Domestic Box Office For Dec 31, 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 | Meet the Fockers | $12,140,180 | -0.3% | +69.6% | 3,524 | $3,445 | $132,859,765 | 10 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | 2 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | $4,727,546 | -6% | +68.3% | 3,623 | $1,304 | $84,757,072 | 15 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | 5 | The Aviator | $3,912,000 | +47.2% | +2,508% | 1,796 | $2,178 | $24,089,000 | 15 | Miramax |
| 4 | 3 | Fat Albert | $3,030,817 | -9.1% | - | 2,744 | $1,104 | $26,180,374 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | 4 | Ocean's Twelve | $2,843,512 | +3% | +92.2% | 3,290 | $864 | $100,416,657 | 22 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 7 | National Treasure | $2,367,792 | +23.4% | +166% | 2,282 | $1,037 | $150,121,985 | 43 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | 6 | The Polar Express | $2,118,560 | -9.4% | -17% | 2,618 | $809 | $151,621,905 | 52 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | 8 | Spanglish | $1,668,999 | -9.1% | +151.3% | 2,489 | $670 | $26,486,622 | 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | 11 | The Phantom of the Opera | $1,540,695 | +17.1% | +91.8% | 622 | $2,477 | $12,956,893 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | 10 | The Incredibles | $1,443,156 | +6.4% | +104.7% | 1,715 | $841 | $248,939,765 | 57 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | 12 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | $990,619 | -23.9% | +3,918.9% | 1,105 | $896 | $11,361,325 | 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | 13 | Flight of the Phoenix | $889,533 | +6.4% | +89.3% | 2,373 | $374 | $14,559,140 | 15 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 13 | 9 | Darkness | $861,000 | -37.7% | - | 1,718 | $501 | $12,872,000 | 7 | Dimension Films |
| 14 | 15 | Finding Neverland | $784,000 | +19.2% | +160.5% | 1,054 | $743 | $22,870,000 | 50 | Miramax |
| 15 | 16 | Christmas with the Kranks | $656,422 | +2.4% | -24.7% | 1,825 | $359 | $72,095,903 | 38 | Revolution Studios |
| 16 | 17 | Sideways | $614,600 | +24.2% | +165.9% | 370 | $1,661 | $20,868,408 | 71 | - |
| 17 | - | Blade: Trinity | $608,000 | - | +16% | 2,207 | $275 | $45,688,000 | 24 | New Line Cinema |
| 18 | 14 | Closer | $528,248 | -22.6% | +84.9% | 1,094 | $482 | $25,757,869 | 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 19 | 18 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | $452,590 | -8.2% | +55.5% | 1,068 | $423 | $81,106,338 | 43 | Paramount Pictures |
| 20 | 19 | Beyond the Sea | $433,950 | +79% | +4,901.7% | 383 | $1,133 | $1,010,933 | 15 | Lionsgate |
| 21 | 20 | A Very Long Engagement | $166,898 | -4% | +79.4% | 167 | $999 | $2,127,965 | 36 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 22 | 22 | Kinsey | $123,302 | -0.6% | +90.4% | 228 | $540 | $6,326,263 | 50 | - |
| 23 | 23 | Ray | $116,620 | +10.6% | +73.2% | 343 | $340 | $71,278,355 | 64 | Universal Pictures |
| 24 | 21 | Shark Tale | $111,108 | -12.1% | +197.8% | 407 | $272 | $160,531,869 | 92 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 25 | 24 | Million Dollar Baby | $69,576 | +2.1% | +62.6% | 9 | $7,730 | $842,253 | 17 | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | 27 | In Good Company | $37,888 | -1.1% | - | 3 | $12,629 | $111,169 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 27 | 26 | Hotel Rwanda | $32,573 | -18.5% | +37.2% | 7 | $4,653 | $316,998 | 10 | United Artists |
| 28 | 25 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | $32,395 | -21.7% | +96.5% | 216 | $149 | $39,778,585 | 50 | Universal Pictures |
| 29 | 29 | The Woodsman | $16,244 | -7.4% | +3.7% | 13 | $1,249 | $130,790 | 8 | Newmarket Films |
| 30 | 31 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | $11,824 | -6.5% | +902.9% | 18 | $656 | $19,541,074 | 295 | Warner Bros. |
| 31 | 28 | Napoleon Dynamite | $11,474 | -39.9% | +64.9% | 114 | $100 | $44,374,626 | 204 | - |
| 32 | 30 | Alexander | $10,688 | -31.9% | -22.8% | 232 | $46 | $33,963,605 | 38 | Warner Bros. |
| 33 | 34 | A Love Song for Bobby Long | $6,980 | +5.1% | - | 8 | $872 | $20,508 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 34 | 32 | Without a Paddle | $5,997 | -34% | +222.2% | 25 | $239 | $58,085,096 | 134 | Paramount Pictures |
| 35 | 35 | I Heart Huckabees | $5,280 | -17% | +27.9% | 43 | $122 | $12,576,126 | 92 | - |
| 36 | 38 | The Machinist | $2,722 | -27.7% | +1.5% | 26 | $104 | $993,676 | 71 | Paramount Classics |
| 37 | 37 | Garden State | $2,326 | -43.2% | +62.7% | 24 | $96 | $26,745,860 | 157 | - |
| 38 | 36 | Team America: World Police | $1,998 | -68.4% | +48.6% | 41 | $48 | $32,736,542 | 78 | Paramount Pictures |
| 39 | 39 | Alfie | $1,008 | -52.6% | +54.4% | 20 | $50 | $13,381,998 | 57 | Paramount Pictures |
| 40 | - | Enduring Love | $39 | - | -85.6% | 1 | $39 | $348,880 | 64 | Paramount Classics |
