The Polar Express
2004 • Family/Fantasy • Rated G • 100 Minutes
This film was released in U.S. theaters on Wednesday, November 10, 2004.
| Weekend | Weekend #1 Movie | Rank | Weekend (Millions) |
Screens | Approx. Per Screen |
Gross (Millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Incredibles | 2 | $23.320 | 3,650 | $6,389 | $30.630 | |
| National Treasure | 4 | $15.670 | 3,650 | $4,293 | $51.460 | |
| National Treasure | 4 | $19.390 | 3,650 | $5,312 | $81.480 | |
| National Treasure | 3 | $10.780 | 3,650 | $2,953 | $96.130 | |
| Ocean's Twelve | 4 | $9.590 | 3,257 | $2,944 | $109.830 | |
| Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | 4 | $8.410 | 2,868 | $2,932 | $123.430 | |
| Meet The Fockers | 6 | $6.530 | 2,618 | $2,494 | $140.230 | |
| Meet The Fockers | 8 | $5.610 | 2,702 | $2,076 | $155.110 | |
| Meet The Fockers | 13 | $2.070 | 2,007 | $1,031 | $158.660 | |
| Coach Carter | 21 | $1.360 | 445 | $3,056 | $160.560 | |
| Are We There Yet? | 24 | $0.410 | 201 | $2,040 | $161.170 | |
| Hide and Seek | 27 | $0.280 | 112 | $2,500 | $161.630 | |
| Boogeyman | 32 | $0.180 | 100 | $1,800 | $161.860 | |
| Hitch | 26 | $0.236 | 302 | $781 | $162.142 | |
| Hitch | 31 | $0.236 | 203 | $1,163 | $162.459 | |
| Diary of a Mad Black Woman | 37 | $0.123 | 173 | $711 | $162.640 | |
| The Pacifier | 40 | $0.083 | 104 | $798 | $162.753 | |
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | 16 | $1.221 | 66 | $18,500 | $164.150 | |
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | 17 | $0.838 | 66 | $12,697 | $165.287 | |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe | 12 | $0.931 | 66 | $14,106 | $166.461 | |
| King Kong | 13 | $1.091 | 66 | $16,530 | $168.179 | |
| King Kong | 16 | $1.375 | 66 | $20,833 | $170.754 | |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe | 19 | $0.949 | 66 | $14,379 | $172.774 | |
| Hostel | 27 | $0.263 | 65 | $4,046 | $173.197 | |
| Glory Road | 33 | $0.210 | 62 | $3,387 | $10.718 | |
| Underworld: Evolution | 41 | $0.097 | 35 | $2,771 | $173.593 | |
| Apocalypto | 23 | $0.326 | 37 | $8,811 | $1.081 | |
| The Pursuit of Happyness | 18 | $0.391 | 37 | $10,568 | $1.665 | |
| Night at the Museum | 22 | $0.349 | 37 | $9,432 | $2.334 | |
| Night at the Museum | 31 | $0.180 | 34 | $5,294 | $2.771 | |
| Night at the Museum | 44 | $0.051 | 25 | $2,040 | $2.897 | |
| Enchanted | 31 | $0.150 | 15 | $10,000 | $0.338 | |
| Enchanted | 30 | $0.131 | 23 | $5,696 | $0.490 | |
| The Golden Compass | 24 | $0.188 | 27 | $6,963 | $0.725 | |
| I Am Legend | 22 | $0.314 | 32 | $9,813 | $1.150 | |
| National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets | 19 | $0.398 | 32 | $12,438 | $1.810 | |
| National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets | 28 | $0.219 | 32 | $6,844 | $2.268 | |
| National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets | 41 | $0.072 | 30 | $2,400 | $2.436 | |
| The Bucket List | 45 | $0.029 | 24 | $1,208 | $2.475 | |
| Twilight | 46 | $0.040 | 11 | $3,636 | $0.040 | |
| Four Christmases | 26 | $0.160 | 19 | $8,421 | $0.244 | |
| Four Christmases | 24 | $0.156 | 26 | $6,000 | $0.449 | |
| The Day the Earth Stood Still | 23 | $0.209 | 26 | $8,038 | $0.732 | |
| Yes Man | 22 | $0.254 | 26 | $9,769 | $1.118 | |
| Marley & Me | 31 | $0.158 | 26 | $6,077 | $1.531 | |
| Marley & Me | 45 | $0.062 | 18 | $3,444 | $1.702 | |
| The Twilight Saga: New Moon | 43 | $0.053 | 14 | $3,786 | $0.083 | |
| The Blind Side | 38 | $0.049 | 16 | $3,062 | $0.145 | |
| The Princess and the Frog | 33 | $0.077 | 16 | $4,812 | $0.240 | |
| Avatar | 34 | $0.075 | 17 | $4,412 | $0.369 | |
| Avatar | 44 | $0.023 | 20 | $1,150 | $0.458 | |
| Tangled | 33 | $0.068 | 15 | $4,533 | $0.152 | |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | 31 | $0.117 | 15 | $7,800 | $0.333 | |
| Tron: Legacy | 27 | $0.096 | 15 | $6,400 | $0.479 | |
| Little Fockers | 46 | $0.024 | 15 | $1,600 | $0.598 | |
| Little Fockers | 50 | $0.022 | 15 | $1,467 | $0.673 | |
| The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | 44 | $0.055 | 19 | $2,895 | $0.074 | |
| The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | 39 | $0.072 | 24 | $3,000 | $0.160 | |
| New Year's Eve | 33 | $0.115 | 25 | $4,600 | $0.297 | |
| Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | 28 | $0.108 | 25 | $4,320 | $0.460 | |
| Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | 36 | $0.059 | 20 | $2,950 | $0.624 | |
| Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | 50 | $0.027 | 16 | $1,688 | $0.708 | |
| The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | 42 | $0.074 | 15 | $4,933 | $0.111 | |
| The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | 33 | $0.063 | 16 | $3,938 | $0.177 | |
| Skyfall | 27 | $0.114 | 17 | $6,706 | $0.315 | |
| The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | 22 | $0.094 | 14 | $6,714 | $0.451 | |
| The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | 30 | $0.107 | 15 | $7,133 | $0.622 |
This only includes weeks in which the film appeared in the weekend top 50.