Domestic 2004 Week 51
December 17-23, 2004
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | A Series of Unfortunate Events | $46,799,490 | - | 3,622 | - | $12,920 | $46,799,490 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | 1 | Ocean's Twelve | $27,798,670 | -44.8% | 3,290 | - | $8,449 | $78,199,049 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | - | Meet the Fockers | $24,396,740 | - | 3,518 | - | $6,934 | $24,396,740 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | 3 | The Polar Express | $18,686,785 | +26.4% | 2,702 | -555 | $6,915 | $133,705,986 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | - | Spanglish | $13,540,256 | - | 2,438 | - | $5,553 | $13,540,256 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | 4 | National Treasure | $10,374,595 | -16.9% | 2,478 | -725 | $4,186 | $137,100,280 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | 2 | Blade: Trinity | $10,336,332 | -49.3% | 2,912 | - | $3,549 | $39,147,441 | 3 | New Line Cinema |
| 8 | 5 | Christmas with the Kranks | $9,643,331 | +2.2% | 2,555 | -739 | $3,774 | $66,249,377 | 5 | Revolution Studios |
| 9 | - | Flight of the Phoenix | $7,812,576 | - | 2,604 | - | $3,000 | $7,812,576 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | 6 | The Incredibles | $6,150,782 | -2.7% | 1,732 | -924 | $3,551 | $240,008,667 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | 7 | Closer | $5,419,121 | -0.5% | 1,090 | +468 | $4,971 | $20,871,403 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 12 | 8 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | $3,705,270 | -27.6% | 1,448 | -1,859 | $2,558 | $78,064,769 | 5 | Paramount Pictures |
| 13 | 9 | Finding Neverland | $3,449,480 | +42.1% | 985 | +448 | $3,502 | $18,397,554 | 6 | Miramax |
| 14 | 11 | Sideways | $2,322,043 | +17.5% | 383 | -92 | $6,062 | $17,330,560 | 9 | - |
| 15 | - | The Phantom of the Opera | $2,321,677 | - | 622 | - | $3,732 | $2,321,677 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | - | The Aviator | $1,354,738 | - | 41 | - | $33,042 | $1,354,738 | 1 | Miramax |
| 17 | 20 | House of Flying Daggers | $1,263,291 | +335.5% | 145 | +130 | $8,712 | $2,070,961 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 18 | 13 | Ray | $844,520 | -37.9% | 442 | -687 | $1,910 | $70,542,310 | 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 19 | 14 | Kinsey | $772,756 | +4.1% | 196 | +27 | $3,942 | $5,407,312 | 6 | - |
| 20 | 10 | Alexander | $578,827 | -73.2% | 232 | -1,893 | $2,494 | $33,853,450 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 21 | 12 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | $544,080 | -67.7% | 328 | -1,373 | $1,658 | $39,527,550 | 6 | Universal Pictures |
| 22 | 39 | A Very Long Engagement | $533,232 | +650.9% | 167 | +163 | $3,193 | $844,095 | 4 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 23 | - | Swades | $532,915 | - | 74 | - | $7,201 | $532,915 | 1 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 24 | 33 | Shark Tale | $517,934 | +399.2% | 411 | +195 | $1,260 | $159,815,479 | 12 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 25 | 17 | The Motorcycle Diaries | $352,146 | -18.7% | 159 | -88 | $2,214 | $15,230,735 | 13 | Focus Features |
| 26 | 16 | The Grudge | $346,179 | -39% | 278 | -454 | $1,245 | $110,359,362 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 27 | 46 | Million Dollar Baby | $282,087 | +408.7% | 8 | - | $35,260 | $337,541 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | 26 | Bad Education | $234,231 | +23.2% | 8 | +3 | $29,278 | $981,000 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 29 | 27 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2004 Re-release | $230,384 | +24.3% | 21 | -3 | $10,970 | $851,353 | 9 | IMAX |
| 30 | 23 | Napoleon Dynamite | $227,688 | +3.7% | 144 | -74 | $1,581 | $44,243,873 | 28 | - |
| 31 | 25 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | $194,971 | -8.4% | 2 | - | $97,485 | $407,873 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 32 | 18 | Shall We Dance? | $193,569 | -51.2% | 322 | -296 | $601 | $56,705,076 | 10 | Miramax |
