The Top Movies of Friday, December 19, 2003

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	New Line	Adventure	$21,811,549	+28.15%	3,703	$5,890	$73,282,370	3
2	(new)	Mona Lisa Smile	Sony Pictures	Drama	$4,300,000		2,677	$1,606	$4,300,000	1
3	(2)	Something's Gotta Give	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$3,300,000	+128.22%	2,677	$1,233	$25,300,000	8
4	(3)	The Last Samurai	Warner Bros.	Action	$2,100,000	+97.74%	2,938	$715	$53,800,000	15
5	(5)	Stuck On You	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$1,600,000	+193.58%	3,007	$532	$13,300,000	8
6	(6)	Elf	New Line	Romantic Comedy	$1,500,000	+180.90%	2,451	$612	$150,800,000	43
7	(4)	Bad Santa	Miramax/Dimension	Comedy	$1,300,000	+132.14%	2,225	$584	$39,100,000	24
8	(7)	Love Don't Cost a Thing	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	$1,100,000	+251.44%	1,844	$597	$8,500,000	8
9	(8)	The Haunted Mansion	Buena Vista	Comedy	$1,000,000	+240.14%	2,414	$414	$55,900,000	24
10	(9)	Honey	Universal	Drama	$900,000	+221.43%	1,825	$493	$21,800,000	15