |
| 17 | (14) | Kinsey | $506,039 | -4% | 191 | $2,649 | $5,140,595 | 38 | |
| 18 | (new) | Swades | $424,804 | 74 | $5,741 | $424,804 | 3 | ||
| 19 | (10) | Alexander | $374,890 | -75% | 622 | $603 | $33,649,513 | 26 | |
| 20 | (12) | Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason | $331,500 | -70% | 514 | $645 | $39,314,970 | 38 | |
| 21 | (32) | Shark Tale | $271,236 | +242% | 411 | $660 | $159,568,781 | 80 | |
| 22 | (38) | A Very Long Engagement | $239,796 | +379% | 24 | $9,992 | $550,659 | 24 | |
| 23 | (17) | The Motorcycle Diaries | $202,157 | -29% | 159 | $1,271 | $15,080,746 | 87 | |
| 24 | (new) | Million Dollar Baby | $179,953 | 8 | $22,494 | $235,407 | 5 | ||
| 25 | (15) | The Grudge | $162,688 | -64% | 278 | $585 | $110,175,871 | 59 | |
| 26 | (23) | Napoleon Dynamite | $124,804 | -13% | 177 | $705 | $44,140,989 | 192 | |
| 27 | (18) | Shall We Dance? | $113,872 | -58% | 332 | $343 | $56,625,379 | 66 | |
| 28 | (24) | Being Julia | $109,926 | -23% | 118 | $932 | $3,366,787 | 66 | |
| 29 | (22) | What the #$'! Do We Know | $108,663 | -26% | 100 | $1,087 | $9,817,689 | 318 | |
| 30 | (25) | Bad Education | $102,524 | -24% | 8 | $12,816 | $857,344 | 31 | |
| 31 | (27) | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | $98,787 | -13% | 2 | $49,394 | $311,689 | 10 | |
| 32 | (19) | Saw | $87,289 | -65% | 178 | $490 | $55,091,862 | 52 | |
| 33 | (16) | After the Sunset | $82,738 | -81% | 216 | $383 | $27,939,967 | 38 | |
| 34 | (21) | Seed of Chucky | $68,272 | -62% | 165 | $414 | $17,016,190 | 38 | |
| 35 | (26) | Friday Night Lights | $62,385 | -46% | 154 | $405 | $61,113,215 | 73 | |
| 36 | (28) | Taxi | $60,152 | -39% | 149 | $404 | $36,177,654 | 75 | |
| 37 | (31) | I Heart Huckabees | $56,212 | -33% | 80 | $703 | $12,495,748 | 80 | |
| 38 | (new) | The Sea Inside | $55,681 | 23 | $2,421 | $55,681 | 3 | ||
| 39 | (30) | The Machinist | $52,899 | -41% | 60 | $882 | $939,471 | 59 | |
| 40 | (new) | Beyond the Sea | $45,264 | 6 | $7,544 | $45,264 | 3 | ||
| 41 | (33) | The Work and the Glory | $41,436 | -40% | 20 | $2,072 | $856,020 | 26 | |
| 42 | (35) | Without a Paddle | $39,706 | -28% | 62 | $640 | $58,009,897 | 122 | |
| 43 | (29) | Veer-Zaara | $34,784 | -62% | 21 | $1,656 | $2,827,985 | 38 | |
| 44 | (36) | Ladder 49 | $34,146 | -34% | 104 | $328 | $73,381,280 | 80 | |
| 45 | (40) | Vera Drake | $32,379 | -27% | 38 | $852 | $2,047,941 | 71 | |
| 46 | (45) | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | $27,458 | -12% | 9 | $3,051 | $8,857,208 | 794 | |
| 47 | (50) | Alfie | $26,521 | +5% | 121 | $219 | $13,351,235 | 45 | |
| 48 | (34) | Team America: World Police | $26,178 | -54% | 73 | $359 | $32,676,213 | 66 | |
| 49 | (44) | Garden State | $26,006 | -28% | 44 | $591 | $26,706,668 | 145 | |
| 50 | (51) | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | $23,589 | +7% | 6 | $3,932 | $7,720,415 | 801 | |
| 51 | (37) | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | $22,644 | -56% | 98 | $231 | $95,149,435 | 131 | |
