Domestic 2004 Weekend 50
December 10-12, 2004
Key:New This WeekEstimated
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Ocean's Twelve | $39,153,380 | - | 3,290 | - | $11,900 | $39,153,380 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | - | Blade: Trinity | $16,100,000 | - | 2,912 | - | $5,528 | $24,500,000 | 1 | New Line Cinema |
| 3 | 1 | National Treasure | $9,832,622 | -42.2% | 3,203 | -40 | $3,069 | $124,071,959 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | 3 | The Polar Express | $9,588,412 | -11% | 3,257 | -393 | $2,943 | $109,826,809 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 2 | Christmas with the Kranks | $7,610,848 | -31.8% | 3,294 | -122 | $2,310 | $54,781,892 | 3 | Revolution Studios |
| 6 | 4 | The Incredibles | $5,036,631 | -44.1% | 2,656 | -522 | $1,896 | $232,573,246 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | 6 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | $4,357,011 | -43.1% | 3,307 | - | $1,317 | $73,596,022 | 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | 5 | Closer | $3,735,153 | -51.5% | 622 | +146 | $6,005 | $13,740,180 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | 8 | Finding Neverland | $1,700,000 | -41.4% | 537 | +11 | $3,165 | $14,200,000 | 5 | Miramax |
| 10 | 7 | Alexander | $1,479,348 | -68.9% | 2,125 | -320 | $696 | $32,594,911 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | 11 | Sideways | $1,240,534 | -31.2% | 475 | -24 | $2,611 | $14,273,198 | 8 | - |
| 12 | 9 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | $1,114,155 | -59.7% | 1,701 | -732 | $655 | $38,413,455 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 13 | 10 | Ray | $954,050 | -49.5% | 1,129 | -418 | $845 | $69,291,645 | 7 | Universal Pictures |
| 14 | 16 | Kinsey | $525,881 | -29% | 169 | -21 | $3,111 | $4,418,104 | 5 | - |
| 15 | 13 | The Grudge | $456,934 | -58.6% | 732 | -554 | $624 | $109,903,025 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 16 | 12 | After the Sunset | $432,326 | -74.6% | 1,019 | -870 | $424 | $27,665,978 | 5 | New Line Cinema |
| 17 | 18 | The Motorcycle Diaries | $284,911 | -30.1% | 247 | -25 | $1,153 | $14,730,488 | 12 | Focus Features |
| 18 | 15 | Shall We Dance? | $269,359 | -64.6% | 618 | -491 | $435 | $56,384,599 | 9 | Miramax |
| 19 | 14 | Saw | $252,586 | -70.4% | 485 | -452 | $520 | $54,897,871 | 7 | Lionsgate |
| 20 | 19 | House of Flying Daggers | $205,416 | -48.3% | 15 | - | $13,694 | $723,017 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 21 | 17 | Seed of Chucky | $181,176 | -71.4% | 386 | -470 | $469 | $16,884,348 | 5 | Rogue Pictures |
| 22 | 21 | What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? | $146,670 | -23.2% | 127 | -8 | $1,154 | $9,615,543 | 45 | - |
| 23 | 20 | Napoleon Dynamite | $143,089 | -25.8% | 218 | -5 | $656 | $43,939,654 | 27 | - |
| 24 | 23 | Being Julia | $142,355 | -20.1% | 136 | -20 | $1,046 | $3,185,453 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 25 | 34 | Bad Education | $135,025 | +52% | 5 | +2 | $27,005 | $699,732 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 26 | 22 | Friday Night Lights | $116,155 | -35.2% | 270 | -53 | $430 | $61,009,850 | 10 | Universal Pictures |
| 27 | - | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | $113,085 | - | 2 | - | $56,542 | $113,085 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 28 | 31 | Taxi 2004 Re-release | $98,191 | +4.4% | 192 | +20 | $511 | $36,091,460 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 29 | 25 | Veer Zaara | $91,619 | -40.9% | 49 | +3 | $1,869 | $2,790,401 | 5 | Yash Raj Films |
