The Top Movies of Friday, October 8, 2004
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
Shark Tale |
Dreamworks SKG
|
Adventure
|
$8,100,000 |
+293.78% |
4,070 |
$1,990 |
$64,100,000 |
8 |
| 2 |
(new) |
Friday Night Lights |
Universal
|
Drama
|
$7,000,000 |
  |
2,667 |
$2,625 |
$7,000,000 |
1 |
| 3 |
(2) |
Ladder 49 |
Buena Vista
|
Action
|
$3,800,000 |
+176.56% |
3,261 |
$1,165 |
$31,700,000 |
8 |
| 4 |
(4) |
Taxi |
20th Century Fox
|
Action
|
$3,700,000 |
+1,052.65% |
3,001 |
$1,233 |
$4,300,000 |
3 |
| 5 |
(3) |
The Forgotton |
Sony Pictures
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$2,100,000 |
+168.20% |
2,981 |
$704 |
$43,200,000 |
15 |
| 6 |
(new) |
Raise Your Voice |
New Line
|
Drama
|
$1,400,000 |
  |
2,521 |
$555 |
$1,400,000 |
1 |
| 7 |
(6) |
Shaun of the Dead |
Focus/Rogue Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$500,000 |
+161.78% |
675 |
$741 |
$8,200,000 |
15 |
| 8 |
(5) |
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow |
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$500,000 |
+109.21% |
1,743 |
$287 |
$32,100,000 |
22 |
| 9 |
(re-entry) |
The Motorcycle Diaries |
Focus Features
|
Drama
|
$400,000 |
  |
167 |
$2,395 |
$2,100,000 |
15 |
| 10 |
(10) |
Cellular |
New Line
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$300,000 |
+120.59% |
1,152 |
$260 |
$29,000,000 |
29 |
| 11 |
(new) |
Woman Thou Art Loosed |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Drama
|
$300,000 |
  |
432 |
$694 |
$3,200,000 |
8 |
| 12 |
(7) |
Resident Evil: Apocalypse |
Sony Pictures
|
Horror
|
$300,000 |
+70.45% |
1,217 |
$247 |
$48,100,000 |
29 |
| 13 |
(re-entry) |
Napoleon Dynamite |
Fox Searchlight
|
Comedy
|
$300,000 |
  |
715 |
$420 |
$38,900,000 |
120 |
| 14 |
(8) |
Mr. 3000 |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$200,000 |
+33.33% |
1,386 |
$144 |
$19,900,000 |
22 |
| 15 |
(new) |
I Heart Huckabees |
Fox Searchlight
|
Comedy
|
$200,000 |
  |
44 |
$4,545 |
$600,000 |
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