Domestic Box Office For Dec 30, 2004

Data as of Mar 18, 16:03 PDT
Rank Release Metric Fri Dec 24Sat Dec 25Sun Dec 26Mon Dec 27Tue Dec 28Wed Dec 29Thu Dec 30
1

Meet the Fockers

Universal Pictures
Gross$7,159,130$19,542,490$19,419,360$13,913,690$12,629,620$11,486,275$12,172,280
Theaters3,5183,5183,5183,5183,5183,5183,518
Average$2,035$5,555$5,520$3,955$3,590$3,265$3,460
%± YD-41.9%+173%-0.6%-28.4%-9.2%-9.1%+6%
%± LW------4.8%-1.3%
GTD$31,555,870$51,098,360$70,517,720$84,431,410$97,061,030$108,547,305$120,719,585
Days3456789
2

A Series of Unfortunate Events

Paramount Pictures
Gross$2,809,209$4,303,746$5,498,921$5,302,469$5,281,713$5,004,849$5,029,129
Theaters3,6223,6233,6233,6233,6233,6233,623
Average$775$1,187$1,517$1,463$1,457$1,381$1,388
%± YD-35%+53.2%+27.8%-3.6%-0.4%-5.2%+0.5%
%± LW-72.9%-62.1%-34.1%+20%+25.2%+32.5%+16.4%
GTD$49,608,699$53,912,445$59,411,366$64,713,835$69,995,548$75,000,397$80,029,526
Days891011121314
3

Fat Albert

20th Century Fox Film Corporation
Gross-$5,550,217$4,471,293$3,345,516$3,272,714$3,177,284$3,332,533
Theaters-2,6742,6742,6742,6742,6742,674
Average-$2,075$1,672$1,251$1,223$1,188$1,246
%± YD---19.4%-25.2%-2.2%-2.9%+4.9%
%± LW-------
GTD-$5,550,217$10,021,510$13,367,026$16,639,740$19,817,024$23,149,557
Days-123456
4

Ocean's Twelve

Warner Bros.
Gross$1,479,429$3,363,323$3,558,423$2,878,397$2,752,121$2,582,168$2,760,235
Theaters3,2903,2903,2903,2903,2903,2903,290
Average$449$1,022$1,081$874$836$784$838
%± YD-34.8%+127.3%+5.8%-19.1%-4.4%-6.2%+6.9%
%± LW-75.2%-53.4%-27.9%+7.5%-1.9%+34.2%+21.7%
GTD$79,678,478$83,041,801$86,600,224$89,478,621$92,230,742$94,812,910$97,573,145
Days15161718192021
5

The Aviator

Miramax Films
Gross$150,000$4,240,000$4,240,000$2,740,000$2,480,000$2,315,000$2,657,027
Theaters411,7961,7961,7961,7961,7961,796
Average$3,658$2,360$2,360$1,525$1,380$1,288$1,479
%± YD+21.3%+2,726.7%--35.4%-9.5%-6.7%+14.8%
%± LW-40.5%+1,196.6%+1,419.7%+1,871.2%+1,822.5%+2,126%+2,048.1%
GTD$1,505,000$5,745,000$9,986,105$12,726,000$15,206,000$17,519,699$20,176,726
Days891011121314
6

The Polar Express

Warner Bros.
Gross$2,551,119$1,643,282$2,332,762$2,359,133$2,328,496$2,243,365$2,339,202
Theaters2,7022,6182,6182,6182,6182,6182,618
Average$944$627$891$901$889$856$893
%± YD-21.9%-35.6%+42%+1.1%-1.3%-3.7%+4.3%
%± LW+7.7%-49.1%-17.1%+16.5%-5.1%-11.3%-28.4%
GTD$136,257,105$137,900,387$140,233,149$142,592,282$144,920,778$147,164,143$149,503,345
Days45464748495051
7

National Treasure

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Gross$890,213$1,420,368$1,653,892$1,524,176$1,599,743$1,646,319$1,919,202
Theaters2,4782,2012,2012,2012,2012,2012,201
Average$359$645$751$692$726$747$871
%± YD-31.2%+59.6%+16.4%-7.8%+5%+2.9%+16.6%
%± LW-48.2%-44.7%-4.7%+51.2%+43.5%+76.2%+48.3%
GTD$137,990,493$139,410,861$141,064,753$142,588,929$144,188,672$145,834,991$147,754,193
Days36373839404142
8

