The Top Movies of Friday, December 20, 2002

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	New Line	Adventure	$19,224,340	+38.52%	3,622	$5,308	$59,263,024	3
2	(new)	Two Weeks Notice	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	$4,664,000		2,755	$1,693	$4,664,000	1
3	(2)	Maid in Manhattan	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$3,280,500	+129.89%	2,866	$1,145	$27,824,500	8
4	(new)	Gangs of New York	Miramax	Drama	$2,872,500		1,504	$1,910	$2,872,500	1
5	(3)	Drumline	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$2,179,000	+223.29%	1,837	$1,186	$17,413,000	8
6	(new)	The Wild Thornberrys	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$1,677,000		3,012	$557	$1,677,000	1
7	(6)	The Hot Chick	Buena Vista	Comedy	$1,479,500	+224.45%	2,217	$667	$10,676,500	8
8	(4)	Star Trek: Nemesis	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$1,271,009	+97.86%	2,711	$469	$23,322,790	8
9	(5)	Die Another Day	MGM	Action	$1,037,500	+68.15%	3,377	$307	$135,501,500	29
10	(7)	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$903,000	+103.84%	2,750	$328	$225,353,000	36