Domestic 2004 Weekend 49
December 3-5, 2004
Key:New This WeekEstimated
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | National Treasure | $17,004,967 | -47.1% | 3,243 | - | $5,243 | $110,113,345 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | 3 | Christmas with the Kranks | $11,163,492 | -48.2% | 3,416 | +23 | $3,268 | $44,926,841 | 2 | Revolution Studios |
| 3 | 4 | The Polar Express | $10,778,094 | -44.4% | 3,650 | - | $2,952 | $96,127,863 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | 2 | The Incredibles | $9,015,796 | -61.8% | 3,178 | -275 | $2,836 | $225,858,787 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | - | Closer | $7,707,972 | - | 476 | - | $16,193 | $7,707,972 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | 5 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | $7,655,872 | -57.1% | 3,307 | - | $2,315 | $68,209,314 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | 6 | Alexander | $4,756,445 | -65.2% | 2,445 | - | $1,945 | $29,687,331 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | 8 | Finding Neverland | $2,900,000 | -38.3% | 526 | +13 | $5,513 | $11,700,000 | 4 | Miramax |
| 9 | 7 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | $2,761,455 | -55.7% | 2,433 | -40 | $1,135 | $36,321,105 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | 9 | Ray | $1,888,860 | -52.5% | 1,547 | +48 | $1,220 | $67,792,750 | 6 | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | 11 | Sideways | $1,802,826 | -38.1% | 499 | +2 | $3,612 | $12,478,931 | 7 | - |
| 12 | 10 | After the Sunset | $1,700,000 | -48.5% | 1,889 | -420 | $899 | $26,700,000 | 4 | New Line Cinema |
| 13 | 12 | The Grudge | $1,104,474 | -43.4% | 1,286 | -200 | $858 | $109,231,802 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 14 | 13 | Saw | $852,333 | -44.3% | 937 | -106 | $909 | $54,421,101 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| 15 | 14 | Shall We Dance? | $760,427 | -49.5% | 1,109 | +55 | $685 | $55,856,481 | 8 | Miramax |
| 16 | 16 | Kinsey | $740,669 | -42.7% | 190 | +2 | $3,898 | $3,653,063 | 4 | - |
| 17 | 15 | Seed of Chucky | $633,123 | -51.2% | 856 | -191 | $739 | $16,577,460 | 4 | Rogue Pictures |
| 18 | 17 | The Motorcycle Diaries | $407,538 | -38% | 272 | +33 | $1,498 | $14,277,652 | 11 | Focus Features |
| 19 | - | House of Flying Daggers | $397,472 | - | 15 | - | $26,498 | $397,472 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 20 | 24 | Napoleon Dynamite | $192,752 | -20.3% | 223 | +30 | $864 | $43,726,763 | 26 | - |
| 21 | 22 | What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? | $191,097 | -25.2% | 135 | +28 | $1,415 | $9,353,410 | 44 | - |
| 22 | 21 | Friday Night Lights | $179,265 | -38.7% | 323 | -19 | $555 | $60,845,010 | 9 | Universal Pictures |
| 23 | 20 | Being Julia | $178,271 | -45% | 156 | -50 | $1,142 | $2,971,460 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 24 | - | I Am David | $160,346 | - | 226 | - | $709 | $160,346 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 25 | 18 | Veer Zaara | $154,909 | -61.6% | 46 | -35 | $3,367 | $2,665,685 | 4 | Yash Raj Films |
