Domestic Box Office For Dec 19, 2004
Data as of Dec 22, 1:55 PST
Key:Estimated
| TD | YD | Release | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Days | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | $8,348,562 | -26.4% | - | 3,620 | $2,306 | $30,061,756 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | 2 | Ocean's Twelve | $4,934,058 | -31.7% | -43.2% | 3,290 | $1,499 | $68,524,528 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | 4 | The Polar Express | $2,813,784 | -12.8% | -1.5% | 2,868 | $981 | $123,430,336 | 40 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | 3 | Spanglish | $2,466,446 | -27.9% | - | 2,438 | $1,011 | $8,817,853 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | 5 | Blade: Trinity | $2,061,000 | -24% | -49.9% | 2,912 | $707 | $35,628,693 | 12 | New Line Cinema |
| 6 | 6 | National Treasure | $1,734,728 | -32.5% | -27.3% | 2,772 | $625 | $132,748,249 | 31 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | 7 | Christmas with the Kranks | $1,593,775 | -30.7% | -17.5% | 2,941 | $541 | $61,972,118 | 26 | Revolution Studios |
| 8 | 8 | Flight of the Phoenix | $1,461,797 | -25.1% | - | 2,604 | $561 | $5,019,430 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | 10 | The Incredibles | $1,012,045 | -24.6% | -28.9% | 1,930 | $524 | $236,978,426 | 45 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | 9 | Closer | $983,951 | -26.7% | +4.1% | 1,090 | $902 | $18,803,296 | 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | 11 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | $684,748 | -23.9% | -48.6% | 2,115 | $323 | $76,362,402 | 31 | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | 12 | Finding Neverland | $595,000 | -25.2% | +32.5% | 985 | $604 | $16,908,196 | 38 | Miramax |
| 13 | 13 | Sideways | $431,905 | -36% | +32.6% | 424 | $1,018 | $16,511,317 | 59 | - |
| 14 | 14 | The Aviator | $279,000 | -14.7% | - | 40 | $6,975 | $858,021 | 3 | Miramax |
| 15 | 15 | House of Flying Daggers | $257,000 | -19.4% | +307.9% | 145 | $1,772 | $1,620,434 | 17 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 16 | 16 | Ray | $160,675 | -35% | -32.2% | 618 | $259 | $70,247,805 | 52 | Universal Pictures |
| 17 | 17 | Kinsey | $143,110 | -37.6% | +1.9% | 191 | $749 | $5,140,595 | 38 | - |
| 18 | 18 | Alexander | $116,008 | -23.4% | -73.1% | 622 | $186 | $33,649,513 | 26 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | 19 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | $95,090 | -30.2% | -63.9% | 514 | $185 | $39,314,970 | 38 | Universal Pictures |
| 20 | 20 | Shark Tale | $83,912 | -33% | +235.3% | 411 | $204 | $159,568,781 | 80 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 21 | 21 | A Very Long Engagement | $80,453 | -18.8% | +350% | 24 | $3,352 | $550,659 | 24 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 22 | 22 | Million Dollar Baby | $57,177 | -22% | - | 8 | $7,147 | $235,407 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | 23 | The Grudge | $40,939 | -41.4% | -52.9% | 278 | $147 | $110,175,871 | 59 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 24 | 24 | Napoleon Dynamite | $39,836 | -16.3% | +23.4% | 177 | $225 | $44,140,989 | 192 | - |
| 25 | 25 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | $32,897 | -9.1% | -10.4% | 2 | $16,448 | $311,689 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 26 | 26 | Saw | $25,164 | -28.7% | -55.5% | 178 | $141 | $55,091,862 | 52 | Lionsgate |
| 27 | 27 | Friday Night Lights | $18,480 | -29.4% | -26.3% | 154 | $120 | $61,113,215 | 73 | Universal Pictures |
| 28 | 29 | The Machinist | $16,834 | -20.8% | -37.4% | 60 | $280 | $939,471 | 59 | Paramount Classics |
| 29 | 28 | I Heart Huckabees | $16,344 | -29.4% | -29% | 80 | $204 | $12,495,748 | 80 | - |
| 30 | 30 | Beyond the Sea | $14,730 | -24.7% | - | 6 | $2,455 | $45,264 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 31 | 31 | Without a Paddle | $11,548 | -30.2% | -18.1% | 62 | $186 | $58,009,897 | 122 | Paramount Pictures |
| 32 | 34 | Team America: World Police | $8,314 | -16.3% | -46.2% | 73 | $113 | $32,676,213 | 66 | Paramount Pictures |
| 33 | 33 | Alfie | $8,228 | -20% | +37% | 121 | $68 | $13,351,235 | 45 | Paramount Pictures |
| 34 | 32 | Garden State | $7,515 | -27% | -18.6% | 44 | $170 | $26,706,668 | 145 | - |
| 35 | 35 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | $3,834 | -27.6% | -28.3% | 19 | $201 | $19,460,154 | 283 | Warner Bros. |
| 36 | 37 | I Am David | $2,226 | -10.1% | -78.8% | 26 | $85 | $284,002 | 17 | Lionsgate |
| 37 | 36 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | $1,907 | -24.6% | -62.8% | 30 | $63 | $37,760,080 | 94 | Paramount Pictures |
| 38 | 38 | Enduring Love | $1,263 | -36.8% | -53.7% | 13 | $97 | $346,691 | 52 | Paramount Classics |
| 39 | 39 | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | $386 | -33.1% | - | 1 | $386 | $360,759 | 187 | Paramount Classics |
| 40 | 40 | Fade to Black | $188 | -45.7% | -84.9% | 4 | $47 | $728,243 | 45 | Paramount Classics |
| 41 | 41 | Love Me If You Dare | $75 | -62.5% | - | 1 | $75 | $553,504 | 213 | Paramount Classics |
