The Top Movies of Friday, March 19, 2004

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	Dawn of the Dead	Universal	Horror	$10,900,000		2,744	$3,972	$10,900,000	1
2	(1)	The Passion of the Christ	Newmarket Films	Drama	$4,900,000	+76.13%	3,250	$1,508	$281,000,000	24
3	(new)	Taking Lives	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$4,200,000		2,705	$1,553	$4,200,000	1
4	(2)	Starsky & Hutch	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$3,300,000	+134.04%	3,185	$1,036	$60,400,000	15
5	(3)	Secret Window	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$3,100,000	+137.55%	3,018	$1,027	$26,600,000	8
6	(new)	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind	Focus Features	Comedy	$2,700,000		1,353	$1,996	$2,700,000	1
7	(4)	Hidalgo	Buena Vista	Western	$2,300,000	+104.26%	2,929	$785	$42,300,000	15
8	(5)	Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London	MGM	Comedy	$1,700,000	+116.56%	2,973	$572	$13,000,000	8
9	(6)	50 First Dates	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$1,300,000	+124.91%	2,153	$604	$110,200,000	36
10	(8)	Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen	Buena Vista	Comedy	$500,000	+84.50%	1,281	$390	$26,500,000	29
11	(9)	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	New Line	Adventure	$400,000	+78.57%	1,021	$392	$372,400,000	94