Spanglish

Sony Pictures Releasing
Gross$664,153$1,882,307$2,095,032$1,572,968$1,614,754$1,611,229$1,836,924
Theaters2,4382,4412,4412,4412,4412,4412,441
Average$272$771$858$644$661$660$752
%± YD-38.7%+183.4%+11.3%-24.9%+2.7%-0.2%+14%
%± LW-77.4%-44.9%-15.1%+16%+16.3%+80%+69.7%
GTD$14,204,409$16,086,716$18,181,748$19,754,716$21,369,470$22,980,699$24,817,623
Days891011121314
9

Darkness

Dimension Films (at Disney)
Gross-$3,298,000$2,865,000$1,719,000$1,453,000$1,293,000$1,383,018
Theaters-1,7001,7001,7001,7001,7001,700
Average-$1,940$1,685$1,011$854$760$813
%± YD---13.1%-40%-15.5%-11%+7%
%± LW-------
GTD-$3,298,000$6,163,306$7,882,000$9,335,000$10,628,040$12,011,058
Days-123456
10

The Incredibles

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Gross$705,141$710,896$1,001,272$1,138,472$1,274,727$1,301,313$1,356,121
Theaters1,7321,7321,7321,7321,7321,7321,732
Average$407$410$578$657$735$751$782
%± YD-19.3%+0.8%+40.8%+13.7%+12%+2.1%+4.2%
%± LW-8%-47%-1.1%+64.9%+63%+90.3%+55.2%
GTD$240,713,808$241,424,704$242,425,976$243,564,448$244,839,175$246,140,488$247,496,609
Days50515253545556
11

The Phantom of the Opera

Warner Bros.
Gross$803,354$1,541,226$1,657,310$1,296,075$1,256,052$1,224,417$1,316,087
Theaters622622622622622622622
Average$1,291$2,477$2,664$2,083$2,019$1,968$2,115
%± YD-20%+91.8%+7.5%-21.8%-3.1%-2.5%+7.5%
%± LW------7.1%+31.1%
GTD$3,125,031$4,666,257$6,323,567$7,619,642$8,875,694$10,100,111$11,416,198
Days3456789
12

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Gross$24,649$2,405,132$2,117,400$1,513,595$1,340,298$1,260,035$1,301,724
Theaters21,1051,1051,1051,1051,1051,105
Average$12,324$2,176$1,916$1,369$1,212$1,140$1,178
%± YD+4.9%+9,657.5%-12%-28.5%-11.4%-6%+3.3%
%± LW-17%+6,544.9%+6,336.5%+6,137.5%+5,150.7%+5,405.7%+5,437.8%
GTD$432,522$2,837,654$4,955,054$6,468,649$7,808,947$9,068,982$10,370,706
Days15161718192021
13

Flight of the Phoenix

20th Century Fox Film Corporation
Gross$469,978$1,055,902$1,141,018$804,499$803,130$746,744$835,760
Theaters2,6042,6042,6042,6042,6042,6042,604
Average$180$405$438$308$308$286$320
%± YD-32.3%+124.7%+8.1%-29.5%-0.2%-7%+11.9%
%± LW-70.7%-45.9%-21.9%+8.3%+3.9%+27.9%+20.5%
GTD$8,282,554$9,338,456$10,479,474$11,283,973$12,087,103$12,833,847$13,669,607
Days891011121314
14

Closer

Sony Pictures Releasing
Gross$285,675$607,707$799,465$648,076$691,744$643,363$682,188
Theaters1,0901,0691,0691,0691,0691,0691,069
Average$262$568$747$606$647$601$638
%± YD-40.9%+112.7%+31.6%-18.9%+6.7%-7%+6%
%± LW-72.1%-54.7%-18.7%+17.5%+16.6%+46.2%+41.2%
GTD$21,157,078$21,764,785$22,564,250$23,212,326$23,904,070$24,547,433$25,229,621
Days22232425262728
15

Finding Neverland

Miramax Films
Gross$301,000$480,000$580,000---$657,720
Theaters985933933---933
Average$305$514$621---$704
%± YD-22.3%+59.5%+20.8%----
%± LW-47.2%-39.6%-2.5%---+69.8%
GTD$18,699,000$19,179,000$19,758,924---$22,086,059
Days434445---49
16

