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.

Grosses

Domestic (96.6%)
$44,540,956
Summary Details
DistributorFox Searchlight
Opening$116,666
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
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Sep 17-239$2,856,343-12.9%1,024+103$2,789$33,913,33115
Sep 24-3011$2,309,664-19.1%1,024-$2,255$36,222,99516
Sep 10-1611$3,279,470-24.1%921+35$3,560$31,056,98814
Sep 3-911$4,320,836+36.7%886+180$4,876$27,777,51813
Oct 1-712$1,812,507-21.5%855-169$2,119$38,035,50217
Oct 8-1410$1,452,411-19.9%715-140$2,031$39,487,91318
Aug 27-Sep 214$3,159,981+6.3%706+129$4,475$23,456,68212
Oct 15-2113$1,164,702-19.8%619-96$1,881$40,652,61519
Aug 20-2614$2,972,993-7.1%577+14$5,152$20,296,70111
Aug 13-1911$3,199,381-4%563+17$5,682$17,323,70810
Aug 6-1212$3,331,944+15.7%546+123$6,102$14,124,3279
Oct 22-2815$814,232-30.1%479-140$1,699$41,466,84720
Jul 30-Aug 513$2,879,076-4.2%423+34$6,806$10,792,3838
Jul 23-2910$3,003,907+107.9%389+210$7,722$7,913,3077
Oct 29-Nov 415$595,080-26.9%387-92$1,537$42,061,92721
Nov 5-1120$524,383-11.9%271-116$1,934$42,586,31022
Dec 3-922$262,554-20.2%223+30$1,177$43,796,56526
Dec 10-1623$219,620-16.4%218-5$1,007$44,016,18527
Nov 12-1825$313,869-40.1%196-75$1,601$42,900,17923
Nov 26-Dec 224$328,891+7.9%193+20$1,704$43,534,01125
Jul 16-2217$1,445,214+39.2%179+38$8,073$4,909,4006
Nov 19-2528$304,941-2.8%173-23$1,762$43,205,12024
Dec 17-2330$227,688+3.7%144-74$1,581$44,243,87328
Jul 2-816$1,194,442+79.3%142+69$8,411$2,425,5934
Jul 9-1518$1,038,593-13%141-1$7,365$3,464,1865
Dec 24-3038$119,279-47.6%141-3$845$44,363,15229
Dec 31-Jan 6, 200545$75,141-37%114-27$659$44,438,29330
Jan 7-1349$56,034-25.4%80-34$700$44,494,32731
Jun 25-Jul 117$666,048+87.9%73+55$9,123$1,231,1513
Jan 14-2057$27,808-50.4%46-34$604$44,522,13532
Jan 21-2766$11,274-59.5%30-16$375$44,533,40933
Jun 18-2424$354,473+68.3%18+12$19,692$565,1032
Jan 28-Feb 381$5,454-51.6%11-19$495$44,538,86334
Jun 11-1725$210,630-6-$35,105$210,6301