Napoleon Dynamite

A listless and alienated teenager helps his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while dealing with his bizarre family life back home.

Grosses

Domestic (96.6%)
$44,540,956
Summary Details
DistributorFox Searchlight
Opening$116,666
6 theaters
Budget$400,000
Release Date (Wide)Jun 11, 2004 (Aug 27, 2004) - Feb 6, 2005
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 36 min
GenresComedy
In Release569 days/81 weeks
Widest Release1,027 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Jun 11Friday21$40,070--6$6,678$40,0701
Jun 12Saturday23$42,074+5%-6$7,012$82,1442
Jun 13Sunday20$34,522-17.9%-6$5,753$116,6663
Jun 14Monday17$26,245-24%-6$4,374$142,9114
Jun 15Tuesday17$21,066-19.7%-6$3,511$163,9775
Jun 16Wednesday18$23,032+9.3%-6$3,838$187,0096
Jun 17Thursday17$23,621+2.6%-6$3,936$210,6307
Jun 18Friday18$61,500+160.4%+53.5%18$3,416$272,1308
Jun 19Saturday19$74,521+21.2%+77.1%18$4,140$346,6519
Jun 20Sunday19$57,485-22.9%+66.5%18$3,193$404,13610
Jun 21Monday16$38,700-32.7%+47.5%18$2,150$442,83611
Jun 22Tuesday16$41,407+7%+96.6%18$2,300$484,24312
Jun 23Wednesday18$41,164-0.6%+78.7%18$2,286$525,40713
Jun 24Thursday18$39,696-3.6%+68.1%18$2,205$565,10314
Jun 25Friday17$119,963+202.2%+95.1%73$1,643$685,06615
Jun 26Saturday16$145,634+21.4%+95.4%73$1,994$830,70016
Jun 27Sunday16$122,515-15.9%+113.1%73$1,678$953,21517
Jun 28Monday16$77,988-36.3%+101.5%73$1,068$1,031,20318
Jun 29Tuesday16$68,911-11.6%+66.4%73$943$1,100,11419
Jun 30Wednesday16$60,318-12.5%+46.5%73$826$1,160,43220
Jul 1Thursday16$70,719+17.2%+78.2%73$968$1,231,15121
Jul 2Friday15$181,644+156.9%+51.4%142$1,279$1,412,79522
Jul 3Saturday15$212,027+16.7%+45.6%142$1,493$1,624,82223
Jul 4
Independence Day
Sunday16$119,716-43.5%-2.3%142$843$1,744,53824
Jul 5Monday15$281,171+134.9%+260.5%142$1,980$2,025,70925
Jul 6Tuesday15$135,529-51.8%+96.7%142$954$2,161,23826
Jul 7Wednesday15$131,437-3%+117.9%142$925$2,292,67527
Jul 8Thursday15$132,918+1.1%+88%142$936$2,425,59328
Jul 9Friday17$166,819+25.5%-8.2%141$1,183$2,592,41229
Jul 10Saturday18$207,755+24.5%-2%141$1,473$2,800,16730
Jul 11Sunday17$180,195-13.3%+50.5%141$1,277$2,980,36231
Jul 12Monday17$122,469-32%-56.4%141$868$3,102,83132
Jul 13Tuesday17$115,979-5.3%-14.4%141$822$3,218,81033
Jul 14Wednesday17$124,154+7%-5.5%141$880$3,342,96434
Jul 15Thursday16$121,222-2.4%-8.8%141$859$3,464,18635
Jul 16Friday17$220,663+82%+32.3%179$1,232$3,684,84936
Jul 17Saturday17$275,143+24.7%+32.4%179$1,537$3,959,99237
Jul 18Sunday17$254,685-7.4%+41.3%179$1,422$4,214,67738
Jul 19Monday16$166,293-34.7%+35.8%179$929$4,380,97039
Jul 20Tuesday16$169,389+1.9%+46.1%179$946$4,550,35940
