Domestic 2004 Weekend 51
December 17-19, 2004
| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release | Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | $32,163,288 | +612.5% | 30% | 6 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | $30,061,756 | 93.5% | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | 1 | $27,103,345 | -46.1% | 25.3% | 6 | Ocean's Twelve | $18,124,149 | 66.9% | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | 6 | $12,331,555 | +194.2% | 11.5% | 4 | Spanglish | $8,817,853 | 71.5% | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 4 | 3 | $9,316,642 | -38.4% | 8.7% | 8 | National Treasure | $6,022,564 | 64.6% | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | 2 | $6,684,966 | -59.7% | 6.2% | 3 | Blade: Trinity | $6,600,000 | 98.7% | 2 | New Line Cinema |
| 6 | 4 | $5,366,072 | -29.5% | 5% | 1 | Christmas with the Kranks | $5,366,072 | 100% | 4 | Revolution Studios |
| 7 | 16 | $5,086,399 | +4,513% | 4.7% | 3 | Flight of the Phoenix | $5,019,430 | 98.7% | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 8 | 9 | $2,871,893 | +45.8% | 2.7% | 3 | Finding Neverland | $1,900,000 | 66.2% | 6 | Miramax |
| 9 | 8 | $2,215,861 | +9.2% | 2.1% | 5 | Sideways | $1,502,800 | 67.8% | 9 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 10 | 10 | $1,046,053 | +109.7% | 1% | 7 | House of Flying Daggers | $812,764 | 77.7% | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 11 | 7 | $943,900 | -56.8% | 0.9% | 4 | Ray | $550,015 | 58.3% | 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 13 | 19 | $271,236 | +242.2% | 0.3% | 1 | Shark Tale | $271,236 | 100% | 12 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 14 | 22 | $239,796 | +378.5% | 0.2% | 1 | A Very Long Engagement | $239,796 | 100% | 4 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 15 | 12 | $202,157 | -29% | 0.2% | 1 | The Motorcycle Diaries | $202,157 | 100% | 13 | Focus Features |
| 16 | 15 | $139,771 | -1.5% | 0.1% | 4 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2004 Re-release | $84,741 | 60.6% | 9 | IMAX |
| 17 | 11 | $139,696 | -52.6% | 0.1% | 3 | Saw | $87,289 | 62.5% | 8 | Lionsgate |
| 18 | 14 | $108,663 | -25.9% | 0.1% | 1 | What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? | $108,663 | 100% | 46 | Captured Light |
| 19 | 24 | $88,060 | +99% | <0.1% | 2 | The Sea Inside | $55,681 | 63.2% | 1 | Fine Line Features |
| 20 | 13 | $68,272 | -62.3% | <0.1% | 1 | Seed of Chucky | $68,272 | 100% | 6 | Rogue Pictures |
| 21 | 17 | $60,086 | -42.6% | <0.1% | 5 | The Machinist | $52,899 | 88% | 9 | Paramount Classics |
| 22 | 21 | $51,047 | -4% | <0.1% | 2 | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | $27,458 | 53.8% | 114 | Giant Screen Films |
| 23 | 23 | $45,450 | -1.6% | <0.1% | 3 | Haunted Castle | $39,000 | 85.8% | 200 | nWave Pictures |
| 24 | 20 | $44,178 | -38.9% | <0.1% | 2 | The Work and the Glory | $41,436 | 93.8% | 4 | Excel Entertainment |
| 25 | 27 | $36,202 | +17.7% | <0.1% | 1 | Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux | $36,202 | 100% | 12 | Luke Films Inc. |
| 26 | 18 | $34,784 | -62% | <0.1% | 1 | Veer Zaara | $34,784 | 100% | 6 | Yash Raj Films |
| 27 | 28 | $26,815 | -9.1% | <0.1% | 1 | Bugs! | $26,815 | 100% | 93 | SK Films |
| 28 | 25 | $24,838 | -30.8% | <0.1% | 5 | Seducing Doctor Lewis 2004 Re-release | $9,647 | 38.8% | 27 | Wellspring Media |
| 29 | 26 | $16,883 | -46.3% | <0.1% | 2 | Callas Forever | $16,877 | 100% | 7 | Regent Releasing |
| 30 | 36 | $14,210 | +49.8% | <0.1% | 1 | Paper Clips | $14,210 | 100% | 4 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 31 | 46 | $13,385 | +364.9% | <0.1% | 1 | A Tale of Two Sisters | $13,385 | 100% | 3 | Tartan |
| 32 | 29 | $12,990 | -54.3% | <0.1% | 2 | Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids | $9,155 | 70.5% | 2 | THINKFilm |
| 33 | 39 | $8,225 | +1.7% | <0.1% | 2 | Testosterone | $6,176 | 75.1% | 15 | Strand Releasing |
| 34 | 32 | $8,007 | -48.9% | <0.1% | 1 | Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela | $8,007 | 100% | 9 | Mela Films LLC |
| 35 | 33 | $7,276 | -47.2% | <0.1% | 2 | Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst | $3,771 | 51.8% | 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 36 | 30 | $6,858 | -62.2% | <0.1% | 2 | Fabled | $3,972 | 57.9% | 2 | Indican Pictures |
| 37 | 31 | $5,691 | -64.1% | <0.1% | 1 | Rosenstrasse | $5,691 | 100% | 21 | IDP Distribution |
| 38 | 35 | $4,714 | -53.2% | <0.1% | 2 | Bear Cub | $3,347 | 71% | 7 | TLA Releasing |
| 39 | 37 | $3,569 | -59.4% | <0.1% | 2 | Days of Being Wild | $2,500 | 70% | 5 | Kino International |
| 40 | 40 | $3,012 | -43.4% | <0.1% | 1 | After Midnight | $3,012 | 100% | 3 | Avatar Films |
| 41 | 51 | $2,306 | +34.4% | <0.1% | 1 | Un monde presque paisible 2004 Re-release | $2,306 | 100% | 18 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 43 | 42 | $1,708 | -63.8% | <0.1% | 1 | Postmen in the Mountains | $1,708 | 100% | 52 | Shadow Distribution |
| 44 | 56 | $1,539 | +87.2% | <0.1% | 1 | Godzilla | $1,539 | 100% | 33 | Rialto Pictures |
| 45 | 34 | $1,460 | -86.9% | <0.1% | 1 | Moolaadé | $1,460 | 100% | 10 | New Yorker Films |
| 46 | 45 | $1,197 | -66.6% | <0.1% | 2 | Bright Leaves | $1,013 | 84.6% | 17 | First Run |
| 47 | 43 | $1,076 | -77.1% | <0.1% | 2 | Dolls | $822 | 76.4% | 2 | Palm Pictures |
| 48 | 47 | $703 | -73.9% | <0.1% | 1 | Sex Is Comedy 2004 Re-release | $703 | 100% | 9 | IFC Films |
| 49 | 53 | $541 | -52.6% | <0.1% | 1 | Guiana 1838 | $541 | 100% | 13 | RBC Radio |
| 50 | 57 | $304 | +44.1% | <0.1% | 1 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | $304 | 100% | 28 | Dada Films |
