Domestic Box Office For Dec 19, 2004

Data as of Mar 19, 2:19 PDT
Rank Release Metric Fri Dec 17Sat Dec 18Sun Dec 19Mon Dec 20Tue Dec 21Wed Dec 22Thu Dec 23
1

A Series of Unfortunate Events

Paramount Pictures
Gross$10,363,959$11,349,235$8,348,562$4,420,036$4,218,332$3,777,924$4,321,442
Theaters3,6203,6203,6203,6203,6203,6223,622
Average$2,862$3,135$2,306$1,221$1,165$1,043$1,193
%± YD-+9.5%-26.4%-47.1%-4.6%-10.4%+14.4%
%± LW-------
GTD$10,363,959$21,713,194$30,061,756$34,481,792$38,700,124$42,478,048$46,799,490
Days1234567
2

Ocean's Twelve

Warner Bros.
Gross$5,970,270$7,219,821$4,934,058$2,678,342$2,804,461$1,924,383$2,267,335
Theaters3,2903,2903,2903,2903,2903,2903,290
Average$1,814$2,194$1,499$814$852$584$689
%± YD+128.4%+20.9%-31.7%-45.7%+4.7%-31.4%+17.8%
%± LW-59.5%-54.1%-43.2%-11.3%-6.6%-26.3%-13.3%
GTD$56,370,649$63,590,470$68,524,528$71,202,870$74,007,331$75,931,714$78,199,049
Days891011121314
3

The Polar Express

Warner Bros.
Gross$2,369,160$3,228,191$2,813,784$2,025,266$2,454,121$2,528,010$3,268,253
Theaters2,8682,8682,8682,8682,8682,7022,702
Average$826$1,125$981$706$855$935$1,209
%± YD+51.1%+36.3%-12.8%-28%+21.2%+3%+29.3%
%± LW-9.3%-21.7%-1.5%+93.9%+98.4%+88.3%+108.4%
GTD$117,388,361$120,616,552$123,430,336$125,455,602$127,909,723$130,437,733$133,705,986
Days38394041424344
4

Spanglish

Sony Pictures Releasing
Gross$2,932,658$3,418,749$2,466,446$1,356,253$1,388,540$895,036$1,082,574
Theaters2,4382,4382,4382,4382,4382,4382,438
Average$1,202$1,402$1,011$556$569$367$444
%± YD-+16.6%-27.9%-45%+2.4%-35.5%+21%
%± LW-------
GTD$2,932,658$6,351,407$8,817,853$10,174,106$11,562,646$12,457,682$13,540,256
Days1234567
5

Blade: Trinity

New Line (Pre-Warner)
Gross$2,046,000$2,711,000$2,061,000$991,000$1,006,000$709,809$812,266
Theaters2,9122,9122,9122,9122,9122,9122,912
Average$702$930$707$340$345$243$278
%± YD+105.6%+32.5%-24%-51.9%+1.5%-29.4%+14.4%
%± LW-61.5%-59.1%-49.9%-17.8%-10.2%-29.4%-18.4%
GTD$30,857,000$33,568,000$35,628,693$36,620,000$37,625,366$38,335,175$39,147,441
Days10111213141516
6

National Treasure

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Gross$1,717,792$2,570,044$1,734,728$1,008,226$1,115,000$934,384$1,294,421
Theaters2,7722,7722,7722,7722,7722,4782,478
Average$619$927$625$363$402$377$522
%± YD+141.2%+49.6%-32.5%-41.9%+10.6%-16.2%+38.5%
%± LW-40.8%-43.5%-27.3%+64.9%+69.1%+39.3%+81.8%
GTD$128,443,477$131,013,521$132,748,249$133,756,475$134,871,475$135,805,859$137,100,280
Days29303132333435
7

Christmas with the Kranks

Revolution Studios
Gross$1,473,406$2,298,891$1,593,775$965,334$1,161,386$933,150$1,217,389
Theaters2,9412,9412,9412,9412,9412,5552,555
Average$500$781$541$328$394$365$476
%± YD+171.8%+56%-30.7%-39.4%+20.3%-19.7%+30.5%
%± LW-27.7%-36.9%-17.5%+152.3%+161.7%+104.8%+124.6%
GTD$58,079,452$60,378,343$61,972,118$62,937,452$64,098,838$65,031,988$66,249,377
Days24252627282930
8

