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.
DistributorFox Searchlight
Opening$116,666
6 theaters
6 theaters
Budget$400,000
Release Date
(Wide)Jun 11, 2004 (Aug 27, 2004)
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Feb 6, 2005
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 36 min
GenresComedy
In Release569 days/81 weeks
Widest Release1,027 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11-13 | 29 | $116,666 | - | 6 | - | $19,444 | $116,666 | 1 |
| Jun 18-20 | 21 | $193,506 | +65.9% | 18 | +12 | $10,750 | $404,136 | 2 |
| Jun 25-27 | 17 | $388,112 | +100.6% | 73 | +55 | $5,316 | $953,215 | 3 |
| Jul 2-4 | 15 | $513,387 | +32.3% | 142 | +69 | $3,615 | $1,744,538 | 4 |
| Jul 2-5 July 4th long wknd | 15 | $794,558 | - | 142 | - | $5,595 | $2,025,709 | - |
| Jul 9-11 | 17 | $554,769 | +8.1% | 141 | -1 | $3,934 | $2,980,362 | 5 |
| Jul 16-18 | 17 | $750,491 | +35.3% | 179 | +38 | $4,192 | $4,214,677 | 6 |
| Jul 23-25 | 16 | $1,608,412 | +114.3% | 389 | +210 | $4,134 | $6,517,812 | 7 |
| Jul 30-Aug 1 | 14 | $1,402,563 | -12.8% | 423 | +34 | $3,315 | $9,315,870 | 8 |
| Aug 6-8 | 13 | $1,739,326 | +24% | 546 | +123 | $3,185 | $12,531,709 | 9 |
| Aug 13-15 Athens Olympics | 11 | $1,756,496 | +1% | 563 | +17 | $3,119 | $15,880,823 | 10 |
| Aug 20-22 Athens Olympics | 14 | $1,787,873 | +1.8% | 577 | +14 | $3,098 | $19,111,581 | 11 |
| Aug 27-29 Athens Olympics | 14 | $2,083,493 | +16.5% | 706 | +129 | $2,951 | $22,380,194 | 12 |
| Sep 3-5 | 13 | $2,811,411 | +34.9% | 886 | +180 | $3,173 | $26,268,093 | 13 |
| Sep 3-6 Labor Day wknd | 13 | $3,742,949 | - | 886 | - | $4,224 | $27,199,631 | - |
| Sep 10-12 | 10 | $2,516,879 | -10.5% | 921 | +35 | $2,732 | $30,294,397 | 14 |
| Sep 17-19 | 8 | $2,286,541 | -9.2% | 1,024 | +103 | $2,232 | $33,343,529 | 15 |
| Sep 24-26 | 11 | $1,808,393 | -20.9% | 1,024 | - | $1,766 | $35,721,724 | 16 |
| Oct 1-3 | 12 | $1,391,097 | -23.1% | 855 | -169 | $1,627 | $37,614,092 | 17 |
| Oct 8-10 | 12 | $1,056,903 | -24% | 715 | -140 | $1,478 | $39,092,405 | 18 |
| Oct 8-11 Indig. Peoples' Day wknd | 9 | $1,199,959 | - | 715 | - | $1,678 | $39,235,461 | - |
| Oct 15-17 | 13 | $883,817 | -16.4% | 619 | -96 | $1,427 | $40,371,730 | 19 |
| Oct 22-24 | 14 | $619,569 | -29.9% | 479 | -140 | $1,293 | $41,272,184 | 20 |
| Oct 29-31 | 15 | $410,800 | -33.7% | 387 | -92 | $1,061 | $41,877,647 | 21 |
| Nov 5-7 | 19 | $367,689 | -10.5% | 271 | -116 | $1,356 | $42,429,616 | 22 |
| Nov 12-14 | 25 | $235,139 | -36% | 196 | -75 | $1,199 | $42,821,449 | 23 |
| Nov 19-21 | 27 | $168,006 | -28.6% | 170 | -26 | $988 | $43,068,185 | 24 |
| Nov 24-28 Thanksgiving 5-Day | 20 | $331,829 | - | 193 | - | $1,719 | $43,447,097 | - |
| Nov 25-28 Thanksgiving 4-Day | 20 | $286,631 | - | 193 | - | $1,485 | $43,447,097 | - |
| Nov 26-28 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 24 | $241,977 | +44% | 193 | +23 | $1,253 | $43,447,097 | 25 |
| Dec 3-5 Post-Thanksgiving | 20 | $192,752 | -20.3% | 223 | +30 | $864 | $43,726,763 | 26 |
| Dec 10-12 | 23 | $143,089 | -25.8% | 218 | -5 | $656 | $43,939,654 | 27 |
| Dec 17-19 | 26 | $124,804 | -12.8% | 177 | -41 | $705 | $44,140,989 | 28 |
| Dec 24-26 | 37 | $41,148 | -67% | 141 | -36 | $291 | $44,285,021 | 29 |
| Dec 31-Jan 2, 2005 | 42 | $47,898 | +16.4% | 114 | -27 | $420 | $44,411,050 | 30 |
| Jan 7-9 | 48 | $39,725 | -17.1% | 80 | -34 | $496 | $44,478,018 | 31 |
| Jan 14-16 | 54 | $19,347 | -51.3% | 46 | -34 | $420 | $44,513,674 | 32 |
| Jan 14-17 MLK wknd | 55 | $23,661 | - | 46 | - | $514 | $44,517,988 | - |
| Jan 21-23 | 66 | $8,119 | -58% | 30 | -16 | $270 | $44,530,254 | 33 |
| Jan 28-30 | 83 | $4,011 | -50.6% | 11 | -19 | $364 | $44,537,420 | 34 |
| Feb 4-6 | 99 | $2,093 | -47.8% | 6 | -5 | $348 | $44,540,956 | 35 |
