The Top Movies of Wednesday, December 31, 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	$7,500,000	-22.00%	3,703	$2,025	$249,400,000	15
2	(2)	Cheaper by the Dozen	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$6,800,000	-2.93%	3,298	$2,062	$55,800,000	7
3	(5)	Something's Gotta Give	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$4,100,000	+49.80%	2,709	$1,513	$65,300,000	20
4	(3)	Cold Mountain	Miramax	Drama	$3,700,000	+32.62%	2,163	$1,711	$28,200,000	7
5	(6)	Mona Lisa Smile	Sony Pictures	Drama	$2,200,000	-18.73%	2,677	$822	$38,600,000	13
6	(7)	Paycheck	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$2,100,000	-5.19%	2,762	$760	$25,100,000	7
7	(4)	Peter Pan	Universal	Adventure	$2,100,000	-23.86%	2,813	$747	$22,000,000	7
8	(8)	The Last Samurai	Warner Bros.	Action	$1,700,000	-11.60%	2,557	$665	$79,700,000	27
9	(9)	Elf	New Line	Romantic Comedy	$900,000	-17.05%	2,015	$447	$167,600,000	55
10	(10)	Stuck On You	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$700,000	-18.79%	2,400	$292	$26,800,000	20

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