Flight of the Phoenix

20th Century Fox Film Corporation
Gross$1,606,109$1,951,524$1,461,797$742,547$773,223$583,647$693,729
Theaters2,6042,6042,6042,6042,6042,6042,604
Average$616$749$561$285$296$224$266
%± YD-+21.5%-25.1%-49.2%+4.1%-24.5%+18.9%
%± LW-------
GTD$1,606,109$3,557,633$5,019,430$5,761,977$6,535,200$7,118,847$7,812,576
Days1234567
9

The Incredibles

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Gross$766,259$1,342,237$1,012,045$690,526$782,034$683,667$874,014
Theaters1,9301,9301,9301,9301,9301,7321,732
Average$397$695$524$357$405$394$504
%± YD+114.3%+75.2%-24.6%-31.8%+13.3%-12.6%+27.8%
%± LW-36.6%-44.2%-28.9%+137.3%+151.3%+110.4%+144.4%
GTD$234,624,144$235,966,381$236,978,426$237,668,952$238,450,986$239,134,653$240,008,667
Days43444546474849
10

Closer

Sony Pictures Releasing
Gross$1,024,318$1,342,745$983,951$551,547$593,330$440,120$483,110
Theaters1,0901,0901,0901,0901,0901,0901,090
Average$939$1,231$902$506$544$403$443
%± YD+137.2%+31.1%-26.7%-43.9%+7.6%-25.8%+9.8%
%± LW-18.1%-12.8%+4.1%+39.6%+32.8%+0.4%+11.9%
GTD$16,476,600$17,819,345$18,803,296$19,354,843$19,948,173$20,388,293$20,871,403
Days15161718192021
11

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

Paramount Pictures
Gross$418,478$899,677$684,748$441,858$489,161$365,113$406,235
Theaters2,1152,1152,1152,1152,1151,4481,448
Average$197$425$323$208$231$252$280
%± YD+104.5%+115%-23.9%-35.5%+10.7%-25.4%+11.3%
%± LW-54.6%-57.2%-48.6%+147.6%+159.1%+90.5%+98.6%
GTD$74,777,977$75,677,654$76,362,402$76,804,260$77,293,421$77,658,534$78,064,769
Days29303132333435
12

Finding Neverland

Miramax Films
Gross$570,000$795,000$595,000$384,000$420,000$298,000$387,328
Theaters985985985985985985985
Average$578$807$604$389$426$302$393
%± YD+185%+39.5%-25.2%-35.5%+9.4%-29%+30%
%± LW+13.1%+8%+32.5%+137%+121.1%+59.4%+93.7%
GTD$15,518,000$16,313,000$16,908,196$17,292,000$17,712,000$18,010,226$18,397,554
Days36373839404142
13

Sideways

Fox Searchlight
Gross$396,093$674,802$431,905$189,264$202,115$183,192$244,672
Theaters424424424424424383383
Average$934$1,591$1,018$446$476$478$638
%± YD+108.4%+70.4%-36%-56.2%+6.8%-9.4%+33.6%
%± LW+18.2%+16.4%+32.6%+22.6%+2.3%-5.3%+28.8%
GTD$15,404,610$16,079,412$16,511,317$16,700,581$16,902,696$17,085,888$17,330,560
Days57585960616263
14

The Aviator

Miramax Films
Gross$252,000$327,000$279,000$139,000$129,000$104,000$123,692
Theaters40404040404141
Average$6,300$8,175$6,975$3,475$3,225$2,536$3,016
%± YD-+29.8%-14.7%-50.2%-7.2%-19.4%+18.9%
%± LW-------
GTD$252,000$579,000$858,021$997,000$1,126,000$1,231,046$1,354,738
Days1234567
15

House of Flying Daggers

Sony Pictures Classics
Gross$237,000$319,000$257,000----
Theaters145145145----
Average$1,634$2,200$1,772----
%± YD-+34.6%-19.4%----
%± LW+301.7%+284.3%+307.9%----
GTD$1,045,000$1,364,000$1,620,434----
Days151617----
16

