Month-To-Date Box Office For December 2004

Data as of Dec 20, 2:04 PST
Rank Release GrossMax TheatersTotal Gross% of TotalRelease DateDistributor
1Ocean's Twelve$68,524,5283,290$125,544,28054.6%Dec 10, 2004Warner Bros.
2National Treasure$42,362,6083,243$173,008,89424.5%Nov 19, 2004Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
3The Polar Express$40,128,1263,650$162,775,35824.7%Nov 10, 2004Warner Bros.
4Blade: Trinity$35,629,5442,912$52,411,90668%Dec 8, 2004New Line Cinema
5A Series of Unfortunate Events$30,061,7563,623$118,634,54925.3%Dec 17, 2004Paramount Pictures
6Christmas with the Kranks$29,625,4723,416$73,780,53940.2%Nov 24, 2004Revolution Studios
7The Incredibles$21,309,5313,933$261,441,0928.2%Nov 5, 2004Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
8Closer$18,803,2961,098$33,987,75755.3%Dec 3, 2004Sony Pictures Releasing
9The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie$16,604,2983,307$85,417,98819.4%Nov 19, 2004Paramount Pictures
10Meet the Fockers$10,455,7443,554$279,261,1603.7%Dec 22, 2004Universal Pictures
11Alexander$10,071,2002,445$34,297,19129.4%Nov 24, 2004Warner Bros.
12Spanglish$8,817,8532,587$42,726,86920.6%Dec 17, 2004Sony Pictures Releasing
13Finding Neverland$8,590,0001,411$51,680,61316.6%Nov 12, 2004Miramax
14Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason$6,534,3952,473$40,226,21516.2%Nov 12, 2004Universal Pictures
15Sideways$6,193,7091,786$71,503,5938.7%Oct 22, 2004Fox Searchlight Pictures
16Flight of the Phoenix$5,019,4302,604$21,009,18023.9%Dec 17, 2004Twentieth Century Fox
17Ray$4,724,7852,474$75,331,6006.3%Oct 29, 2004Universal Pictures
18After the Sunset$3,154,0902,819$28,331,23311.1%Nov 12, 2004New Line Cinema
19Kinsey$2,410,373588$10,254,97923.5%Nov 12, 2004Fox Searchlight Pictures
20The Grudge$2,219,0793,348$110,359,3622%Oct 22, 2004Sony Pictures Releasing
21Shall We Dance?$2,036,6212,542$57,890,4603.5%Oct 15, 2004Miramax
22Saw$1,705,4472,467$55,185,0453.1%Oct 29, 2004Lionsgate
23House of Flying Daggers$1,620,6701,189$11,050,09414.7%Dec 3, 2004Sony Pictures Classics
24Seed of Chucky$1,446,1432,062$17,083,7328.5%Nov 12, 2004Rogue Pictures
25The Motorcycle Diaries$1,402,241272$16,781,3878.4%Sep 24, 2004Focus Features
26The Phantom of the Opera$995,0041,515$51,268,8151.9%Dec 22, 2004Warner Bros.
27The Aviator$858,0002,530$102,610,3300.8%Dec 17, 2004Miramax
28What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?$734,458146$10,942,3066.7%Feb 6, 2004Captured Light
29Being Julia$658,587328$7,739,0498.5%Oct 15, 2004Sony Pictures Classics
30Napoleon Dynamite$650,5301,027$44,540,9561.5%Jun 11, 2004Fox Searchlight Pictures
31Shark Tale$577,9124,070$160,861,9080.4%Oct 1, 2004DreamWorks Distribution
32Friday Night Lights$476,4353,004$61,255,9210.8%Oct 8, 2004Universal Pictures
33Bad Education$473,624106$5,211,8429.1%Nov 19, 2004Sony Pictures Classics
34Santa vs. the Snowman 3D
2004 Re-release
$459,53224$1,926,03423.9%Oct 22, 2004IMAX
35Veer Zaara$431,54088$2,938,53214.7%Nov 11, 2004Yash Raj Films
36A Very Long Engagement$429,644219$6,524,3896.6%Nov 26, 2004Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
37I Heart Huckabees$419,745901$12,785,4323.3%Oct 1, 2004Fox Searchlight Pictures
38The Work and the Glory$415,245112$3,347,64712.4%Nov 24, 2004Excel Entertainment
39The Machinist$382,26172$1,082,71535.3%Oct 22, 2004Paramount Classics
40Ladder 49$332,6073,261$74,541,7070.4%Oct 1, 2004Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
41Taxi
Original Release
$320,0563,001$36,611,0660.9%Oct 6, 2004Twentieth Century Fox
42The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou$311,6891,105$24,020,4031.3%Dec 10, 2004Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
43I Am David$284,002226$288,55298.4%Dec 3, 2004Lionsgate
44Team America: World Police$274,7332,620$32,786,0740.8%Oct 15, 2004Paramount Pictures
45Space Station 3D$264,57364$93,383,9530.3%Apr 19, 2002IMAX
46The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement$259,1463,490$95,170,4810.3%Aug 11, 2004Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
47Without a Paddle$251,8882,756$58,169,3270.4%Aug 20, 2004Paramount Pictures
48Million Dollar Baby$235,4072,375$100,492,2030.2%Dec 15, 2004Warner Bros.
