The Top Movies, Weekend of October 29, 2004
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
The Grudge |
Sony Pictures
|
Horror
|
$21,817,598 |
-44.24% |
3,348 |
$6,517 |
$70,684,627 |
10 |
| 2 |
(new) |
Ray |
Universal
|
Drama
|
$20,039,730 |
  |
2,006 |
$9,990 |
$20,039,730 |
3 |
| 3 |
(new) |
Saw |
Lionsgate
|
Horror
|
$18,276,468 |
  |
2,315 |
$7,895 |
$18,276,468 |
3 |
| 4 |
(2) |
Shark Tale |
Dreamworks SKG
|
Adventure
|
$7,502,096 |
-47.57% |
3,381 |
$2,219 |
$146,859,079 |
31 |
| 5 |
(3) |
Shall We Dance? |
Miramax
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$6,285,963 |
-26.82% |
2,476 |
$2,539 |
$33,940,119 |
17 |
| 6 |
(4) |
Friday Night Lights |
Universal
|
Drama
|
$4,085,440 |
-41.20% |
3,004 |
$1,360 |
$52,944,730 |
24 |
| 7 |
(6) |
Ladder 49 |
Buena Vista
|
Action
|
$3,256,363 |
-38.84% |
2,382 |
$1,367 |
$66,118,796 |
31 |
| 8 |
(5) |
Team America: World Police |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$3,083,704 |
-51.73% |
2,335 |
$1,321 |
$27,245,193 |
17 |
| 9 |
(7) |
Surviving Christmas |
Dreamworks SKG
|
Comedy
|
$2,435,652 |
-45.16% |
2,755 |
$884 |
$7,980,427 |
10 |
| 10 |
(8) |
Taxi |
20th Century Fox
|
Action
|
$2,106,136 |
-48.93% |
1,884 |
$1,118 |
$32,700,351 |
26 |
| 11 |
(10) |
I Heart Huckabees |
Fox Searchlight
|
Comedy
|
$1,705,923 |
-41.23% |
901 |
$1,893 |
$8,441,017 |
31 |
| 12 |
(new) |
Birth |
New Line
|
Drama
|
$1,705,577 |
  |
550 |
$3,101 |
$1,705,577 |
3 |
| 13 |
(9) |
The Forgotton |
Sony Pictures
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$1,700,836 |
-48.12% |
1,735 |
$980 |
$64,541,093 |
38 |
| 14 |
(11) |
The Motorcycle Diaries |
Focus Features
|
Drama
|
$991,229 |
-30.73% |
264 |
$3,755 |
$9,301,385 |
38 |
| 15 |
(14) |
Napoleon Dynamite |
Fox Searchlight
|
Comedy
|
$410,800 |
-33.70% |
387 |
$1,061 |
$41,877,647 |
143 |
| 16 |
(24) |
Sideways |
Fox Searchlight
|
Drama
|
$404,605 |
+95.42% |
16 |
$25,288 |
$710,076 |
10 |
| 17 |
(15) |
Shaun of the Dead |
Rogue Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$380,607 |
-37.66% |
516 |
$738 |
$12,893,593 |
38 |
| 18 |
(12) |
Raise Your Voice |
New Line
|
Drama
|
$335,876 |
-70.17% |
635 |
$529 |
$10,022,374 |
24 |
| 19 |
(23) |
Being Julia |
Sony Pictures
|
Drama
|
$305,324 |
+36.74% |
64 |
$4,771 |
$793,947 |
17 |
| 20 |
(19) |
Vera Drake |
Fine Line
|
Drama
|
$297,553 |
+3.71% |
87 |
$3,420 |
$788,198 |
22 |
| 21 |
(13) |
Woman Thou Art Loosed |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Drama
|
$291,193 |
-62.76% |
402 |
$724 |
$6,595,799 |
31 |
| 22 |
(17) |
What the #$'! Do We Know |
Captured Light
|
Documentary
|
$287,547 |
-25.38% |
144 |
$1,997 |
$7,182,849 |
269 |
| 23 |
(20) |
The Bourne Supremacy |
Universal
|
Action
|
$226,860 |
-19.76% |
275 |
$825 |
$175,100,605 |
101 |
| 24 |
(16) |
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow |
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$223,973 |
-61.28% |
335 |
$669 |
$37,226,427 |
45 |
| 25 |
(18) |
Garden State |
Fox Searchlight
|
Drama
|
$181,036 |
-40.92% |
181 |
$1,000 |
$26,001,676 |
96 |
| 26 |
(21) |
Cellular |
New Line