| 26 | 19 | Shark Tale | $147,382 | -54.7% | 408 | -104 | $361 | $159,160,152 | 10 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 27 | 25 | I Heart Huckabees | $137,314 | -36.3% | 131 | +25 | $1,048 | $12,247,822 | 10 | - |
| 28 | 32 | The Machinist | $117,588 | +9.5% | 60 | +25 | $1,959 | $693,842 | 7 | Paramount Classics |
| 29 | 23 | The Work and the Glory | $106,702 | -57.5% | 34 | +2 | $3,138 | $642,892 | 2 | Excel Entertainment |
| 30 | 27 | Ladder 49 | $106,495 | -40.8% | 217 | -32 | $490 | $73,225,095 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 31 | 31 | Taxi 2004 Re-release | $94,066 | -14.3% | 172 | +9 | $546 | $35,970,046 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 32 | 35 | Team America: World Police | $92,020 | -0.3% | 213 | +105 | $432 | $32,509,445 | 8 | Paramount Pictures |
| 33 | 29 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | $89,203 | -38.1% | 208 | -54 | $428 | $95,026,227 | 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 34 | 30 | Bad Education | $88,856 | -35.9% | 3 | - | $29,618 | $526,559 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 35 | 28 | Without a Paddle | $88,547 | -41.8% | 160 | -36 | $553 | $57,866,677 | 16 | Paramount Pictures |
| 36 | 33 | A Very Long Engagement | $72,585 | -28.7% | 4 | - | $18,146 | $213,031 | 2 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 37 | 105 | Mr. 3000 | $66,595 | +7,725.5% | 154 | +151 | $432 | $21,705,893 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 38 | 38 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2004 Re-release | $63,921 | -23.1% | 16 | - | $3,995 | $366,992 | 7 | IMAX |
| 39 | 37 | Vera Drake | $60,704 | -33.4% | 53 | +8 | $1,145 | $1,923,886 | 9 | Fine Line Features |
| 40 | 26 | Alfie | $53,289 | -72.3% | 142 | -137 | $375 | $13,265,787 | 5 | Paramount Pictures |
| 41 | 50 | Birth | $51,318 | +108.4% | 78 | +50 | $657 | $4,722,797 | 6 | New Line Cinema |
| 42 | 36 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | $43,552 | -52.6% | 142 | -49 | $306 | $37,713,761 | 12 | Paramount Pictures |
| 43 | 43 | Garden State | $40,032 | -15.2% | 54 | +8 | $741 | $26,602,516 | 19 | - |
| 44 | 45 | Haunted Castle | $39,000 | -8.2% | 5 | - | $7,800 | $9,957,005 | 198 | - |
| 45 | 39 | Space Station 3D | $37,651 | -48.5% | 15 | +1 | $2,510 | $55,861,054 | 138 | IMAX |
| 46 | 40 | Callas Forever | $34,218 | -42% | 13 | -1 | $2,632 | $217,742 | 5 | Regent Releasing |
| 47 | 41 | Cellular | $31,175 | -42.5% | 67 | -41 | $465 | $31,962,797 | 13 | New Line Cinema |
| 48 | 42 | Bugs! | $30,075 | -39.1% | 22 | - | $1,367 | $13,843,561 | 91 | SK Films |
| 49 | 48 | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | $29,858 | +8.7% | 9 | -2 | $3,317 | $8,798,692 | 112 | Giant Screen Films |
| 50 | - | Primer | $26,063 | - | 23 | - | $1,133 | $392,420 | 9 | THINKFilm |
| 51 | 103 | Fade to Black | $22,159 | +2,232.5% | 38 | +36 | $583 | $712,960 | 5 | Paramount Classics |
| 52 | 54 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | $18,486 | +8.8% | 6 | - | $3,081 | $7,674,707 | 113 | Giant Screen Films |
| 53 | 62 | Our Music | $16,656 | +102.9% | 3 | +2 | $5,552 | $33,201 | 2 | Wellspring Media |
