The Top Movies of Friday, August 27, 2004

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	Jet Li's Hero	Miramax	Action	$6,800,000		2,031	$3,348	$6,800,000	1
2	(new)	Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid	Sony Pictures	Horror	$4,200,000		2,905	$1,446	$4,200,000	1
3	(2)	Without a Paddle	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$2,618,000	+113.19%	2,730	$959	$21,775,000	8
4	(1)	The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement	Buena Vista	Romantic Comedy	$2,250,000	+72.55%	3,331	$675	$69,232,000	17
5	(3)	Exorcist: The Beginning	Warner Bros.	Horror	$2,143,000	+82.85%	2,813	$762	$26,229,000	8
6	(4)	Collateral	Dreamworks SKG	Action	$1,794,000	+91.67%	2,728	$658	$75,482,000	22
7	(6)	Open Water	Lionsgate	Thriller/Suspense	$1,500,000	+78.78%	2,709	$554	$20,002,000	22
8	(7)	The Bourne Supremacy	Universal	Action	$1,346,000	+108.36%	2,079	$647	$154,449,000	36
9	(5)	AVP: Alien Vs. Predator	20th Century Fox	Horror	$1,340,000	+50.39%	3,401	$394	$68,606,000	15
10	(new)	Suspect Zero	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$1,050,000		1,500	$700	$1,050,000	1
11	(new)	Super Babies: Baby Geniuses 2	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$1,009,904		1,276	$791	$1,009,904	1