Week Domestic Box Office December 17, 2004
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | $46,799,490 | 3,620 | $12,928 | $46,799,490 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Ocean's Twelve | $27,798,670 | -45% | 3,290 | $8,449 | $78,199,049 | 14 | |
| 3 | (new) | Meet the Fockers | $24,396,740 | 3,518 | $6,935 | $24,396,740 | 2 | ||
| 4 | (3) | The Polar Express | $18,686,785 | +26% | 2,868 | $6,516 | $133,707,464 | 44 | |
| 5 | (new) | Spanglish | $13,540,256 | 2,438 | $5,554 | $13,540,256 | 7 | ||
| 6 | (4) | National Treasure | $10,374,595 | -17% | 2,772 | $3,743 | $137,100,280 | 35 | |
| 7 | (2) | Blade: Trinity | $10,336,332 | -49% | 2,912 | $3,550 | $39,147,441 | 16 | |
| 8 | (5) | Christmas with the Kranks | $9,643,331 | +2% | 2,941 | $3,279 | $66,249,377 | 30 | |
| 9 | (new) | Flight of the Phoenix | $7,812,576 | 2,604 | $3,000 | $7,812,576 | 7 | ||
| 10 | (6) | The Incredibles | $6,150,782 | -3% | 1,930 | $3,187 | $240,008,667 | 49 | |
| 11 | (7) | Closer | $5,419,121 | -1% | 1,090 | $4,972 | $20,871,403 | 21 | |
| 12 | (8) | SpongeBob SquarePants | $3,705,270 | -28% | 2,115 | $1,752 | $78,064,769 | 35 | |
| 13 | (9) | Finding Neverland | $3,449,480 | +42% | 985 | $3,502 | $18,397,554 | 42 | |
| 14 | (11) | Sideways | $2,322,043 | +18% | 420 | $5,529 | $17,330,560 | 63 | |
| 15 | (new) | The Phantom of the Opera | $2,315,000 | 622 | $3,722 | $2,315,000 | 2 | ||
| 16 | (new) | The Aviator | $1,354,738 | 40 | $33,868 | $1,354,738 | 7 | ||
| 17 | (20) | House of Flying Daggers | $1,263,291 | +336% | 145 | $8,712 | $2,070,961 | 21 | |
| 18 | (13) | Ray | $844,520 | -38% | 618 | $1,367 | $70,542,310 | 56 | |
| 19 | (14) | Kinsey | $772,756 | +4% | 191 | $4,046 | $5,407,312 | 42 | |
| 20 | (10) | Alexander | $578,827 | -73% | 622 | $931 | $33,853,450 | 30 | |
| 21 | (12) | Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason | $544,080 | -68% | 514 | $1,059 | $39,527,550 | 42 | |
| 22 | (37) | A Very Long Engagement | $533,232 | +651% | 24 | $22,218 | $844,095 | 28 | |
| 23 | (new) | Swades | $532,915 | 74 | $7,202 | $532,915 | 7 | ||
| 24 | (17) | The Motorcycle Diaries | $352,146 | -19% | 159 | $2,215 | $15,230,735 | 91 | |
| 25 | (-) | Million Dollar Baby | $282,087 | 8 | $35,261 | $337,541 | 9 | ||
| 26 | (26) | Bad Education | $234,231 | +23% | 8 | $29,279 | $989,051 | 35 | |
| 27 | (23) | Napoleon Dynamite | $227,688 | +4% | 177 | $1,286 | $44,243,873 | 196 | |
| 28 | (25) | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | $194,971 | -8% | 2 | $97,486 | $407,873 | 14 | |
| 29 | (18) | Shall We Dance? | $193,569 | -51% | 332 | $583 | $56,705,076 | 70 | |
| 30 | (22) | What the #$'! Do We Know | $192,815 | -20% | 100 | $1,928 | $9,901,841 | 322 | |
| 31 | (24) | Being Julia | $159,117 | -26% | 118 | $1,348 | $3,415,978 | 70 | |
| 32 | (15) | After the Sunset | $131,157 | -79% | 216 | $607 | $27,988,386 | 42 | |
| 33 | (19) | Saw | $128,328 | -64% | 178 | $721 | $55,132,901 | 56 | |
| 34 | (27) | Friday Night Lights | $106,575 | -32% | 154 | $692 | $61,157,405 | 77 | |
| 35 | (31) | The Work and the Glory | $94,649 | -20% | 20 | $4,732 | $909,233 | 30 | |
| 36 | (30) | Taxi | $94,292 | -24% | 149 | $633 | $36,211,794 | 79 | |
| 37 | (29) | I Heart Huckabees | $89,889 | -35% | 80 | $1,124 | $12,529,425 | 84 | |
