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The Polar Express

The Polar Express
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGNEWS
2004
 100 minutes (1 hrs 40 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Robert Zemeckis

Starring

Tom Hanks · Leslie Zemeckis · Eddie Deezen · Nona Gaye · Peter Scolari · Brendan King

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 10th November 2004
Canada release date Canada release: 10th November 2004
Australia release date Australia release: 18th November 2004

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 3rd Dec '04
  • Debut position: 16
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £104.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 24

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 19th Nov '04
  • Debut position: 4
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: $15.7 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 91

WorldWide box office

  • Box Office debut: 11th Dec '20
  • Debut position: 18
  • Highest position: 18
  • Debut gross: $282.5 Thousand
  • Total weeks on top 15: 4

Chart position history

UK box office

10 Dec, 2004
3
17 Dec, 2004
3
24 Dec, 2004
1
31 Dec, 2004
5
7 Jan, 2005
10
14 Jan, 2005
15
16 Dec, 2005
8
23 Dec, 2005
9
30 Dec, 2005
12
11 Dec, 2020
7
18 Dec, 2020
9
24 Dec, 2021
14
9 Dec, 2022
10
16 Dec, 2022
12
23 Dec, 2022
11
15 Dec, 2023
12
22 Dec, 2023
10
29 Nov, 2024
9
6 Dec, 2024
12
13 Dec, 2024
13
20 Dec, 2024
11
12 Dec, 2025
12
19 Dec, 2025
8

US box office

19 Nov, 2004
4
26 Nov, 2004
4
3 Dec, 2004
3
10 Dec, 2004
4
17 Dec, 2004
4
24 Dec, 2004
6
31 Dec, 2004
8
7 Jan, 2005
13
9 Dec, 2005
12
16 Dec, 2005
13
11 Dec, 2020
6
18 Dec, 2020
6
25 Dec, 2020
11
1 Jan, 2021
15

Global box office

Certificates

US
G

7

G

T

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £11.3 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $187.9 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $314.2 Million

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This weeks UK box office

The Polar Express is number 8 on the UK box office this week.

UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 10

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
The Polar Express
3 Dec 2004
16N
£104,632
£104,632
10 Dec 2004
3▲
£2,136,898
£2,292,493
17 Dec 2004
3▲▼
£1,172,373
£4,026,941
24 Dec 2004
1▲
£688,859
£6,381,819
31 Dec 2004
5▼
£594,527
£8,219,219
7 Jan 2005
10▼
£298,556
£9,127,245
14 Jan 2005
15▼
£169,801
£9,343,096
16 Dec 2005
8▲
£93,328
£10,167,005
23 Dec 2005
9▼
£36,772
£10,230,986
30 Dec 2005
12▼
£68,863
£10,502,091
11 Dec 2020
7▲
£28,350
£28,350
18 Dec 2020
9▼
£15,298
£43,648
24 Dec 2021
14▼
£18,689
£18,689
9 Dec 2022
10▲
£88,882
£662,133
16 Dec 2022
12▼
£36,347
£708,531
23 Dec 2022
11▲
£107,544
£904,377
15 Dec 2023
12▼
£96,042
£1,048,151
22 Dec 2023
10▲
£252,674
£1,317,243
29 Nov 2024
9▲
£83,677
£83,677
6 Dec 2024
12▼
£71,937
£181,875
13 Dec 2024
13▼
£136,234
£334,612
20 Dec 2024
11▲
£105,754
£461,044
12 Dec 2025
12▼
£125,708
£872,250
19 Dec 2025
8▲
£183,081
£1,097,495
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 91

