Domestic Box Office For Dec 20, 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 | $4,420,036 | -47.1% | - | 3,620 | $1,221 | $34,481,792 | 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | 2 | Ocean's Twelve | $2,678,342 | -45.7% | -11.3% | 3,290 | $814 | $71,202,870 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | 3 | The Polar Express | $2,025,266 | -28% | +93.9% | 2,868 | $706 | $125,455,602 | 41 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | 4 | Spanglish | $1,356,253 | -45% | - | 2,438 | $556 | $10,174,106 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | 6 | National Treasure | $1,008,226 | -41.9% | +64.9% | 2,772 | $363 | $133,756,475 | 32 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | 5 | Blade: Trinity | $991,000 | -51.9% | -17.8% | 2,912 | $340 | $36,620,000 | 13 | New Line Cinema |
| 7 | 7 | Christmas with the Kranks | $965,334 | -39.4% | +152.3% | 2,941 | $328 | $62,937,452 | 27 | Revolution Studios |
| 8 | 8 | Flight of the Phoenix | $742,547 | -49.2% | - | 2,604 | $285 | $5,761,977 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | 9 | The Incredibles | $690,526 | -31.8% | +137.3% | 1,930 | $357 | $237,668,952 | 46 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | 10 | Closer | $551,547 | -43.9% | +39.6% | 1,090 | $506 | $19,354,843 | 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | 11 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | $441,858 | -35.5% | +147.6% | 2,115 | $208 | $76,804,260 | 32 | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | 12 | Finding Neverland | $384,000 | -35.5% | +137% | 985 | $389 | $17,292,000 | 39 | Miramax |
| 13 | 13 | Sideways | $189,264 | -56.2% | +22.6% | 424 | $446 | $16,700,581 | 60 | - |
| 14 | 14 | The Aviator | $139,000 | -50.2% | - | 40 | $3,475 | $997,000 | 4 | Miramax |
| 15 | 16 | Ray | $77,355 | -51.9% | -14.4% | 618 | $125 | $70,325,160 | 53 | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | 17 | Kinsey | $65,322 | -54.4% | +30.6% | 191 | $342 | $5,205,917 | 39 | - |
| 17 | 19 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | $64,250 | -32.4% | -49.6% | 514 | $125 | $39,379,220 | 39 | Universal Pictures |
| 18 | 18 | Alexander | $63,739 | -45.1% | -59.4% | 622 | $102 | $33,713,252 | 27 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | 20 | Shark Tale | $50,275 | -40.1% | +886.4% | 411 | $122 | $159,619,056 | 81 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 20 | 21 | A Very Long Engagement | $35,535 | -55.8% | +645.1% | 24 | $1,480 | $586,194 | 25 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 21 | 24 | Napoleon Dynamite | $31,192 | -21.7% | +94.5% | 177 | $176 | $44,172,181 | 193 | - |
| 22 | 22 | Million Dollar Baby | $24,640 | -56.9% | - | 8 | $3,080 | $260,047 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | 25 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | $24,266 | -26.2% | -15.9% | 2 | $12,133 | $335,955 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 24 | 26 | Saw | $12,472 | -50.4% | -47.2% | 178 | $70 | $55,104,334 | 53 | Lionsgate |
| 25 | 27 | Friday Night Lights | $10,850 | -41.3% | +2.7% | 154 | $70 | $61,124,065 | 74 | Universal Pictures |
| 26 | 28 | The Machinist | $9,442 | -43.9% | -18.2% | 60 | $157 | $948,913 | 60 | Paramount Classics |
| 27 | 29 | I Heart Huckabees | $9,373 | -42.7% | -26.7% | 80 | $117 | $12,505,121 | 81 | - |
| 28 | 31 | Without a Paddle | $6,802 | -41.1% | +18.8% | 62 | $109 | $58,016,699 | 123 | Paramount Pictures |
| 29 | 32 | Team America: World Police | $6,595 | -20.7% | -15.5% | 73 | $90 | $32,682,808 | 67 | Paramount Pictures |
| 30 | 33 | Alfie | $6,188 | -24.8% | +179% | 121 | $51 | $13,357,423 | 46 | Paramount Pictures |
| 31 | 30 | Beyond the Sea | $5,449 | -63% | - | 6 | $908 | $50,713 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 32 | 34 | Garden State | $3,451 | -54.1% | -37.3% | 44 | $78 | $26,710,119 | 146 | - |
| 33 | 35 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | $2,024 | -47.2% | +111.3% | 19 | $106 | $19,462,178 | 284 | Warner Bros. |
| 34 | 36 | I Am David | $1,122 | -49.6% | -77.6% | 26 | $43 | $285,124 | 18 | Lionsgate |
| 35 | 37 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | $745 | -60.9% | -53.6% | 30 | $24 | $37,760,825 | 95 | Paramount Pictures |
| 36 | 38 | Enduring Love | $606 | -52% | -49.5% | 13 | $46 | $347,297 | 53 | Paramount Classics |
| 37 | 40 | Fade to Black | $101 | -46.3% | -84.5% | 4 | $25 | $728,344 | 46 | Paramount Classics |