49Swades$228,39074$1,223,24018.7%Dec 17, 2004UTV Motion Pictures
50Vera Drake$207,25497$3,775,2835.5%Oct 8, 2004Fine Line Features
51Alfie$169,4732,215$13,399,8121.3%Nov 5, 2004Paramount Pictures
52The Bourne Supremacy$169,2173,304$176,241,941<0.1%Jul 23, 2004Universal Pictures
53Mr. 3000$158,7272,736$21,811,1870.7%Sep 17, 2004Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
54Garden State$151,825813$26,782,3160.6%Jul 28, 2004Fox Searchlight Pictures
55Bugs!$141,72633$19,063,5440.7%Mar 12, 2003SK Films
56Haunted Castle$140,70610$13,651,6561%Feb 23, 2001nWave Pictures
57Spider-Man 2$130,1184,166$373,585,825<0.1%Jun 30, 2004Sony Pictures Releasing
58Callas Forever$113,67216$446,95525.4%Nov 5, 2004Regent Releasing
59Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow$106,9723,170$37,762,6770.3%Sep 17, 2004Paramount Pictures
60De-Lovely$105,754410$13,456,6330.8%Jul 2, 2004United Artists
61Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux$99,97465$2,627,0163.8%Oct 1, 2004Luke Films Inc.
62Birth$97,938550$5,095,0381.9%Oct 29, 2004New Line Cinema
63Cellular$92,7122,763$32,003,6200.3%Sep 10, 2004New Line Cinema
64Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk$80,52617$10,994,0280.7%Oct 18, 2002Giant Screen Films
65Shaun of the Dead$78,962675$13,671,6640.6%Sep 24, 2004Rogue Pictures
66Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban$65,3933,855$249,541,069<0.1%Jun 4, 2004Warner Bros.
67NASCAR: The IMAX Experience$64,85573$21,583,8310.3%Mar 12, 2004Warner Bros.
68Primer$63,01931$424,76014.8%Oct 8, 2004THINKFilm
69T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous$56,98838$53,354,7430.1%Oct 23, 1998IMAX
70Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey$55,56416$10,086,5140.6%Oct 11, 2002Giant Screen Films
71Paper Clips$47,51143$1,121,7444.2%Nov 24, 2004Slowhand Cinema Releasing
72Beyond the Sea$45,264383$6,318,7090.7%Dec 17, 2004Lionsgate
73Our Music$44,8958$139,92232.1%Nov 24, 2004Wellspring Media
74Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst$43,0419$105,05441%Nov 26, 2004Magnolia Pictures
75Enduring Love$40,45556$358,36211.3%Oct 29, 2004Paramount Classics
76Tarnation$39,27122$592,0146.6%Oct 6, 2004Wellspring Media
77Moolaadé$39,2044$215,64618.2%Oct 15, 2004New Yorker Films
78Lightning in a Bottle$38,95121$201,71119.3%Oct 22, 2004Sony Pictures Classics
79I, Robot$38,5763,494$144,801,023<0.1%Jul 16, 2004Twentieth Century Fox
80Fade to Black$37,734170$728,9215.2%Nov 5, 2004Paramount Classics
81The Sea Inside$36,59799$2,104,9231.7%Dec 17, 2004Fine Line Features
82Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela$32,0753$381,2258.4%Oct 22, 2004Mela Films LLC
83Zelary$31,63221$330,0339.6%Sep 17, 2004Sony Pictures Classics
84Rosenstrasse$29,56824$734,5194%Jul 30, 2004IDP Distribution
85Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids$28,339127$3,515,0610.8%Dec 8, 2004THINKFilm