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
19 Nov 2004
4▲
$15,668,101
$51,463,282
26 Nov 2004
4▲▼
$19,389,297
$81,479,861
3 Dec 2004
3▲
$10,778,094
$96,127,863
10 Dec 2004
4▼
$9,588,412
$109,826,809
17 Dec 2004
4▲▼
$8,411,135
$123,430,336
24 Dec 2004
6▼
$6,527,163
$140,233,149
31 Dec 2004
8▼
$5,609,096
$155,112,441
7 Jan 2005
13▼
$2,068,051
$158,656,180
14 Jan 2005
21▼
$1,009,858
$160,211,136
21 Jan 2005
24▼
$409,314
$161,169,517
28 Jan 2005
27▼
$278,358
$161,628,521
4 Feb 2005
32▼
$178,638
$161,861,886
11 Feb 2005
26▲
$235,818
$162,141,686
18 Feb 2005
30▼
$190,212
$162,413,545
25 Feb 2005
37▼
$122,835
$162,639,735
4 Mar 2005
40▼
$83,551
$162,753,127
25 Nov 2005
16▲
$1,222,220
$1,398,320
9 Dec 2005
12▲
$929,958
$3,818,426
16 Dec 2005
13▼
$1,091,729
$5,425,480
23 Dec 2005
16▼
$958,753
$7,584,998
30 Dec 2005
19▼
$742,073
$9,814,031
6 Jan 2006
27▼
$260,545
$10,442,411
13 Jan 2006
35▼
$158,463
$10,665,779
20 Jan 2006
41▼
$96,528
$10,839,504
27 Jan 2006
59▼
$25,903
$10,895,485
17 Nov 2006
35▲
$108,656
$108,656
24 Nov 2006
26▲
$235,137
$403,159
1 Dec 2006
23▲
$215,043
$658,202
8 Dec 2006
23▲▼
$327,251
$1,081,635
15 Dec 2006
18▲
$391,328
$1,665,032
22 Dec 2006
20▼
$336,203
$2,329,024
29 Dec 2006
31▼
$179,513
$2,770,777
5 Jan 2007
45▼
$51,306
$2,897,829
12 Jan 2007
52▼
$21,335
$2,929,400
5 Oct 2007
106▼
$1,968
$1,968
12 Oct 2007
93▲
$5,575
$12,795
19 Oct 2007
85▲
$7,390
$21,887
26 Oct 2007
79▲
$9,902
$33,570
2 Nov 2007
61▲
$18,545
$53,728
9 Nov 2007
52▲
$50,284
$111,564
16 Nov 2007
51▲
$28,797
$164,848
23 Nov 2007
31▲
$147,481
$335,528
30 Nov 2007
31▲▼
$139,350
$502,496
7 Dec 2007
25▲
$203,568
$758,439
14 Dec 2007
22▲
$317,204
$1,165,275
21 Dec 2007
21▲
$398,732
$1,810,844
28 Dec 2007
29▼
$218,772
$2,267,610
4 Jan 2008
43▼
$68,956
$2,432,361
11 Jan 2008
45▼
$29,625
$2,474,870
21 Nov 2008
44▲
$42,718
$42,718
28 Nov 2008
27▲
$157,878
$246,992
5 Dec 2008
24▲
$156,463
$448,919
12 Dec 2008
23▲
$212,812
$735,639
19 Dec 2008
22▲
$260,441
$1,132,245
26 Dec 2008
31▼
$158,092
$1,531,448
2 Jan 2009
45▼
$61,688
$1,702,505
6 Nov 2009
93▼
$2,957
$2,957
13 Nov 2009
88▲
$4,887
$8,961
20 Nov 2009
71▲
$9,791
$19,946
27 Nov 2009
43▲
$52,678
$83,384
4 Dec 2009
38▲
$49,442
$144,505
11 Dec 2009
33▲
$76,700
$240,439
18 Dec 2009
34▼
$75,143
$368,889
25 Dec 2009
44▼
$23,257
$458,372
1 Jan 2010
51▼
$16,722
$514,354
10 Dec 2010
31▲
$117,066
$333,304
17 Dec 2010
27▲
$96,049
$478,646
24 Dec 2010
46▼
$23,822
$598,008
31 Dec 2010
50▼
$21,731
$672,796
25 Nov 2011
45▲
$55,299
$74,470
2 Dec 2011
39▲
$72,013
$159,531
9 Dec 2011
33▲
$115,297
$297,157
16 Dec 2011
28▲
$108,303
$460,048
23 Dec 2011
36▼
$59,004
$624,346
30 Dec 2011
50▼
$26,505
$708,236
21 Dec 2012
30▲
$106,724
$621,681
28 Dec 2012
62▼
$14,507
$665,426
16 Dec 2016
31▲
$67,544
$651,957
23 Dec 2016
38▼
$39,631
$737,425
30 Dec 2016
56▼
$7,017
$764,428
17 Nov 2017
92▼
$1,321
$1,321
24 Nov 2017
32▲
$87,163
$98,603
1 Dec 2017
21▲
$139,424
$240,115
8 Dec 2017
19▲
$270,885
$550,683
15 Dec 2017
26▼
$78,336
$721,156
22 Dec 2017
28▼
$78,980
$841,007
29 Dec 2017
49▼
$10,935
$875,150
11 Dec 2020
6▲
$245,000
$400,000
18 Dec 2020
6▲▼
$231,000
$631,000
25 Dec 2020
11▼
$60,000
$691,000
1 Jan 2021
15▼
$20,000
$20,000