The Top Movies of Thursday, December 25, 2003

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	New Line	Adventure	$13,986,220	+85.39%	3,703	$3,777	$171,670,604	9
2	(new)	Cheaper by the Dozen	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$8,175,000		3,298	$2,479	$8,175,000	1
3	(new)	Paycheck	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$5,300,000		2,762	$1,919	$5,300,000	1
4	(new)	Cold Mountain	Miramax	Drama	$4,505,514		2,163	$2,083	$4,505,514	1
5	(new)	Peter Pan	Universal	Adventure	$3,671,000		2,813	$1,305	$3,671,000	1
6	(2)	Something's Gotta Give	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$3,474,000	+123.26%	2,709	$1,282	$42,213,290	14
7	(5)	Mona Lisa Smile	Sony Pictures	Drama	$2,730,000	+144.40%	2,677	$1,020	$19,886,992	7
8	(4)	The Last Samurai	Warner Bros.	Action	$2,400,000	+108.70%	2,557	$939	$65,920,000	21
9	(7)	Bad Santa	Miramax/Dimension	Comedy	$1,409,000	+149.82%	1,710	$824	$46,463,000	30
10	(3)	Elf	New Line	Romantic Comedy	$1,213,000	-2.80%	2,015	$602	$160,720,000	49

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