| 38 | (35) | Ladder 49 | $88,646 | +11% | 104 | $852 | $73,435,780 | 84 | |
| 39 | (new) | The Sea Inside | $85,397 | 23 | $3,713 | $85,397 | 7 | ||
| 40 | (28) | The Machinist | $82,901 | -40% | 60 | $1,382 | $969,473 | 63 | |
| 41 | (21) | Seed of Chucky | $68,272 | -72% | 165 | $414 | $17,016,190 | 42 | |
| 42 | (new) | Beyond the Sea | $66,280 | 6 | $11,047 | $66,280 | 7 | ||
| 43 | (36) | Without a Paddle | $62,229 | -20% | 62 | $1,004 | $58,032,420 | 126 | |
| 44 | (34) | Team America: World Police | $51,654 | -43% | 73 | $708 | $32,701,689 | 70 | |
| 45 | (40) | Vera Drake | $47,226 | -29% | 38 | $1,243 | $2,062,788 | 75 | |
| 46 | (33) | Veer-Zaara | $46,362 | -51% | 21 | $2,208 | $2,839,563 | 42 | |
| 47 | (44) | Alfie | $45,282 | +29% | 121 | $374 | $13,369,996 | 49 | |
| 48 | (41) | Garden State | $39,505 | -35% | 44 | $898 | $26,720,167 | 149 | |
| 49 | (45) | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | $27,458 | -12% | 9 | $3,051 | $8,857,208 | 798 | |
| 50 | (43) | Callas Forever | $24,176 | -36% | 11 | $2,198 | $290,700 | 49 | |
| 51 | (50) | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | $23,589 | +7% | 6 | $3,932 | $7,720,415 | 805 | |
| 52 | (39) | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | $22,644 | -66% | 98 | $231 | $95,149,435 | 135 | |
| 53 | (49) | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | $22,118 | -2% | 19 | $1,164 | $19,469,154 | 287 | |
| 54 | (53) | Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids | $16,160 | -7% | 1 | $16,160 | $37,575 | 16 | |
| 55 | (48) | Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela | $13,658 | -44% | 3 | $4,553 | $53,045 | 63 | |
| 56 | (55) | Grande Seduction, La | $13,467 | -20% | 10 | $1,347 | $9,809,004 | 532 | |
| 57 | (42) | Mr. 3000 | $12,712 | -78% | 61 | $208 | $21,800,302 | 98 | |
| 58 | (56) | I, Robot | $12,306 | -26% | 20 | $615 | $144,791,928 | 161 | |
| 59 | (68) | Lightning in a Bottle | $11,574 | +41% | 8 | $1,447 | $124,948 | 63 | |
| 60 | (57) | Tarnation | $8,638 | -45% | 13 | $664 | $462,243 | 79 | |
| 61 | (61) | Rosenstrasse | $8,550 | -30% | 5 | $1,710 | $718,458 | 126 | |
| 62 | (66) | Zelary | $8,484 | -10% | 14 | $606 | $328,723 | 98 | |
| 63 | (73) | Red Lights | $7,828 | +28% | 7 | $1,118 | $629,641 | 126 | |
| 64 | (38) | I Am David | $7,143 | -89% | 26 | $275 | $284,002 | 21 | |
| 65 | (60) | Enduring Love | $6,879 | -49% | 13 | $529 | $348,841 | 56 | |
| 66 | (81) | Young Black Stallion | $6,261 | +69% | 3 | $2,087 | $6,594,332 | 365 | |
| 67 | (47) | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | $6,224 | -76% | 30 | $207 | $37,760,080 | 98 | |
| 68 | (74) | Ghosts of the Abyss | $6,095 | +5% | 5 | $1,219 | $16,585,869 | 623 | |
| 69 | (76) | Saints and Soldiers | $5,932 | +10% | 5 | $1,186 | $1,136,830 | 140 | |
| 70 | (63) | Notre Musique | $5,621 | -52% | 3 | $1,874 | $60,956 | 30 | |
| 71 | (62) | Fabled | $5,586 | -54% | 2 | $2,793 | $17,832 | 14 | |
| 72 | (-) | Imelda | $4,900 | 2 | $2,450 | $200,102 | 196 | ||
| 73 | (64) | Bear Cub | $4,401 | -59% | 2 | $2,201 | $53,553 | 49 | |
| 74 | (65) | L.A. Twister | $4,304 | -58% | 1 | $4,304 | $48,668 | 133 | |
| 75 | (58) | Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst | $4,067 | -74% | 5 | $813 | $70,837 | 28 | |
