Domestic 2004 Week 52
December 24-30, 2004
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Meet the Fockers | $96,322,845 | +294.8% | 3,518 | - | $27,380 | $120,719,585 | 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | 1 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | $33,230,036 | -29% | 3,623 | +1 | $9,171 | $80,029,526 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | - | Fat Albert | $23,149,557 | - | 2,674 | - | $8,657 | $23,149,557 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | 2 | Ocean's Twelve | $19,374,096 | -30.3% | 3,290 | - | $5,888 | $97,573,145 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 16 | The Aviator | $18,821,988 | +1,289.3% | 1,796 | +1,755 | $10,479 | $20,176,726 | 2 | Miramax |
| 6 | 4 | The Polar Express | $15,797,359 | -15.5% | 2,618 | -84 | $6,034 | $149,503,345 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | - | Darkness | $12,011,058 | - | 1,700 | - | $7,065 | $12,011,058 | 1 | Dimension Films |
| 8 | 5 | Spanglish | $11,277,367 | -16.7% | 2,441 | +3 | $4,619 | $24,817,623 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | 6 | National Treasure | $10,653,913 | +2.7% | 2,201 | -277 | $4,840 | $147,754,193 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | 31 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | $9,962,833 | +5,009.9% | 1,105 | +1,103 | $9,016 | $10,370,706 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | 15 | The Phantom of the Opera | $9,094,521 | +291.7% | 622 | - | $14,621 | $11,416,198 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | 10 | The Incredibles | $7,487,942 | +21.7% | 1,732 | - | $4,323 | $247,496,609 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | 7 | Blade: Trinity | $5,932,296 | -42.6% | 2,318 | -594 | $2,559 | $45,079,737 | 4 | New Line Cinema |
| 14 | 9 | Flight of the Phoenix | $5,857,031 | -25% | 2,604 | - | $2,249 | $13,669,607 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 15 | 8 | Christmas with the Kranks | $5,190,104 | -46.2% | 2,135 | -420 | $2,430 | $71,439,481 | 6 | Revolution Studios |
| 16 | 11 | Closer | $4,358,218 | -19.6% | 1,069 | -21 | $4,076 | $25,229,621 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 17 | 13 | Finding Neverland | $3,688,505 | +6.9% | 933 | -52 | $3,953 | $22,086,059 | 7 | Miramax |
| 18 | 14 | Sideways | $2,923,248 | +25.9% | 364 | -19 | $8,030 | $20,253,808 | 10 | - |
| 19 | 12 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | $2,588,979 | -30.1% | 1,316 | -132 | $1,967 | $80,653,748 | 6 | Paramount Pictures |
| 20 | 17 | House of Flying Daggers | $1,344,348 | +6.4% | 165 | +20 | $8,147 | $3,449,000 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 21 | 22 | A Very Long Engagement | $1,116,972 | +109.5% | 167 | - | $6,688 | $1,961,067 | 5 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 22 | 19 | Kinsey | $795,649 | +3% | 234 | +38 | $3,400 | $6,202,961 | 7 | - |
| 23 | 18 | Ray | $619,425 | -26.7% | 274 | -168 | $2,260 | $71,161,735 | 9 | Universal Pictures |
| 24 | 24 | Shark Tale | $605,282 | +16.9% | 407 | -4 | $1,487 | $160,420,761 | 13 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 25 | 45 | Beyond the Sea | $510,703 | +670.5% | 383 | +377 | $1,333 | $576,983 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 26 | 28 | Bad Education | $487,575 | +108.2% | 50 | +42 | $9,751 | $1,476,626 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 27 | 27 | Million Dollar Baby | $435,136 | +54.3% | 9 | +1 | $48,348 | $772,677 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | 23 | Swades | $394,808 | -25.9% | 70 | -4 | $5,640 | $927,823 | 2 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 29 | 42 | Space Station 3D | $325,567 | +273.2% | 10 | -5 | $32,556 | $56,427,805 | 141 | IMAX |
| 30 | 25 | The Motorcycle Diaries | $304,411 | -13.6% | 92 | -67 | $3,308 | $15,535,146 | 14 | Focus Features |
