The Top Movies of Friday, August 20, 2004

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	Exorcist: The Beginning	Warner Bros.	Horror	$7,022,128		2,803	$2,505	$7,022,128	1
2	(new)	Without a Paddle	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$4,800,000		2,730	$1,758	$4,800,000	1
3	(1)	The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement	Buena Vista	Romantic Comedy	$4,300,000	+75.01%	3,490	$1,232	$52,500,000	10
4	(re-entry)	Open Water	Lionsgate	Thriller/Suspense	$3,900,000		2,709	$1,440	$6,900,000	15
5	(2)	AVP: Alien Vs. Predator	20th Century Fox	Horror	$3,900,000	+62.23%	3,401	$1,147	$54,500,000	8
6	(3)	Collateral	Dreamworks SKG	Action	$3,000,000	+80.94%	3,029	$990	$62,600,000	15
7	(4)	The Bourne Supremacy	Universal	Action	$1,900,000	+82.34%	2,532	$750	$145,800,000	29
8	(6)	The Manchurian Candidate	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$1,200,000	+90.78%	1,920	$625	$51,700,000	22
9	(5)	The Village	Buena Vista	Thriller/Suspense	$1,100,000	+36.14%	2,249	$489	$104,400,000	22
10	(re-entry)	Garden State	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$900,000		652	$1,380	$4,400,000	24