Domestic Box Office For December 2004
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meet the Fockers | $279,261,160 | 3,554 | $46,120,980 | 16.5% | 3,518 | Dec 22 | Jun 16 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | Ocean's Twelve | $125,544,280 | 3,290 | $39,153,380 | 31.2% | 3,290 | Dec 10 | Mar 24 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | $118,634,549 | 3,623 | $30,061,756 | 25.3% | 3,620 | Dec 17 | Apr 28 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | The Aviator | $102,610,330 | 2,530 | $858,021 | - | 40 | Dec 25 | Jun 2 | Miramax |
| 5 | Blade: Trinity | $52,411,906 | 2,912 | $16,100,000 | - | 2,912 | Dec 8 | Feb 24 | New Line Cinema |
| 6 | Finding Neverland | $51,680,613 | 1,411 | $220,524 | 0.4% | 8 | Dec 17 | Apr 28 | Miramax |
| 7 | The Phantom of the Opera | $51,268,815 | 1,515 | $4,001,890 | 7.8% | 622 | Dec 22 | May 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Fat Albert | $48,116,322 | 2,744 | $10,021,510 | 20.8% | 2,674 | Dec 25 | Apr 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | Spanglish | $42,726,869 | 2,587 | $8,817,853 | 20.6% | 2,438 | Dec 17 | Feb 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | Closer | $33,987,757 | 1,098 | $7,707,972 | 22.7% | 476 | Dec 10 | Feb 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | $24,020,403 | 1,105 | $113,085 | 0.5% | 2 | Dec 25 | Mar 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | Darkness | $22,163,442 | 1,718 | $6,400,000 | - | 1,700 | Dec 25 | Mar 10 | Dimension Films |
| 13 | Flight of the Phoenix | $21,009,180 | 2,604 | $5,019,430 | 23.9% | 2,604 | Dec 17 | Mar 13 | Twentieth Century Fox |
