December 24-26, 2004
Weekend
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N
Meet the Fockers
Uni.
$46,120,980
-
3,518
-
$13,110
$70,517,720
$80
1
2
1
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Par.
$12,611,876
-58.0%
3,623
+3
$3,481
$59,411,366
$140
2
3
N
Fat Albert
Fox
$10,021,510
-
2,674
-
$3,747
$10,021,510
-
1
4
14
The Aviator
Mira.
$8,631,367
+906.0%
1,796
+1,756
$4,805
$9,986,105
$110
2
5
2
Ocean's Twelve
WB
$8,401,175
-53.6%
3,290
-
$2,553
$86,600,224
$110
3
6
4
The Polar Express
WB
$6,527,163
-22.4%
2,618
-250
$2,493
$140,233,149
$165
7
7
N
Darkness
Dim.
$6,163,306
-
1,700
-
$3,625
$6,163,306
$10.6
1
8
3
Spanglish
Sony
$4,641,492
-47.4%
2,441
+3
$1,901
$18,181,748
$80
2
9
31
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
BV
$4,547,181
+4,503.0%
1,105
+1,103
$4,115
$4,955,054
$50
3
10
N
The Phantom of the Opera
WB
$4,001,890
-
622
-
$6,433
$6,323,567
$70
1
11
6
National Treasure
BV
$3,964,473
-34.2%
2,201
-571
$1,801
$141,064,753
$100
6
12
5
Blade: Trinity
NL
$2,952,129
-56.7%
2,318
-594
$1,273
$42,099,570
$65
3
13
8
Flight of the Phoenix
Fox
$2,666,898
-46.9%
2,604
-
$1,024
$10,479,474
$45
2
14
7
Christmas with the Kranks
SonR
$2,586,277
-51.8%
2,135
-806
$1,211
$68,835,654
$60
5
15
10
The Incredibles
BV
$2,417,309
-22.5%
1,732
-198
$1,395
$242,425,976
$92
8
16
9
Closer
Sony
$1,692,847
-49.5%
1,069
-21
$1,583
$22,564,250
$27
4
17
12
Finding Neverland
Mira.
$1,361,370
-30.5%
933
-52
$1,459
$19,758,924
$25
7
18
13
Sideways
FoxS
$1,169,527
-22.2%
359
-65
$3,257
$18,500,087
$16
10
19
11
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Par.
$714,503
-64.3%
1,316
-799
$542
$78,779,272
$30
6
20
15
House of Flying Daggers
SPC
$662,342
-18.5%
165
+20
$4,014
$2,733,303
-
4
21
22
A Very Long Engagement
WIP
$453,025
+88.9%
167
+143
$2,712
$1,297,120
$56.6
5
22
17
Kinsey
FoxS
$331,067
-34.6%
234
+43
$1,414
$5,738,379
$11
7
23
18
Swades
UTV
$260,486
-38.7%
70
-4
$3,721
$793,401
-
2
24
16
Ray
Uni.
$252,270
-54.1%
274
-344
$920
$70,794,580
$40
9
25
30
Bad Education
SPC
$244,614
+138.6%
50
+42
$4,892
$1,233,665
$5
6
26
24
Million Dollar Baby
WB
$189,597
+5.4%
9
+1
$21,066
$527,138
$30
2
27
21
Shark Tale
DW
$175,755
-35.2%
407
-4
$431
$159,991,234
$75
13
28
23
The Motorcycle Diaries
Focus
$127,386
-37.0%
92
-67
$1,384
$15,358,121
-
14
29
N
Hotel Rwanda
UA
$100,091
-
7
-
$14,298
$142,386
-
1
30
27
Shall We Dance
Mira.
$94,499
-17.0%
341
+19
$277
$56,799,575
$50
11
31
48
Ladder 49
BV
$92,121
+169.8%
255
+151
$361
$73,527,901
-
13
32
20
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Uni.
$67,220
-79.7%
188
-326
$357
$39,594,770
$40
7
33
N
The Woodsman
NM
$53,985
-
6
-
$8,997
$53,985
-
1
34
41
Space Station 3-D (IMAX)
Imax
$47,602
+4.8%
10
-5
$4,760
$56,149,840
-
141
35
29
What the #$*! Do We Know?!
