Domestic Box Office For Dec 18, 2004
Data as of Dec 21, 11:17 PST
Key:Estimated
| TD | YD | Release | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Days | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | $11,349,235 | +9.5% | - | 3,620 | $3,135 | $21,713,194 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | 2 | Ocean's Twelve | $7,219,821 | +20.9% | -54.1% | 3,290 | $2,194 | $63,590,470 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | 3 | Spanglish | $3,418,749 | +16.6% | - | 2,438 | $1,402 | $6,351,407 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 4 | 4 | The Polar Express | $3,228,191 | +36.3% | -21.7% | 2,868 | $1,125 | $120,616,552 | 39 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 5 | Blade: Trinity | $2,711,000 | +32.5% | -59.1% | 2,912 | $930 | $33,568,000 | 11 | New Line Cinema |
| 6 | 6 | National Treasure | $2,570,044 | +49.6% | -43.5% | 2,772 | $927 | $131,013,521 | 30 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | 8 | Christmas with the Kranks | $2,298,891 | +56% | -36.9% | 2,941 | $781 | $60,378,343 | 25 | Revolution Studios |
| 8 | 7 | Flight of the Phoenix | $1,951,524 | +21.5% | - | 2,604 | $749 | $3,557,633 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | 9 | Closer | $1,342,745 | +31.1% | -12.8% | 1,090 | $1,231 | $17,819,345 | 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | 10 | The Incredibles | $1,342,237 | +75.2% | -44.2% | 1,930 | $695 | $235,966,381 | 44 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | 12 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | $899,677 | +115% | -57.2% | 2,115 | $425 | $75,677,654 | 30 | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | 11 | Finding Neverland | $795,000 | +39.5% | +8% | 985 | $807 | $16,313,000 | 37 | Miramax |
| 13 | 13 | Sideways | $674,802 | +70.4% | +16.4% | 424 | $1,591 | $16,079,412 | 58 | - |
| 14 | 14 | The Aviator | $327,000 | +29.8% | - | 40 | $8,175 | $579,000 | 2 | Miramax |
| 15 | 15 | House of Flying Daggers | $319,000 | +34.6% | +284.3% | 145 | $2,200 | $1,364,000 | 16 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 16 | 16 | Ray | $247,200 | +73.9% | -45.9% | 618 | $400 | $70,087,130 | 51 | Universal Pictures |
| 17 | 17 | Kinsey | $229,176 | +71.3% | -6.2% | 191 | $1,199 | $4,997,485 | 37 | - |
| 18 | 18 | Alexander | $151,473 | +41% | -75.9% | 622 | $243 | $33,533,505 | 25 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | 19 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | $136,185 | +35.9% | -71.4% | 514 | $264 | $39,219,880 | 37 | Universal Pictures |
| 20 | 20 | Shark Tale | $125,214 | +101.6% | +237.4% | 411 | $304 | $159,484,869 | 79 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 21 | 21 | A Very Long Engagement | $99,108 | +64.5% | +395.1% | 24 | $4,129 | $470,206 | 23 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 22 | 23 | Million Dollar Baby | $73,343 | +48.4% | - | 8 | $9,167 | $178,230 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | 22 | The Grudge | $69,815 | +34.4% | -69.2% | 278 | $251 | $110,134,932 | 58 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 24 | 24 | Napoleon Dynamite | $47,598 | +27.4% | -23.6% | 177 | $268 | $44,101,153 | 191 | - |
| 25 | 25 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | $36,195 | +21.9% | -9.2% | 2 | $18,097 | $278,792 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 26 | 26 | Saw | $35,300 | +31.6% | -69.7% | 178 | $198 | $55,066,698 | 51 | Lionsgate |
| 27 | 27 | Friday Night Lights | $26,180 | +47.7% | -53.9% | 154 | $170 | $61,094,735 | 72 | Universal Pictures |
| 28 | 28 | I Heart Huckabees | $23,147 | +38.4% | -34.2% | 80 | $289 | $12,479,404 | 79 | - |
| 29 | 29 | The Machinist | $21,252 | +43.5% | -42.5% | 60 | $354 | $922,637 | 58 | Paramount Classics |
| 30 | 31 | Beyond the Sea | $19,556 | +78.1% | - | 6 | $3,259 | $30,534 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 31 | 30 | Without a Paddle | $16,548 | +42.5% | -31.5% | 62 | $266 | $57,998,349 | 121 | Paramount Pictures |
| 32 | 32 | Garden State | $10,297 | +25.7% | -34.1% | 44 | $234 | $26,699,153 | 144 | - |
| 33 | 33 | Alfie | $10,288 | +28.5% | -5.5% | 121 | $85 | $13,343,007 | 44 | Paramount Pictures |
| 34 | 34 | Team America: World Police | $9,935 | +25.3% | -57.6% | 73 | $136 | $32,667,899 | 65 | Paramount Pictures |
| 35 | 35 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | $5,298 | +29.7% | -38.6% | 19 | $278 | $19,456,320 | 282 | Warner Bros. |
| 36 | 37 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | $2,530 | +41.6% | -70% | 30 | $84 | $37,758,173 | 93 | Paramount Pictures |
| 37 | 36 | I Am David | $2,476 | +1.4% | -85.9% | 26 | $95 | $281,776 | 16 | Lionsgate |
| 38 | 38 | Enduring Love | $2,000 | +36.4% | -51.8% | 13 | $153 | $345,428 | 51 | Paramount Classics |
| 39 | 39 | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | $577 | +73.8% | - | 1 | $577 | $360,373 | 186 | Paramount Classics |
| 40 | 40 | Fade to Black | $346 | +36.2% | -76.9% | 4 | $86 | $728,055 | 44 | Paramount Classics |
| 41 | 41 | Love Me If You Dare | $200 | +100% | - | 1 | $200 | $553,429 | 212 | Paramount Classics |
