The Top Movies of Friday, November 1, 2002

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	The Santa Clause 2	Buena Vista	Comedy	$7,528,000		3,350	$2,247	$7,528,000	1
2	(1)	The Ring	Dreamworks SKG	Horror	$5,693,000	+105.01%	2,808	$2,027	$52,119,000	15
3	(new)	I Spy	Sony Pictures	Action	$4,255,000		3,182	$1,337	$4,255,000	1
4	(3)	Jackass: The Movie	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$4,195,000	+302.21%	2,530	$1,658	$33,587,000	8
5	(2)	Ghost Ship	Warner Bros.	Horror	$2,030,000	+92.97%	2,787	$728	$16,725,000	8
6	(4)	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	IFC Films	Comedy	$1,606,000	+213.06%	1,977	$812	$181,228,000	197
7	(5)	Sweet Home Alabama	Buena Vista	Comedy	$1,344,000	+253.68%	2,441	$551	$110,193,000	36
8	(7)	Punch-Drunk Love	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$1,329,000	+518.14%	1,252	$1,062	$8,187,000	22
9	(6)	Red Dragon	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$800,000	+112.77%	1,955	$409	$87,118,000	29
10	(re-entry)	Brown Sugar	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$451,000		855	$527	$23,370,000	22