Jul 21Wednesday16$174,445+3%+40.5%179$974$4,724,80441
Jul 22Thursday16$184,596+5.8%+52.3%179$1,031$4,909,40042
Jul 23Friday12$520,778+182.1%+136%389$1,338$5,430,17843
Jul 24Saturday16$571,979+9.8%+107.9%389$1,470$6,002,15744
Jul 25Sunday13$515,655-9.8%+102.5%389$1,325$6,517,81245
Jul 26Monday10$378,101-26.7%+127.4%389$971$6,895,91346
Jul 27Tuesday11$357,316-5.5%+110.9%389$918$7,253,22947
Jul 28Wednesday11$333,372-6.7%+91.1%389$856$7,586,60148
Jul 29Thursday11$326,706-2%+77%389$839$7,913,30749
Jul 30Friday14$407,283+24.7%-21.8%423$962$8,320,59050
Jul 31Saturday15$503,761+23.7%-11.9%423$1,190$8,824,35151
Aug 1Sunday13$491,519-2.4%-4.7%423$1,161$9,315,87052
Aug 2Monday12$391,676-20.3%+3.6%423$925$9,707,54653
Aug 3Tuesday13$367,601-6.1%+2.9%423$869$10,075,14754
Aug 4Wednesday13$361,346-1.7%+8.4%423$854$10,436,49355
Aug 5Thursday13$355,890-1.5%+8.9%423$841$10,792,38356
Aug 6Friday13$558,500+56.9%+37.1%546$1,022$11,350,88357
Aug 7Saturday13$633,201+13.4%+25.7%546$1,159$11,984,08458
Aug 8Sunday12$547,625-13.5%+11.4%546$1,002$12,531,70959
Aug 9Monday10$431,907-21.1%+10.3%546$791$12,963,61660
Aug 10Tuesday10$385,220-10.8%+4.8%546$705$13,348,83661
Aug 11Wednesday10$378,931-1.6%+4.9%546$694$13,727,76762
Aug 12Thursday10$396,560+4.7%+11.4%546$726$14,124,32763
Aug 13
Athens Olympics
Friday11$530,057+33.7%-5.1%563$941$14,654,38464
Aug 14
Athens Olympics
Saturday11$668,833+26.2%+5.6%563$1,187$15,323,21765
Aug 15
Athens Olympics
Sunday11$557,606-16.6%+1.8%563$990$15,880,82366
Aug 16
Athens Olympics
Monday11$401,939-27.9%-6.9%563$713$16,282,76267
Aug 17
Athens Olympics
Tuesday11$347,409-13.6%-9.8%563$617$16,630,17168
Aug 18
Athens Olympics
Wednesday11$350,866+1%-7.4%563$623$16,981,03769
Aug 19
Athens Olympics
Thursday11$342,671-2.3%-13.6%563$608$17,323,70870
Aug 20
Athens Olympics
Friday14$556,425+62.4%+5%577$964$17,880,13371
Aug 21
Athens Olympics
Saturday14$714,982+28.5%+6.9%577$1,239$18,595,11572
Aug 22
Athens Olympics
Sunday14$516,466-27.8%-7.4%577$895$19,111,58173
Aug 23
Athens Olympics
Monday12$327,508-36.6%-18.5%577$567$19,439,08974
Aug 24
Athens Olympics
Tuesday12$295,635-9.7%-14.9%577$512$19,734,72475
Aug 25
Athens Olympics
Wednesday12$281,054-4.9%-19.9%577$487$20,015,77876
Aug 26
Athens Olympics
Thursday11$280,923<0.1%-18%577$486$20,296,70177
Aug 27
Athens Olympics
Friday14$634,085+125.7%+14%706$898$20,930,78678
Aug 28
Athens Olympics
Saturday14$888,581+40.1%+24.3%706$1,258$21,819,36779
Aug 29
Athens Olympics
Sunday14$560,827-36.9%+8.6%706$794$22,380,19480
Aug 30Monday13$300,191-46.5%-8.3%706$425$22,680,38581
Aug 31Tuesday13$265,962-11.4%-10%706$376$22,946,34782
Sep 1Wednesday13$249,765-6.1%-11.1%706$353$23,196,11283
