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The Polar Express

The Numbers Rating: 6.13 (23 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 56% - Rotten
Theatrical Performance
Total US Gross $172,796,043
International Gross $123,800,000
Worldwide Gross $296,596,043
Released November 10, 2004
December 26, 2005 (DVD Sale)
Production Budget $170,000,000
Prints and Advertising Budget $58,200,000
MPAA Rating G
US box office for 3-D shows:$49,000,000
Gross from IMAX theaters (2005/06):$10,900,000
Running Time:99 minutes
Gross from IMAX theaters (2004/05):$34,700,000
Keywords Christmas in November, Christmas, Same Actor, Multiple Roles
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Produced by Castle Rock Entertainment
Music Composed By Alan Silvestri
Source Based on Book/Short Story
Major Genre Adventure
Country United States
Production Method Digital Animation
Creative Type Kids Fiction
Director Robert Zemeckis

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Cast

Tom Hanks    The Conductor/Hero Boy
Michael Jeter    Steamer/Smokey
Hayden McFarland    Lonely Boy/Billy
Peter Scolari    Lonely Boy
Josh Hutcherson    Additional child performer: Hero boy

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
11/12/2004 2 $23,323,463   3,650 $6,390 $30,629,146 5
11/19/2004 4 $15,668,101 -32.82% 3,650 $4,293 $51,463,282 12
11/26/2004 4 $19,389,297 +23.75% 3,650 $5,312 $81,479,861 19
12/3/2004 3 $10,778,094 -44.41% 3,650 $2,953 $96,127,863 26
12/10/2004 4 $9,588,412 -11.04% 3,257 $2,944 $109,826,809 33
12/17/2004 4 $8,411,135 -12.28% 2,868 $2,933 $123,430,336 40
12/24/2004 6 $6,527,163 -22.40% 2,618 $2,493 $140,233,149 47
12/31/2004 8 $5,609,096 -14.07% 2,702 $2,076 $155,112,441 54
1/7/2005 13 $2,068,051 -63.13% 2,007 $1,030 $158,656,180 61
1/14/2005 21 $1,009,858 -51.17% 445 $2,269 $160,211,136 68
1/21/2005 24 $409,314 -59.47% 201 $2,036 $161,169,517 75
1/28/2005 27 $278,358 -31.99% 112 $2,485 $161,628,521 82
2/4/2005 32 $178,638 -35.82% 100 $1,786 $161,861,886 89
2/11/2005 26 $235,818 +32.01% 302 $781 $162,141,686 96
2/18/2005 30 $190,212 -19.34% 203 $937 $162,413,545 103
2/25/2005 37 $122,835 -35.42% 173 $710 $162,639,735 110
3/4/2005 40 $83,551 -31.98% 104 $803 $162,753,127 117