| 54 | 44 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | $16,098 | -62.5% | 22 | - | $731 | $19,416,604 | 39 | Warner Bros. |
| 55 | 69 | Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux | $14,968 | +121.8% | 13 | +6 | $1,151 | $1,647,755 | 10 | - |
| 56 | 47 | I, Robot | $14,761 | -46.7% | 36 | -10 | $410 | $144,758,543 | 21 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 57 | 58 | Lightning in a Bottle | $13,912 | +24.4% | 21 | +17 | $662 | $98,306 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 58 | 89 | Moolaadé | $13,175 | +553.8% | 3 | +1 | $4,391 | $77,858 | 8 | New Yorker Films |
| 59 | 51 | Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst | $12,558 | -44% | 4 | - | $3,139 | $45,777 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 60 | 46 | Enduring Love | $11,225 | -65.1% | 38 | -12 | $295 | $322,836 | 6 | Paramount Classics |
| 61 | 56 | Tarnation | $10,556 | -18.9% | 15 | +3 | $703 | $433,996 | 9 | Wellspring Media |
| 62 | 49 | Paper Clips | $9,499 | -62.8% | 4 | -1 | $2,374 | $42,311 | 2 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 63 | 64 | Zelary | $9,221 | +22.1% | 15 | +5 | $614 | $304,494 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 64 | 59 | Days of Being Wild | $7,950 | -25% | 2 | +1 | $3,975 | $56,738 | 3 | Kino International |
| 65 | 86 | Postmen in the Mountains | $7,908 | +182.4% | 6 | +3 | $1,318 | $90,262 | 50 | Shadow Distribution |
| 66 | - | After Midnight | $7,634 | - | 2 | - | $3,817 | $7,634 | 1 | Avatar Films |
| 67 | - | End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones | $6,839 | - | 3 | - | $2,279 | $377,381 | 16 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 68 | 66 | Alien Adventure | $6,500 | -7.1% | 2 | - | $3,250 | $4,670,506 | 277 | - |
| 69 | 61 | Rosenstrasse | $6,321 | -25.8% | 5 | - | $1,264 | $693,906 | 19 | IDP Distribution |
| 70 | 63 | Saints and Soldiers | $6,051 | -24.7% | 12 | +1 | $504 | $1,123,178 | 18 | Excel Entertainment |
| 71 | 98 | Sex Is Comedy 2004 Re-release | $5,909 | +330.4% | 4 | +3 | $1,477 | $28,800 | 7 | IFC Films |
| 72 | 60 | Remember Me, My Love | $5,614 | -37.4% | 4 | +1 | $1,403 | $214,026 | 14 | IDP Distribution |
| 73 | 68 | Testosterone | $4,943 | -28.9% | 3 | - | $1,647 | $157,314 | 13 | Strand Releasing |
| 74 | 53 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $4,867 | -76.9% | 1 | -1 | $4,867 | $49,556,928 | 320 | IMAX |
| 75 | 57 | A Fond Kiss | $4,509 | -59.9% | 2 | - | $2,254 | $19,509 | 2 | Castle Hill Productions |
| 76 | 71 | Ghosts of the Abyss | $4,293 | -20.9% | 4 | - | $1,073 | $16,571,159 | 87 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 77 | - | WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception | $4,216 | - | 3 | - | $1,405 | $4,216 | 1 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 78 | - | The Deserted Station | $4,085 | - | 1 | - | $4,085 | $5,654 | 23 | First Run |
| 79 | - | Who Killed Bambi? | $3,852 | - | 1 | - | $3,852 | $9,675 | 4 | Strand Releasing |
| 80 | 87 | Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi | $3,719 | +33% | 3 | +1 | $1,239 | $104,187 | 23 | Strand Releasing |
| 81 | 67 | Purple Butterfly | $3,591 | -48.5% | 1 | - | $3,591 | $12,614 | 2 | Palm Pictures |