Ray

Universal Pictures
Gross$142,140$247,200$160,675$77,355$86,520$55,375$75,255
Theaters618618618618618442442
Average$230$400$259$125$140$125$170
%± YD+32.7%+73.9%-35%-51.9%+11.8%-36%+35.9%
%± LW-45.3%-45.9%-32.2%-14.4%-19.3%-45.4%-29.8%
GTD$69,839,930$70,087,130$70,247,805$70,325,160$70,411,680$70,467,055$70,542,310
Days50515253545556
17

Kinsey

Fox Searchlight
Gross$133,753$229,176$143,110$65,322$71,960$60,786$68,649
Theaters191191191191191196196
Average$700$1,199$749$342$376$310$350
%± YD+143.9%+71.3%-37.6%-54.4%+10.2%-15.5%+12.9%
%± LW-5.1%-6.2%+1.9%+30.6%+32.3%+6.3%+25.2%
GTD$4,768,309$4,997,485$5,140,595$5,205,917$5,277,877$5,338,663$5,407,312
Days36373839404142
18

Alexander

Warner Bros.
Gross$107,409$151,473$116,008$63,739$78,234$29,628$32,336
Theaters622622622622622232232
Average$172$243$186$102$125$127$139
%± YD-37.7%+41%-23.4%-45.1%+22.7%-62.1%+9.1%
%± LW-74.4%-75.9%-73.1%-59.4%-57.1%-82.4%-81.2%
GTD$33,382,032$33,533,505$33,649,513$33,713,252$33,791,486$33,821,114$33,853,450
Days24252627282930
19

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

Universal Pictures
Gross$100,225$136,185$95,090$64,250$74,530$36,080$37,720
Theaters514514514514514328328
Average$194$264$185$125$145$110$115
%± YD-30.9%+35.9%-30.2%-32.4%+16%-51.6%+4.5%
%± LW-73.2%-71.4%-63.9%-49.6%-51.3%-75%-74%
GTD$39,083,695$39,219,880$39,314,970$39,379,220$39,453,750$39,489,830$39,527,550
Days36373839404142
20

Shark Tale

DreamWorks SKG
Gross$62,110$125,214$83,912$50,275$70,112$58,987$67,324
Theaters411411411411411411411
Average$151$304$204$122$170$143$163
%± YD+666.4%+101.6%-33%-40.1%+39.5%-15.9%+14.1%
%± LW+262.5%+237.4%+235.3%+886.4%+1,131.1%+956.4%+730.8%
GTD$159,359,655$159,484,869$159,568,781$159,619,056$159,689,168$159,748,155$159,815,479
Days78798081828384
21

A Very Long Engagement

Warner Independent Pictures
Gross$60,235$99,108$80,453$35,535$41,671$103,643$112,587
Theaters2424242424167167
Average$2,509$4,129$3,352$1,480$1,736$620$674
%± YD+1,008.9%+64.5%-18.8%-55.8%+17.3%+148.7%+8.6%
%± LW+393.2%+395.1%+350%+645.1%+734.9%+1,713.2%+1,972.7%
GTD$371,098$470,206$550,659$586,194$627,865$731,508$844,095
Days22232425262728
22

Million Dollar Baby

Warner Bros.
Gross$49,433$73,343$57,177$24,640$27,109$22,034$28,351
Theaters8888888
Average$6,179$9,167$7,147$3,080$3,388$2,754$3,543
%± YD+89.8%+48.4%-22%-56.9%+10%-18.7%+28.7%
%± LW------25.1%+8.9%
GTD$104,887$178,230$235,407$260,047$287,156$309,190$337,541
Days3456789
23

The Grudge

Sony Pictures Releasing
Gross$51,934$69,815$40,939----
Theaters278278278----
Average$186$251$147----
%± YD-+34.4%-41.4%----
%± LW-63.7%-69.2%-52.9%----
GTD$110,065,117$110,134,932$110,175,871----
Days575859----
24

Napoleon Dynamite

Fox Searchlight
Gross$37,370$47,598$39,836$31,192$29,821$21,249$20,622
Theaters177177177177177144144
Average$211$268$225$176$168$147$143
%± YD+75.3%+27.4%-16.3%-21.7%-4.4%-28.7%-3%
%± LW-22.9%-23.6%+23.4%+94.5%+54.8%+6.7%-3.3%
GTD$44,053,555$44,101,153$44,140,989$44,172,181$44,202,002$44,223,251$44,243,873
Days190191192193194195196
25