| 31 | 41 | Ladder 49 | $269,726 | +204.3% | 255 | +151 | $1,057 | $73,705,506 | 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 32 | 32 | Shall We Dance? | $265,558 | +37.2% | 341 | +19 | $778 | $56,970,634 | 11 | Miramax |
| 33 | 54 | Hotel Rwanda | $242,130 | +472.5% | 7 | - | $34,590 | $284,425 | 2 | United Artists |
| 34 | 21 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | $218,640 | -59.8% | 188 | -140 | $1,162 | $39,746,190 | 7 | Universal Pictures |
| 35 | 29 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2004 Re-release | $198,862 | -13.7% | 15 | -6 | $13,257 | $1,050,215 | 10 | IMAX |
| 36 | 38 | The Work and the Glory | $169,910 | +79.5% | 17 | -3 | $9,994 | $1,079,143 | 6 | Excel Entertainment |
| 37 | 33 | What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? | $121,646 | -36.9% | 54 | -46 | $2,252 | $10,023,487 | 47 | - |
| 38 | 30 | Napoleon Dynamite | $119,279 | -47.6% | 141 | -3 | $845 | $44,363,152 | 29 | - |
| 39 | - | The Woodsman | $114,546 | - | 13 | - | $8,811 | $114,546 | 1 | Newmarket Films |
| 40 | 20 | Alexander | $99,467 | -82.8% | 232 | - | $428 | $33,952,917 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 41 | 37 | Friday Night Lights | $98,516 | -7.6% | 104 | -50 | $947 | $61,255,921 | 12 | Universal Pictures |
| 42 | 34 | Being Julia | $91,801 | -42.3% | 57 | -61 | $1,610 | $3,507,779 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 43 | 39 | Taxi 2004 Re-release | $87,768 | -6.9% | 99 | -50 | $886 | $36,299,562 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 44 | - | In Good Company | $73,281 | - | 3 | - | $24,427 | $73,281 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 45 | 35 | After the Sunset | $62,490 | -52.4% | 158 | -58 | $395 | $28,050,876 | 7 | New Line Cinema |
| 46 | 60 | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | $60,026 | +169.3% | 18 | -1 | $3,334 | $19,529,250 | 42 | Warner Bros. |
| 47 | 36 | Saw | $52,144 | -59.4% | 100 | -78 | $521 | $55,185,045 | 9 | Lionsgate |
| 48 | 46 | Without a Paddle | $46,679 | -25% | 42 | -1 | $1,111 | $58,079,099 | 19 | Paramount Pictures |
| 49 | 50 | Haunted Castle | $45,000 | -4.3% | 5 | - | $9,000 | $10,114,855 | 201 | - |
| 50 | 71 | In the Realms of the Unreal | $43,373 | +337% | 3 | +2 | $14,457 | $53,298 | 2 | Wellspring Media |
| 51 | 40 | I Heart Huckabees | $41,421 | -53.9% | 44 | -3 | $941 | $12,570,846 | 13 | - |
| 52 | 43 | The Sea Inside | $38,293 | -55.2% | 6 | -17 | $6,382 | $123,690 | 2 | Fine Line Features |
| 53 | 49 | Vera Drake | $37,629 | -20.3% | 29 | -9 | $1,297 | $2,100,417 | 12 | Fine Line Features |
| 54 | - | The Merchant of Venice | $33,392 | - | - | - | - | $33,392 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 55 | 48 | Team America: World Police | $32,861 | -36.4% | 34 | -12 | $966 | $32,734,544 | 11 | Paramount Pictures |
| 56 | 57 | Callas Forever | $29,833 | +23.4% | 11 | - | $2,712 | $320,533 | 8 | Regent Releasing |
| 57 | 56 | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | $24,833 | -9.6% | 8 | -1 | $3,104 | $8,882,041 | 115 | Giant Screen Films |
| 58 | 55 | Garden State | $23,367 | -40.9% | 28 | -1 | $834 | $26,743,534 | 23 | - |
| 59 | 61 | Paper Clips | $22,283 | +10.3% | 7 | -2 | $3,183 | $106,725 | 6 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 60 | 44 | The Machinist | $21,481 | -74.1% | 26 | -34 | $826 | $990,954 | 10 | Paramount Classics |
| 61 | 59 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | $21,152 | -10.3% | 5 | -1 | $4,230 | $7,741,567 | 116 | Giant Screen Films |
| 62 | 51 | Veer Zaara | $20,616 | -55.5% | 12 | -9 | $1,718 | $2,860,179 | 8 | Yash Raj Films |
| 63 | 63 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $20,405 | +20.7% | 2 | - | $10,202 | $49,628,559 | 323 | IMAX |
| 64 | - | The Assassination of Richard Nixon | $17,708 | - | - | - | - | $17,708 | 1 | THINKFilm |
