The Top Movies of Thursday, January 1, 2004

		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	$11,950,000	+59.33%	3,703	$3,227	$261,350,000	16
2	(2)	Cheaper by the Dozen	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$8,345,000	+22.72%	3,307	$2,523	$64,145,000	8
3	(3)	Something's Gotta Give	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$4,320,000	+5.37%	2,808	$1,538	$69,620,000	21
4	(4)	Cold Mountain	Miramax	Drama	$4,107,000	+11.00%	2,163	$1,899	$32,307,000	8
5	(6)	Paycheck	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$3,962,000	+88.67%	2,762	$1,434	$29,062,000	8
6	(5)	Mona Lisa Smile	Sony Pictures	Drama	$3,153,000	+43.32%	2,714	$1,162	$41,753,000	14
7	(7)	Peter Pan	Universal	Adventure	$3,150,000	+50.00%	2,813	$1,120	$25,150,000	8
8	(8)	The Last Samurai	Warner Bros.	Action	$2,696,000	+58.59%	2,557	$1,054	$82,396,000	28
9	(re-entry)	Calendar Girls	Buena Vista	Comedy	$1,450,868		745	$1,947	$2,516,112	14
10	(re-entry)	Bad Santa	Miramax/Dimension	Comedy	$1,122,000		1,710	$656	$53,971,859	37

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