Christmas with the Kranks

Revolution Studios
Gross$871,478$844,437$870,362$664,450$673,480$624,598$641,299
Theaters2,5552,1352,1352,1352,1352,1352,135
Average$341$395$407$311$315$292$300
%± YD-28.4%-3.1%+3.1%-23.7%+1.4%-7.3%+2.7%
%± LW-40.9%-63.3%-45.4%-31.2%-42%-33.1%-47.3%
GTD$67,120,855$67,965,292$68,835,654$69,500,104$70,173,584$70,798,182$71,439,481
Days31323334353637
17

Sideways

Fox Searchlight
Gross$231,147$400,272$538,108$407,053$412,822$438,814$495,032
Theaters383359359359359364364
Average$603$1,114$1,498$1,133$1,149$1,205$1,359
%± YD-5.5%+73.2%+34.4%-24.4%+1.4%+6.3%+12.8%
%± LW-41.6%-40.7%+24.6%+115.1%+104.3%+139.5%+102.3%
GTD$17,561,707$17,961,979$18,500,087$18,907,140$19,319,962$19,758,776$20,253,808
Days64656667686970
18

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

Paramount Pictures
Gross$291,093$137,275$286,135$426,051$473,463$481,957$493,005
Theaters1,4481,3161,3161,3161,3161,3161,316
Average$201$104$217$323$359$366$374
%± YD-28.3%-52.8%+108.4%+48.9%+11.1%+1.8%+2.3%
%± LW-30.4%-84.7%-58.2%-3.6%-3.2%+32%+21.4%
GTD$78,355,862$78,493,137$78,779,272$79,205,323$79,678,786$80,160,743$80,653,748
Days36373839404142
19

Beyond the Sea

Lionsgate Films
Gross$8,676$15,763$12,272$6,744$7,869$216,896$242,483
Theaters66666383383
Average$1,446$2,627$2,045$1,124$1,311$566$633
%± YD+50.5%+81.7%-22.1%-45%+16.7%+2,656.3%+11.8%
%± LW-21%-19.4%-16.7%+23.8%+32.7%+5,501.7%+4,105.4%
GTD$74,956$90,719$102,991$109,735$117,604$334,500$576,983
Days891011121314
20

A Very Long Engagement

Warner Independent Pictures
Gross$93,015$149,032$210,978$150,757$175,135$164,188$173,867
Theaters167167167167167167167
Average$556$892$1,263$902$1,048$983$1,041
%± YD-17.4%+60.2%+41.6%-28.5%+16.2%-6.3%+5.9%
%± LW+54.4%+50.4%+162.2%+324.2%+320.3%+58.4%+54.4%
GTD$937,110$1,086,142$1,297,120$1,447,877$1,623,012$1,787,200$1,961,067
Days29303132333435
21

Shark Tale

DreamWorks SKG
Gross$37,309$48,456$89,990$90,101$97,878$115,092$126,456
Theaters407407407407407407407
Average$91$119$221$221$240$282$310
%± YD-44.6%+29.9%+85.7%+0.1%+8.6%+17.6%+9.9%
%± LW-39.9%-61.3%+7.2%+79.2%+39.6%+95.1%+87.8%
GTD$159,852,788$159,901,244$159,991,234$160,081,335$160,179,213$160,294,305$160,420,761
Days85868788899091
22

Kinsey

Fox Searchlight
Gross$64,752$116,804$149,511$115,116$115,409$109,988$124,069
Theaters196234234234234228234
Average$330$499$638$491$493$482$530
%± YD-5.7%+80.4%+28%-23%+0.3%-4.7%+12.8%
%± LW-51.6%-49%+4.5%+76.2%+60.4%+80.9%+80.7%
GTD$5,472,064$5,588,868$5,738,379$5,853,495$5,968,904$6,078,892$6,202,961
Days43444546474849
23

Ray

Universal Pictures
Gross$67,320$79,460$105,490$84,940$90,415$86,310$105,490
Theaters408274274274274274274
Average$165$290$385$310$329$315$385
%± YD-10.5%+18%+32.8%-19.5%+6.4%-4.5%+22.2%
%± LW-52.6%-67.9%-34.3%+9.8%+4.5%+55.9%+40.2%
GTD$70,609,630$70,689,090$70,794,580$70,879,520$70,969,935$71,056,245$71,161,735
Days57585960616263
24

Million Dollar Baby

Warner Bros.
Gross$42,802$79,301$67,494$56,771$60,441$60,193$68,134
Theaters8999999
Average$5,350$8,811$7,499$6,307$6,715$6,688$7,570
%± YD+51%+85.3%-14.9%-15.9%+6.5%-0.4%+13.2%
%± LW-13.4%+8.1%+18%+130.4%+123%+173.2%+140.3%
GTD$380,343$459,644$527,138$583,909$644,350$704,543$772,677
Days10111213141516
25

