Weekend Box Office Preview
November 5, 2004

Pixar hoping for 'Incredible' pic bow

By VARIETY STAFF

FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

Today, Pixar-Disney's PG-rated 'The Incredibles' hopes to super-size the B.O. for year-end family fare, which has been off in recent years from its 2001 high when the first 'Harry Potter' cast its spell upon auds.

PG- & G-RATED BOX OFFICE B.O.*

1999	416
2000	438
2001	557
2002	501
2003	525
*in millions of $

BOWING
Movie Title	Engagements
The Incredibles (BV/Pixar)	3,933
Alfie (Par)	2,215
Fade to Black (Par Classics)	170
Callas Forever (Regent)	23
Intoxicating (Rogue Arts), LA	3
Bear Club (TLA) NY	1
Still, the Children Are Here (First Run/Icarus) NY	1
EXPANDING
Ray (U)	2,006-2,914

YEAR TO DATE
(in billions of $)
7.3 '03 thru Nov. 2	7.5 +3% '04 thru Oct. 31

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RELEASE DATES AND CHANGES
As of Nov. 4
Pic	New date	Old date
LIONS GATE
Keys to the House	Dec. 22
A Love Song for Bobby Long	Jan. 21	Jan.
Alone in the Dark	Jan. 28
Diary of a Mad Black Woman	Feb. 18	2nd qtr.
Crash	April 29	TBA
High Tension	June 3	1st qtr.
Happy Endings	July 15	2nd qtr.
The Devil's Rejects	Aug. 12	TBA
Saw 2	Oct. 28
House of D	TBA	2nd qtr.
Undead	TBA	2nd qtr.
MIRAMAX
Finding Neverland	Nov. 24
Zu Warriors	Aug. 19
Ritual	Sept. 2
Alien Love Triangle	Sept. 16
NEW LINE
The Upside of Anger	March 11	Dec. 29
SONY
Exorcism of Emily Rose	Sept. 9
Oliver Twist	Sept. 30
Underworld 2	Nov. 23
UNIVERSAL
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (Limited, goes wide Nov. 19)	Nov. 12	Nov. 19
Red indicates new entry

Source: Nielsen EDI Filmsource