The Top Movies, Weekend of September 10, 2004

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	Resident Evil: Apocalypse	Sony Pictures	Horror	$23,036,273		3,284	$7,015	$23,036,273	3
2	(new)	Cellular	New Line	Thriller/Suspense	$10,100,571		2,749	$3,674	$10,100,571	3
3	(2)	Without a Paddle	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$4,512,552	-36.33%	2,754	$1,639	$45,518,563	24
4	(1)	Jet Li's Hero	Miramax	Action	$4,420,702	-49.81%	2,175	$2,033	$41,652,507	17
5	(5)	The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement	Buena Vista	Romantic Comedy	$2,932,938	-47.18%	2,452	$1,196	$89,259,246	33
6	(3)	Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid	Sony Pictures	Horror	$2,807,475	-56.28%	2,544	$1,104	$27,578,480	17
7	(4)	Paparazzi	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$2,771,056	-54.91%	2,153	$1,287	$12,005,971	10
8	(7)	Collateral	Dreamworks SKG	Action	$2,718,073	-45.76%	2,024	$1,343	$92,691,776	38
9	(9)	Vanity Fair	Focus Features	Drama	$2,613,777	-45.93%	1,054	$2,480	$11,096,102	12
10	(13)	Napoleon Dynamite	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$2,516,879	-10.48%	921	$2,733	$30,294,397	94
11	(6)	Wicker Park	MGM/UA	Thriller/Suspense	$2,508,355	-54.12%	2,598	$965	$10,431,279	10
12	(10)	The Bourne Supremacy	Universal	Action	$2,338,035	-43.14%	1,494	$1,565	$167,854,655	52
13	(8)	The Cookout	Lionsgate	Comedy	$2,270,596	-54.60%	1,303	$1,743	$9,163,752	10
14	(12)	Garden State	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$1,950,981	-32.75%	800	$2,439	$18,545,992	47
15	(11)	Exorcist: The Beginning	Warner Bros.	Horror	$1,302,383	-64.06%	1,603	$812	$40,084,790	24
16	(14)	AVP: Alien Vs. Predator	20th Century Fox	Horror	$1,054,921	-57.98%	1,205	$875	$78,588,468	31
17	(16)	The Manchurian Candidate	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$1,012,147	-49.61%	886	$1,142	$63,884,343	45
18	(18)	Super Babies: Baby Geniuses 2	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$833,274	-53.38%	1,276	$653	$7,928,512	17
19	(15)	Open Water	Lionsgate	Thriller/Suspense	$822,497	-66.91%	1,007	$817	$29,632,780	38
20	(19)	Spider-Man 2	Sony Pictures	Adventure	$573,618	-50.80%	476	$1,205	$370,651,825	75
21	(17)	Suspect Zero	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$481,834	-75.06%	1,244	$387	$8,214,002	17
22	(22)	The Notebook	New Line	Drama	$445,542	-31.46%	468	$952	$79,132,071	80
23	(20)	The Village	Buena Vista	Thriller/Suspense	$355,933	-57.63%	442	$805	$112,703,100	45
24	(21)	I, Robot	20th Century Fox	Action	$345,281	-52.04%	374	$923	$142,364,418	59
25	(34)	What the #$'! Do We Know	Captured Light	Documentary	$309,209	+40.68%	71	$4,355	$3,297,291	220
26	(27)	Maria Full of Grace	New Line	Drama	$290,124	-19.71%	127	$2,284	$4,932,193	59
27	(new)	Criminal	Warner Bros.	Drama	$283,209		77	$3,678	$283,209	3
28	(25)	De-Lovely	MGM/UA	Drama	$243,681	-38.85%	293	$832	$12,731,641	80
29	(28)	Fahrenheit 9/11	Lionsgate	Documentary	$210,010	-24.24%	220	$955	$118,334,272	82
30	(24)	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$203,877	-50.69%	321	$635	$248,619,248	101
31	(26)	We Don't Live Here Anymore	Warner Bros.	Drama	$196,389	-47.39%	164	$1,197	$1,712,507	31
32	(30)	Tae Guik Gi: The Brotherhood of War	IDP Distribution	Drama	$168,589	-35.19%	31	$5,438	$605,229	10
33	(23)	Yu-Gi-Oh	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$168,287	-65.88%	445	$378	$19,550,696	31
34	(32)	Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$151,334	-33.02%	191	$792	$113,915,206	87
35	(38)	A Cinderella Story	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	$147,777	-12.22%	333	$444	$50,983,153	59
36	(31)	Before Sunset	Warner Independent Pictures	Drama	$133,484	-47.80%	140	$953	$5,377,753	73
37	(35)	Intimate Strangers	Paramount Classics	Drama	$129,855	-37.58%	90	$1,443	$1,664,165	45
38	(54)	Bright Young Things	ThinkFilm	Comedy	$125,431	+119.71%	35	$3,584	$314,540	24
39	(29)	Benji: Off the Leash!	Benji Returns	Drama	$121,840	-54.76%	262	$465	$3,600,548	24
