Napoleon Dynamite
A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.
DistributorFox Searchlight
Opening$116,666
6 theaters
6 theaters
Budget$400,000
Release Date
(Wide)Jun 11, 2004 (Aug 27, 2004)
-
Feb 6, 2005
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 36 min
GenresComedy
In Release569 days/81 weeks
Widest Release1,027 theaters
IMDbPro
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17-19 | 8 | $2,286,541 | -9.2% | 1,024 | +103 | $2,232 | $33,343,529 | 15 |
| Sep 24-26 | 11 | $1,808,393 | -20.9% | 1,024 | - | $1,766 | $35,721,724 | 16 |
| Sep 10-12 | 10 | $2,516,879 | -10.5% | 921 | +35 | $2,732 | $30,294,397 | 14 |
| Sep 3-6 Labor Day wknd | 13 | $3,742,949 | - | 886 | - | $4,224 | $27,199,631 | - |
| Sep 3-5 | 13 | $2,811,411 | +34.9% | 886 | +180 | $3,173 | $26,268,093 | 13 |
| Oct 1-3 | 12 | $1,391,097 | -23.1% | 855 | -169 | $1,627 | $37,614,092 | 17 |
| Oct 8-11 Indig. Peoples' Day wknd | 9 | $1,199,959 | - | 715 | - | $1,678 | $39,235,461 | - |
| Oct 8-10 | 12 | $1,056,903 | -24% | 715 | -140 | $1,478 | $39,092,405 | 18 |
| Aug 27-29 Athens Olympics | 14 | $2,083,493 | +16.5% | 706 | +129 | $2,951 | $22,380,194 | 12 |
| Oct 15-17 | 13 | $883,817 | -16.4% | 619 | -96 | $1,427 | $40,371,730 | 19 |
| Aug 20-22 Athens Olympics | 14 | $1,787,873 | +1.8% | 577 | +14 | $3,098 | $19,111,581 | 11 |
| Aug 13-15 Athens Olympics | 11 | $1,756,496 | +1% | 563 | +17 | $3,119 | $15,880,823 | 10 |
| Aug 6-8 | 13 | $1,739,326 | +24% | 546 | +123 | $3,185 | $12,531,709 | 9 |
| Oct 22-24 | 14 | $619,569 | -29.9% | 479 | -140 | $1,293 | $41,272,184 | 20 |
| Jul 30-Aug 1 | 14 | $1,402,563 | -12.8% | 423 | +34 | $3,315 | $9,315,870 | 8 |
| Jul 23-25 | 16 | $1,608,412 | +114.3% | 389 | +210 | $4,134 | $6,517,812 | 7 |
| Oct 29-31 | 15 | $410,800 | -33.7% | 387 | -92 | $1,061 | $41,877,647 | 21 |
| Nov 5-7 | 19 | $367,689 | -10.5% | 271 | -116 | $1,356 | $42,429,616 | 22 |
| Dec 3-5 Post-Thanksgiving | 20 | $192,752 | -20.3% | 223 | +30 | $864 | $43,726,763 | 26 |
| Dec 10-12 | 23 | $143,089 | -25.8% | 218 | -5 | $656 | $43,939,654 | 27 |
| Nov 12-14 | 25 | $235,139 | -36% | 196 | -75 | $1,199 | $42,821,449 | 23 |
| Nov 24-28 Thanksgiving 5-Day | 20 | $331,829 | - | 193 | - | $1,719 | $43,447,097 | - |
| Nov 25-28 Thanksgiving 4-Day | 20 | $286,631 | - | 193 | - | $1,485 | $43,447,097 | - |
| Nov 26-28 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 24 | $241,977 | +44% | 193 | +23 | $1,253 | $43,447,097 | 25 |
| Jul 16-18 | 17 | $750,491 | +35.3% | 179 | +38 | $4,192 | $4,214,677 | 6 |
| Dec 17-19 | 26 | $124,804 | -12.8% | 177 | -41 | $705 | $44,140,989 | 28 |
| Nov 19-21 | 27 | $168,006 | -28.6% | 170 | -26 | $988 | $43,068,185 | 24 |
| Jul 2-5 July 4th long wknd | 15 | $794,558 | - | 142 | - | $5,595 | $2,025,709 | - |
| Jul 2-4 | 15 | $513,387 | +32.3% | 142 | +69 | $3,615 | $1,744,538 | 4 |
| Jul 9-11 | 17 | $554,769 | +8.1% | 141 | -1 | $3,934 | $2,980,362 | 5 |
| Dec 24-26 | 37 | $41,148 | -67% | 141 | -36 | $291 | $44,285,021 | 29 |
| Dec 31-Jan 2, 2005 | 42 | $47,898 | +16.4% | 114 | -27 | $420 | $44,411,050 | 30 |
| Jan 7-9 | 48 | $39,725 | -17.1% | 80 | -34 | $496 | $44,478,018 | 31 |
| Jun 25-27 | 17 | $388,112 | +100.6% | 73 | +55 | $5,316 | $953,215 | 3 |
| Jan 14-17 MLK wknd | 55 | $23,661 | - | 46 | - | $514 | $44,517,988 | - |
| Jan 14-16 | 54 | $19,347 | -51.3% | 46 | -34 | $420 | $44,513,674 | 32 |
| Jan 21-23 | 66 | $8,119 | -58% | 30 | -16 | $270 | $44,530,254 | 33 |
| Jun 18-20 | 21 | $193,506 | +65.9% | 18 | +12 | $10,750 | $404,136 | 2 |
| Jan 28-30 | 83 | $4,011 | -50.6% | 11 | -19 | $364 | $44,537,420 | 34 |
| Jun 11-13 | 29 | $116,666 | - | 6 | - | $19,444 | $116,666 | 1 |
| Feb 4-6 | 99 | $2,093 | -47.8% | 6 | -5 | $348 | $44,540,956 | 35 |