Sep 2Thursday13$260,570+4.3%-7.2%706$369$23,456,68284
Sep 3Friday12$760,769+192%+20%886$858$24,217,45185
Sep 4Saturday13$1,027,732+35.1%+15.7%886$1,159$25,245,18386
Sep 5Sunday13$1,022,910-0.5%+82.4%886$1,154$26,268,09387
Sep 6
Labor Day
Monday11$931,538-8.9%+210.3%886$1,051$27,199,63188
Sep 7Tuesday12$215,121-76.9%-19.1%886$242$27,414,75289
Sep 8Wednesday12$186,981-13.1%-25.1%886$211$27,601,73390
Sep 9Thursday12$175,785-6%-32.5%886$198$27,777,51891
Sep 10Friday9$751,696+327.6%-1.2%921$816$28,529,21492
Sep 11Saturday10$1,161,065+54.5%+13%921$1,260$29,690,27993
Sep 12Sunday10$604,118-48%-40.9%921$655$30,294,39794
Sep 13Monday10$170,250-71.8%-81.7%921$184$30,464,64795
Sep 14Tuesday11$156,095-8.3%-27.4%921$169$30,620,74296
Sep 15Wednesday9$206,082+32%+10.2%921$223$30,826,82497
Sep 16Thursday10$230,164+11.7%+30.9%921$249$31,056,98898
Sep 17Friday8$741,777+222.3%-1.3%1,024$724$31,798,76599
Sep 18Saturday9$1,041,322+40.4%-10.3%1,024$1,016$32,840,087100
Sep 19Sunday10$503,442-51.7%-16.7%1,024$491$33,343,529101
Sep 20Monday9$149,768-70.3%-12%1,024$146$33,493,297102
Sep 21Tuesday12$136,021-9.2%-12.9%1,024$132$33,629,318103
Sep 22Wednesday9$138,690+2%-32.7%1,024$135$33,768,008104
Sep 23Thursday9$145,323+4.8%-36.9%1,024$141$33,913,331105
Sep 24Friday11$589,640+305.7%-20.5%1,027$574$34,502,971106
Sep 25Saturday11$814,038+38.1%-21.8%1,024$794$35,317,009107
Sep 26Sunday11$404,715-50.3%-19.6%1,024$395$35,721,724108
Sep 27Monday10$133,816-66.9%-10.7%1,024$130$35,855,540109
Sep 28Tuesday11$125,033-6.6%-8.1%1,024$122$35,980,573110
Sep 29Wednesday11$122,735-1.8%-11.5%1,024$119$36,103,308111
Sep 30Thursday10$119,687-2.5%-17.6%1,024$116$36,222,995112
Oct 1Friday12$443,977+270.9%-24.7%855$519$36,666,972113
Oct 2Saturday13$632,304+42.4%-22.3%855$739$37,299,276114
Oct 3Sunday13$314,816-50.2%-22.2%855$368$37,614,092115
Oct 4Monday12$101,145-67.9%-24.4%855$118$37,715,237116
Oct 5Tuesday11$93,845-7.2%-24.9%855$109$37,809,082117
Oct 6Wednesday12$96,295+2.6%-21.5%855$112$37,905,377118
Oct 7Thursday11$130,125+35.1%+8.7%855$152$38,035,502119
Oct 8Friday10$320,095+146%-27.9%715$447$38,355,597120
Oct 9Saturday12$458,132+43.1%-27.5%715$640$38,813,729121
Oct 10Sunday13$278,676-39.2%-11.5%715$389$39,092,405122
Oct 11
Indig. Peoples' Day
Monday13$143,056-48.7%+41.4%715$200$39,235,461123
Oct 12Tuesday12$78,141-45.4%-16.7%715$109$39,313,602124
Oct 13Wednesday11$75,777-3%-21.3%715$105$39,389,379125
Oct 14Thursday10$98,534+30%-24.3%715$137$39,487,913126
Oct 15Friday12$286,483+190.7%-10.5%619$462$39,774,396127
Oct 16Saturday13$387,794+35.4%-15.4%619$626$40,162,190128
Oct 17Sunday13$209,540-46%-24.8%619$338$40,371,730129