| 52 | (49) | Callas Forever | $16,877 | -38% | 11 | $1,534 | $283,401 | 45 | |
| 53 | (54) | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | $13,221 | -10% | 19 | $696 | $19,460,257 | 283 | |
| 54 | (42) | Mr. 3000 | $12,712 | -70% | 61 | $208 | $21,800,302 | 94 | |
| 55 | (56) | Grande Seduction, La | $9,647 | -21% | 10 | $965 | $9,805,184 | 528 | |
| 56 | (61) | Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids | $9,155 | -13% | 1 | $9,155 | $30,570 | 12 | |
| 57 | (74) | Lightning in a Bottle | $8,012 | +45% | 8 | $1,002 | $121,386 | 59 | |
| 58 | (53) | Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela | $8,007 | -49% | 3 | $2,669 | $47,394 | 59 | |
| 59 | (41) | I Am David | $7,143 | -83% | 26 | $275 | $284,002 | 17 | |
| 60 | (57) | I, Robot | $6,817 | -44% | 20 | $341 | $144,786,439 | 157 | |
| 61 | (52) | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | $6,224 | -68% | 30 | $207 | $37,760,080 | 94 | |
| 62 | (65) | Tarnation | $6,012 | -35% | 13 | $462 | $459,617 | 75 | |
| 63 | (71) | Zelary | $5,943 | -9% | 14 | $425 | $326,182 | 94 | |
| 64 | (68) | Rosenstrasse | $5,691 | -23% | 5 | $1,138 | $715,599 | 122 | |
| 65 | (80) | Red Lights | $5,226 | +15% | 7 | $747 | $627,039 | 122 | |
| 66 | (64) | Enduring Love | $4,729 | -49% | 13 | $364 | $346,691 | 52 | |
| 67 | (new) | Imaginary Heroes | $4,696 | 2 | $2,348 | $4,696 | 3 | ||
| 68 | (63) | Fabled | $3,972 | -59% | 2 | $1,986 | $16,218 | 10 | |
| 69 | (55) | Primer | $3,835 | -72% | 5 | $767 | $424,760 | 73 | |
| 70 | (60) | Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst | $3,771 | -65% | 5 | $754 | $70,541 | 24 | |
| 71 | (86) | End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones | $3,505 | +12% | 5 | $701 | $391,950 | 122 | |
| 72 | (67) | Bear Cub | $3,347 | -57% | 2 | $1,674 | $52,499 | 45 | |
| 73 | (94) | Ghosts of the Abyss | $3,252 | +37% | 5 | $650 | $16,583,026 | 619 | |
| 74 | (-) | Imelda | $3,150 | 2 | $1,575 | $198,352 | 192 | ||
| 75 | (69) | Notre Musique | $2,986 | -59% | 3 | $995 | $58,321 | 26 | |
| 76 | (70) | L.A. Twister | $2,886 | -58% | 1 | $2,886 | $47,250 | 129 | |
| 77 | (85) | Saints and Soldiers | $2,742 | -18% | 5 | $548 | $1,133,640 | 136 | |
| 78 | (76) | After Midnight | $2,710 | -49% | 2 | $1,355 | $20,881 | 17 | |
| 79 | (84) | Days of Being Wild | $2,500 | -28% | 1 | $2,500 | $68,120 | 31 | |
| 80 | (103) | Almost Peaceful | $2,305 | +34% | 3 | $768 | $84,145 | 122 | |
| 81 | (58) | Birth | $2,228 | -81% | 21 | $106 | $4,760,168 | 52 | |
| 82 | (96) | Head in the Clouds | $2,188 | -2% | 5 | $438 | $396,610 | 94 | |
| 83 | (93) | Young Black Stallion | $1,996 | -18% | 3 | $665 | $6,590,067 | 361 | |
| 84 | (113) | Godzilla: The Original Japanese Version | $1,539 | +87% | 2 | $770 | $412,520 | 227 | |
| 85 | (59) | Moolaadé | $1,460 | -86% | 2 | $730 | $104,499 | 66 | |
| 86 | (95) | Cowboys and Angels | $1,367 | -42% | 1 | $1,367 | $33,700 | 94 | |
| 87 | (75) | A Talking Picture | $1,069 | -80% | 1 | $1,069 | $8,756 | 10 | |