| 30 | 28 | The Machinist | $90,100 | -23.4% | 72 | +12 | $1,251 | $837,981 | 8 | Paramount Classics |
| 31 | 27 | I Heart Huckabees | $83,592 | -39.1% | 107 | -24 | $781 | $12,385,183 | 11 | - |
| 32 | 38 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2004 Re-release | $79,543 | +24.4% | 24 | +8 | $3,314 | $515,144 | 8 | IMAX |
| 33 | 26 | Shark Tale | $79,264 | -46.2% | 216 | -192 | $366 | $159,273,065 | 11 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 34 | 29 | The Work and the Glory | $68,956 | -35.4% | 37 | +3 | $1,863 | $765,381 | 3 | Excel Entertainment |
| 35 | 32 | Team America: World Police | $57,207 | -37.8% | 165 | -48 | $346 | $32,616,275 | 9 | Paramount Pictures |
| 36 | 35 | Without a Paddle | $55,032 | -37.8% | 124 | -36 | $443 | $57,947,498 | 17 | Paramount Pictures |
| 37 | 30 | Ladder 49 | $51,856 | -51.3% | 160 | -57 | $324 | $73,318,811 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 38 | 33 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | $51,224 | -42.6% | 158 | -50 | $324 | $95,111,012 | 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 39 | 36 | A Very Long Engagement | $50,109 | -31% | 4 | - | $12,527 | $289,955 | 3 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 40 | 45 | Space Station 3D | $49,789 | +32.2% | 12 | -3 | $4,149 | $55,970,705 | 139 | IMAX |
| 41 | 39 | Vera Drake | $44,261 | -27.1% | 51 | -2 | $867 | $1,993,121 | 10 | Fine Line Features |
| 42 | 24 | I Am David | $42,245 | -73.7% | 206 | -20 | $205 | $252,018 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 43 | 37 | Mr. 3000 | $41,974 | -37% | 148 | -6 | $283 | $21,772,753 | 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 44 | 44 | Haunted Castle | $38,900 | -0.3% | 5 | - | $7,780 | $10,011,755 | 199 | - |
| 45 | 43 | Garden State | $36,223 | -9.5% | 58 | +4 | $624 | $26,656,526 | 20 | - |
| 46 | 49 | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | $31,058 | +4% | 9 | - | $3,450 | $8,829,750 | 113 | Giant Screen Films |
| 47 | 55 | Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux | $30,761 | +105.5% | 28 | +15 | $1,098 | $1,687,657 | 11 | - |
| 48 | 48 | Bugs! | $29,509 | -1.9% | 24 | +2 | $1,229 | $13,902,795 | 92 | SK Films |
| 49 | 47 | Cellular | $29,397 | -5.7% | 87 | +20 | $337 | $32,003,620 | 14 | New Line Cinema |
| 50 | 46 | Callas Forever | $27,104 | -20.8% | 16 | +3 | $1,694 | $255,788 | 6 | Regent Releasing |
| 51 | 40 | Alfie | $25,217 | -52.7% | 65 | -77 | $387 | $13,314,796 | 6 | Paramount Pictures |
| 52 | 52 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | $22,119 | +19.7% | 6 | - | $3,686 | $7,696,826 | 114 | Giant Screen Films |
| 53 | 42 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | $19,468 | -55.3% | 69 | -73 | $282 | $37,747,092 | 13 | Paramount Pictures |
| 54 | 54 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | $17,274 | +7.3% | 20 | -2 | $863 | $19,441,854 | 40 | Warner Bros. |
| 55 | - | Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela | $15,674 | - | 3 | - | $5,224 | $30,790 | 8 | - |
| 56 | - | Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids | $14,605 | - | 1 | - | $14,605 | $14,605 | 1 | THINKFilm |
| 57 | 50 | Primer | $13,828 | -46.9% | 20 | -3 | $691 | $414,092 | 10 | THINKFilm |
| 58 | 93 | Seducing Doctor Lewis 2004 Re-release | $12,138 | +420.7% | 10 | +4 | $1,213 | $445,037 | 26 | Wellspring Media |
