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Feature Films by LDS/Mormon Filmmakers and Actors
Weekend Box Office Report (U.S. Domestic Box Office Gross)

Weekend of November 12, 2004


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Natl Film Title                Weekend Gross % B.O. Theatrs
Rank LDS/Mormon Filmmaker/Star   Total Gross Change  $/Thtr   Days
--- ---------------------------  ----------- ------ -------  ----
25  Napoleon Dynamite                235,139  -36%     196    157
    Jared Hess (writer/director)  42,821,449        $1,199
    Jerusha Hess
      (writer/costume designer)
    Jon Heder (1st billed star)
    Aaron Ruell (3rd billed star)
    Jeremy Coon (producer/editor)
    Sean Covel (producer)
    Chris Wyatt (producer)
    Munn Powell (cinematographer)
    Cory Lorenzen
      (production designer)
    Curt Jensen (art director)
    Tim Skousen, Brian Petersen
      (assistant directors)

45  Bugs!                             40,624   -4%      24    612
    stars Papilio,                13,630,720        $1,692
      a Great Mormon butterfly

46  The Notebook                      38,362  -12%      54    143
    Ryan Gosling                  80,964,984          $710
      (1st billed star)

67  Saints and Soldiers               10,777  -58%      13    101
    Ryan Little                    1,077,007          $829
     (director/producer/cinematographer)
    Adam Abel (producer)
    Brian Brough
     (assoc. producer/produc. manager)
    Wynn Hougaard (editor)
    J Bateman (composer)
    Matt Whitaker (screenwriter)
    Jennifer Buster (casting)
    Actors: Corbin Allred, Larry Bagby III,
      Kirby Heyborne, Lincoln Hoppe,
      Curt Dousett, Ben Gourley,
      Ethan Vincent, etc.

80  Galapagos                          5,688  -51%       1   1725
    Reed Smoot (cinematographer)  14,571,484        $5,688

83  The Young Black Stallion           5,523  +13%       1    326
    Reed Smoot (cinematographer)   6,558,445        $5,523

93  Mean Creek                         2,991  +64%       9     87
    LDS lead character               600,420          $332

96  Riding Giants (documentary)        2,686  -66%       5    129
    Jeff Clark                     2,264,308          $996
      (featured LDS surfer)

99  Benji: Off the Leash!              2,380   -5%      14     87
    Actors: Nick Whitaker,         3,813,137          $170
      Chris Kendrick, Duane Stephens,
      Neal Barth, Christy Summerhays,
      Lincoln Hoppe, Scott Wilkinson

100 Baptists at Our Barbecue           2,370  -68%       5     38
    Christian Vuissa                 127,420          $474
     (director/producer/co-screenwriter)
    Matt Smith (producer)
    Robert Farrell Smith
     (producer/co-screenwriter/book)
    Brandon Christensen (cinematographer)
    Actors: Dan Merkley, Heather Beers,
      Frank Gerrish, Jan Broberg Felt,
      Duane Stephens, Steve Anderson

119 China: The Panda Adventure           376  -17%       1   1207
    Reed Smoot (cinematographer)   3,871,899          $376