Domestic 2004 Week 49
December 3-9, 2004
Key:New This WeekEstimated
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | National Treasure | $21,130,959 | -44.4% | 3,243 | - | $6,515 | $114,239,337 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | 4 | The Polar Express | $14,888,628 | -36% | 3,650 | - | $4,079 | $100,238,397 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | 3 | Christmas with the Kranks | $13,407,695 | -45.3% | 3,416 | +23 | $3,924 | $47,171,044 | 3 | Revolution Studios |
| 4 | 2 | The Incredibles | $10,693,624 | -59.1% | 3,178 | -275 | $3,364 | $227,536,615 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | - | Closer | $10,005,027 | - | 476 | - | $21,018 | $10,005,027 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | 5 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | $8,685,569 | -55.7% | 3,307 | - | $2,626 | $69,239,011 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | - | Blade: Trinity | $8,423,544 | - | 2,912 | - | $2,892 | $8,423,544 | 1 | New Line Cinema |
| 8 | 6 | Alexander | $6,184,677 | -63.1% | 2,445 | - | $2,529 | $31,115,563 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | 7 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | $3,739,650 | -52.2% | 2,090 | -383 | $1,789 | $37,299,300 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | 8 | Finding Neverland | $3,661,544 | -36.6% | 526 | +13 | $6,961 | $12,520,895 | 4 | Miramax |
| 11 | 9 | Ray | $2,433,705 | -48.8% | 1,322 | -177 | $1,840 | $68,337,595 | 6 | Universal Pictures |
| 12 | 11 | Sideways | $2,356,559 | -35.2% | 499 | +2 | $4,722 | $13,032,664 | 7 | - |
| 13 | 10 | After the Sunset | $2,164,513 | -43.8% | 1,889 | -420 | $1,145 | $27,233,652 | 4 | New Line Cinema |
| 14 | 12 | The Grudge | $1,318,763 | -42.7% | 1,286 | -200 | $1,025 | $109,446,091 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 15 | 13 | Saw | $1,076,517 | -43.4% | 937 | -106 | $1,148 | $54,645,285 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| 16 | 14 | Shall We Dance? | $1,019,186 | -45.9% | 1,109 | +55 | $919 | $56,115,240 | 8 | Miramax |
| 17 | 15 | Kinsey | $979,829 | -41% | 190 | +2 | $5,156 | $3,892,223 | 4 | - |
| 18 | 16 | Seed of Chucky | $758,835 | -51% | 856 | -191 | $886 | $16,703,173 | 4 | Rogue Pictures |
| 19 | 17 | The Motorcycle Diaries | $575,463 | -32.3% | 272 | +33 | $2,115 | $14,445,577 | 11 | Focus Features |
| 20 | - | House of Flying Daggers | $517,601 | - | 15 | - | $34,506 | $517,601 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 21 | 21 | What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? | $306,560 | -16.7% | 135 | +28 | $2,270 | $9,468,873 | 44 | - |
| 22 | 24 | Napoleon Dynamite | $262,554 | -20.2% | 223 | +30 | $1,177 | $43,796,565 | 26 | - |
| 23 | 19 | Being Julia | $249,909 | -43.7% | 156 | -50 | $1,601 | $3,043,098 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 24 | 22 | Friday Night Lights | $227,950 | -35% | 281 | -61 | $811 | $60,893,695 | 9 | Universal Pictures |
| 25 | - | I Am David | $209,773 | - | 226 | - | $928 | $209,773 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 26 | 25 | I Heart Huckabees | $191,083 | -32.3% | 131 | +25 | $1,458 | $12,301,591 | 10 | - |
