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
IMDbPro
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17-19 | 8 | $2,286,541 | -9.2% | 1,024 | +103 | $2,232 | $33,343,529 | 15 |
| Oct 8-11 Indig. Peoples' Day wknd | 9 | $1,199,959 | - | 715 | - | $1,678 | $39,235,461 | - |
| Sep 10-12 | 10 | $2,516,879 | -10.5% | 921 | +35 | $2,732 | $30,294,397 | 14 |
| Sep 24-26 | 11 | $1,808,393 | -20.9% | 1,024 | - | $1,766 | $35,721,724 | 16 |
| Aug 13-15 Athens Olympics | 11 | $1,756,496 | +1% | 563 | +17 | $3,119 | $15,880,823 | 10 |
| Oct 1-3 | 12 | $1,391,097 | -23.1% | 855 | -169 | $1,627 | $37,614,092 | 17 |
| Oct 8-10 | 12 | $1,056,903 | -24% | 715 | -140 | $1,478 | $39,092,405 | 18 |
| Sep 3-6 Labor Day wknd | 13 | $3,742,949 | - | 886 | - | $4,224 | $27,199,631 | - |
| Sep 3-5 | 13 | $2,811,411 | +34.9% | 886 | +180 | $3,173 | $26,268,093 | 13 |
| Aug 6-8 | 13 | $1,739,326 | +24% | 546 | +123 | $3,185 | $12,531,709 | 9 |
| Oct 15-17 | 13 | $883,817 | -16.4% | 619 | -96 | $1,427 | $40,371,730 | 19 |
| Aug 27-29 Athens Olympics | 14 | $2,083,493 | +16.5% | 706 | +129 | $2,951 | $22,380,194 | 12 |
| Aug 20-22 Athens Olympics | 14 | $1,787,873 | +1.8% | 577 | +14 | $3,098 | $19,111,581 | 11 |
| Jul 30-Aug 1 | 14 | $1,402,563 | -12.8% | 423 | +34 | $3,315 | $9,315,870 | 8 |
| Oct 22-24 | 14 | $619,569 | -29.9% | 479 | -140 | $1,293 | $41,272,184 | 20 |
| Jul 2-5 July 4th long wknd | 15 | $794,558 | - | 142 | - | $5,595 | $2,025,709 | - |
| Jul 2-4 | 15 | $513,387 | +32.3% | 142 | +69 | $3,615 | $1,744,538 | 4 |
| Oct 29-31 | 15 | $410,800 | -33.7% | 387 | -92 | $1,061 | $41,877,647 | 21 |
| Jul 23-25 | 16 | $1,608,412 | +114.3% | 389 | +210 | $4,134 | $6,517,812 | 7 |
| Jul 16-18 | 17 | $750,491 | +35.3% | 179 | +38 | $4,192 | $4,214,677 | 6 |
| Jul 9-11 | 17 | $554,769 | +8.1% | 141 | -1 | $3,934 | $2,980,362 | 5 |
| Jun 25-27 | 17 | $388,112 | +100.6% | 73 | +55 | $5,316 | $953,215 | 3 |
| Nov 5-7 | 19 | $367,689 | -10.5% | 271 | -116 | $1,356 | $42,429,616 | 22 |
| Nov 24-28 Thanksgiving 5-Day | 20 | $331,829 | - | 193 | - | $1,719 | $43,447,097 | - |
| Nov 25-28 Thanksgiving 4-Day | 20 | $286,631 | - | 193 | - | $1,485 | $43,447,097 | - |
| Dec 3-5 Post-Thanksgiving | 20 | $192,752 | -20.3% | 223 | +30 | $864 | $43,726,763 | 26 |
| Jun 18-20 | 21 | $193,506 | +65.9% | 18 | +12 | $10,750 | $404,136 | 2 |
| Dec 10-12 | 23 | $143,089 | -25.8% | 218 | -5 | $656 | $43,939,654 | 27 |
| 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 |
| Dec 17-19 | 26 | $124,804 | -12.8% | 177 | -41 | $705 | $44,140,989 | 28 |
| Nov 19-21 | 27 | $168,006 | -28.6% | 170 | -26 | $988 | $43,068,185 | 24 |
| Jun 11-13 | 29 | $116,666 | - | 6 | - | $19,444 | $116,666 | 1 |
| Dec 24-26 | 37 | $41,148 | -67% | 141 | -36 | $291 | $44,285,021 | 29 |
| Dec 31-Jan 2, 2005 | 42 | $47,898 | +16.4% | 114 | -27 | $420 | $44,411,050 | 30 |
| 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 |
| Jan 14-17 MLK wknd | 55 | $23,661 | - | 46 | - | $514 | $44,517,988 | - |
| Jan 21-23 | 66 | $8,119 | -58% | 30 | -16 | $270 | $44,530,254 | 33 |
| 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 |