Daily Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
11/10/2004 2 $2,568,000   3,650 $704 $2,568,000 1
11/11/2004 2 $4,737,000 +84.46% 3,650 $1,298 $7,306,000 2
11/12/2004 2 $6,300,000 +33.00% 3,650 $1,726 $13,600,000 3
11/13/2004 2 $10,265,088 +62.94% 3,650 $2,812 $23,824,903 4
11/14/2004 2 $6,804,243 -33.71% 3,650 $1,864 $30,629,146 5
11/15/2004 2 $1,215,000 -82.14% 3,650 $333 $31,844,000 6
11/16/2004 2 $1,310,000 +7.82% 3,650 $359 $33,155,000 7
11/17/2004 2 $1,282,000 -2.14% 3,650 $351 $34,437,000 8
11/18/2004 2 $1,358,000 +5.93% 3,650 $372 $35,795,181 9
11/19/2004 4 $3,700,000 +172.46% 3,650 $1,014 $39,500,000 10
11/20/2004 4 $7,139,308 +92.95% 3,650 $1,956 $46,763,883 11
11/21/2004 4 $4,699,399 -34.18% 3,650 $1,288 $51,463,282 12
11/22/2004 4 $1,523,000 -67.59% 3,650 $417 $52,986,000 13
11/23/2004 3 $2,019,000 +32.57% 3,650 $553 $55,005,000 14
11/24/2004 6 $3,389,000 +67.86% 3,650 $928 $58,394,000 15
11/25/2004 5 $3,696,000 +9.06% 3,650 $1,013 $62,090,564 16
11/26/2004 4 $7,563,278 +104.63% 3,650 $2,072 $69,653,842 17
11/27/2004 4 $7,518,500 -0.59% 3,650 $2,060 $77,172,342 18
11/28/2004 3 $4,307,519 -42.71% 3,650 $1,180 $81,479,861 19
11/29/2004 2 $936,000 -78.27% 3,650 $256 $82,416,000 20
11/30/2004 2 $886,000 -5.34% 3,650 $243 $83,302,000 21
12/1/2004 2 $966,000 +9.03% 3,650 $265 $84,269,000 22
12/2/2004 2 $1,081,000 +11.90% 3,650 $296 $85,349,769 23
12/3/2004 3 $2,800,000 +159.02% 3,650 $767 $88,100,000 24
12/4/2004 3 $4,634,949 +65.53% 3,650 $1,270 $92,839,111 25
12/5/2004 2 $3,288,752 -29.04% 3,650 $901 $96,127,863 26
12/6/2004 2 $851,000 -74.12% 3,650 $233 $96,979,000 27
12/7/2004 2 $1,027,000 +20.68% 3,650 $281 $98,006,000 28
12/8/2004 2 $1,088,000 +5.94% 3,650 $298 $99,095,000 29
12/9/2004 2 $1,143,000 +5.06% 3,650 $313 $100,238,000 30
12/10/2004 3 $2,600,000 +127.47% 3,257 $798 $102,800,000 31
12/11/2004 4 $4,121,132 +58.51% 3,257 $1,265 $106,971,456 32
12/12/2004 3 $3,855,353 -6.45% 3,257 $1,184 $109,826,809 33
12/13/2004 3 $1,044,000 -72.92% 3,257 $321 $110,871,000 34
12/14/2004 2 $1,237,000 +18.49% 3,257 $380 $112,108,000 35
12/15/2004 2 $1,342,000 +8.49% 3,257 $412 $113,451,000 36
12/16/2004 2 $1,568,000 +16.84% 3,257 $481 $115,019,000 37
12/17/2004 4 $2,500,000 +59.44% 2,868 $872 $117,500,000 38
12/18/2004 4 $3,228,191 +29.13% 2,868 $1,126 $120,616,552 39
12/19/2004 3 $2,813,784 -12.84% 2,868 $981 $123,430,336 40
12/20/2004 3 $2,025,000 -28.03% 2,868 $706 $125,456,000 41
12/21/2004 3 $2,454,000 +21.19% 2,868 $856 $127,910,000 42
12/22/2004 3 $2,525,000 +2.89% 2,702 $934 $130,435,000 43
12/23/2004 3 $3,200,000 +26.73% 2,868 $1,116 $133,635,000 44
12/24/2004 3 $2,600,000 -18.75% 2,868 $907 $136,235,000 45
12/25/2004 9 $1,643,282 -36.80% 2,868 $573 $137,878,282 46
12/26/2004 7 $2,332,762 +41.96% 2,868 $813 $140,233,149 47
12/27/2004 6 $2,359,000 +1.12% 2,868 $823 $142,592,000 48
12/28/2004 6 $2,328,000 -1.31% 2,618 $889 $144,921,000 49
12/29/2004 5 $2,397,000 +2.96% 2,618 $916 $147,317,000 50
12/30/2004 6 $2,300,000 -4.05% 2,618 $879 $149,600,000 51
12/31/2004 7 $2,100,000 -8.70% 2,513 $836 $151,700,000 52
1/1/2005 9 $1,897,420 -9.65% 2,513 $755 $153,519,325 53
1/2/2005 8 $1,593,116 -16.04% 2,513 $634 $155,112,441 54
1/3/2005 9 $611,000 -61.65% 2,513 $243 $155,723,000 55
1/4/2005 10 $342,000 -44.03% 2,513 $136 $156,066,000 56
1/17/2005 19 $348,153   445 $782 $160,559,289 69
2/21/2005 29 $45,343   203 $223 $162,458,888 104
12/26/2005 18 $415,398   66 $6,294 $8,003,571 412
1/2/2006 19 $206,654   66 $3,131 $172,796,043 419
1/16/2006 30 $48,091   62 $776   433

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Worldwide Weekly Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal Gross
2004-11-11 9 $7,305,683   3,650 $2,002 $7,305,683
2004-11-18 3 $28,489,498 +289.96% 3,650 $7,805 $35,795,181
2004-11-25 6 $27,303,818 -4.16%     $63,098,999
2004-12-02 5 $33,843,623 +23.95%     $96,942,622
2004-12-09 2 $32,355,775 -4.40%     $129,298,397
2004-12-16 4 $35,890,077 +10.92%     $165,188,474
2004-12-23 4 $32,717,512 -8.84%     $197,905,986
2004-12-30 5 $40,597,359 +24.08%     $238,503,345
2005-01-06 7 $22,319,430 -45.02%     $260,822,775
2005-01-13 11 $8,550,028 -61.69%     $269,372,803
2005-01-20 18 $4,440,363 -48.07%     $273,813,166
2005-01-27 25 $2,720,850 -38.72%     $276,534,016
2005-02-03 29 $1,863,572 -31.51%     $278,397,588
2005-02-10 30 $939,504 -49.59%     $279,337,092
2005-02-17 33 $1,087,125 +15.71%     $280,424,217
2005-02-24 38 $691,528 -36.39%     $281,115,745
2005-03-03 41 $512,437 -25.90%     $281,628,182
2005-03-10 47 $265,265 -48.23%     $281,893,447
2005-11-24 45 $176,101 -33.61% 26 $6,773 $282,611,861
2005-12-01 20 $3,336,958 +1,794.91%     $285,948,819
2005-12-08 21 $1,415,007 -57.60%     $287,363,826
2005-12-15 18 $1,845,283 +30.41%     $289,209,109
2005-12-22 15 $2,592,494 +40.49%     $291,801,603
2005-12-29 17 $2,445,713 -5.66%     $294,247,316
2006-01-05 19 $2,209,908 -9.64%     $296,457,224
2006-01-12 31 $625,450 -71.70%     $297,082,674
2006-01-19 41 $235,660 -62.32%     $297,318,334
2006-01-26 48 $126,606 -46.28%     $297,444,940
2006-02-02 63 $31,015 -75.50%     $297,475,955