40	(42)	Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk	Giant Screen Films	Documentary	$109,487	-4.44%	17	$6,440	$8,087,805	696
41	(51)	Red Lights	WellSpring	Drama	$89,797	+26.11%	17	$5,282	$185,103	24
42	(33)	Little Black Book	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$78,655	-64.68%	133	$591	$20,422,207	38
43	(37)	NASCAR: The IMAX Experience	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$76,801	-56.93%	50	$1,536	$18,530,239	185
44	(44)	The Day After Tomorrow	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$72,753	-25.01%	99	$735	$186,474,798	108
45	(40)	King Arthur	Buena Vista	Adventure	$71,204	-46.31%	120	$593	$51,726,421	68
46	(45)	The Door in the Floor	Focus Features	Drama	$71,117	-23.38%	72	$988	$3,634,359	61
47	(39)	Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle	New Line	Comedy	$70,085	-57.03%	102	$687	$18,225,165	45
48	(36)	Garfield	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$70,063	-62.31%	142	$493	$75,096,784	94
49	(41)	Festival Express	ThinkFilm	Concert	$60,976	-52.76%	41	$1,487	$908,932	52
50	(52)	Riding Giants	Sony Pictures	Documentary	$55,538	-17.41%	44	$1,262	$2,068,426	66
51	(50)	Donnie Darko	Newmarket Films	Drama	$53,778	-27.91%	19	$2,830	$1,136,105	1,053
52	(43)	Mean Creek	Paramount Classics	Drama	$53,595	-45.63%	36	$1,489	$372,291	24
53	(49)	Rosenstrasse	IDP Distribution	Drama	$49,358	-34.39%	24	$2,057	$345,831	24
54	(58)	Saints and Soldiers	Excel Entertainment	Drama	$48,903	+4.25%	33	$1,482	$644,209	38
55	(47)	The Brown Bunny	WellSpring	Drama	$45,140	-45.18%	19	$2,376	$224,121	17
56	(re-entry)	Nicotina	Arenas Entertainment	Black Comedy	$44,769		31	$1,444	$1,057,075	24
57	(re-entry)	Space Station	IMAX Films	Documentary	$39,925		12	$3,327	$53,756,346	878
58	(55)	Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey	Giant Screen Films	Documentary	$38,485	-32.35%	6	$6,414	$7,390,911	703
59	(46)	A Day Without a Mexican	Televisa Cine	Comedy	$35,228	-58.30%	21	$1,678	$3,538,275	122
60	(48)	Catwoman	Warner Bros.	Action	$33,683	-56.43%	65	$518	$39,568,908	52
61	(63)	Super Size Me	IDP Distribution	Documentary	$33,177	+24.52%	43	$772	$11,450,330	129
62	(56)	The Corporation	Zeitgeist Films	Documentary	$33,021	-33.64%	20	$1,651	$1,578,316	240
63	(re-entry)	Dhoom	Yash Raj Films	Action	$31,193		26	$1,200	$245,756	17
64	(53)	The Story of the Weeping Camel	ThinkFilm	Documentary	$30,283	-50.68%	34	$891	$1,653,200	101
65	(re-entry)	Haunted Castle	nWave Pictures	Adventure	$30,250		3	$10,083	$9,005,342	1,291
66	(new)	Testosterone	Strand Releasing	Drama	$29,452		4	$7,363	$29,452	3
67	(new)	When Will I Be Loved	IFC Films	Drama	$29,103		8	$3,638	$29,103	3
68	(59)	Zatoichi	Miramax	Action	$25,889	-30.74%	42	$616	$795,451	52
69	(65)	End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones	Magnolia Pictures	Documentary	$25,097	+18.05%	5	$5,019	$127,947	24
70	(re-entry)	Uncovered: The Whole Truth About the Iraq War	Cinema Libre	Documentary	$24,661		22	$1,121	$190,424	31
71	(69)	Remember Me, My Love	IDP Distribution	Comedy	$23,181	+50.74%	7	$3,312	$48,394	10
72	(re-entry)	Ju-On: The Grudge	Vitagraph Films	Horror	$21,483		11	$1,953	$208,162	52
73	(re-entry)	Outfoxed - Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism	Cinema Libre	Documentary	$19,801		15	$1,320	$378,530	38
74	(66)	Control Room	Magnolia Pictures	Documentary	$19,543	+0.74%	18	$1,086	$2,444,173	115
75	(re-entry)	The Hunting of the President	Regent Releasing	Documentary	$17,278		20	$864	$354,220	94
76	(61)	Around the World in 80 Days	Buena Vista	Adventure	$15,965	-48.28%	27	$591	$24,004,159	89
77	(re-entry)	Bush's Brain	Vitagraph Films	Documentary	$15,852		5	$3,170	$87,819	24
78	(74)	Touch of Pink	Sony Pictures Classics	Romantic Comedy	$15,823	+100.90%	10	$1,582	$493,350	59
79	(57)	The Stepford Wives	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$15,232	-69.28%	36	$423	$59,475,623	94