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Gross$29,695$36,195$32,897$24,266$25,526$22,886$23,506
Theaters2222222
Average$14,847$18,097$16,448$12,133$12,763$11,443$11,753
%± YD+28.5%+21.9%-9.1%-26.2%+5.2%-10.3%+2.7%
%± LW-18.7%-9.2%-10.4%-15.9%+2%+0.2%+1.7%
GTD$242,597$278,792$311,689$335,955$361,481$384,367$407,873
Days891011121314
26

Saw

Lionsgate Films
Gross$26,825$35,300$25,164$12,472$13,777$6,704$8,086
Theaters178178178178178178178
Average$150$198$141$70$77$37$45
%± YD-10.1%+31.6%-28.7%-50.4%+10.5%-51.3%+20.6%
%± LW-66.2%-69.7%-55.5%-47.2%-46.5%-75.6%-72.9%
GTD$55,031,398$55,066,698$55,091,862$55,104,334$55,118,111$55,124,815$55,132,901
Days50515253545556
27

Friday Night Lights

Universal Pictures
Gross$17,725$26,180$18,480$10,850$12,275$10,185$10,880
Theaters154154154154154154154
Average$115$170$120$70$79$66$70
%± YD+67.1%+47.7%-29.4%-41.3%+13.1%-17%+6.8%
%± LW-48.4%-53.9%-26.3%+2.7%+16.1%+10.2%+2.6%
GTD$61,068,555$61,094,735$61,113,215$61,124,065$61,136,340$61,146,525$61,157,405
Days71727374757677
28

The Machinist

Paramount Classics
Gross$14,813$21,252$16,834$9,442$9,373$4,966$6,221
Theaters60606060606060
Average$246$354$280$157$156$82$103
%± YD+19.7%+43.5%-20.8%-43.9%-0.7%-47%+25.3%
%± LW-43.5%-42.5%-37.4%-18.2%-25.7%-58.8%-49.7%
GTD$901,385$922,637$939,471$948,913$958,286$963,252$969,473
Days57585960616263
29

I Heart Huckabees

Fox Searchlight
Gross$16,721$23,147$16,344$9,373$10,066$7,261$6,977
Theaters80808080804747
Average$209$289$204$117$125$154$148
%± YD+24.6%+38.4%-29.4%-42.7%+7.4%-27.9%-3.9%
%± LW-34.2%-34.2%-29%-26.7%-33.3%-44.3%-48%
GTD$12,456,257$12,479,404$12,495,748$12,505,121$12,515,187$12,522,448$12,529,425
Days78798081828384
30

Beyond the Sea

Lionsgate Films
Gross$10,978$19,556$14,730$5,449$5,929$3,872$5,766
Theaters6666666
Average$1,829$3,259$2,455$908$988$645$961
%± YD-+78.1%-24.7%-63%+8.8%-34.7%+48.9%
%± LW-------
GTD$10,978$30,534$45,264$50,713$56,642$60,514$66,280
Days1234567
31

Without a Paddle

Paramount Pictures
Gross$11,610$16,548$11,548$6,802$6,284$4,542$4,895
Theaters62626262624343
Average$187$266$186$109$101$105$113
%± YD+92.3%+42.5%-30.2%-41.1%-7.6%-27.7%+7.8%
%± LW-30.8%-31.5%-18.1%+18.8%+14.4%-16.4%-18.9%
GTD$57,981,801$57,998,349$58,009,897$58,016,699$58,022,983$58,027,525$58,032,420
Days120121122123124125126
32

Team America: World Police

Paramount Pictures
Gross$7,929$9,935$8,314$6,595$7,307$6,422$5,152
Theaters73737373734646
Average$108$136$113$90$100$139$112
%± YD-15.8%+25.3%-16.3%-20.7%+10.8%-12.1%-19.8%
%± LW-56.7%-57.6%-46.2%-15.5%-12.4%-21.6%-45.3%
GTD$32,657,964$32,667,899$32,676,213$32,682,808$32,690,115$32,696,537$32,701,689
Days64656667686970
33

Alfie

Paramount Pictures
Gross$8,005$10,288$8,228$6,188$7,571$2,573$2,429
Theaters1211211211211214343
Average$66$85$68$51$62$59$56
%± YD+292.8%+28.5%-20%-24.8%+22.3%-66%-5.6%
%± LW-3.8%-5.5%+37%+179%+138.2%+3.6%+19.2%
GTD$13,332,719$13,343,007$13,351,235$13,357,423$13,364,994$13,367,567$13,369,996
Days43444546474849
34

