Domestic Box Office For Dec 21, 2004
Data as of Dec 3, 2:58 PST
Key:Estimated
| TD | YD | Release | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Days | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | $4,218,332 | -4.6% | - | 3,620 | $1,165 | $38,700,124 | 5 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | 2 | Ocean's Twelve | $2,804,461 | +4.7% | -6.6% | 3,290 | $852 | $74,007,331 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | 3 | The Polar Express | $2,454,121 | +21.2% | +98.4% | 2,868 | $855 | $127,909,723 | 42 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | 4 | Spanglish | $1,388,540 | +2.4% | - | 2,438 | $569 | $11,562,646 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | 7 | Christmas with the Kranks | $1,161,386 | +20.3% | +161.7% | 2,941 | $394 | $64,098,838 | 28 | Revolution Studios |
| 6 | 5 | National Treasure | $1,115,000 | +10.6% | +69.1% | 2,772 | $402 | $134,871,475 | 33 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | 6 | Blade: Trinity | $1,006,000 | +1.5% | -10.2% | 2,912 | $345 | $37,625,366 | 14 | New Line Cinema |
| 8 | 9 | The Incredibles | $782,034 | +13.3% | +151.3% | 1,930 | $405 | $238,450,986 | 47 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | 8 | Flight of the Phoenix | $773,223 | +4.1% | - | 2,604 | $296 | $6,535,200 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | 10 | Closer | $593,330 | +7.6% | +32.8% | 1,090 | $544 | $19,948,173 | 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | 11 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | $489,161 | +10.7% | +159.1% | 2,115 | $231 | $77,293,421 | 33 | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | 12 | Finding Neverland | $420,000 | +9.4% | +121.1% | 985 | $426 | $17,712,000 | 40 | Miramax |
| 13 | 13 | Sideways | $202,115 | +6.8% | +2.3% | 424 | $476 | $16,902,696 | 61 | - |
| 14 | 14 | The Aviator | $129,000 | -7.2% | - | 40 | $3,225 | $1,126,000 | 5 | Miramax |
| 15 | 15 | Ray | $86,520 | +11.8% | -19.3% | 618 | $140 | $70,411,680 | 54 | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | 18 | Alexander | $78,234 | +22.7% | -57.1% | 622 | $125 | $33,791,486 | 28 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | 17 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | $74,530 | +16% | -51.3% | 514 | $145 | $39,453,750 | 40 | Universal Pictures |
| 18 | 16 | Kinsey | $71,960 | +10.2% | +32.3% | 191 | $376 | $5,277,877 | 40 | - |
| 19 | 19 | Shark Tale | $70,112 | +39.5% | +1,131.1% | 411 | $170 | $159,689,168 | 82 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 20 | 20 | A Very Long Engagement | $41,671 | +17.3% | +734.9% | 24 | $1,736 | $627,865 | 26 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 21 | 21 | Napoleon Dynamite | $29,821 | -4.4% | +54.8% | 177 | $168 | $44,202,002 | 194 | - |
| 22 | 22 | Million Dollar Baby | $27,109 | +10% | - | 8 | $3,388 | $287,156 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | 23 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | $25,526 | +5.2% | +2% | 2 | $12,763 | $361,481 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 24 | 24 | Saw | $13,777 | +10.5% | -46.5% | 178 | $77 | $55,118,111 | 54 | Lionsgate |
| 25 | 25 | Friday Night Lights | $12,275 | +13.1% | +16.1% | 154 | $79 | $61,136,340 | 75 | Universal Pictures |
| 26 | 27 | I Heart Huckabees | $10,066 | +7.4% | -33.3% | 80 | $125 | $12,515,187 | 82 | - |
| 27 | 26 | The Machinist | $9,373 | -0.7% | -25.7% | 60 | $156 | $958,286 | 61 | Paramount Classics |
| 28 | 30 | Alfie | $7,571 | +22.3% | +138.2% | 121 | $62 | $13,364,994 | 47 | Paramount Pictures |
| 29 | 29 | Team America: World Police | $7,307 | +10.8% | -12.4% | 73 | $100 | $32,690,115 | 68 | Paramount Pictures |
| 30 | 28 | Without a Paddle | $6,284 | -7.6% | +14.4% | 62 | $101 | $58,022,983 | 124 | Paramount Pictures |
| 31 | 31 | Beyond the Sea | $5,929 | +8.8% | - | 6 | $988 | $56,642 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 32 | 32 | Garden State | $4,365 | +26.5% | -32.2% | 44 | $99 | $26,714,484 | 147 | - |
| 33 | 33 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | $2,226 | +10% | +119.5% | 19 | $117 | $19,464,404 | 285 | Warner Bros. |
| 34 | 35 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | $1,852 | +148.6% | +1.9% | 30 | $61 | $37,762,677 | 96 | Paramount Pictures |
| 35 | 34 | I Am David | $1,158 | +3.2% | -81% | 26 | $44 | $286,282 | 19 | Lionsgate |
| 36 | 36 | Enduring Love | $703 | +16% | -35% | 13 | $54 | $348,000 | 54 | Paramount Classics |
| 37 | 37 | Fade to Black | $96 | -5% | -83.5% | 4 | $24 | $728,440 | 47 | Paramount Classics |