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

Universal Pictures
Gross$16,485$17,860$32,875$38,540$38,605$32,915$41,360
Theaters300188188188188188188
Average$54$95$174$205$205$175$220
%± YD-56.3%+8.3%+84.1%+17.2%+0.2%-14.7%+25.7%
%± LW-83.6%-86.9%-65.4%-40%-48.2%-8.8%+9.7%
GTD$39,544,035$39,561,895$39,594,770$39,633,310$39,671,915$39,704,830$39,746,190
Days43444546474849
26

Hotel Rwanda

United Artists
Gross$23,744$35,576$40,771$31,340$33,373$37,341$39,985
Theaters7777777
Average$3,392$5,082$5,824$4,477$4,767$5,334$5,712
%± YD+8%+49.8%+14.6%-23.1%+6.5%+11.9%+7.1%
%± LW-----+83.8%+81.9%
GTD$66,039$101,615$142,386$173,726$207,099$244,440$284,425
Days3456789
27

In Good Company

Universal Pictures
Gross-----$34,986$38,295
Theaters-----33
Average-----$11,662$12,765
%± YD------+9.5%
%± LW-------
GTD-----$34,986$73,281
Days-----12
28

Napoleon Dynamite

Fox Searchlight
Gross$6,960$12,243$21,945$19,545$19,738$19,755$19,093
Theaters144141141141141141141
Average$48$86$155$138$139$140$135
%± YD-66.2%+75.9%+79.2%-10.9%+1%<0.1%-3.4%
%± LW-81.4%-74.3%-44.9%-37.3%-33.8%-7%-7.4%
GTD$44,250,833$44,263,076$44,285,021$44,304,566$44,324,304$44,344,059$44,363,152
Days197198199200201202203
29

The Woodsman

Newmarket Film Group
Gross$15,669$21,050$17,266$12,464$12,512$18,042$17,543
Theaters666661313
Average$2,611$3,508$2,877$2,077$2,085$1,387$1,349
%± YD-+34.3%-18%-27.8%+0.4%+44.2%-2.8%
%± LW-------
GTD$15,669$36,719$53,985$66,449$78,961$97,003$114,546
Days1234567
30

Alexander

Warner Bros.
Gross$13,841$14,091$13,202$14,289$14,624$13,714$15,706
Theaters232232232232232232232
Average$59$60$56$61$63$59$67
%± YD-57.2%+1.8%-6.3%+8.2%+2.3%-6.2%+14.5%
%± LW-87.1%-90.7%-88.6%-77.6%-81.3%-53.7%-51.4%
GTD$33,867,291$33,881,382$33,894,584$33,908,873$33,923,497$33,937,211$33,952,917
Days31323334353637
31

NASCAR: The IMAX Experience

Warner Bros.
Gross$1,179$1,629$12,828$10,201$12,020$9,518$12,651
Theaters18181818181818
Average$65$90$712$566$667$528$702
%± YD-57.9%+38.2%+687.5%-20.5%+17.8%-20.8%+32.9%
%± LW-71.1%-69.3%+234.6%+404%+440%+371.2%+351.8%
GTD$19,470,403$19,472,032$19,484,860$19,495,061$19,507,081$19,516,599$19,529,250
Days288289290291292293294
32

Without a Paddle

Paramount Pictures
Gross$1,861$5,102$7,730$7,204$6,782$8,916$9,084
Theaters43424242424242
Average$43$121$184$171$161$212$216
%± YD-62%+174.2%+51.5%-6.8%-5.9%+31.5%+1.9%
%± LW-84%-69.2%-33.1%+5.9%+7.9%+96.3%+85.6%
GTD$58,034,281$58,039,383$58,047,113$58,054,317$58,061,099$58,070,015$58,079,099
Days127128129130131132133
33

Saw

Lionsgate Films
Gross$3,665$8,173$8,664$7,879$7,434$7,486$8,843
Theaters178100100100100100100
Average$20$81$86$78$74$74$88
%± YD-54.7%+123%+6%-9.1%-5.6%+0.7%+18.1%
%± LW-86.3%-76.8%-65.6%-36.8%-46%+11.7%+9.4%
GTD$55,136,566$55,144,739$55,153,403$55,161,282$55,168,716$55,176,202$55,185,045
Days57585960616263
34

