The Top Movies of Friday, October 18, 2002

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	The Ring	Dreamworks SKG	Horror	$4,843,291		1,981	$2,445	$4,843,291	1
2	(2)	Sweet Home Alabama	Buena Vista	Comedy	$3,010,314	+226.50%	3,282	$917	$91,922,581	22
3	(1)	Red Dragon	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$2,744,805	+140.14%	3,307	$830	$71,791,345	15
4	(3)	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	IFC Films	Comedy	$2,062,000	+215.29%	2,014	$1,024	$164,210,000	183
5	(new)	Abandon	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$1,939,913		2,341	$829	$1,939,913	1
6	(4)	The Transporter	20th Century Fox	Action	$1,558,581	+163.72%	2,610	$597	$13,666,550	8
7	(5)	Brown Sugar	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$1,535,874	+217.33%	1,370	$1,121	$14,823,143	8
8	(9)	Tuck Everlasting	Buena Vista	Drama	$1,175,322	+286.62%	1,448	$812	$7,996,354	8
9	(8)	The Tuxedo	Dreamworks SKG	Action	$1,058,654	+202.47%	2,424	$437	$40,086,035	22
10	(6)	White Oleander	Warner Bros.	Drama	$991,775	+142.49%	1,510	$657	$8,594,775	8
11	(re-entry)	Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie	Artisan	Adventure	$990,000		1,581	$626	$13,109,000	15
12	(new)	Formula 51	Screen Media Films	Action	$921,328		1,857	$496	$921,328	1