The Top Movies of Saturday, December 27, 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	$17,249,267	-9.94%	3,703	$4,658	$208,072,067	11
2	(2)	Cheaper by the Dozen	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$9,844,209	-1.41%	3,298	$2,985	$27,570,583	3
3	(3)	Cold Mountain	Miramax	Drama	$5,285,000	+3.63%	2,163	$2,443	$15,021,000	3
4	(5)	Something's Gotta Give	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$5,084,964	+5.94%	2,709	$1,877	$52,000,800	16
5	(4)	Paycheck	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$4,832,992	-3.34%	2,762	$1,750	$14,926,581	3
6	(7)	Mona Lisa Smile	Sony Pictures	Drama	$4,014,946	-1.59%	2,677	$1,500	$27,913,530	9
7	(6)	Peter Pan	Universal	Adventure	$3,881,955	-7.57%	2,813	$1,380	$11,378,600	3
8	(8)	The Last Samurai	Warner Bros.	Action	$2,911,472	+1.80%	2,557	$1,139	$71,766,823	23
9	(9)	Bad Santa	Miramax/Dimension	Comedy	$1,623,000	+1.95%	1,710	$949	$49,688,000	32
10	(10)	Elf	New Line	Romantic Comedy	$1,359,000	-9.40%	2,015	$674	$163,593,000	51
11	(re-entry)	Stuck On You	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$1,296,219		2,400	$540	$23,332,635	16