CLD
$45,244
-58.4%
54
-46
$837
$9,947,085
-
47
36
28
Being Julia
SPC
$42,090
-61.7%
57
-61
$738
$3,458,068
-
11
37
26
Napoleon Dynamite
FoxS
$41,148
-67.0%
141
-36
$291
$44,285,021
$0.4
29
38
19
Alexander
WB
$41,134
-89.0%
232
-390
$177
$33,894,584
$155
5
39
37
Taxi
Fox
$37,208
-38.1%
99
-50
$375
$36,249,002
$25
12
40
42
Beyond the Sea
Lions
$36,711
-18.9%
6
-
$6,118
$102,991
-
2
41
45
Haunted Castle (IMAX)
NWav
$35,000
-10.3%
5
-
$7,000
$10,104,855
-
201
42
43
The Work and the Glory
Excel
$32,691
-21.1%
17
-3
$1,923
$941,924
$7.5
5
43
36
Friday Night Lights
Uni.
$30,680
-50.8%
104
-50
$295
$61,188,085
$30
12
44
34
After the Sunset
NL
$27,592
-66.7%
158
-58
$174
$28,015,978
$60
7
45
50
Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk (IMAX)
GSF
$24,833
-9.6%
8
-1
$3,104
$8,882,041
-
115
46
55
Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey (IMAX)
GSF
$21,152
-10.3%
5
-1
$4,230
$7,741,567
-
116
47
32
Saw
Lions
$20,502
-76.5%
100
-78
$205
$55,153,403
$1.2
9
48
39
The Sea Inside
FL
$19,690
-64.6%
6
-17
$3,281
$105,087
-
2
49
38
I Heart Huckabees
FoxS
$18,098
-67.8%
44
-36
$411
$12,547,523
$20
13
50
47
Veer Zaara
Yash
$17,175
-50.6%
12
-9
$1,431
$2,856,738
$7
7
51
49
Vera Drake
FL
$16,910
-47.8%
29
-9
$583
$2,079,698
-
12
52
33
Santa Vs. the Snowman - Season 3 (IMAX)
Imax
$15,685
-81.5%
15
-6
$1,045
$867,038
-
10
53
60
NASCAR 3D: The IMAX Experience (IMAX)
WB
$15,636
+18.3%
18
-1
$868
$19,484,860
-
42
54
N
In the Realms of the Unreal
Wells
$15,477
-
3
-
$5,159
$25,402
-
1
55
44
Without a Paddle
Par.
$14,693
-63.0%
42
-20
$349
$58,047,113
$19
19
56
57
Callas Forever
Reg.
$14,361
-14.9%
11
-
$1,305
$305,061
-
8
57
58
Paper Clips
Slow
$13,183
-7.2%
7
-2
$1,883
$97,625
-
5
58
53
Team America: World Police
Par.
$11,062
-57.7%
34
-39
$325
$32,712,745
$32
11
59
40
The Machinist
ParC
$9,114
-82.8%
26
-34
$350
$978,587
-
10
60
54
Garden State
FoxS
$8,367
-67.8%
28
-16
$298
$26,728,534
$2.5
22
61
68
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous (IMAX)
Imax
$6,728
+7.8%
2
-
$3,364
$49,614,882
-
323
62
74
Alien Adventure (IMAX)
NWav
$5,000
-9.1%
2
-
$2,500
$4,695,916
-
280
63
65
Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela
Mela
$4,631
-42.2%
3
-
$1,543
$57,676
-
10
64
63
Born Into Brothels
Think
$4,315
-52.9%
1
-
$4,315
$41,890
-
3
65
46
Therese: The Story of Saint Therese of Lisieux
Luke
$3,953
-89.1%
30
-10
$131
$1,767,642
-
13
66
73
Rosenstrasse
IDP
$3,941
-30.8%
4
-1
$985
$722,399
-
22
67
67
I, Robot
Fox
$3,422
-49.8%
16
-4
$213
$144,795,350
$120
24
68
71
Tarnation
Wells
$3,271
-45.6%
8
-5
$408
$465,514
$0.0002
12
69
52
Alfie
Par.