| 59 | 56 | I, Robot | $12,071 | -18.2% | 31 | -5 | $389 | $144,775,136 | 22 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 60 | 41 | Birth | $12,007 | -76.6% | 55 | -23 | $218 | $4,751,544 | 7 | New Line Cinema |
| 61 | 58 | Moolaadé | $10,661 | -19.1% | 4 | +1 | $2,665 | $96,440 | 9 | New Yorker Films |
| 62 | 59 | Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst | $10,641 | -15.3% | 9 | +5 | $1,182 | $61,835 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 63 | 74 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $9,923 | +103.9% | 5 | +4 | $1,984 | $49,584,334 | 321 | IMAX |
| 64 | - | Fabled | $9,642 | - | 3 | - | $3,214 | $9,642 | 1 | Indican Pictures |
| 65 | 62 | Paper Clips | $9,487 | -0.1% | 8 | +4 | $1,185 | $63,015 | 3 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 66 | 60 | Enduring Love | $9,262 | -17.5% | 25 | -13 | $370 | $337,627 | 7 | Paramount Classics |
| 67 | 61 | Tarnation | $9,215 | -12.7% | 13 | -2 | $708 | $447,204 | 10 | Wellspring Media |
| 68 | 77 | WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception | $8,480 | +101.1% | 4 | +1 | $2,120 | $14,612 | 2 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 69 | 84 | Bear Cub | $7,723 | +143.1% | 3 | +1 | $2,574 | $46,190 | 6 | TLA Releasing |
| 70 | 69 | Rosenstrasse | $7,390 | +16.9% | 8 | +3 | $923 | $705,036 | 20 | IDP Distribution |
| 71 | 53 | Our Music | $7,351 | -55.9% | 4 | +1 | $1,837 | $51,019 | 3 | Wellspring Media |
| 72 | - | L.A. Twister | $6,828 | - | 3 | - | $2,276 | $40,920 | 18 | Indican Pictures |
| 73 | 63 | Zelary | $6,498 | -29.5% | 13 | -2 | $499 | $317,324 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 74 | 72 | Remember Me, My Love | $6,448 | +14.9% | 7 | +3 | $921 | $223,878 | 15 | IDP Distribution |
| 75 | 68 | Alien Adventure | $6,250 | -3.8% | 2 | - | $3,125 | $4,679,666 | 278 | - |
| 76 | 57 | Lightning in a Bottle | $5,514 | -60.4% | 10 | -11 | $551 | $110,663 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 77 | - | A Talking Picture | $5,325 | - | 2 | - | $2,662 | $5,325 | 1 | Kino International |
| 78 | 66 | After Midnight | $5,317 | -30.4% | 2 | - | $2,658 | $16,146 | 2 | Avatar Films |
| 79 | 73 | Testosterone | $5,314 | +7.5% | 3 | - | $1,771 | $164,428 | 14 | Strand Releasing |
| 80 | 82 | Brother to Brother | $4,767 | +35.9% | 3 | +2 | $1,589 | $41,099 | 6 | Wolfe Releasing |
| 81 | 65 | Postmen in the Mountains | $4,720 | -40.3% | 3 | -3 | $1,573 | $98,650 | 51 | Shadow Distribution |
| 82 | 83 | Red Lights | $4,532 | +35.1% | 6 | +3 | $755 | $620,246 | 17 | Wellspring Media |
| 83 | 87 | Straight-Jacket | $4,359 | +50.9% | 4 | +2 | $1,089 | $16,511 | 3 | Regent Releasing |
| 84 | 51 | Fade to Black | $4,304 | -80.6% | 11 | -27 | $391 | $724,793 | 6 | Paramount Classics |
| 85 | - | Bandido | $4,064 | - | 12 | - | $338 | $4,064 | 1 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 86 | 64 | Days of Being Wild | $3,470 | -56.4% | 1 | -1 | $3,470 | $63,410 | 4 | Kino International |
| 87 | 70 | Saints and Soldiers | $3,356 | -44.5% | 8 | -4 | $419 | $1,128,864 | 19 | Excel Entertainment |
| 88 | 67 | End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones | $3,135 | -54.2% | 3 | - | $1,045 | $386,691 | 17 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 89 | 101 | A Tale of Two Sisters | $2,879 | +171.6% | 2 | +1 | $1,439 | $4,449 | 2 | Tartan |
| 90 | 71 | Sex Is Comedy 2004 Re-release | $2,696 | -54.4% | 3 | -1 | $898 | $34,060 | 8 | IFC Films |
| 91 | 92 | Galapagos | $2,622 | +5.6% | 2 | +1 | $1,311 | $14,598,128 | 268 | IMAX |