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$151,707 |
-44.42% |
308 |
$493 |
$31,339,915 |
52 |
| 27 |
(25) |
Spider-Man 2 |
Sony Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$134,674 |
-34.25% |
205 |
$657 |
$373,068,126 |
124 |
| 28 |
(27) |
Stage Beauty |
Artisan
|
Drama
|
$110,474 |
-30.56% |
70 |
$1,578 |
$510,688 |
24 |
| 29 |
(26) |
Jet Li's Hero |
Miramax
|
Action
|
$85,667 |
-48.44% |
144 |
$595 |
$53,242,836 |
66 |
| 30 |
(29) |
I, Robot |
20th Century Fox
|
Action
|
$85,442 |
-37.62% |
152 |
$562 |
$144,368,486 |
108 |
| 31 |
(22) |
Resident Evil: Apocalypse |
Sony Pictures
|
Horror
|
$81,302 |
-66.24% |
196 |
$415 |
$50,740,078 |
52 |
| 32 |
(28) |
Without a Paddle |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$81,015 |
-43.77% |
174 |
$466 |
$57,090,442 |
73 |
| 33 |
(32) |
The Village |
Buena Vista
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$71,140 |
-36.07% |
175 |
$407 |
$114,034,203 |
94 |
| 34 |
(33) |
The Manchurian Candidate |
Paramount Pictures
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$64,766 |
-37.05% |
140 |
$463 |
$65,808,594 |
94 |
| 35 |
(47) |
Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk |
Giant Screen Films
|
Documentary
|
$57,194 |
-4.10% |
12 |
$4,766 |
$8,641,858 |
745 |
| 36 |
(39) |
AVP: Alien Vs. Predator |
20th Century Fox
|
Horror
|
$51,188 |
-33.74% |
139 |
$368 |
$80,158,773 |
80 |
| 37 |
(44) |
The Machinist |
Paramount Classics
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$51,046 |
-21.06% |
8 |
$6,381 |
$141,837 |
10 |
| 38 |
(43) |
The Notebook |
New Line
|
Drama
|
$48,595 |
-26.41% |
99 |
$491 |
$80,831,296 |
129 |
| 39 |
(50) |
NASCAR: The IMAX Experience |
Warner Bros.
|
Documentary
|
$43,791 |
-10.52% |
32 |
$1,368 |
$19,144,230 |
234 |
| 40 |
(56) |
Saints and Soldiers |
Excel Entertainment
|
Drama
|
$43,345 |
+26.07% |
31 |
$1,398 |
$1,004,940 |
87 |
| 41 |
(46) |
Primer |
ThinkFilm
|
Drama
|
$42,512 |
-30.29% |
31 |
$1,371 |
$243,165 |
24 |
| 42 |
(40) |
Maria Full of Grace |
New Line
|
Drama
|
$42,282 |
-44.73% |
69 |
$613 |
$6,462,472 |
108 |
| 43 |
(38) |
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement |
Buena Vista
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$41,442 |
-47.64% |
115 |
$360 |
$94,363,738 |
82 |
| 44 |
(35) |
Mr. 3000 |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$34,677 |
-62.87% |
115 |
$302 |
$21,572,701 |
45 |
| 45 |
(new) |
Enduring Love |
Paramount Classics
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$34,610 |
  |
5 |
$6,922 |
$34,610 |
3 |
| 46 |
(41) |
First Daughter |
20th Century Fox
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$33,312 |
-53.59% |
118 |
$282 |
$8,898,897 |
38 |
| 47 |
(30) |
Final Cut |
Lionsgate
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$32,967 |
-75.26% |
49 |
$673 |
$529,194 |
17 |
| 48 |
(52) |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$31,662 |
-26.25% |
55 |
$576 |
$249,358,727 |
150 |
| 49 |
(new) |
Voices From Iraq |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$30,634 |
  |
12 |
$2,553 |
$30,634 |
3 |
| 50 |
(49) |
Exorcist: The Beginning |
Warner Bros.
