Feature Films by LDS/Mormon Filmmakers and Actors
Weekend Box Office Report (U.S. Domestic Box Office Gross)
Weekend of November 19, 2004
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Natl Film Title Weekend Gross % B.O. Theatrs
Rank LDS/Mormon Filmmaker/Star Total Gross Change $/Thtr Days
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26 Napoleon Dynamite 168,006 -29% 170 164
Jared Hess (writer/director) 43,068,185 $988
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! 33,783 -17% 23 619
stars Papilio, 13,703,863 $1,468
a Great Mormon butterfly
50 The Notebook 20,692 -46% 44 150
Ryan Gosling 81,001,787 $470
(1st billed star)
67 Saints and Soldiers 11,158 +4% 17 108
Ryan Little 1,094,269 $656
(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.
79 The Young Black Stallion 5,959 +8% 2 333
Reed Smoot (cinematographer) 6,566,828 $2,980
81 Galapagos 5,610 -1% 2 1725
Reed Smoot (cinematographer) 14,578,729 $2,805
106 Riding Giants (documentary) 1,134 -58% 2 136
Jeff Clark 2,270,551 $567
(featured LDS surfer)
115 Mean Creek 475 -84% 3 94
LDS lead character 602,518 $158
119 China: The Panda Adventure 344 -9% 1 1214
Reed Smoot (cinematographer) 3,872,412 $344