| 33 | 22 | What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? | $192,815 | -19.7% | 100 | -27 | $1,928 | $9,901,841 | 46 | Captured Light |
| 34 | 24 | Being Julia | $159,117 | -25.6% | 118 | -18 | $1,348 | $3,415,978 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 35 | 15 | After the Sunset | $131,157 | -79% | 216 | -803 | $607 | $27,988,386 | 6 | New Line Cinema |
| 36 | 19 | Saw | $128,328 | -64.3% | 178 | -307 | $720 | $55,132,901 | 8 | Lionsgate |
| 37 | 28 | Friday Night Lights | $106,575 | -32.2% | 154 | -116 | $692 | $61,157,405 | 11 | Universal Pictures |
| 38 | 32 | The Work and the Glory | $94,649 | -19.9% | 20 | -17 | $4,732 | $909,233 | 5 | Excel Entertainment |
| 39 | 31 | Taxi 2004 Re-release | $94,292 | -24.1% | 149 | -43 | $632 | $36,211,794 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 40 | 30 | I Heart Huckabees | $89,889 | -34.8% | 47 | -60 | $1,912 | $12,529,425 | 12 | - |
| 41 | 37 | Ladder 49 | $88,646 | +10.6% | 104 | -56 | $852 | $73,435,780 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 42 | 35 | Space Station 3D | $87,240 | -7.3% | 15 | +3 | $5,816 | $56,102,238 | 140 | IMAX |
| 43 | - | The Sea Inside | $85,397 | - | 23 | - | $3,712 | $85,397 | 1 | Fine Line Features |
| 44 | 29 | The Machinist | $82,901 | -40.2% | 60 | -12 | $1,381 | $969,473 | 9 | Paramount Classics |
| 45 | - | Beyond the Sea | $66,280 | - | 6 | - | $11,046 | $66,280 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 46 | 38 | Without a Paddle | $62,229 | -19.9% | 43 | -81 | $1,447 | $58,032,420 | 18 | Paramount Pictures |
| 47 | 48 | Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux | $58,788 | +22.5% | 40 | +12 | $1,469 | $1,763,689 | 12 | - |
| 48 | 36 | Team America: World Police | $51,648 | -43.2% | 46 | -119 | $1,122 | $32,701,689 | 10 | Paramount Pictures |
| 49 | 42 | Vera Drake | $47,226 | -29.2% | 38 | -13 | $1,242 | $2,062,788 | 11 | Fine Line Features |
| 50 | 47 | Haunted Castle | $47,000 | -6% | 5 | - | $9,400 | $10,069,855 | 200 | - |
| 51 | 34 | Veer Zaara | $46,362 | -50.9% | 21 | - | $2,207 | $2,839,563 | 7 | Yash Raj Films |
| 52 | 50 | Alfie | $45,282 | +28.9% | 43 | -22 | $1,053 | $13,369,996 | 7 | Paramount Pictures |
| 53 | 41 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | $43,690 | -34.8% | 72 | -86 | $606 | $95,170,481 | 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 54 | - | Hotel Rwanda | $42,295 | - | 7 | - | $6,042 | $42,295 | 1 | United Artists |
| 55 | 44 | Garden State | $39,505 | -34.5% | 29 | -29 | $1,362 | $26,720,167 | 22 | - |
| 56 | 51 | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | $27,458 | -11.6% | 9 | - | $3,050 | $8,857,208 | 114 | Giant Screen Films |
| 57 | 49 | Callas Forever | $24,175 | -36.1% | 11 | -5 | $2,197 | $290,700 | 7 | Regent Releasing |
| 58 | 45 | Mr. 3000 | $23,597 | -58.5% | 36 | -112 | $655 | $21,811,187 | 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 59 | 55 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | $23,589 | +6.6% | 6 | - | $3,931 | $7,720,415 | 115 | Giant Screen Films |
| 60 | 54 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | $22,288 | -0.3% | 19 | -1 | $1,173 | $19,469,224 | 41 | Warner Bros. |
| 61 | 69 | Paper Clips | $20,210 | +88.8% | 9 | +1 | $2,245 | $84,442 | 5 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 62 | 89 | A Tale of Two Sisters | $20,183 | +391.5% | 9 | +7 | $2,242 | $25,859 | 3 | Tartan |
| 63 | 61 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $16,899 | +0.3% | 2 | -3 | $8,449 | $49,608,154 | 322 | IMAX |
| 64 | 56 | Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids | $16,160 | -24.5% | 1 | - | $16,160 | $37,575 | 3 | THINKFilm |
| 65 | 53 | Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela | $13,658 | -43.7% | 3 | - | $4,552 | $53,045 | 9 | - |
| 66 | 60 | Seducing Doctor Lewis 2004 Re-release | $13,467 | -20.1% | 10 | - | $1,346 | $463,227 | 28 | Wellspring Media |
