The Top Movies of Thursday, December 26, 2002

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	New Line	Adventure	$15,455,171	+24.83%	3,622	$4,267	$151,182,682	9
2	(2)	Catch Me if You Can	Dreamworks SKG	Drama	$8,875,000	-10.19%	3,156	$2,812	$18,875,000	2
3	(3)	Two Weeks Notice	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	$4,711,447	+26.07%	2,755	$1,710	$27,526,010	7
4	(5)	Maid in Manhattan	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$3,505,665	+43.80%	2,908	$1,206	$44,426,058	14
5	(4)	Gangs of New York	Miramax	Drama	$3,250,000	+4.43%	2,170	$1,498	$18,924,344	7
6	(6)	Drumline	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$2,243,126	+24.23%	1,837	$1,221	$28,511,187	14
7	(9)	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$1,882,489	+98.10%	2,505	$751	$233,833,266	42
8	(11)	The Wild Thornberrys	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$1,776,305	+146.63%	3,012	$590	$11,053,852	7
9	(8)	Die Another Day	MGM	Action	$1,275,225	+28.29%	1,875	$680	$142,334,345	35
10	(7)	The Hot Chick	Buena Vista	Comedy	$1,234,628	+17.03%	2,246	$550	$17,387,506	14
11	(10)	Star Trek: Nemesis	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$1,208,694	+52.95%	2,642	$457	$29,792,393	14

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