| 27 | 18 | Veer Zaara | $188,006 | -58.4% | 49 | -32 | $3,836 | $2,698,782 | 5 | Yash Raj Films |
| 28 | 20 | Shark Tale | $181,031 | -51.3% | 408 | -104 | $443 | $159,193,801 | 10 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 29 | 32 | The Machinist | $171,627 | +17.6% | 60 | +25 | $2,860 | $747,881 | 7 | Paramount Classics |
| 30 | 23 | The Work and the Glory | $160,235 | -52.5% | 34 | +2 | $4,712 | $696,425 | 3 | Excel Entertainment |
| 31 | 27 | Ladder 49 | $148,355 | -35.9% | 217 | -32 | $683 | $73,266,955 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 32 | 38 | Team America: World Police | $141,643 | +14% | 213 | +105 | $664 | $32,559,068 | 8 | Paramount Pictures |
| 33 | 31 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2004 Re-release | $132,530 | -11.7% | 16 | - | $8,283 | $435,601 | 7 | IMAX |
| 34 | 28 | Bad Education | $127,004 | -35.3% | 3 | - | $42,334 | $564,707 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 35 | 30 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | $122,764 | -30.8% | 208 | -54 | $590 | $95,059,788 | 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 36 | 35 | Taxi 2004 Re-release | $117,289 | -12.1% | 172 | +9 | $681 | $35,993,269 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 37 | 29 | Without a Paddle | $114,336 | -40.9% | 160 | -36 | $714 | $57,892,466 | 16 | Paramount Pictures |
| 38 | 33 | A Very Long Engagement | $99,400 | -29.2% | 4 | - | $24,850 | $239,846 | 2 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 39 | 37 | Space Station 3D | $97,513 | -21.7% | 15 | +1 | $6,500 | $55,920,916 | 138 | IMAX |
| 40 | 108 | Mr. 3000 | $91,481 | +8,010% | 154 | +151 | $594 | $21,730,779 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 41 | 34 | The Bourne Supremacy | $88,697 | -33.9% | - | - | - | $176,176,147 | 20 | Universal Pictures |
| 42 | 39 | Vera Drake | $85,678 | -29.3% | 53 | +8 | $1,616 | $1,948,860 | 9 | Fine Line Features |
| 43 | 26 | Alfie | $77,081 | -69.9% | 142 | -137 | $542 | $13,289,579 | 5 | Paramount Pictures |
| 44 | 48 | Birth | $68,058 | +95.1% | 78 | - | $872 | $4,739,537 | 6 | New Line Cinema |
| 45 | 40 | Bugs! | $59,800 | -19.3% | 22 | - | $2,718 | $13,873,286 | 92 | SK Films |
| 46 | 43 | Garden State | $57,819 | -8% | 54 | +8 | $1,070 | $26,620,303 | 20 | - |
| 47 | 36 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | $57,415 | -54.7% | 142 | -49 | $404 | $37,727,624 | 12 | Paramount Pictures |
| 48 | 44 | Haunted Castle | $54,850 | -0.3% | 6 | +1 | $9,141 | $9,972,855 | 198 | - |
| 49 | 42 | Callas Forever | $45,160 | -36.5% | 13 | -1 | $3,473 | $228,683 | 5 | Regent Releasing |
| 50 | 41 | Cellular | $42,601 | -41.2% | 67 | -41 | $635 | $31,974,223 | 13 | New Line Cinema |
| 51 | - | Primer | $33,907 | - | 25 | - | $1,356 | $400,264 | 9 | THINKFilm |
| 52 | 52 | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | $29,858 | +8.7% | 9 | -2 | $3,317 | $8,798,692 | 112 | Giant Screen Films |
| 53 | 102 | Fade to Black | $29,688 | +1,905.9% | 38 | +36 | $781 | $720,489 | 5 | Paramount Classics |
| 54 | 61 | Our Music | $27,123 | +109.6% | 3 | +2 | $9,041 | $43,668 | 3 | Wellspring Media |
| 55 | 69 | Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux | $24,109 | +158.3% | 13 | +6 | $1,854 | $1,656,896 | 10 | - |
