Feature Films by LDS/Mormon Filmmakers and Actors
Weekend Box Office Report (U.S. Domestic Box Office Gross)
Weekend of October 29, 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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15 Napoleon Dynamite 410,800 -34% 387 143
Jared Hess (writer/director) 41,877,647 $1,061
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)
35 Bugs! 74,027 +34% 27 598
stars Papilio, 13,482,711 $2,741
a Great Mormon butterfly
42 The Notebook 48,595 -26% 99 129
Ryan Gosling 80,831,296 $490
(1st billed star)
44 Saints and Soldiers 43,345 +26% 31 87
Ryan Little 1,004,940 $1,398
(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.
70 Baptists at Our Barbecue 10,872 -22% 11 24
Christian Vuissa 108,175 $988
(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
96 The Young Black Stallion 4,953 +174% 1 311
Reed Smoot (cinematographer) 6,544,056 $4,953
100 Riding Giants (documentary) 3,661 +10% 4 115
Jeff Clark 2,250,073 $915
(featured LDS surfer)
110 Galapagos 2,390 -72% 4 1711
Reed Smoot (cinematographer) 14,539,224 $597
111 Benji: Off the Leash! 2,362 -72% 19 73
Actors: Nick Whitaker, 3,806,896 $124
Chris Kendrick, Duane Stephens,
Neal Barth, Christy Summerhays,
Lincoln Hoppe, Scott Wilkinson
122 China: The Panda Adventure 912 +27% 2 1193
Reed Smoot (cinematographer) 3,870,069 $456
123 Mean Creek 790 -83% 11 73
LDS lead character 590,812 $71