Garden State

Fox Searchlight
Gross$8,194$10,297$7,515$3,451$4,365$2,916$2,767
Theaters44444444442929
Average$186$234$170$78$99$100$95
%± YD+31.6%+25.7%-27%-54.1%+26.5%-33.2%-5.1%
%± LW-28%-34.1%-18.6%-37.3%-32.2%-51.1%-55.6%
GTD$26,688,856$26,699,153$26,706,668$26,710,119$26,714,484$26,717,400$26,720,167
Days143144145146147148149
35

NASCAR: The IMAX Experience

Warner Bros.
Gross$4,086$5,298$3,834$2,024$2,226$2,020$2,800
Theaters19191919191919
Average$215$278$201$106$117$106$147
%± YD+186.3%+29.7%-27.6%-47.2%+10%-9.3%+38.6%
%± LW+23.8%-38.6%-28.3%+111.3%+119.5%+20%+96.2%
GTD$19,451,022$19,456,320$19,460,154$19,462,178$19,464,404$19,466,424$19,469,224
Days281282283284285286287
36

I Am David

Lionsgate Films
Gross$2,441$2,476$2,226$1,122$1,158$1,093$1,177
Theaters26262626262626
Average$93$95$85$43$44$42$45
%± YD-68.8%+1.4%-10.1%-49.6%+3.2%-5.6%+7.7%
%± LW-82.8%-85.9%-78.8%-77.6%-81%-81.5%-85%
GTD$279,300$281,776$284,002$285,124$286,282$287,375$288,552
Days15161718192021
37

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

Paramount Pictures
Gross$1,787$2,530$1,907$745$1,852--
Theaters3030303030--
Average$59$84$63$24$61--
%± YD+0.7%+41.6%-24.6%-60.9%+148.6%--
%± LW-69.8%-70%-62.8%-53.6%+1.9%--
GTD$37,755,643$37,758,173$37,760,080$37,760,825$37,762,677--
Days9293949596--
38

Enduring Love

Paramount Classics
Gross$1,466$2,000$1,263$606$703$267$303
Theaters13131313131313
Average$112$153$97$46$54$20$23
%± YD+34.7%+36.4%-36.8%-52%+16%-62%+13.5%
%± LW-38.7%-51.8%-53.7%-49.5%-35%-72.3%-72.2%
GTD$343,428$345,428$346,691$347,297$348,000$348,267$348,570
Days50515253545556
39

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

Paramount Classics
Gross$332$577$386----
Theaters111----
Average$332$577$386----
%± YD-+73.8%-33.1%----
%± LW-------
GTD$359,796$360,373$360,759----
Days185186187----
40

Fade to Black

Paramount Classics
Gross$254$346$188$101$96$45$46
Theaters4444444
Average$63$86$47$25$24$11$11
%± YD-59.3%+36.2%-45.7%-46.3%-5%-53.1%+2.2%
%± LW-83.7%-76.9%-84.9%-84.5%-83.5%-94.4%-92.6%
GTD$727,709$728,055$728,243$728,344$728,440$728,485$728,531
Days43444546474849
41

Love Me If You Dare

Paramount Classics
Gross$100$200$75----
Theaters111----
Average$100$200$75----
%± YD-+100%-62.5%----
%± LW-------
GTD$553,229$553,429$553,504----
Days211212213----
42

Meet the Fockers

Universal Pictures
Gross-----$12,066,740$12,330,000
Theaters-----3,5183,518
Average-----$3,430$3,504
%± YD------+2.2%
%± LW-------
GTD-----$12,066,740$24,396,740
Days-----12
43

The Phantom of the Opera

Warner Bros.
Gross-----$1,317,931$1,003,746
Theaters-----622622
Average-----$2,118$1,613
%± YD-------23.8%
%± LW-------
GTD-----$1,317,931$2,321,677
Days-----12
44

Hotel Rwanda

United Artists
Gross-----$20,315$21,980
Theaters-----77
Average-----$2,902$3,140
%± YD------+8.2%
%± LW-------
GTD-----$20,315$42,295
Days-----12