| 65 | 81 | Ghosts of the Abyss | $14,189 | +132.8% | 6 | +1 | $2,364 | $16,600,058 | 90 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 66 | - | A Love Song for Bobby Long | $13,528 | - | 8 | - | $1,691 | $13,528 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 67 | 80 | The Young Black Stallion | $13,323 | +112.8% | 4 | +1 | $3,330 | $6,607,655 | 54 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 68 | 52 | Alfie | $10,994 | -75.7% | 32 | -11 | $343 | $13,380,990 | 8 | Paramount Pictures |
| 69 | 65 | Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela | $9,958 | -27.1% | 3 | - | $3,319 | $63,003 | 10 | - |
| 70 | 47 | Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux | $9,459 | -83.9% | 30 | -10 | $315 | $1,773,148 | 13 | - |
| 71 | 67 | I, Robot | $9,095 | -26.1% | 16 | -4 | $568 | $144,801,023 | 24 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 72 | 74 | Tarnation | $8,481 | -1.8% | 8 | -5 | $1,060 | $470,724 | 13 | Wellspring Media |
| 73 | - | Apollo 13 The IMAX Experience | $8,077 | - | 1 | - | $8,077 | $1,745,826 | 119 | IMAX |
| 74 | 76 | Alien Adventure | $8,000 | -5.9% | 2 | - | $4,000 | $4,698,916 | 280 | - |
| 75 | 62 | A Tale of Two Sisters | $7,326 | -63.7% | 2 | -7 | $3,663 | $33,185 | 4 | Tartan |
| 76 | 69 | Lightning in a Bottle | $6,499 | -43.8% | 4 | -4 | $1,624 | $131,447 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 77 | 64 | Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids | $6,300 | -61% | 1 | - | $6,300 | $43,875 | 4 | THINKFilm |
| 78 | 75 | Rosenstrasse | $6,058 | -29.1% | 4 | -1 | $1,514 | $724,516 | 22 | IDP Distribution |
| 79 | 92 | Postmen in the Mountains | $5,976 | +114.7% | 2 | +1 | $2,988 | $110,431 | 54 | Shadow Distribution |
| 80 | 85 | Bear Cub | $5,284 | +20.1% | 3 | +1 | $1,761 | $58,837 | 8 | TLA Releasing |
| 81 | 93 | Un monde presque paisible 2004 Re-release | $4,383 | +90.1% | 2 | -1 | $2,191 | $88,876 | 19 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 82 | - | Vodka Lemon | $3,929 | - | 1 | - | $3,929 | $33,008 | 12 | New Yorker Films |
| 83 | 66 | Seducing Doctor Lewis 2004 Re-release | $3,851 | -71.4% | 6 | -4 | $641 | $467,078 | 29 | Wellspring Media |
| 84 | 82 | Saints and Soldiers | $3,436 | -42.1% | 4 | -1 | $859 | $1,140,266 | 21 | Excel Entertainment |
| 85 | 78 | Red Lights | $2,923 | -62.7% | 6 | -1 | $487 | $632,564 | 19 | Wellspring Media |
| 86 | 83 | Our Music | $2,086 | -62.9% | 2 | -1 | $1,043 | $63,042 | 6 | Wellspring Media |
| 87 | - | Untold Scandal | $1,661 | - | 1 | - | $1,661 | $44,005 | 12 | Kino International |
| 88 | 87 | Birth | $1,646 | -53.3% | 10 | -11 | $164 | $4,763,112 | 9 | New Line Cinema |
| 89 | 91 | Open My Heart | $1,382 | -53.9% | 1 | - | $1,382 | $4,381 | 2 | Strand Releasing |
| 90 | - | Fear and Trembling 2004 Re-release | $1,216 | - | 1 | - | $1,216 | $23,414 | 6 | The Cinema Guild |
| 91 | 99 | Encounter in the Third Dimension | $1,100 | -12% | 1 | - | $1,100 | $7,032,300 | 305 | - |
| 92 | 97 | Goodbye, Dragon Inn | $1,000 | -26.8% | 1 | - | $1,000 | $26,566 | 15 | Wellspring Media |
| 93 | - | Imelda | $895 | - | 1 | - | $895 | $200,992 | 30 | Unico Entertainment |
| 94 | 77 | Zelary | $476 | -94.4% | 1 | -13 | $476 | $329,199 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 95 | 94 | A Talking Picture | $470 | -77.6% | 1 | - | $470 | $10,258 | 3 | Kino International |
| 96 | 104 | Producing Adults | $459 | -3.6% | 1 | - | $459 | $935 | 2 | Wolfe Releasing |
| 97 | 72 | Testosterone | $432 | -95.3% | 2 | -2 | $216 | $175,972 | 16 | Strand Releasing |
| 98 | 70 | WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception | $404 | -96.2% | 3 | - | $134 | $21,931 | 4 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 99 | 101 | Fade to Black | $390 | -63.8% | 5 | +1 | $78 | $728,921 | 8 | Paramount Classics |
| 100 | 89 | Head in the Clouds | $355 | -89.3% | 2 | -3 | $177 | $398,107 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 101 | 79 | Enduring Love | $271 | -95.9% | 5 | -8 | $54 | $348,841 | 9 | Paramount Classics |