|
Horror
|
$30,316 |
-43.26% |
124 |
$244 |
$41,784,746 |
73 |
| 51 |
(64) |
Rosenstrasse |
IDP Distribution
|
Drama
|
$29,662 |
+62.38% |
18 |
$1,648 |
$598,239 |
73 |
| 52 |
(45) |
Tarnation |
WellSpring
|
Documentary
|
$28,359 |
-55.52% |
19 |
$1,493 |
$244,801 |
26 |
| 53 |
(51) |
Around the Bend |
Warner Independent Pictures
|
Drama
|
$24,875 |
-42.70% |
51 |
$488 |
$160,570 |
24 |
| 54 |
(68) |
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence |
DreamWorks/Go Fish
|
Action
|
$23,570 |
+37.04% |
47 |
$501 |
$924,482 |
45 |
| 55 |
(61) |
Undertow |
MGM/UA
|
Drama
|
$23,168 |
-4.87% |
20 |
$1,158 |
$58,413 |
10 |
| 56 |
(55) |
Vanity Fair |
Focus Features
|
Drama
|
$22,930 |
-35.74% |
56 |
$409 |
$16,088,813 |
61 |
| 57 |
(60) |
Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey |
Giant Screen Films
|
Documentary
|
$22,845 |
-8.50% |
6 |
$3,808 |
$7,581,129 |
752 |
| 58 |
(54) |
Head in the Clouds |
Sony Pictures
|
Drama
|
$21,945 |
-44.19% |
31 |
$708 |
$347,926 |
45 |
| 59 |
(59) |
P.S. |
Newmarket Films
|
Drama
|
$19,122 |
-23.73% |
14 |
$1,366 |
$85,016 |
17 |
| 60 |
(58) |
Zelary |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$18,079 |
-40.63% |
11 |
$1,644 |
$223,072 |
45 |
| 61 |
(78) |
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$10,412 |
+4.84% |
7 |
$1,487 |
$334,662 |
73 |
| 62 |
(62) |
A Day Without a Mexican |
Televisa Cine
|
Comedy
|
$10,203 |
-52.34% |
13 |
$785 |
$4,139,469 |
171 |
| 63 |
(71) |
The Corporation |
Zeitgeist Films
|
Documentary
|
$9,986 |
-30.76% |
18 |
$555 |
$1,856,080 |
289 |
| 64 |
(97) |
Lightning in a Bottle |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Documentary
|
$9,646 |
+82.00% |
3 |
$3,215 |
$17,437 |
10 |
| 65 |
(69) |
Red Lights |
WellSpring
|
Drama
|
$8,876 |
-45.93% |
9 |
$986 |
$559,088 |
73 |
| 66 |
(67) |
Guiana 1838 |
RBC Radio
|
Drama
|
$8,668 |
-50.35% |
2 |
$4,334 |
$176,513 |
38 |
| 67 |
(57) |
A Dirty Shame |
Fine Line
|
Comedy
|
$8,510 |
-72.40% |
12 |
$709 |
$1,332,038 |
45 |
| 68 |
(53) |
Yu-Gi-Oh |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$7,688 |
-81.43% |
66 |
$116 |
$19,762,690 |
80 |
| 69 |
(103) |
Festival Express |
ThinkFilm
|
Concert
|
$7,423 |
+107.64% |
7 |
$1,060 |
$1,162,727 |
101 |
| 70 |
(85) |
Hearts and Minds |
Rialto Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$6,841 |
-20.04% |
2 |
$3,421 |
$20,326 |
11,262 |
| 71 |
(74) |
The Last Shot |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$6,762 |
-42.58% |
23 |
$294 |
$454,224 |
38 |
| 72 |
(77) |
Moolade |
New Yorker
|
Drama
|
$6,728 |
-33.38% |
2 |
$3,364 |
$39,236 |
17 |
| 73 |
(66) |
The Mother |
Sony Pictures
|
Drama
|
$6,358 |
-63.80% |
8 |
$795 |
$1,057,951 |
157 |
| 74 |
(76) |
Intimate Strangers |
Paramount Classics
|
Drama
|
$6,161 |
-40.63% |
14 |
$440 |
$2,090,489 |
94 |
| 75 |
(91) |
Control Room |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$6,117 |
-19.13% |
13 |
$471 |
$2,586,511 |
164 |
| 76 |
(70) |
Paparazzi |
20th Century Fox
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$5,972 |
-58.70% |
24 |
$249 |
$15,688,358 |
59 |
| 77 |
(82) |
Bright Young Things |
ThinkFilm
|
Comedy
|
$5,915 |
-35.36% |
16 |
$370 |
$915,536 |
73 |
| 78 |
(80) |
Remember Me, My Love |
IDP Distribution
|
Comedy
|
$5,612 |
-42.82% |
3 |
$1,871 |
$156,952 |
59 |
| 79 |
(72) |
Dig |
Palm/Manga
|
Documentary
|
$5,573 |
-56.73% |
5 |
$1,115 |
$110,202 |
31 |
| 80 |
(81) |
Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry |
ThinkFilm
|
Documentary
|
$5,502 |
-41.25% |
10 |
$550 |
$613,252 |
31 |
| 81 |
(95) |
Ju-On: The Grudge |
Vitagraph Films
|