| 92 | 78 | The Deserted Station | $2,606 | -36.2% | 1 | - | $2,606 | $10,071 | 24 | First Run |
| 93 | - | The Green Butchers | $2,483 | - | 2 | - | $1,241 | $2,483 | 1 | Newmarket Films |
| 94 | 89 | The Young Black Stallion | $2,436 | -13% | 2 | - | $1,218 | $6,586,804 | 51 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 95 | 76 | Ghosts of the Abyss | $2,369 | -44.8% | 4 | - | $592 | $16,576,315 | 88 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 96 | 100 | Cowboys and Angels | $2,351 | +112.4% | 2 | +1 | $1,175 | $30,593 | 13 | TLA Releasing |
| 97 | 96 | Head in the Clouds | $2,236 | +75.9% | 3 | -1 | $745 | $393,416 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 98 | - | Baptists at Our Barbecue | $2,149 | - | 5 | - | $429 | $133,128 | 10 | - |
| 99 | - | Dolls | $2,067 | - | 1 | - | $2,067 | $2,067 | 1 | Palm Pictures |
| 100 | - | The Inheritance | $2,043 | - | 2 | - | $1,021 | $64,095 | 23 | The Cinema Guild |
| 101 | 86 | Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War | $2,019 | -33.6% | 2 | - | $1,009 | $1,110,186 | 15 | IDP Distribution |
| 102 | 80 | Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi | $1,787 | -51.9% | 3 | - | $595 | $107,063 | 24 | Strand Releasing |
| 103 | 109 | She Hate Me | $1,738 | +669% | 5 | +4 | $347 | $365,134 | 20 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 104 | 95 | Un monde presque paisible 2004 Re-release | $1,716 | +29% | 2 | +1 | $858 | $81,840 | 17 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 105 | 81 | Purple Butterfly | $1,653 | -54% | 1 | - | $1,653 | $16,051 | 3 | Palm Pictures |
| 106 | - | Strayed | $1,548 | - | 1 | - | $1,548 | $482,357 | 31 | Wellspring Media |
| 107 | - | Two Men Went to War | $1,450 | - | 3 | - | $483 | $148,038 | 38 | Indican Pictures |
| 108 | - | A Silent Love | $1,448 | - | 3 | - | $482 | $9,129 | 7 | Atopia |
| 109 | 97 | Guiana 1838 | $1,142 | -10.1% | 1 | - | $1,142 | $191,512 | 12 | RBC Radio |
| 110 | 99 | Goodbye, Dragon Inn | $1,100 | -4.7% | 2 | - | $550 | $23,852 | 13 | Wellspring Media |
| 111 | - | Freeze Frame | $1,100 | - | 1 | - | $1,100 | $1,100 | 1 | First Look International |
| 112 | 103 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $1,050 | +16.7% | 1 | - | $1,050 | $7,029,800 | 303 | - |
| 113 | - | A Breath | $1,042 | - | 1 | - | $1,042 | $1,042 | 1 | Kathi Arts |
| 114 | 98 | Dig! | $983 | -21.8% | 2 | - | $491 | $126,676 | 11 | Palm Pictures |
| 115 | - | Intimate Strangers | $900 | - | 2 | +1 | $450 | $2,110,429 | 20 | Paramount Classics |
| 116 | - | Godzilla | $822 | - | 2 | - | $411 | $409,899 | 32 | Rialto Pictures |
| 117 | 88 | Bright Leaves | $644 | -77.6% | 3 | +1 | $214 | $59,512 | 16 | First Run |
| 118 | 79 | Who Killed Bambi? | $538 | -86% | 1 | - | $538 | $12,767 | 5 | Strand Releasing |
| 119 | - | Vodka Lemon | $450 | - | 1 | - | $450 | $28,906 | 10 | New Yorker Films |
| 120 | 102 | Proteus | $450 | -51.2% | 1 | -1 | $450 | $61,858 | 20 | Strand Releasing |
| 121 | - | Silent Waters | $334 | - | 1 | - | $334 | $3,058 | 10 | First Run |
| 122 | 105 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | $211 | -70.4% | 1 | - | $211 | $341,660 | 27 | Dada Films |
| 123 | - | Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer | $202 | - | 1 | - | $202 | $94,848 | 41 | Indican Pictures |
| 124 | 112 | Mean Creek | $72 | +166.7% | 1 | - | $72 | $603,943 | 17 | Paramount Classics |
| 125 | 94 | A Day Without a Mexican | $12 | -99.1% | 1 | -4 | $12 | $4,179,882 | 31 | Televisa Cine |