$3,144
-88.1%
32
-89
$98
$13,373,140
$60
8
70
62
Seducing Doctor Lewis
Wells
$3,000
-68.9%
6
-4
$500
$466,227
-
28
71
64
Lightning in a Bottle
SPC
$2,794
-65.1%
4
-4
$698
$127,742
-
10
72
90
Almost Peaceful
Emp.
$2,681
+16.3%
2
-1
$1,340
$87,174
-
19
73
96
Postmen in the Mountains
Shad.
$2,429
+42.2%
2
+1
$1,214
$106,884
-
48
74
83
Bear Cub
TLA
$2,369
-29.2%
3
+1
$789
$55,922
-
8
75
87
L.A. Twister
Indic.
$2,312
-19.9%
1
-
$2,312
$50,980
-
14
76
94
The Young Black Stallion (IMAX)
BV
$2,276
+14.0%
4
+1
$569
$6,596,608
-
53
77
59
A Tale of Two Sisters
Tar.
$2,216
-83.4%
2
-7
$1,108
$28,075
-
4
78
-
Vodka Lemon
NYer
$2,094
-
1
-
$2,094
$31,173
-
12
79
95
Whore
Scre.
$1,966
+0.1%
1
-
$1,966
$5,130
-
2
80
75
Red Lights
Wells
$1,907
-63.5%
6
-1
$317
$631,548
-
19
81
84
Ghosts of the Abyss (IMAX & 35mm)
BV
$1,896
-41.7%
6
+1
$316
$16,587,765
-
90
82
-
Baptists at Our Barbecue
Hale
$1,631
-
3
-
$543
$138,363
-
10
83
-
Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience (IMAX)
Imax
$1,367
-
1
-
$1,367
$1,739,116
-
85
84
104
Encounter in the 3rd Dimension (IMAX)
NWav
$900
-5.3%
1
-
$900
$7,032,100
-
298
85
-
Untold Scandal
Kino
$816
-
1
-
$816
$43,160
-
9
86
88
Saints and Soldiers
Excel
$805
-70.6%
4
-1
$201
$1,137,635
$0.78
21
87
107
Sex is Comedy
IFC
$790
+12.4%
2
-
$395
$37,212
-
10
88
91
Birth
NL
$778
-65.1%
10
-11
$77
$4,762,244
$20
9
89
93
Open My Heart
Strand
$772
-62.3%
1
-
$772
$3,771
-
2
90
103
Goodbye, Dragon Inn
Wells
$750
-22.4%
1
-
$750
$26,316
-
15
91
86
Our Music (Notre Musique)
Wells
$701
-76.5%
1
-2
$701
$61,657
-
5
92
-
Imelda
Unco
$650
-
1
-
$650
$200,747
-
24
93
-
Fear and Trembling
CGld
$531
-
1
-
$531
$22,729
-
5
94
N
Producing Adults
Wlfe.
$459
-
1
-
$459
$935
-
1
95
70
Testosterone
Strand
$432
-93.0%
2
-2
$216
$175,972
-
16
96
78
Fabled
Indic.
$392
-90.1%
1
-1
$392
$18,224
-
3
97
72
Zelary
SPC
$340
-94.3%
1
-13
$340
$329,063
-
15
98
-
Weapons of Mass Deception
Libre
$314
-
3
-
$104
$21,841
-
4
99
106
Fade to Black
ParC
$271
-65.6%
5
+1
$54
$728,802
-
8
100
76
Enduring Love
ParC
$271
-94.3%
5
-8
$54
$348,841
-
9
101
102
Bright Leaves
FRun
$222
-78.1%
1
-1
$222
$62,474
-
18
102
101
A Talking Picture
Kino
$152
-85.8%
1
-
$152
$9,940
-
3
103
92
Head in the Clouds
SPC
$122
-94.4%
2
-3
$61
$397,874
-
15
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