1.) National Treasure $35,298,000
2.) The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie $33,500,000
3.) The Incredibles $26,790,000
4.) The Polar Express $15,215,000
5.) Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason $10,106,000
For the first time in over a year, two new films opened to north of $30M each over the same frame as Disney's action adventure National Treasure and Paramount's The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie both generated solid debuts despite playing to similar audiences. Competing animated films The Incredibles and The Polar Express helped make it a bustling weekend at North American theaters with ticket sales for the top ten reaching their highest point since the Fourth of July holiday session.