| 76 | (51) | Primer | $3,835 | -81% | 5 | $767 | $424,760 | 77 | |
| 77 | (70) | After Midnight | $3,658 | -50% | 2 | $1,829 | $21,829 | 21 | |
| 78 | (52) | Birth | $3,526 | -81% | 21 | $168 | $4,761,466 | 56 | |
| 79 | (77) | End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones | $3,505 | -28% | 5 | $701 | $391,950 | 126 | |
| 80 | (83) | Head in the Clouds | $3,330 | +3% | 5 | $666 | $397,752 | 98 | |
| 81 | (92) | Almost Peaceful | $2,653 | +55% | 3 | $884 | $84,493 | 126 | |
| 82 | (54) | Moolaadé | $2,628 | -85% | 2 | $1,314 | $105,667 | 70 | |
| 83 | (88) | Godzilla: The Original Japanese Version | $1,539 | -19% | 2 | $770 | $412,520 | 231 | |
| 84 | (78) | Cowboys and Angels | $1,367 | -67% | 1 | $1,367 | $33,700 | 98 | |
| 85 | (94) | Goodbye Dragon Inn | $1,367 | -6% | 1 | $1,367 | $25,566 | 98 | |
| 86 | (86) | Bright Leaves | $1,246 | -42% | 2 | $623 | $62,251 | 119 | |
| 87 | (71) | Fade to Black | $1,076 | -85% | 4 | $269 | $728,531 | 49 | |
| 88 | (79) | Sex is Comedy | $1,052 | -74% | 2 | $526 | $36,422 | 65 | |
| 89 | (89) | Guiana 1838 | $714 | -61% | 1 | $714 | $192,900 | 91 | |
| 90 | (80) | Deserted Station | $336 | -91% | 1 | $336 | $11,719 | 196 | |
| 91 | (95) | Dig | $254 | -77% | 1 | $254 | $127,067 | 84 | |
| 92 | (new) | Imaginary Heroes | $0 | 2 | $0 | $0 | 7 | ||
| Reporting movies: 92 | $202,672,959 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | $46,799,490 | 3,620 | $46,799,490 |
| 2 | Ocean's Twelve | $27,798,670 | 3,290 | $78,199,049 |
| 3 | Meet the Fockers | $24,396,740 | 3,518 | $24,396,740 |
| 4 | The Polar Express | $18,686,785 | 2,868 | $133,707,464 |
| 5 | Spanglish | $13,540,256 | 2,438 | $13,540,256 |
| 6 | National Treasure | $10,374,595 | 2,772 | $137,100,280 |
| 7 | Blade: Trinity | $10,336,332 | 2,912 | $39,147,441 |
| 8 | Christmas with the Kranks | $9,643,331 | 2,941 | $66,249,377 |
| 9 | Flight of the Phoenix | $7,812,576 | 2,604 | $7,812,576 |
| 10 | The Incredibles | $6,150,782 | 1,930 | $240,008,667 |
| 11 | Closer | $5,419,121 | 1,090 | $20,871,403 |
| 12 | SpongeBob SquarePants | $3,705,270 | 2,115 | $78,064,769 |
| 13 | Finding Neverland | $3,449,480 | 985 | $18,397,554 |
| 14 | Sideways | $2,322,043 | 420 | $17,330,560 |
| 15 | The Phantom of the Opera | $2,315,000 | 622 | $2,315,000 |
| 16 | The Aviator | $1,354,738 | 40 | $1,354,738 |
| 17 | House of Flying Daggers | $1,263,291 | 145 | $2,070,961 |
| 18 | Ray | $844,520 | 618 | $70,542,310 |
| 19 | Kinsey | $772,756 | 191 | $5,407,312 |
| 20 | Alexander | $578,827 | 622 | $33,853,450 |
| 21 | Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason | $544,080 | 514 | $39,527,550 |
| 22 | A Very Long Engagement | $533,232 | 24 | $844,095 |
| 23 | Swades | $532,915 | 74 | $532,915 |
| 24 | The Motorcycle Diaries | $352,146 | 159 | $15,230,735 |
| 25 | Million Dollar Baby | $282,087 | 8 | $337,541 |
| 26 | Bad Education | $234,231 | 8 | $989,051 |
| 27 | Napoleon Dynamite | $227,688 | 177 | $44,243,873 |
| 28 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | $194,971 | 2 | $407,873 |
| 29 | Shall We Dance? | $193,569 | 332 | $56,705,076 |
| 30 | What the #$'! Do We Know | $192,815 | 100 | $9,901,841 |
| 31 | Being Julia | $159,117 | 118 | $3,415,978 |
| 32 | After the Sunset | $131,157 | 216 | $27,988,386 |