86Seducing Doctor Lewis
2004 Re-release
$27,74715$489,8385.7%Jun 16, 2004Wellspring Media
87Alien Adventure$24,76610$8,959,7840.3%Aug 20, 1999nWave Pictures
88Remember Me, My Love$23,4887$227,98610.3%Sep 3, 2004IDP Distribution
89Postmen in the Mountains$22,2027$203,97510.9%Dec 25, 2003Shadow Distribution
90Days of Being Wild$21,4304$146,31014.6%Nov 19, 2004Kino International
91Testosterone$20,6604$185,07811.2%Sep 10, 2004Strand Releasing
92Saints and Soldiers$19,94837$1,310,4701.5%Aug 6, 2004Excel Entertainment
93Hotel Rwanda$18,126824$23,530,892<0.1%Dec 22, 2004United Artists
94End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones$17,90310$391,9504.6%Aug 20, 2004Magnolia Pictures
95Bear Cub$17,8914$100,13317.9%Nov 5, 2004TLA Releasing
96After Midnight$17,7753$50,46935.2%Dec 3, 2004Avatar Films
97Ghosts of the Abyss$17,77497$17,040,8710.1%Apr 11, 2003Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
98Red Lights$15,90729$673,8282.4%Aug 20, 2004Wellspring Media
99WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception$15,4144$30,21051%Dec 3, 2004Cinema Libre Studio
100Fabled$14,6403$31,42546.6%Dec 10, 2004Indican Pictures
101Galapagos$14,46614$18,630,372<0.1%Oct 29, 1999IMAX
102A Tale of Two Sisters$14,3259$72,54119.7%Dec 3, 2004Tartan
103The Young Black Stallion$14,07151$6,751,3890.2%Dec 25, 2003Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
104Straight-Jacket$13,8034$45,49730.3%Nov 26, 2004Regent Releasing
105Brother to Brother$13,6263$80,90616.8%Nov 5, 2004Wolfe Releasing
106Sex Is Comedy
2004 Re-release
$13,4294$40,47033.2%Oct 20, 2004IFC Films
107L.A. Twister$12,1144$54,00022.4%Aug 13, 2004Indican Pictures
108Purple Butterfly$11,3451$17,79063.8%Nov 26, 2004Palm Pictures
109A Fond Kiss$10,6102$30,14835.2%Nov 26, 2004Castle Hill Productions
110The Deserted Station$9,8141$18,86752%Jul 2, 2004First Run
111Godzilla$9,5556$412,5202.3%May 7, 2004Rialto Pictures
112A Talking Picture$8,5872$20,23742.4%Dec 10, 2004Kino International
113Head in the Clouds$8,28747$398,2782.1%Sep 17, 2004Sony Pictures Classics
114Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi$8,2316$107,5857.7%Jul 2, 2004Strand Releasing
115Who Killed Bambi?$8,1001$14,53255.7%Nov 12, 2004Strand Releasing
116Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War$8,08834$1,111,0610.7%Sep 3, 2004IDP Distribution
117Easy$8,0576$21,58937.3%Nov 26, 2004Magic Lamp
118Bright Leaves$7,9364$77,88810.2%Aug 25, 2004First Run
119Fear and Trembling
2004 Re-release
$7,1493$126,6845.6%Nov 19, 2004The Cinema Guild
120Cowboys and Angels$6,8245$33,94120.1%Sep 17, 2004TLA Releasing
121Baptists at Our Barbecue$5,70813$173,3063.3%Oct 8, 2004Halestone Distribution
122Two Men Went to War$5,6744$150,2083.8%Mar 26, 2004Indican Pictures
123Un monde presque paisible
2004 Re-release
$5,0123$106,1844.7%Aug 20, 2004Empire Pictures Inc.