80	(new)	Reconstruction	Palm/Manga	Drama	$13,629		2	$6,815	$13,629	3
81	(71)	Warriors of Heaven and Earth	Sony Pictures	Action	$13,118	-4.39%	9	$1,458	$35,621	10
82	(62)	A Home at the End of the World	Warner Independent Pictures	Drama	$12,543	-53.97%	23	$545	$974,555	52
83	(re-entry)	T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous	IMAX Films	Adventure	$12,270		2	$6,135	$47,655,786	2,152
84	(60)	Danny Deckchair	Lionsgate	Comedy	$11,765	-65.13%	20	$588	$142,688	33
85	(68)	Metallica: Some Kind of Monster	IFC Films	Documentary	$11,004	-31.33%	20	$550	$1,192,578	66
86	(79)	The Clearing	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$8,888	+67.19%	16	$556	$5,736,403	73
87	(re-entry)	Alien Adventure	nWave Pictures	Adventure	$8,780		2	$4,390	$4,526,163	1,613
88	(72)	She Hate Me	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$8,762	-34.98%	14	$626	$336,281	45
89	(75)	Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$8,182	+16.69%	7	$1,169	$2,347,398	164
90	(re-entry)	Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There	Dada Films	Documentary	$7,576		9	$842	$261,269	94
91	(73)	Facing Window	Sony Pictures	Drama	$7,433	-12.97%	11	$676	$519,295	87
92	(82)	The Mother	Sony Pictures	Drama	$6,834	+37.59%	7	$976	$889,997	108
93	(67)	Seducing Doctor Lewis	WellSpring	Comedy	$6,258	-62.19%	4	$1,565	$313,713	87
94	(re-entry)	Phir Milenge	UTV Communications	Drama	$4,631		18	$257	$89,868	17
95	(new)	A Letter to True	Zeitgeist Films	Documentary	$4,395		1	$4,395	$7,585	5
96	(re-entry)	The Bulgarian Lovers	TLA	Comedy	$4,259		1	$4,259	$59,440	136
97	(re-entry)	Grand Champion	IFG	Drama	$3,837		5	$767	$34,672	17
98	(re-entry)	The Five Obstructions	Koch Lorber Films	Documentary	$3,780		2	$1,890	$140,383	108
99	(77)	Ghosts of the Abyss	Buena Vista	Documentary	$3,652	-39.24%	3	$1,217	$16,475,645	521
100	(re-entry)	The Twilight Samurai	Empire Pictures	Drama	$3,283		7	$469	$516,685	143
101	(re-entry)	Bonjour Mounsieur Shlomi	Strand Releasing	Comedy	$2,939		2	$1,470	$54,296	73
102	(76)	L.A. Twister	Indican Pictures	Drama	$2,822	-55.89%	1	$2,822	$29,690	31
103	(89)	Howard Zinn	First Run	Documentary	$2,353	+9.70%	1	$2,353	$72,848	87
104	(92)	Zhou Yu's Train	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$2,334	+78.99%	4	$584	$109,599	73
105	(94)	The Battle of Algiers	Rialto Pictures	Drama	$2,286	+351.78%	2	$1,143	$815,345	248
106	(64)	The Best Two Years	Halestorm Entertainment	Comedy	$2,198	-90.60%	4	$550	$1,057,306	206
107	(85)	I'll Sleep When I'm Dead	Paramount Classics	Thriller/Suspense	$2,159	-33.57%	4	$540	$331,908	87
108	(84)	Imelda	Unico Entertainment	Documentary	$2,002	-54.98%	1	$2,002	$159,757	94
109	(78)	Chooch	Artistic License	Comedy	$1,661	-70.86%	2	$831	$22,639	17
110	(87)	Young Black Stallion	Buena Vista	Adventure	$1,649	-37.87%	1	$1,649	$6,514,390	263
111	(88)	Bang Rajan	Magnolia Pictures	Drama	$1,180	-49.23%	1	$1,180	$16,334	38
112	(re-entry)	Almost Peaceful	Empire Pictures	Drama	$1,048		1	$1,048	$30,566	24
113	(re-entry)	Encounter in the Third Dimension	nWave Pictures	Drama	$1,000		1	$1,000	$7,013,357	2,026
114	(80)	Virgin	Artistic License	Drama	$912	-82.82%	1	$912	$6,986	10
115	(98)	Love Me If You Dare	Paramount Classics	Romantic Comedy	$693	+1,772.97%	3	$231	$542,868	117
116	(re-entry)	Godzilla: The Original Japanese Version	Rialto Pictures	Horror	$685		4	$171	$387,774	129
117	(re-entry)	China: The Panda Adventure	IMAX Films	Drama	$669		2	$335	$3,376,409	1,144
118	(re-entry)	Twist	Strand Releasing	Drama	$577		1	$577	$45,498	115
119	(re-entry)	The Mudge Boy	Strand Releasing	Drama	$496		1	$496	$62,544	129
120	(re-entry)	Lost Boys of Sudan	Shadow	Documentary	$485		2	$243	$179,499	206
121	(95)	Father and Son	WellSpring	Drama	$450	-10.00%	1	$450	$35,729	87
122	(93)	Brothers in Arms	First Run	Documentary	$404	-50.18%	2	$202	$2,511	17
123	(96)	Twentynine Palms	WellSpring	Drama	$312	-10.86%	1	$312	$54,523	157

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