The Top Movies of Wednesday, December 17, 2003

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	New Line	Adventure	$34,450,834		3,703	$9,303	$34,450,834	1
2	(1)	Something's Gotta Give	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$1,434,000	-9.24%	2,677	$536	$20,567,000	6
3	(2)	The Last Samurai	Warner Bros.	Action	$1,112,000	-18.53%	2,908	$382	$50,656,000	13
4	(4)	Bad Santa	Miramax/Dimension	Comedy	$557,000	-2.11%	2,540	$219	$37,402,000	22
5	(3)	Stuck On You	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$536,000	-6.78%	3,003	$178	$11,154,000	6
6	(5)	Elf	New Line	Romantic Comedy	$454,000	+2.95%	2,876	$158	$148,807,000	41
7	(10)	Love Don't Cost a Thing	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	$266,000	+1.92%	1,844	$144	$7,129,000	6
8	(8)	The Haunted Mansion	Buena Vista	Comedy	$264,000	-3.65%	3,001	$88	$54,580,000	22
9	(6)	Honey	Universal	Drama	$260,000	-12.16%	1,928	$135	$20,608,000	13
10	(re-entry)	The Cat in the Hat	Universal	Comedy	$209,000		2,320	$90	$91,381,000	27

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