| 56 | 45 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | $24,074 | -56% | 22 | - | $1,094 | $19,424,580 | 39 | Warner Bros. |
| 57 | 47 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $22,350 | -39.5% | 1 | -1 | $22,350 | $49,574,411 | 320 | IMAX |
| 58 | 89 | Moolaadé | $21,096 | +610.1% | 3 | +1 | $7,032 | $85,779 | 8 | New Yorker Films |
| 59 | 56 | Lightning in a Bottle | $20,755 | +18.3% | 21 | +17 | $988 | $105,149 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 60 | 53 | Paper Clips | $20,716 | -20.4% | 4 | -1 | $5,179 | $53,528 | 3 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 61 | 49 | I, Robot | $19,283 | -42.3% | 36 | -10 | $535 | $144,763,065 | 21 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 62 | 57 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | $18,486 | +8.8% | 6 | - | $3,081 | $7,674,707 | 113 | Giant Screen Films |
| 63 | 50 | Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst | $17,975 | -45.9% | 4 | - | $4,493 | $51,194 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 64 | 46 | Enduring Love | $16,754 | -61.6% | 38 | -12 | $440 | $328,365 | 6 | Paramount Classics |
| 65 | 66 | Zelary | $15,553 | +46.7% | 15 | +5 | $1,036 | $310,826 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 66 | 55 | Tarnation | $14,549 | -23.1% | 15 | +3 | $969 | $437,989 | 10 | Wellspring Media |
| 67 | - | End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones | $13,014 | - | 3 | - | $4,338 | $383,556 | 16 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 68 | 79 | Postmen in the Mountains | $11,576 | +95% | 6 | +2 | $1,929 | $93,930 | 51 | Shadow Distribution |
| 69 | 58 | Days of Being Wild | $11,152 | -30.7% | 2 | +1 | $5,576 | $59,940 | 3 | Kino International |
| 70 | - | After Midnight | $10,829 | - | 2 | - | $5,414 | $10,829 | 1 | Avatar Films |
| 71 | 64 | Rosenstrasse | $10,061 | -19.7% | 5 | - | $2,012 | $697,646 | 19 | IDP Distribution |
| 72 | 68 | Alien Adventure | $9,410 | -0.9% | 2 | - | $4,705 | $4,673,416 | 277 | - |
| 73 | 60 | Remember Me, My Love | $9,018 | -34.2% | 4 | +1 | $2,254 | $217,430 | 14 | IDP Distribution |
| 74 | 99 | Sex Is Comedy 2004 Re-release | $8,473 | +383.6% | 4 | +3 | $2,118 | $31,364 | 8 | IFC Films |
| 75 | 63 | Saints and Soldiers | $8,381 | -34.2% | 12 | +1 | $698 | $1,125,508 | 18 | Excel Entertainment |
| 76 | 73 | Ghosts of the Abyss | $7,080 | -10.4% | 4 | - | $1,770 | $16,573,946 | 87 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 77 | 78 | Galapagos | $6,748 | +12.4% | 1 | - | $6,748 | $14,595,506 | 267 | IMAX |
| 78 | 67 | Testosterone | $6,743 | -31% | 3 | - | $2,247 | $159,114 | 13 | Strand Releasing |
| 79 | - | Who Killed Bambi? | $6,406 | - | 1 | - | $6,406 | $12,229 | 4 | Strand Releasing |
| 80 | 59 | A Fond Kiss | $6,326 | -57.8% | 2 | - | $3,163 | $21,326 | 2 | Castle Hill Productions |
| 81 | - | WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception | $6,132 | - | 3 | - | $2,044 | $6,132 | 1 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 82 | - | The Deserted Station | $5,896 | - | 1 | - | $5,896 | $7,465 | 23 | First Run |
| 83 | 70 | Purple Butterfly | $5,375 | -40.4% | 1 | - | $5,375 | $14,398 | 2 | Palm Pictures |