| 88 | (114) | Bright Leaves | $1,013 | +57% | 2 | $507 | $62,018 | 115 | |
| 89 | (109) | Goodbye Dragon Inn | $967 | -12% | 1 | $967 | $25,166 | 94 | |
| 90 | (98) | Dolls | $822 | -60% | 1 | $822 | $4,067 | 10 | |
| 91 | (82) | Fade to Black | $788 | -82% | 4 | $197 | $728,243 | 45 | |
| 92 | (89) | Sex is Comedy | $703 | -74% | 2 | $352 | $36,073 | 61 | |
| 93 | (108) | Guiana 1838 | $541 | -53% | 1 | $541 | $192,727 | 87 | |
| 94 | (112) | Dig | $254 | -74% | 1 | $254 | $127,067 | 80 | |
| 95 | (91) | Deserted Station | $184 | -93% | 1 | $184 | $11,567 | 192 | |
| Reporting movies: 95 | $107,244,293 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | $30,061,756 | 3,620 | $30,061,756 |
| 2 | Ocean's Twelve | $18,124,149 | 3,290 | $68,524,528 |
| 3 | Spanglish | $8,817,853 | 2,438 | $8,817,853 |
| 4 | The Polar Express | $8,411,135 | 2,868 | $123,431,814 |
| 5 | Blade: Trinity | $6,817,584 | 2,912 | $35,628,693 |
| 6 | National Treasure | $6,022,564 | 2,772 | $132,748,249 |
| 7 | Christmas with the Kranks | $5,366,072 | 2,941 | $61,972,118 |
| 8 | Flight of the Phoenix | $5,019,430 | 2,604 | $5,019,430 |
| 9 | Closer | $3,351,014 | 1,090 | $18,803,296 |
| 10 | The Incredibles | $3,120,541 | 1,930 | $236,978,426 |
| 11 | SpongeBob SquarePants | $2,002,903 | 2,115 | $76,362,402 |
| 12 | Finding Neverland | $1,960,122 | 985 | $16,908,196 |
| 13 | Sideways | $1,502,800 | 420 | $16,511,317 |
| 14 | The Aviator | $858,021 | 40 | $858,021 |
| 15 | House of Flying Daggers | $812,764 | 145 | $1,620,434 |
| 16 | Ray | $550,015 | 618 | $70,247,805 |
| 17 | Kinsey | $506,039 | 191 | $5,140,595 |
| 18 | Swades | $424,804 | 74 | $424,804 |
| 19 | Alexander | $374,890 | 622 | $33,649,513 |
| 20 | Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason | $331,500 | 514 | $39,314,970 |
| 21 | Shark Tale | $271,236 | 411 | $159,568,781 |
| 22 | A Very Long Engagement | $239,796 | 24 | $550,659 |
| 23 | The Motorcycle Diaries | $202,157 | 159 | $15,080,746 |
| 24 | Million Dollar Baby | $179,953 | 8 | $235,407 |
| 25 | The Grudge | $162,688 | 278 | $110,175,871 |
| 26 | Napoleon Dynamite | $124,804 | 177 | $44,140,989 |
| 27 | Shall We Dance? | $113,872 | 332 | $56,625,379 |
| 28 | Being Julia | $109,926 | 118 | $3,366,787 |
| 29 | What the #$'! Do We Know | $108,663 | 100 | $9,817,689 |
| 30 | Bad Education | $102,524 | 8 | $857,344 |
| 31 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | $98,787 | 2 | $311,689 |
| 32 | Saw | $87,289 | 178 | $55,091,862 |
| 33 | After the Sunset | $82,738 | 216 | $27,939,967 |
| 34 | Seed of Chucky | $68,272 | 165 | $17,016,190 |
| 35 | Friday Night Lights | $62,385 | 154 | $61,113,215 |
| 36 | Taxi | $60,152 | 149 | $36,177,654 |
| 37 | I Heart Huckabees | $56,212 | 80 | $12,495,748 |
| 38 | The Sea Inside | $55,681 | 23 | $55,681 |
| 39 | The Machinist | $52,899 | 60 | $939,471 |
| 40 | Beyond the Sea | $45,264 | 6 | $45,264 |
| 41 | The Work and the Glory | $41,436 | 20 | $856,020 |