124Imaginary Heroes$4,69624$228,7672.1%Dec 17, 2004Sony Pictures Classics
125The Inheritance$4,5962$68,2156.7%Jul 9, 2004The Cinema Guild
126In the Realms of the Unreal$4,25113$417,1201%Dec 22, 2004Wellspring Media
127Bandido$4,06412$4,064100%Dec 10, 2004Innovation Film Group (IFG)
128La petite Lili
2004 Re-release
$3,9831$34,63411.5%Nov 12, 2004First Run
129The Green Butchers$3,7832$3,783100%Dec 10, 2004Newmarket Films
130Guiana 1838$3,64916$227,2411.6%Sep 24, 2004RBC Radio
131Dolls$3,5961$4,06788.4%Dec 10, 2004Palm Pictures
132Encounter in the Third Dimension$3,42616$7,195,792<0.1%Feb 26, 1999nWave Pictures
133Dig!$3,37610$127,0672.7%Oct 1, 2004Palm Pictures
134She Hate Me$3,37528$366,0370.9%Jul 28, 2004Sony Pictures Classics
135You I Love$3,2474$60,8155.3%Nov 19, 2004Picture This! Entertainment
136P.S.$3,07817$180,5031.7%Oct 15, 2004Newmarket Films
137Stage Beauty$2,79878$782,3830.4%Oct 8, 2004Lionsgate
138Goodbye, Dragon Inn$2,6013$35,1207.4%Sep 17, 2004Wellspring Media
139Conspiracy of Silence$2,5981$2,598100%Dec 3, 2004Watch Entertainment
140A Day Without a Mexican$2,246107$4,179,890<0.1%May 14, 2004Televisa Cine
141Proteus$2,2323$62,0313.6%Jul 30, 2004Strand Releasing
142Strayed$2,13629$482,7570.4%May 14, 2004Wellspring Media
143The Village$1,7543,733$114,197,520<0.1%Jul 30, 2004Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
144Riding Giants$1,45464$2,276,368<0.1%Jul 9, 2004Sony Pictures Classics
145A Silent Love$1,4483$14,38910.1%Oct 29, 2004Atopia
146A Breath$1,4161$1,416100%Dec 10, 2004Kathi Arts
147The Life$1,3561$5,13026.4%Dec 17, 2004Screen Media Films
148Alien vs. Predator$1,3143,401$80,282,231<0.1%Aug 13, 2004Twentieth Century Fox
149I'll Sleep When I'm Dead$1,29519$360,7590.4%Jun 16, 2004Paramount Classics
150Open My Heart$1,2841$4,38129.3%Dec 17, 2004Strand Releasing
151The Brown Bunny$1,27819$366,3010.3%Aug 27, 2004Wellspring Media
152Intimate Strangers$1,21094$2,110,589<0.1%Jul 30, 2004Paramount Classics
153Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There$1,17514$353,5800.3%Jun 11, 2004Dada Films
154Vodka Lemon$1,1613$66,3611.7%Oct 8, 2004New Yorker Films
155First Daughter$1,1182,280$9,055,921<0.1%Sep 24, 2004Twentieth Century Fox
156Freeze Frame$1,1001$1,100100%Dec 10, 2004First Look International
157China: The Panda Adventure$1,03621$3,921,642<0.1%Jun 9, 2001IMAX
158The Tracker
2004 Re-release
$8222$55,1881.5%Jan 16, 2004ArtMattan Productions
159Silent Waters$6271$7,3848.5%Oct 8, 2004First Run
160Jesus, You Know$6041$604100%Dec 3, 2004Leisure Time Features
161Incident at Loch Ness$5822$37,4931.6%Sep 17, 2004Abramorama
162Crying Ladies$54810$132,9200.4%Feb 20, 2004Unitel Pictures
163Benji: Off the Leash!$536877$3,817,362<0.1%Aug 20, 2004Mulberry Square Releasing
164Ju-on: The Grudge$44311$325,6800.1%Jul 23, 2004Vitagraph Films
165Mean Creek$43149$603,951<0.1%Aug 20, 2004Paramount Classics
166Love Me If You Dare$37556$553,504<0.1%May 21, 2004Paramount Classics
167Warriors of Heaven and Earth$3509$82,9360.4%Sep 3, 2004Sony Pictures Classics
168Producing Adults$2041$93521.8%Dec 22, 2004Wolfe Releasing
169Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer$2022$107,0400.2%Mar 5, 2004Indican Pictures
170Reconstruction$2009$73,5160.3%Sep 10, 2004Palm Pictures
171Touch of Pink$5621$564,535<0.1%Jul 16, 2004Sony Pictures Classics