| 67 | 62 | I, Robot | $12,306 | -25.7% | 20 | -11 | $615 | $144,791,928 | 23 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 68 | 40 | I Am David | $11,693 | -82.6% | 26 | -180 | $449 | $288,552 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 69 | 75 | Lightning in a Bottle | $11,574 | +40.7% | 8 | -2 | $1,446 | $124,948 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 70 | 88 | WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception | $10,697 | +127.7% | - | - | - | $21,527 | 3 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 71 | - | In the Realms of the Unreal | $9,925 | - | 1 | - | $9,925 | $9,925 | 1 | Wellspring Media |
| 72 | 78 | Testosterone | $9,271 | +29.6% | 4 | +1 | $2,317 | $175,540 | 15 | Strand Releasing |
| 73 | 52 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | $8,821 | -66.4% | 30 | -39 | $294 | $37,762,677 | 14 | Paramount Pictures |
| 74 | 63 | Tarnation | $8,638 | -44.7% | 13 | - | $664 | $462,243 | 12 | Wellspring Media |
| 75 | 66 | Rosenstrasse | $8,550 | -30.3% | 5 | -3 | $1,710 | $718,458 | 21 | IDP Distribution |
| 76 | 74 | Alien Adventure | $8,500 | -5.6% | 2 | - | $4,250 | $4,690,916 | 279 | - |
| 77 | 73 | Zelary | $8,484 | -9.9% | 14 | +1 | $606 | $328,723 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 78 | 82 | Red Lights | $7,828 | +28.3% | 7 | +1 | $1,118 | $629,641 | 18 | Wellspring Media |
| 79 | 65 | Enduring Love | $6,608 | -51.4% | 13 | -12 | $508 | $348,570 | 8 | Paramount Classics |
| 80 | 94 | The Young Black Stallion | $6,261 | +69.1% | 3 | +1 | $2,087 | $6,594,332 | 53 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 81 | 84 | Ghosts of the Abyss | $6,095 | +4.6% | 5 | +1 | $1,219 | $16,585,869 | 89 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 82 | 86 | Saints and Soldiers | $5,932 | +10.1% | 5 | -3 | $1,186 | $1,136,830 | 20 | Excel Entertainment |
| 83 | 68 | Our Music | $5,621 | -51.8% | 3 | -1 | $1,873 | $60,956 | 5 | Wellspring Media |
| 84 | 67 | Fabled | $5,586 | -54.4% | 2 | -1 | $2,793 | $17,832 | 2 | Indican Pictures |
| 85 | 70 | Bear Cub | $4,401 | -58.8% | 2 | -1 | $2,200 | $53,553 | 7 | TLA Releasing |
| 86 | 72 | L.A. Twister | $4,304 | -58.1% | 1 | -2 | $4,304 | $48,668 | 19 | Indican Pictures |
| 87 | 58 | Birth | $3,526 | -80.8% | 21 | -34 | $167 | $4,761,466 | 8 | New Line Cinema |
| 88 | 87 | End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones | $3,505 | -28.3% | 5 | +2 | $701 | $391,950 | 18 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 89 | 97 | Head in the Clouds | $3,330 | +2.7% | 5 | +2 | $666 | $397,752 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 90 | - | The Life | $3,164 | - | 1 | - | $3,164 | $3,164 | 1 | Screen Media Films |
| 91 | - | Open My Heart | $2,999 | - | 1 | - | $2,999 | $2,999 | 1 | Strand Releasing |
| 92 | 76 | Postmen in the Mountains | $2,784 | -64% | 1 | -2 | $2,784 | $104,455 | 53 | Shadow Distribution |
| 93 | 104 | Un monde presque paisible 2004 Re-release | $2,306 | +11.8% | 3 | +1 | $768 | $84,493 | 18 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 94 | 77 | A Talking Picture | $2,101 | -72.7% | 1 | -1 | $2,101 | $9,788 | 2 | Kino International |
| 95 | 90 | Cowboys and Angels | $1,608 | -60.7% | 1 | -1 | $1,608 | $33,941 | 14 | TLA Releasing |
| 96 | 106 | Godzilla | $1,539 | -19.2% | 2 | -1 | $769 | $412,520 | 33 | Rialto Pictures |
| 97 | 108 | Goodbye, Dragon Inn | $1,367 | -5.5% | 1 | -2 | $1,367 | $25,566 | 14 | Wellspring Media |
| 98 | - | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | $1,295 | - | 1 | - | $1,295 | $360,759 | 28 | Paramount Classics |
| 99 | 110 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $1,250 | +4.2% | 1 | - | $1,250 | $7,031,200 | 304 | - |
| 100 | 103 | Bright Leaves | $1,247 | -41.6% | 2 | -2 | $623 | $62,252 | 18 | First Run |
| 101 | 80 | Fade to Black | $1,076 | -84.6% | 4 | -7 | $269 | $728,531 | 7 | Paramount Classics |
| 102 | 91 | Sex Is Comedy 2004 Re-release | $1,052 | -73.7% | 2 | -1 | $526 | $36,422 | 10 | IFC Films |
| 103 | 96 | Dolls | $822 | -74.7% | 1 | - | $822 | $4,067 | 2 | Palm Pictures |
| 104 | - | Producing Adults | $476 | - | 1 | - | $476 | $476 | 1 | Wolfe Releasing |
| 105 | - | Love Me If You Dare | $375 | - | 1 | - | $375 | $553,504 | 31 | Paramount Classics |
| 106 | 111 | Dig! | $254 | -77.3% | 1 | -2 | $254 | $127,067 | 12 | Palm Pictures |
