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2004 | DIRECTED BY ROBERT ZEMECKIS

The Polar Express

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The Polar Express
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Movie Stats
Year
2004
Runtime
 100 minutes (1 hr 40 mins)
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Select Cast
Tom Hanks
Leslie Zemeckis
Eddie Deezen
Nona Gaye
Peter Scolari
Brendan King
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
No of ratings:
3
SaltyPopcorn rating
First viewed:
12th May 2016
Last viewed:
3rd Jan 2025
Total views:
127
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
10th November 2004
20 years 10 months 21 days ago
Canada release date
 Canada
10th November 2004
20 years 10 months 21 days ago
Australia release date
 Australia
18th November 2004
20 years 10 months 13 days ago
Philippines release date
 Philippines
24th November 2004
20 years 10 months 7 days ago
Austria release date
 Austria
25th November 2004
20 years 10 months 6 days ago
Germany release date
 Germany
25th November 2004
20 years 10 months 6 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £11 Million
United States Flag
US total gross
  $187.9 Million
Global Flag
Global total gross
  $314.2 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
2.4 Million aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
30.3 Million aprox.
Global Flag
Global tickets sold
No data
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 10th Dec '04
  • Debut box office: 3rd Dec '04
  • Debut position: 16
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £104.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 22
US Box Office
  • Release: 10th Nov '04
  • Debut weekend: 19th Nov '04
  • Debut position: 4
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: $15.7 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 91
Global Box Office
  • Release: 10th Nov '04
  • Debut weekend: 11th Dec '20
  • Debut position: 18
  • Highest position: 18
  • Debut gross: $282.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 4
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Directed by
robert zemeckis Robert Zemeckis
Starring
robert zemeckisTom HanksHero Boy / Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus
Leslie ZemeckisSister Sarah / Mother
Eddie DeezenKnow-It-All
Nona GayeHero Girl
Peter ScolariBilly - Lonely Boy
Brendan KingPastry Chef
Andy PellickPastry Chef
Josh EliWaiter
Mark MendonçaWaiter
Rolondas HendricksWaiter
Mark GoodmanWaiter
Jon ScottWaiter
Gregory GastWaiter
Sean ScottWaiter
Gordon HartWaiter
Michael JeterSmokey / Steamer
Chris CoppolaToothless Boy / Elf
Julene RenéeRed Head Girl / Elf
Charles FleischerElf General
Steven TylerElf Lieutenant / Elf Singer
Phil FondacaroElf
Debbie Lee CarringtonElf
Mark PovinelliElf
Ed GaleElf
Dante PastulaLittle Boy
Daryl SabaraHero Boy
Andre SogliuzzoSmokey / Steamer
Jimmy BennettLonely Boy
Isabella PeregrinaSister Sarah
Eric NewtonAcrobatic Elf
Aidan O'SheaAcrobatic Elf
Aaron HendryAcrobatic Elf
Kevin C. CarrAcrobatic Elf
Bee Jay JoyerAcrobatic Elf
Jena CarpenterAcrobatic Elf
Karine MauffreyAcrobatic Elf
Elisabeth P. CarpenterAcrobatic Elf
Bill ForchionAcrobatic Elf
Devin HendersonAcrobatic Elf
Sagiv Ben-BinyaminAcrobatic Elf
Josh HutchersonHero Boy
Ashly HollowaySister Sarah
Jimmy Jax PinchakKnow-It-All
Chantel ValdiviesoHero Girl
Hayden McFarlandLonely Boy
Connor MatheusToothless Boy
Evan SabaraYoung Boy
Jack AngelWolves
Bob BergenVarious
Rodger BumpassWolves
Jennifer DarlingVarious
Debi DerryberryVarious
Paul EidingVarious
Bill FarmerWolves
Sherry LynnVarious
Danny MannVarious
Mona MarshallVarious
Mickie McGowanVarious
Patrick PinneyWolves
Phil ProctorWolves
Jan RabsonVarious
Joe RanftWolves
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
1
Weeks at No.1
1
Weeks top 15
21
Total weeks
22
Total UK Gross:
£10,991,151
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
The Polar Express - Original release
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
Rerelease
11 Dec 2020
7N
£28,350
£28,350
18 Dec 2020
9▼
£15,298
£43,648
24 Dec 2021
14N
£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
20th Anniversary 4K Restoration
29 Nov 2024
9N
£83,677
£83,677
6 Dec 2024
12▼
£71,937
£181,875
20th Anniversary4K Restoration
13 Dec 2024
13▼
£136,234
£334,612
20th Anniversary 4K Restoration
20 Dec 2024
11▲
£105,754
£461,044

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
3
Weeks top 15
14
Total Weeks
91
Total US Gross:
$187,915,490
North American 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
16N
$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
35N
$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
106N
$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
44N
$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
93N
$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
45N
$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
31N
$67,544
$651,957
23 Dec 2016
38▼
$39,631
$737,425
30 Dec 2016
56▼
$7,017
$764,428
17 Nov 2017
92N
$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
6N
$245,000
$400,000
18 Dec 2020
6▲▼
$231,000
$631,000
25 Dec 2020
11▼
$60,000
$691,000
1 Jan 2021
15N
$20,000
$20,000

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Info
Highest Place
18
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
4
Total Global Gross:
$314,215,454
Global Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
11 Dec 2020
18N
$282,490
$313,901,736
18 Dec 2020
19▼
$231,000
$314,134,445
25 Dec 2020
39▼
$60,000
$314,195,454
1 Jan 2021
42▼
$20,000
$314,215,454

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
  •  Canada release date:
  •  USA release date:
  •  Australia release date:
  •  Philippines release date:
  •  Austria release date:
    • More global release dates
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UK total gross
£10,991,151
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US total gross
$187,915,490
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The Polar Express
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Global total gross
$314,215,454
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