Horror
|
$5,490 |
-10.53% |
11 |
$499 |
$313,527 |
101 |
| 82 |
(79) |
Garfield |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$5,296 |
-46.27% |
25 |
$212 |
$75,367,693 |
143 |
| 83 |
(98) |
Ghosts of the Abyss |
Buena Vista
|
Documentary
|
$4,971 |
-5.44% |
4 |
$1,243 |
$16,528,950 |
570 |
| 84 |
(118) |
Young Black Stallion |
Buena Vista
|
Adventure
|
$4,953 |
+173.95% |
1 |
$4,953 |
$6,544,056 |
312 |
| 85 |
(120) |
Reconstruction |
Palm/Manga
|
Drama
|
$4,323 |
+184.60% |
3 |
$1,441 |
$64,213 |
52 |
| 86 |
(83) |
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$4,305 |
-52.60% |
10 |
$431 |
$114,324,072 |
136 |
| 87 |
(re-entry) |
Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer |
Indican Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$3,681 |
  |
1 |
$3,681 |
$93,962 |
241 |
| 88 |
(106) |
Riding Giants |
Sony Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$3,661 |
+10.24% |
4 |
$915 |
$2,250,073 |
115 |
| 89 |
(141) |
Incantato |
Northern Arts Entertainment
|
Drama
|
$3,053 |
+5,351.79% |
2 |
$1,527 |
$21,472 |
38 |
| 90 |
(90) |
Seducing Doctor Lewis |
WellSpring
|
Comedy
|
$2,858 |
-62.47% |
3 |
$953 |
$401,838 |
136 |
| 91 |
(96) |
The Day After Tomorrow |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$2,843 |
-49.71% |
11 |
$258 |
$186,739,919 |
157 |
| 92 |
(105) |
Sex is Comedy |
IFC Films
|
Comedy
|
$2,755 |
-18.25% |
1 |
$2,755 |
$9,925 |
12 |
| 93 |
(re-entry) |
Goodbye Dragon Inn |
WellSpring
|
Drama
|
$2,753 |
  |
1 |
$2,753 |
$19,114 |
45 |
| 94 |
(101) |
Warriors of Heaven and Earth |
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
$2,661 |
-33.67% |
3 |
$887 |
$67,863 |
59 |
| 95 |
(88) |
Untold Scandal |
Kino
|
Drama
|
$2,131 |
-73.15% |
4 |
$533 |
$23,153 |
17 |
| 96 |
(132) |
Tae Guik Gi: The Brotherhood of War |
IDP Distribution
|
Drama
|
$1,830 |
+124.26% |
3 |
$610 |
$1,043,065 |
59 |
| 97 |
(re-entry) |
Evil Remains |
A Screen Media
|
Horror
|
$1,412 |
  |
3 |
$471 |
$8,396 |
10 |
| 98 |
(new) |
Artworks |
Panorama Entertainment
|
Drama
|
$1,348 |
  |
1 |
$1,348 |
$1,348 |
3 |
| 99 |
(new) |
800 Bullets |
TLA
|
Comedy
|
$866 |
  |
2 |
$433 |
$866 |
3 |
| 100 |
(100) |
Mean Creek |
Paramount Classics
|
Drama
|
$790 |
-83.07% |
11 |
$72 |
$590,812 |
73 |
| 101 |
(re-entry) |
Yes Nurse! No Nurse! |
Regent Releasing
|
Musical
|
$716 |
  |
2 |
$358 |
$12,517 |
59 |
| 102 |
(136) |
Virgin |
Artistic License
|
Drama
|
$713 |
+37.64% |
1 |
$713 |
$9,501 |
59 |
| 103 |
(127) |
Howard Zinn |
First Run
|
Documentary
|
$630 |
-44.49% |
1 |
$630 |
$106,306 |
136 |
| 104 |
(116) |
Merci Docteur Rey |
Regent Releasing
|
Comedy
|
$512 |
-72.13% |
1 |
$512 |
$19,590 |
45 |
| 105 |
(135) |
Strayed |
WellSpring
|
Drama
|
$500 |
-16.67% |
1 |
$500 |
$476,395 |
171 |
| 106 |
(119) |
Touch of Pink |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$458 |
-70.22% |
1 |
$458 |
$556,366 |
108 |
| 107 |
(121) |
Bright Leaves |
First Run
|
Documentary
|
$287 |
-80.23% |
1 |
$287 |
$35,284 |
66 |
| 108 |
(130) |
She Hate Me |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$88 |
-89.79% |
1 |
$88 |
$358,774 |
94 |
| 109 |
(137) |
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead |
Paramount Classics
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$71 |
-85.54% |
1 |
$71 |
$356,774 |
136 |
| 110 |
(128) |
Zhou Yu's Train |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$60 |
-94.66% |
2 |
$30 |
$140,989 |
122 |
| 111 |
(125) |
The Hunting of the President |
Regent Releasing
|
Documentary
|
$55 |
-95.66% |
1 |
$55 |
$376,552 |
143 |
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