The Top Movies of Friday, January 23, 2004

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	The Butterfly Effect	New Line	Drama	$6,200,000		2,605	$2,380	$6,200,000	1
2	(1)	Along Came Polly	Universal	Romantic Comedy	$5,000,000	+204.51%	2,995	$1,669	$41,900,000	8
3	(new)	Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!	Dreamworks SKG	Romantic Comedy	$2,500,000		2,711	$922	$2,500,000	1
4	(2)	Big Fish	Sony Pictures	Drama	$2,000,000	+206.75%	2,438	$820	$43,800,000	45
5	(3)	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	New Line	Adventure	$1,500,000	+133.64%	2,558	$586	$332,500,000	38
6	(8)	Cheaper by the Dozen	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$1,500,000	+307.61%	2,810	$534	$117,700,000	30
7	(4)	Cold Mountain	Miramax	Drama	$1,400,000	+178.33%	2,802	$500	$69,000,000	30
8	(6)	Torque	Warner Bros.	Action	$1,300,000	+199.54%	2,463	$528	$14,100,000	8
9	(5)	Something's Gotta Give	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$1,100,000	+139.65%	2,143	$513	$104,100,000	43
10	(re-entry)	Mystic River	Warner Bros.	Drama	$800,000		1,327	$603	$56,200,000	108