The Top Movies of Friday, January 3, 2003

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	New Line	Adventure	$7,576,222	+18.78%	3,622	$2,092	$243,590,544	17
2	(2)	Catch Me if You Can	Dreamworks SKG	Drama	$6,596,324	+42.25%	3,170	$2,081	$82,891,511	10
3	(3)	Two Weeks Notice	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	$3,761,282	+35.98%	2,755	$1,365	$61,444,964	15
4	(4)	Maid in Manhattan	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$2,983,000	+37.59%	2,938	$1,015	$70,690,000	22
5	(re-entry)	About Schmidt	New Line	Drama	$2,500,500		816	$3,064	$5,995,500	22
6	(5)	Gangs of New York	Miramax	Drama	$2,184,500	+15.64%	2,305	$948	$41,939,500	15
7	(8)	Drumline	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$1,765,000	+59.58%	1,653	$1,068	$44,001,000	22
8	(7)	The Wild Thornberrys	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$1,706,500	+17.85%	2,881	$592	$27,722,500	15
9	(new)	Chicago	Miramax	Musical	$1,503,000		304	$4,944	$5,780,000	8
10	(6)	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$1,409,500	-2.66%	2,015	$700	$248,854,500	50
11	(9)	The Hot Chick	Buena Vista	Comedy	$1,280,000	+41.44%	2,246	$570	$27,501,000	22
12	(re-entry)	Star Trek: Nemesis	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$768,338		2,423	$317	$37,953,324	22