Napoleon Dynamite
A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.
DistributorFox Searchlight
Opening$116,666
6 theaters
6 theaters
Budget$400,000
Release Date
(Wide)Jun 11, 2004 (Aug 27, 2004)
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Feb 6, 2005
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 36 min
GenresComedy
In Release569 days/81 weeks
Widest Release1,027 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11-13 | 29 | $116,666 | - | 6 | - | $19,444 | $116,666 | 1 |
| Jun 18-20 | 21 | $193,506 | +65.9% | 18 | +12 | $10,750 | $404,136 | 2 |
| Jul 2-5 July 4th long wknd | 15 | $794,558 | - | 142 | - | $5,595 | $2,025,709 | - |
| Jun 25-27 | 17 | $388,112 | +100.6% | 73 | +55 | $5,316 | $953,215 | 3 |
| Sep 3-6 Labor Day wknd | 13 | $3,742,949 | - | 886 | - | $4,224 | $27,199,631 | - |
| Jul 16-18 | 17 | $750,491 | +35.3% | 179 | +38 | $4,192 | $4,214,677 | 6 |
| Jul 23-25 | 16 | $1,608,412 | +114.3% | 389 | +210 | $4,134 | $6,517,812 | 7 |
| Jul 9-11 | 17 | $554,769 | +8.1% | 141 | -1 | $3,934 | $2,980,362 | 5 |
| Jul 2-4 | 15 | $513,387 | +32.3% | 142 | +69 | $3,615 | $1,744,538 | 4 |
| Jul 30-Aug 1 | 14 | $1,402,563 | -12.8% | 423 | +34 | $3,315 | $9,315,870 | 8 |
| Aug 6-8 | 13 | $1,739,326 | +24% | 546 | +123 | $3,185 | $12,531,709 | 9 |
| Sep 3-5 | 13 | $2,811,411 | +34.9% | 886 | +180 | $3,173 | $26,268,093 | 13 |
| Aug 13-15 Athens Olympics | 11 | $1,756,496 | +1% | 563 | +17 | $3,119 | $15,880,823 | 10 |
| Aug 20-22 Athens Olympics | 14 | $1,787,873 | +1.8% | 577 | +14 | $3,098 | $19,111,581 | 11 |
| Aug 27-29 Athens Olympics | 14 | $2,083,493 | +16.5% | 706 | +129 | $2,951 | $22,380,194 | 12 |
| Sep 10-12 | 10 | $2,516,879 | -10.5% | 921 | +35 | $2,732 | $30,294,397 | 14 |
| Sep 17-19 | 8 | $2,286,541 | -9.2% | 1,024 | +103 | $2,232 | $33,343,529 | 15 |
| Sep 24-26 | 11 | $1,808,393 | -20.9% | 1,024 | - | $1,766 | $35,721,724 | 16 |
| Nov 24-28 Thanksgiving 5-Day | 20 | $331,829 | - | 193 | - | $1,719 | $43,447,097 | - |
| Oct 8-11 Indig. Peoples' Day wknd | 9 | $1,199,959 | - | 715 | - | $1,678 | $39,235,461 | - |
| Oct 1-3 | 12 | $1,391,097 | -23.1% | 855 | -169 | $1,627 | $37,614,092 | 17 |
| Nov 25-28 Thanksgiving 4-Day | 20 | $286,631 | - | 193 | - | $1,485 | $43,447,097 | - |
| Oct 8-10 | 12 | $1,056,903 | -24% | 715 | -140 | $1,478 | $39,092,405 | 18 |
| Oct 15-17 | 13 | $883,817 | -16.4% | 619 | -96 | $1,427 | $40,371,730 | 19 |
| Nov 5-7 | 19 | $367,689 | -10.5% | 271 | -116 | $1,356 | $42,429,616 | 22 |
| Oct 22-24 | 14 | $619,569 | -29.9% | 479 | -140 | $1,293 | $41,272,184 | 20 |
| Nov 26-28 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 24 | $241,977 | +44% | 193 | +23 | $1,253 | $43,447,097 | 25 |
| Nov 12-14 | 25 | $235,139 | -36% | 196 | -75 | $1,199 | $42,821,449 | 23 |
| Oct 29-31 | 15 | $410,800 | -33.7% | 387 | -92 | $1,061 | $41,877,647 | 21 |
| Nov 19-21 | 27 | $168,006 | -28.6% | 170 | -26 | $988 | $43,068,185 | 24 |
| Dec 3-5 Post-Thanksgiving | 20 | $192,752 | -20.3% | 223 | +30 | $864 | $43,726,763 | 26 |
| Dec 17-19 | 26 | $124,804 | -12.8% | 177 | -41 | $705 | $44,140,989 | 28 |
| Dec 10-12 | 23 | $143,089 | -25.8% | 218 | -5 | $656 | $43,939,654 | 27 |
| Jan 14-17 MLK wknd | 55 | $23,661 | - | 46 | - | $514 | $44,517,988 | - |
| Jan 7-9 | 48 | $39,725 | -17.1% | 80 | -34 | $496 | $44,478,018 | 31 |
| Jan 14-16 | 54 | $19,347 | -51.3% | 46 | -34 | $420 | $44,513,674 | 32 |
| Dec 31-Jan 2, 2005 | 42 | $47,898 | +16.4% | 114 | -27 | $420 | $44,411,050 | 30 |
| Jan 28-30 | 83 | $4,011 | -50.6% | 11 | -19 | $364 | $44,537,420 | 34 |
| Feb 4-6 | 99 | $2,093 | -47.8% | 6 | -5 | $348 | $44,540,956 | 35 |
| Dec 24-26 | 37 | $41,148 | -67% | 141 | -36 | $291 | $44,285,021 | 29 |
| Jan 21-23 | 66 | $8,119 | -58% | 30 | -16 | $270 | $44,530,254 | 33 |