| 33 | Saw | $128,328 | 178 | $55,132,901 |
| 34 | Friday Night Lights | $106,575 | 154 | $61,157,405 |
| 35 | The Work and the Glory | $94,649 | 20 | $909,233 |
| 36 | Taxi | $94,292 | 149 | $36,211,794 |
| 37 | I Heart Huckabees | $89,889 | 80 | $12,529,425 |
| 38 | Ladder 49 | $88,646 | 104 | $73,435,780 |
| 39 | The Sea Inside | $85,397 | 23 | $85,397 |
| 40 | The Machinist | $82,901 | 60 | $969,473 |
| 41 | Seed of Chucky | $68,272 | 165 | $17,016,190 |
| 42 | Beyond the Sea | $66,280 | 6 | $66,280 |
| 43 | Without a Paddle | $62,229 | 62 | $58,032,420 |
| 44 | Team America: World Police | $51,654 | 73 | $32,701,689 |
| 45 | Vera Drake | $47,226 | 38 | $2,062,788 |
| 46 | Veer-Zaara | $46,362 | 21 | $2,839,563 |
| 47 | Alfie | $45,282 | 121 | $13,369,996 |
| 48 | Garden State | $39,505 | 44 | $26,720,167 |
| 49 | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | $27,458 | 9 | $8,857,208 |
| 50 | Callas Forever | $24,176 | 11 | $290,700 |
| 51 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | $23,589 | 6 | $7,720,415 |
| 52 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | $22,644 | 98 | $95,149,435 |
| 53 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | $22,118 | 19 | $19,469,154 |
| 54 | Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids | $16,160 | 1 | $37,575 |
| 55 | Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela | $13,658 | 3 | $53,045 |
| 56 | Grande Seduction, La | $13,467 | 10 | $9,809,004 |
| 57 | Mr. 3000 | $12,712 | 61 | $21,800,302 |
| 58 | I, Robot | $12,306 | 20 | $144,791,928 |
| 59 | Lightning in a Bottle | $11,574 | 8 | $124,948 |
| 60 | Tarnation | $8,638 | 13 | $462,243 |
| 61 | Rosenstrasse | $8,550 | 5 | $718,458 |
| 62 | Zelary | $8,484 | 14 | $328,723 |
| 63 | Red Lights | $7,828 | 7 | $629,641 |
| 64 | I Am David | $7,143 | 26 | $284,002 |
| 65 | Enduring Love | $6,879 | 13 | $348,841 |
| 66 | Young Black Stallion | $6,261 | 3 | $6,594,332 |
| 67 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | $6,224 | 30 | $37,760,080 |
| 68 | Ghosts of the Abyss | $6,095 | 5 | $16,585,869 |
| 69 | Saints and Soldiers | $5,932 | 5 | $1,136,830 |
| 70 | Notre Musique | $5,621 | 3 | $60,956 |
| 71 | Fabled | $5,586 | 2 | $17,832 |
| 72 | Imelda | $4,900 | 2 | $200,102 |
| 73 | Bear Cub | $4,401 | 2 | $53,553 |
| 74 | L.A. Twister | $4,304 | 1 | $48,668 |
| 75 | Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst | $4,067 | 5 | $70,837 |
| 76 | Primer | $3,835 | 5 | $424,760 |
| 77 | After Midnight | $3,658 | 2 | $21,829 |
| 78 | Birth | $3,526 | 21 | $4,761,466 |
| 79 | End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones | $3,505 | 5 | $391,950 |
| 80 | Head in the Clouds | $3,330 | 5 | $397,752 |
| 81 | Almost Peaceful | $2,653 | 3 | $84,493 |
| 82 | Moolaadé | $2,628 | 2 | $105,667 |
| 83 | Godzilla: The Original Japanese Version | $1,539 | 2 | $412,520 |
| 84 | Cowboys and Angels | $1,367 | 1 | $33,700 |
| 85 | Goodbye Dragon Inn | $1,367 | 1 | $25,566 |
| 86 | Bright Leaves | $1,246 | 2 | $62,251 |
| 87 | Fade to Black | $1,076 | 4 | $728,531 |
| 88 | Sex is Comedy | $1,052 | 2 | $36,422 |
| 89 | Guiana 1838 | $714 | 1 | $192,900 |
| 90 | Deserted Station | $336 | 1 | $11,719 |
| 91 | Dig | $254 | 1 | $127,067 |
| 92 | Imaginary Heroes | $0 | 2 | $0 |
| Reporting: 92 | $202,672,959 | total | ||