The Top Movies of Friday, March 10, 2000

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	Mission to Mars	Buena Vista	Adventure	$7,897,000		3,055	$2,585	$7,897,000	1
2	(new)	The Ninth Gate	Artisan	Thriller/Suspense	$2,203,000		1,585	$1,390	$2,203,000	1
3	(1)	The Whole Nine Yards	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$1,544,000	+191.32%	2,670	$578	$41,429,727	22
4	(2)	My Dog Skip	Warner Bros.	Drama	$1,337,000	+234.25%	2,331	$574	$9,001,328	59
5	(8)	The Next Best Thing	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$1,076,000	+226.06%	2,035	$529	$7,987,983	8
6	(3)	Drowning Mona	Destination Films	Comedy	$1,019,000	+183.06%	1,980	$515	$7,961,124	8
7	(4)	American Beauty	Dreamworks SKG	Drama	$977,000	+179.14%	1,520	$643	$94,995,275	178
8	(7)	The Cider House Rules	Miramax	Drama	$959,000	+190.61%	1,705	$562	$39,084,396	92
9	(6)	Reindeer Games	Miramax	Action	$785,000	+124.29%	2,115	$371	$16,973,801	15
10	(5)	Pitch Black	USA Films	Horror	$748,000	+113.71%	1,730	$432	$31,600,250	22