Domestic Box Office For Dec 29, 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 | 1 | Meet the Fockers | $11,486,275 | -9.1% | -4.8% | 3,518 | $3,265 | $108,547,305 | 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | 2 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | $5,004,849 | -5.2% | +32.5% | 3,623 | $1,381 | $75,000,397 | 13 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | 3 | Fat Albert | $3,177,284 | -2.9% | - | 2,674 | $1,188 | $19,817,024 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | 4 | Ocean's Twelve | $2,582,168 | -6.2% | +34.2% | 3,290 | $784 | $94,812,910 | 20 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 5 | The Aviator | $2,315,000 | -6.7% | +2,126% | 1,796 | $1,288 | $17,519,699 | 13 | Miramax |
| 6 | 6 | The Polar Express | $2,243,365 | -3.7% | -11.3% | 2,618 | $856 | $147,164,143 | 50 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | 8 | National Treasure | $1,646,319 | +2.9% | +76.2% | 2,201 | $747 | $145,834,991 | 41 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | 7 | Spanglish | $1,611,229 | -0.2% | +80% | 2,441 | $660 | $22,980,699 | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | 11 | The Incredibles | $1,301,313 | +2.1% | +90.3% | 1,732 | $751 | $246,140,488 | 55 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | 9 | Darkness | $1,293,000 | -11% | - | 1,700 | $760 | $10,628,040 | 5 | Dimension Films |
| 11 | 10 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | $1,260,035 | -6% | +5,405.7% | 1,105 | $1,140 | $9,068,982 | 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | 12 | The Phantom of the Opera | $1,224,417 | -2.5% | -7.1% | 622 | $1,968 | $10,100,111 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | 13 | Flight of the Phoenix | $746,744 | -7% | +27.9% | 2,604 | $286 | $12,833,847 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | 14 | Closer | $643,363 | -7% | +46.2% | 1,069 | $601 | $24,547,433 | 27 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 15 | 15 | Christmas with the Kranks | $624,598 | -7.3% | -33.1% | 2,135 | $292 | $70,798,182 | 36 | Revolution Studios |
| 16 | 16 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | $481,957 | +1.8% | +32% | 1,316 | $366 | $80,160,743 | 41 | Paramount Pictures |
| 17 | 17 | Sideways | $438,814 | +6.3% | +139.5% | 364 | $1,205 | $19,758,776 | 69 | - |
| 18 | 30 | Beyond the Sea | $216,896 | +2,656.3% | +5,501.7% | 383 | $566 | $334,500 | 13 | Lionsgate |
| 19 | 18 | A Very Long Engagement | $164,188 | -6.3% | +58.4% | 167 | $983 | $1,787,200 | 34 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 20 | 20 | Shark Tale | $115,092 | +17.6% | +95.1% | 407 | $282 | $160,294,305 | 90 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 21 | 19 | Kinsey | $109,988 | -4.7% | +80.9% | 228 | $482 | $6,078,892 | 48 | - |
| 22 | 21 | Ray | $86,310 | -4.5% | +55.9% | 274 | $315 | $71,056,245 | 62 | Universal Pictures |
| 23 | 22 | Million Dollar Baby | $60,193 | -0.4% | +173.2% | 9 | $6,688 | $704,543 | 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | 24 | Hotel Rwanda | $37,341 | +11.9% | +83.8% | 7 | $5,334 | $244,440 | 8 | United Artists |
| 25 | - | In Good Company | $34,986 | - | - | 3 | $11,662 | $34,986 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 26 | 23 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | $32,915 | -14.7% | -8.8% | 188 | $175 | $39,704,830 | 48 | Universal Pictures |
| 27 | 25 | Napoleon Dynamite | $19,755 | <0.1% | -7% | 141 | $140 | $44,344,059 | 202 | - |
| 28 | 28 | The Woodsman | $18,042 | +44.2% | - | 13 | $1,387 | $97,003 | 6 | Newmarket Films |
| 29 | 26 | Alexander | $13,714 | -6.2% | -53.7% | 232 | $59 | $33,937,211 | 36 | Warner Bros. |
| 30 | 27 | Friday Night Lights | $13,005 | +0.2% | +27.7% | 104 | $125 | $61,227,060 | 83 | Universal Pictures |
| 31 | 29 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | $9,518 | -20.8% | +371.2% | 18 | $528 | $19,516,599 | 293 | Warner Bros. |
| 32 | 32 | Without a Paddle | $8,916 | +31.5% | +96.3% | 42 | $212 | $58,070,015 | 132 | Paramount Pictures |
| 33 | 31 | Saw | $7,486 | +0.7% | +11.7% | 100 | $74 | $55,176,202 | 62 | Lionsgate |
| 34 | - | A Love Song for Bobby Long | $6,889 | - | - | 8 | $861 | $6,889 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 35 | 34 | I Heart Huckabees | $5,352 | -7.9% | -26.3% | 44 | $121 | $12,564,485 | 90 | - |
| 36 | 33 | Team America: World Police | $3,881 | -33.4% | -39.6% | 34 | $114 | $32,728,216 | 76 | Paramount Pictures |
| 37 | 35 | Garden State | $3,813 | +8.5% | +30.8% | 28 | $136 | $26,739,436 | 155 | - |
| 38 | 36 | The Machinist | $2,612 | -17.9% | -47.4% | 26 | $100 | $987,190 | 69 | Paramount Classics |
| 39 | 37 | Alfie | $1,394 | -46.1% | -45.8% | 32 | $43 | $13,378,863 | 55 | Paramount Pictures |