| 42 | Without a Paddle | $39,706 | 62 | $58,009,897 |
| 43 | Veer-Zaara | $34,784 | 21 | $2,827,985 |
| 44 | Ladder 49 | $34,146 | 104 | $73,381,280 |
| 45 | Vera Drake | $32,379 | 38 | $2,047,941 |
| 46 | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | $27,458 | 9 | $8,857,208 |
| 47 | Alfie | $26,521 | 121 | $13,351,235 |
| 48 | Team America: World Police | $26,178 | 73 | $32,676,213 |
| 49 | Garden State | $26,006 | 44 | $26,706,668 |
| 50 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | $23,589 | 6 | $7,720,415 |
| 51 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | $22,644 | 98 | $95,149,435 |
| 52 | Callas Forever | $16,877 | 11 | $283,401 |
| 53 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | $13,221 | 19 | $19,460,257 |
| 54 | Mr. 3000 | $12,712 | 61 | $21,800,302 |
| 55 | Grande Seduction, La | $9,647 | 10 | $9,805,184 |
| 56 | Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids | $9,155 | 1 | $30,570 |
| 57 | Lightning in a Bottle | $8,012 | 8 | $121,386 |
| 58 | Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela | $8,007 | 3 | $47,394 |
| 59 | I Am David | $7,143 | 26 | $284,002 |
| 60 | I, Robot | $6,817 | 20 | $144,786,439 |
| 61 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | $6,224 | 30 | $37,760,080 |
| 62 | Tarnation | $6,012 | 13 | $459,617 |
| 63 | Zelary | $5,943 | 14 | $326,182 |
| 64 | Rosenstrasse | $5,691 | 5 | $715,599 |
| 65 | Red Lights | $5,226 | 7 | $627,039 |
| 66 | Enduring Love | $4,729 | 13 | $346,691 |
| 67 | Imaginary Heroes | $4,696 | 2 | $4,696 |
| 68 | Fabled | $3,972 | 2 | $16,218 |
| 69 | Primer | $3,835 | 5 | $424,760 |
| 70 | Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst | $3,771 | 5 | $70,541 |
| 71 | End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones | $3,505 | 5 | $391,950 |
| 72 | Bear Cub | $3,347 | 2 | $52,499 |
| 73 | Ghosts of the Abyss | $3,252 | 5 | $16,583,026 |
| 74 | Imelda | $3,150 | 2 | $198,352 |
| 75 | Notre Musique | $2,986 | 3 | $58,321 |
| 76 | L.A. Twister | $2,886 | 1 | $47,250 |
| 77 | Saints and Soldiers | $2,742 | 5 | $1,133,640 |
| 78 | After Midnight | $2,710 | 2 | $20,881 |
| 79 | Days of Being Wild | $2,500 | 1 | $68,120 |
| 80 | Almost Peaceful | $2,305 | 3 | $84,145 |
| 81 | Birth | $2,228 | 21 | $4,760,168 |
| 82 | Head in the Clouds | $2,188 | 5 | $396,610 |
| 83 | Young Black Stallion | $1,996 | 3 | $6,590,067 |
| 84 | Godzilla: The Original Japanese Version | $1,539 | 2 | $412,520 |
| 85 | Moolaadé | $1,460 | 2 | $104,499 |
| 86 | Cowboys and Angels | $1,367 | 1 | $33,700 |
| 87 | A Talking Picture | $1,069 | 1 | $8,756 |
| 88 | Bright Leaves | $1,013 | 2 | $62,018 |
| 89 | Goodbye Dragon Inn | $967 | 1 | $25,166 |
| 90 | Dolls | $822 | 1 | $4,067 |
| 91 | Fade to Black | $788 | 4 | $728,243 |
| 92 | Sex is Comedy | $703 | 2 | $36,073 |
| 93 | Guiana 1838 | $541 | 1 | $192,727 |
| 94 | Dig | $254 | 1 | $127,067 |
| 95 | Deserted Station | $184 | 1 | $11,567 |
| Reporting: 95 | $107,244,293 | total | ||