| 82 | - | Brother to Brother | $3,508 | - | 1 | - | $3,508 | $34,944 | 5 | Wolfe Releasing |
| 83 | 84 | Red Lights | $3,355 | +13.4% | 3 | -3 | $1,118 | $614,059 | 16 | Wellspring Media |
| 84 | 85 | Bear Cub | $3,177 | +12.4% | 2 | - | $1,588 | $37,346 | 5 | TLA Releasing |
| 85 | 74 | Fear and Trembling 2004 Re-release | $3,050 | -40% | 1 | - | $3,050 | $20,543 | 3 | The Cinema Guild |
| 86 | 75 | Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War | $3,041 | -39.8% | 2 | -3 | $1,520 | $1,107,954 | 14 | IDP Distribution |
| 87 | 72 | Straight-Jacket | $2,888 | -46.3% | 2 | -1 | $1,444 | $10,436 | 2 | Regent Releasing |
| 88 | 93 | Bright Leaves | $2,871 | +72% | 2 | -1 | $1,435 | $57,034 | 15 | First Run |
| 89 | 76 | The Young Black Stallion | $2,800 | -42.2% | 2 | - | $1,400 | $6,581,846 | 50 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 90 | 55 | Easy | $2,645 | -82.1% | 4 | -2 | $661 | $21,589 | 2 | Magic Lamp |
| 91 | - | Conspiracy of Silence | $2,598 | - | 1 | - | $2,598 | $2,598 | 1 | - |
| 92 | 73 | Galapagos | $2,483 | -52.7% | 1 | - | $2,483 | $14,591,241 | 267 | IMAX |
| 93 | 81 | Seducing Doctor Lewis 2004 Re-release | $2,331 | -31.4% | 6 | - | $388 | $431,347 | 25 | Wellspring Media |
| 94 | 91 | A Day Without a Mexican | $1,398 | -22.6% | 5 | -1 | $279 | $4,179,642 | 30 | Televisa Cine |
| 95 | 88 | Un monde presque paisible 2004 Re-release | $1,330 | -40% | 1 | - | $1,330 | $80,124 | 16 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 96 | 79 | Head in the Clouds | $1,271 | -69.2% | 4 | -2 | $317 | $390,411 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 97 | - | Guiana 1838 | $1,271 | - | 1 | - | $1,271 | $189,808 | 11 | RBC Radio |
| 98 | 96 | Dig! | $1,257 | -10.3% | 2 | -3 | $628 | $125,272 | 10 | Palm Pictures |
| 99 | - | Goodbye, Dragon Inn | $1,154 | - | 2 | - | $577 | $22,752 | 12 | Wellspring Media |
| 100 | 101 | Cowboys and Angels | $1,107 | +1.5% | 1 | -1 | $1,107 | $27,733 | 12 | TLA Releasing |
| 101 | - | A Tale of Two Sisters | $1,060 | - | 1 | - | $1,060 | $1,060 | 1 | Tartan |
| 102 | 94 | Proteus | $923 | -39.1% | 2 | - | $461 | $61,408 | 19 | Strand Releasing |
| 103 | 104 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $900 | -5.3% | 1 | - | $900 | $7,028,300 | 302 | - |
| 104 | 77 | You I Love | $863 | -81.1% | 1 | - | $863 | $16,456 | 3 | - |
| 105 | 102 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | $714 | -29.7% | 1 | - | $714 | $341,493 | 26 | Dada Films |
| 106 | 106 | China: The Panda Adventure | $690 | -6.1% | 1 | - | $690 | $3,874,796 | 183 | IMAX |
| 107 | - | Jesus, You Know | $604 | - | 1 | - | $604 | $604 | 1 | Leisure Time Features |
| 108 | 99 | The Brown Bunny | $500 | -63% | 1 | -2 | $500 | $365,734 | 15 | Wellspring Media |
| 109 | 111 | She Hate Me | $226 | -59.9% | 1 | -1 | $226 | $363,118 | 19 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 110 | - | The Tracker 2004 Re-release | $144 | - | 1 | - | $144 | $52,717 | 47 | ArtMattan Productions |
| 111 | 107 | Ju-on: The Grudge | $60 | -91.6% | 1 | -2 | $60 | $325,661 | 20 | Vitagraph Films |
| 112 | - | Mean Creek | $27 | - | 1 | - | $27 | $603,797 | 16 | Paramount Classics |