Oct 18Monday13$67,870-67.6%-52.6%619$109$40,439,600130
Oct 19Tuesday13$63,490-6.5%-18.7%619$102$40,503,090131
Oct 20Wednesday13$63,633+0.2%-16%619$102$40,566,723132
Oct 21Thursday13$85,892+35%-12.8%619$138$40,652,615133
Oct 22Friday14$221,270+157.6%-22.8%479$461$40,873,885134
Oct 23Saturday14$269,740+21.9%-30.4%479$563$41,143,625135
Oct 24Sunday16$128,559-52.3%-38.6%479$268$41,272,184136
Oct 25Monday11$45,017-65%-33.7%479$93$41,317,201137
Oct 26Tuesday11$42,877-4.8%-32.5%479$89$41,360,078138
Oct 27Wednesday11$44,167+3%-30.6%479$92$41,404,245139
Oct 28Thursday11$62,602+41.7%-27.1%479$130$41,466,847140
Oct 29Friday15$152,632+143.8%-31%387$394$41,619,479141
Oct 30Saturday16$170,860+11.9%-36.7%387$441$41,790,339142
Oct 31
Halloween
Sunday17$87,308-48.9%-32.1%387$225$41,877,647143
Nov 1Monday14$54,585-37.5%+21.3%387$141$41,932,232144
Nov 2Tuesday14$41,418-24.1%-3.4%387$107$41,973,650145
Nov 3Wednesday15$40,835-1.4%-7.5%387$105$42,014,485146
Nov 4Thursday14$47,442+16.2%-24.2%387$122$42,061,927147
Nov 5Friday19$124,265+161.9%-18.6%271$458$42,186,192148
Nov 6Saturday18$168,948+36%-1.1%271$623$42,355,140149
Nov 7Sunday19$74,476-55.9%-14.7%271$274$42,429,616150
Nov 8Monday18$28,776-61.4%-47.3%271$106$42,458,392151
Nov 9Tuesday17$28,010-2.7%-32.4%271$103$42,486,402152
Nov 10Wednesday17$37,645+34.4%-7.8%271$138$42,524,047153
Nov 11Thursday17$62,263+65.4%+31.2%271$229$42,586,310154
Nov 12Friday22$84,172+35.2%-32.3%196$429$42,670,482155
Nov 13Saturday22$103,855+23.4%-38.5%196$529$42,774,337156
Nov 14Sunday23$47,112-54.6%-36.7%196$240$42,821,449157
Nov 15Monday19$18,655-60.4%-35.2%196$95$42,840,104158
Nov 16Tuesday19$20,772+11.3%-25.8%196$105$42,860,876159
Nov 17Wednesday20$19,266-7.3%-48.8%196$98$42,880,142160
Nov 18Thursday19$20,037+4%-67.8%196$102$42,900,179161
Nov 19Friday21$57,901+189%-31.2%170$340$42,958,080162
Nov 20Saturday23$71,014+22.6%-31.6%170$417$43,029,094163
Nov 21Sunday23$39,091-45%-17%170$229$43,068,185164
Nov 22Monday18$20,228-48.3%+8.4%170$118$43,088,413165
Nov 23Tuesday19$26,855+32.8%+29.3%170$157$43,115,268166
Nov 24Wednesday20$45,198+68.3%+134.6%173$261$43,160,466167
Nov 25
Thanksgiving
Thursday19$44,654-1.2%+122.9%173$258$43,205,120168
Nov 26Friday20$99,227+122.2%+71.4%193$514$43,304,347169
Nov 27Saturday19$98,538-0.7%+38.8%193$510$43,402,885170
Nov 28Sunday19$44,212-55.1%+13.1%193$229$43,447,097171
Nov 29Monday15$20,829-52.9%+3%193$107$43,467,926172
Nov 30Tuesday15$22,533+8.2%-16.1%193$116$43,490,459173
Dec 1Wednesday15$21,194-5.9%-53.1%193$109$43,511,653174
Dec 2Thursday15$22,358+5.5%-49.9%193$115$43,534,011175
Dec 3Friday17$67,196+200.5%-32.3%222$302$43,601,207176