| 84 | 72 | The Young Black Stallion | $5,322 | -35.7% | 2 | - | $2,661 | $6,584,368 | 51 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 85 | 82 | Red Lights | $5,010 | -0.9% | 3 | -3 | $1,670 | $615,714 | 16 | Wellspring Media |
| 86 | - | Brother to Brother | $4,896 | - | 1 | - | $4,896 | $36,332 | 5 | Wolfe Releasing |
| 87 | 87 | Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi | $4,808 | +23.2% | 3 | - | $1,602 | $105,276 | 23 | Strand Releasing |
| 88 | 94 | Bright Leaves | $4,705 | +140.1% | 3 | - | $1,568 | $58,869 | 16 | First Run |
| 89 | 71 | Fear and Trembling 2004 Re-release | $4,705 | -45% | 1 | - | $4,705 | $22,198 | 3 | The Cinema Guild |
| 90 | 74 | Straight-Jacket | $4,604 | -39% | 2 | -1 | $2,302 | $12,152 | 2 | Regent Releasing |
| 91 | 88 | Bear Cub | $4,298 | +19.7% | 2 | - | $2,149 | $38,467 | 5 | TLA Releasing |
| 92 | 85 | Seducing Doctor Lewis 2004 Re-release | $3,883 | -10.2% | 6 | - | $647 | $432,899 | 26 | Wellspring Media |
| 93 | 75 | Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War | $3,254 | -52.1% | 2 | -3 | $1,627 | $1,108,167 | 14 | IDP Distribution |
| 94 | 54 | Easy | $2,645 | -86% | 4 | -2 | $661 | $21,589 | 2 | Magic Lamp |
| 95 | 80 | Head in the Clouds | $2,040 | -63.1% | 4 | -2 | $510 | $391,180 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 96 | - | Guiana 1838 | $1,833 | - | 1 | - | $1,833 | $190,370 | 11 | RBC Radio |
| 97 | 100 | Dig! | $1,678 | +1.7% | 2 | -3 | $839 | $125,693 | 10 | Palm Pictures |
| 98 | 92 | A Day Without a Mexican | $1,626 | -22.7% | 5 | - | $325 | $4,179,870 | 30 | Televisa Cine |
| 99 | 101 | Cowboys and Angels | $1,616 | +7.3% | 1 | -1 | $1,616 | $28,242 | 12 | TLA Releasing |
| 100 | - | A Tale of Two Sisters | $1,570 | - | 1 | - | $1,570 | $1,570 | 1 | Tartan |
| 101 | 109 | The Inheritance | $1,395 | +29.3% | - | - | - | $61,843 | 22 | The Cinema Guild |
| 102 | 106 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $1,350 | +12.5% | 1 | - | $1,350 | $7,028,750 | 302 | - |
| 103 | 76 | You I Love | $1,341 | -79.9% | 1 | - | $1,341 | $16,934 | 3 | - |
| 104 | 91 | Un monde presque paisible 2004 Re-release | $1,330 | -40% | 1 | - | $1,330 | $80,124 | 16 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 105 | - | Goodbye, Dragon Inn | $1,154 | - | 2 | - | $577 | $22,752 | 12 | Wellspring Media |
| 106 | 90 | Proteus | $923 | -61.6% | 2 | -1 | $461 | $61,408 | 19 | Strand Releasing |
| 107 | 98 | The Brown Bunny | $750 | -59.5% | 1 | -2 | $750 | $365,984 | 15 | Wellspring Media |
| 108 | 107 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | $670 | -43.5% | 1 | - | $670 | $341,946 | 26 | Dada Films |
| 109 | - | Jesus, You Know | $604 | - | 1 | - | $604 | $604 | 1 | Leisure Time Features |
| 110 | 110 | She Hate Me | $504 | -37.6% | 1 | - | $504 | $363,396 | 20 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 111 | - | The Tracker 2004 Re-release | $234 | - | 1 | - | $234 | $52,807 | 47 | ArtMattan Productions |
| 112 | - | Intimate Strangers | $150 | - | 1 | - | $150 | $2,109,529 | 19 | Paramount Classics |
| 113 | 113 | Mean Creek | $101 | -74.8% | 1 | - | $101 | $603,871 | 16 | Paramount Classics |
| 114 | 103 | Ju-on: The Grudge | $79 | -93.8% | 1 | -2 | $79 | $325,680 | 20 | Vitagraph Films |