A Love Song for Bobby Long

Lionsgate Films
Gross-----$6,889$6,639
Theaters-----88
Average-----$861$829
%± YD-------3.6%
%± LW-------
GTD-----$6,889$13,528
Days-----12
35

I Heart Huckabees

Fox Searchlight
Gross$4,129$6,106$7,863$5,796$5,814$5,352$6,361
Theaters47444444444444
Average$87$138$178$131$132$121$144
%± YD-40.8%+47.9%+28.8%-26.3%+0.3%-7.9%+18.9%
%± LW-75.3%-73.6%-51.9%-38.2%-42.2%-26.3%-8.8%
GTD$12,533,554$12,539,660$12,547,523$12,553,319$12,559,133$12,564,485$12,570,846
Days85868788899091
36

Team America: World Police

Paramount Pictures
Gross$1,345$3,611$6,100$5,766$5,824$3,881$6,328
Theaters46343434343434
Average$29$106$179$169$171$114$186
%± YD-73.9%+168.5%+68.9%-5.5%+1%-33.4%+63.1%
%± LW-83%-63.7%-26.6%-12.6%-20.3%-39.6%+22.8%
GTD$32,703,034$32,706,645$32,712,745$32,718,511$32,724,335$32,728,216$32,734,544
Days71727374757677
37

Garden State

Fox Searchlight
Gross$1,430$2,360$4,577$3,575$3,514$3,813$4,098
Theaters29282828282828
Average$49$84$163$127$125$136$146
%± YD-48.3%+65%+93.9%-21.9%-1.7%+8.5%+7.5%
%± LW-82.5%-77.1%-39.1%+3.6%-19.5%+30.8%+48.1%
GTD$26,721,597$26,723,957$26,728,534$26,732,109$26,735,623$26,739,436$26,743,534
Days150151152153154155156
38

The Machinist

Paramount Classics
Gross$2,681$2,995$3,438$2,808$3,183$2,612$3,764
Theaters60262626262626
Average$44$115$132$108$122$100$144
%± YD-56.9%+11.7%+14.8%-18.3%+13.4%-17.9%+44.1%
%± LW-81.9%-85.9%-79.6%-70.3%-66%-47.4%-39.5%
GTD$972,154$975,149$978,587$981,395$984,578$987,190$990,954
Days64656667686970
39

Alfie

Paramount Pictures
Gross$653$1,008$1,483$1,744$2,585$1,394$2,127
Theaters43323232323232
Average$15$31$46$54$80$43$66
%± YD-73.1%+54.4%+47.1%+17.6%+48.2%-46.1%+52.6%
%± LW-91.8%-90.2%-82%-71.8%-65.9%-45.8%-12.4%
GTD$13,370,649$13,371,657$13,373,140$13,374,884$13,377,469$13,378,863$13,380,990
Days50515253545556
40

Blade: Trinity

New Line (Pre-Warner)
Gross$524,000$1,238,000$1,190,000----
Theaters2,9122,3182,318----
Average$179$534$513----
%± YD-35.5%+136.3%-3.9%----
%± LW-74.4%-54.3%-42.3%----
GTD$39,671,000$40,909,000$42,099,570----
Days171819----
41

House of Flying Daggers

Sony Pictures Classics
Gross$148,000$269,000$246,000----
Theaters145165165----
Average$1,020$1,630$1,490----
%± YD-+81.8%-8.6%----
%± LW-37.6%-15.7%-4.3%----
GTD$2,219,000$2,488,000$2,733,303----
Days222324----
42

Friday Night Lights

Universal Pictures
Gross$4,680$11,960$14,040$12,995$12,975$13,005-
Theaters104104104104104104-
Average$45$115$135$124$124$125-
%± YD-57%+155.6%+17.4%-7.4%-0.2%+0.2%-
%± LW-73.6%-54.3%-24%+19.8%+5.7%+27.7%-
GTD$61,162,085$61,174,045$61,188,085$61,201,080$61,214,055$61,227,060-
Days787980818283-
43

Fade to Black

Paramount Classics
Gross$271------
Theaters5------
Average$54------
%± YD+489.1%------
%± LW+6.7%------
GTD$728,802------
Days50------
44

Enduring Love

Paramount Classics
Gross$271------
Theaters5------
Average$54------
%± YD-10.6%------
%± LW-81.5%------
GTD$348,841------
Days57------