Dec 4Saturday17$83,649+24.5%-15.1%222$376$43,684,856177
Dec 5Sunday18$41,907-49.9%-5.2%223$187$43,726,763178
Dec 6Monday16$16,790-59.9%-19.4%223$75$43,743,553179
Dec 7Tuesday16$17,722+5.6%-21.4%223$79$43,761,275180
Dec 8Wednesday16$17,076-3.6%-19.4%223$76$43,778,351181
Dec 9Thursday16$18,214+6.7%-18.5%223$81$43,796,565182
Dec 10Friday18$48,490+166.2%-27.8%218$222$43,845,055183
Dec 11Saturday18$62,322+28.5%-25.5%218$285$43,907,377184
Dec 12Sunday19$32,277-48.2%-23%218$148$43,939,654185
Dec 13Monday17$16,035-50.3%-4.5%218$73$43,955,689186
Dec 14Tuesday17$19,263+20.1%+8.7%218$88$43,974,952187
Dec 15Wednesday18$19,911+3.4%+16.6%218$91$43,994,863188
Dec 16Thursday18$21,322+7.1%+17.1%218$97$44,016,185189
Dec 17Friday24$37,370+75.3%-22.9%177$211$44,053,555190
Dec 18Saturday24$47,598+27.4%-23.6%177$268$44,101,153191
Dec 19Sunday24$39,836-16.3%+23.4%177$225$44,140,989192
Dec 20Monday21$31,192-21.7%+94.5%177$176$44,172,181193
Dec 21Tuesday21$29,821-4.4%+54.8%177$168$44,202,002194
Dec 22Wednesday25$21,249-28.7%+6.7%144$147$44,223,251195
Dec 23Thursday26$20,622-3%-3.3%144$143$44,243,873196
Dec 24Friday29$6,960-66.2%-81.4%144$48$44,250,833197
Dec 25
Christmas Day
Saturday31$12,243+75.9%-74.3%141$86$44,263,076198
Dec 26Sunday28$21,945+79.2%-44.9%141$155$44,285,021199
Dec 27Monday25$19,545-10.9%-37.3%141$138$44,304,566200
Dec 28Tuesday25$19,738+1%-33.8%141$139$44,324,304201
Dec 29Wednesday27$19,755<0.1%-7%141$140$44,344,059202
Dec 30Thursday28$19,093-3.4%-7.4%141$135$44,363,152203
Dec 31
New Year's Eve
Friday31$11,474-39.9%+64.9%114$100$44,374,626204
Jan 1
New Year's Day
Saturday30$22,088+92.5%+80.4%114$193$44,396,714205
Jan 2Sunday31$14,336-35.1%-34.7%114$125$44,411,050206
Jan 3Monday28$7,990-44.3%-59.1%114$70$44,419,040207
Jan 4Tuesday28$6,885-13.8%-65.1%114$60$44,425,925208
Jan 5Wednesday27$6,196-10%-68.6%114$54$44,432,121209
Jan 6Thursday28$6,172-0.4%-67.7%114$54$44,438,293210
Jan 7Friday29$12,840+108%+11.9%80$160$44,451,133211
Jan 8Saturday30$17,205+34%-22.1%80$215$44,468,338212
Jan 9Sunday30$9,680-43.7%-32.5%80$121$44,478,018213
Jan 10Monday28$3,681-62%-53.9%80$46$44,481,699214
Jan 11Tuesday28$4,735+28.6%-31.2%80$59$44,486,434215
Jan 12Wednesday28$4,034-14.8%-34.9%80$50$44,490,468216
Jan 13Thursday28$3,859-4.3%-37.5%80$48$44,494,327217
Jan 14Friday35$5,779+49.8%-55%46$125$44,500,106218
Jan 15Saturday35$8,013+38.7%-53.4%46$174$44,508,119219
Jan 16Sunday35$5,555-30.7%-42.6%46$120$44,513,674220
Jan 17
MLK Day
Monday35$4,314-22.3%+17.2%46$93$44,517,988221
Jan 18Tuesday31$1,577-63.4%-66.7%46$34$44,519,565222
Jan 19Wednesday32$1,167-26%-71.1%46$25$44,520,732223
Jan 20Thursday32$1,403+20.2%-63.6%46$30$44,522,135224