Domestic Box Office For Dec 17, 2004
Data as of Dec 22, 1:55 PST
Key:New This DayEstimated
| TD | YD | Release | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Days | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | A Series of Unfortunate Events | $10,363,959 | - | - | 3,620 | $2,862 | $10,363,959 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | 1 | Ocean's Twelve | $5,970,270 | +128.4% | -59.5% | 3,290 | $1,814 | $56,370,649 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | - | Spanglish | $2,932,658 | - | - | 2,438 | $1,202 | $2,932,658 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 4 | 2 | The Polar Express | $2,369,160 | +51.1% | -9.3% | 2,868 | $826 | $117,388,361 | 38 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 3 | Blade: Trinity | $2,046,000 | +105.6% | -61.5% | 2,912 | $702 | $30,857,000 | 10 | New Line Cinema |
| 6 | 4 | National Treasure | $1,717,792 | +141.2% | -40.8% | 2,772 | $619 | $128,443,477 | 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | - | Flight of the Phoenix | $1,606,109 | - | - | 2,604 | $616 | $1,606,109 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 8 | 5 | Christmas with the Kranks | $1,473,406 | +171.8% | -27.7% | 2,941 | $500 | $58,079,452 | 24 | Revolution Studios |
| 9 | 6 | Closer | $1,024,318 | +137.2% | -18.1% | 1,090 | $939 | $16,476,600 | 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | 7 | The Incredibles | $766,259 | +114.3% | -36.6% | 1,930 | $397 | $234,624,144 | 43 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | 9 | Finding Neverland | $570,000 | +185% | +13.1% | 985 | $578 | $15,518,000 | 36 | Miramax |
| 12 | 8 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | $418,478 | +104.5% | -54.6% | 2,115 | $197 | $74,777,977 | 29 | Paramount Pictures |
| 13 | 10 | Sideways | $396,093 | +108.4% | +18.2% | 424 | $934 | $15,404,610 | 57 | - |
| 14 | - | The Aviator | $252,000 | - | - | 40 | $6,300 | $252,000 | 1 | Miramax |
| 15 | - | House of Flying Daggers | $237,000 | - | +301.7% | 145 | $1,634 | $1,045,000 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 16 | 13 | Ray | $142,140 | +32.7% | -45.3% | 618 | $230 | $69,839,930 | 50 | Universal Pictures |
| 17 | 14 | Kinsey | $133,753 | +143.9% | -5.1% | 191 | $700 | $4,768,309 | 36 | - |
| 18 | 11 | Alexander | $107,409 | -37.7% | -74.4% | 622 | $172 | $33,382,032 | 24 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | 12 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | $100,225 | -30.9% | -73.2% | 514 | $194 | $39,083,695 | 36 | Universal Pictures |
| 20 | 23 | Shark Tale | $62,110 | +666.4% | +262.5% | 411 | $151 | $159,359,655 | 78 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 21 | 27 | A Very Long Engagement | $60,235 | +1,008.9% | +393.2% | 24 | $2,509 | $371,098 | 22 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 22 | - | The Grudge | $51,934 | - | -63.7% | 278 | $186 | $110,065,117 | 57 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 23 | 16 | Million Dollar Baby | $49,433 | +89.8% | - | 8 | $6,179 | $104,887 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | 18 | Napoleon Dynamite | $37,370 | +75.3% | -22.9% | 177 | $211 | $44,053,555 | 190 | - |
| 25 | 17 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | $29,695 | +28.5% | -18.7% | 2 | $14,847 | $242,597 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 26 | 15 | Saw | $26,825 | -10.1% | -66.2% | 178 | $150 | $55,031,398 | 50 | Lionsgate |
| 27 | 21 | Friday Night Lights | $17,725 | +67.1% | -48.4% | 154 | $115 | $61,068,555 | 71 | Universal Pictures |
| 28 | 19 | I Heart Huckabees | $16,721 | +24.6% | -34.2% | 80 | $209 | $12,456,257 | 78 | - |
| 29 | 20 | The Machinist | $14,813 | +19.7% | -43.5% | 60 | $246 | $901,385 | 57 | Paramount Classics |
| 30 | 26 | Without a Paddle | $11,610 | +92.3% | -30.8% | 62 | $187 | $57,981,801 | 120 | Paramount Pictures |
| 31 | - | Beyond the Sea | $10,978 | - | - | 6 | $1,829 | $10,978 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 32 | 25 | Garden State | $8,194 | +31.6% | -28% | 44 | $186 | $26,688,856 | 143 | - |
| 33 | 28 | Alfie | $8,005 | +292.8% | -3.8% | 121 | $66 | $13,332,719 | 43 | Paramount Pictures |
| 34 | 22 | Team America: World Police | $7,929 | -15.8% | -56.7% | 73 | $108 | $32,657,964 | 64 | Paramount Pictures |
| 35 | 30 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | $4,086 | +186.3% | +23.8% | 19 | $215 | $19,451,022 | 281 | Warner Bros. |
| 36 | 24 | I Am David | $2,441 | -68.8% | -82.8% | 26 | $93 | $279,300 | 15 | Lionsgate |
| 37 | 29 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | $1,787 | +0.7% | -69.8% | 30 | $59 | $37,755,643 | 92 | Paramount Pictures |
| 38 | 31 | Enduring Love | $1,466 | +34.7% | -38.7% | 13 | $112 | $343,428 | 50 | Paramount Classics |
| 39 | - | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | $332 | - | - | 1 | $332 | $359,796 | 185 | Paramount Classics |
| 40 | 32 | Fade to Black | $254 | -59.3% | -83.7% | 4 | $63 | $727,709 | 43 | Paramount Classics |
| 41 | - | Love Me If You Dare | $100 | - | - | 1 | $100 | $553,229 | 211 | Paramount Classics |
