The Top Movies, Weekend of September 24, 2004

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	The Forgotton	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$21,022,111		3,104	$6,773	$21,022,111	3
2	(1)	Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$6,658,035	-57.27%	3,170	$2,100	$25,517,193	10
3	(2)	Mr. 3000	Buena Vista	Comedy	$5,094,867	-41.30%	2,736	$1,862	$15,418,888	10
4	(3)	Resident Evil: Apocalypse	Sony Pictures	Horror	$4,035,512	-53.38%	2,836	$1,423	$43,463,183	17
5	(new)	First Daughter	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$4,002,067		2,260	$1,771	$4,002,067	3
6	(5)	Cellular	New Line	Thriller/Suspense	$3,660,608	-46.11%	2,763	$1,325	$25,071,475	17
7	(new)	Shaun of the Dead	Rogue Pictures	Comedy	$3,330,781		607	$5,487	$3,330,781	3
8	(4)	Wimbledon	Universal	Romantic Comedy	$3,323,570	-53.31%	2,039	$1,630	$12,120,600	10
9	(6)	Without a Paddle	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$2,353,609	-35.19%	2,319	$1,015	$53,483,218	38
10	(7)	Jet Li's Hero	Miramax	Action	$2,244,628	-20.87%	1,713	$1,310	$49,231,569	31
11	(8)	Napoleon Dynamite	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$1,808,393	-20.91%	1,027	$1,761	$35,721,724	108
12	(9)	Collateral	Dreamworks SKG	Action	$1,452,516	-35.89%	1,287	$1,129	$98,127,149	52
13	(11)	The Bourne Supremacy	Universal	Action	$1,232,395	-32.17%	1,027	$1,200	$172,218,985	66
14	(13)	Garden State	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$1,085,390	-31.68%	665	$1,632	$22,512,046	61
15	(10)	The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement	Buena Vista	Romantic Comedy	$1,007,472	-48.16%	1,408	$716	$93,244,545	47
16	(14)	Vanity Fair	Focus Features	Drama	$795,466	-49.17%	835	$953	$14,912,826	26
17	(12)	Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid	Sony Pictures	Horror	$765,207	-51.90%	1,054	$726	$30,866,803	31
18	(15)	Paparazzi	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$511,758	-61.53%	732	$699	$15,253,883	24
19	(67)	A Dirty Shame	Fine Line	Comedy	$448,914	+1,427.75%	133	$3,375	$488,115	10
20	(17)	The Cookout	Lionsgate	Comedy	$425,052	-54.51%	525	$810	$11,228,191	24
21	(26)	What the #$'! Do We Know	Captured Light	Documentary	$377,227	+11.20%	114	$3,309	$4,366,072	234
22	(24)	Spider-Man 2	Sony Pictures	Adventure	$290,512	-15.21%	214	$1,358	$371,538,616	89
23	(20)	Super Babies: Baby Geniuses 2	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$275,671	-48.11%	586	$470	$9,016,422	31
24	(18)	The Manchurian Candidate	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$251,118	-55.40%	389	$646	$65,260,236	59
25	(16)	Wicker Park	MGM/UA	Thriller/Suspense	$247,837	-75.36%	574	$432	$12,831,121	24
26	(39)	Fahrenheit 9/11	Lionsgate	Documentary	$247,120	+98.00%	603	$410	$118,877,529	96
27	(27)	Silver City	Newmarket Films	Black Comedy	$244,263	-27.62%	162	$1,508	$685,218	10
28	(23)	The Notebook	New Line	Drama	$231,762	-33.82%	323	$718	$80,045,027	94
29	(21)	Exorcist: The Beginning	Warner Bros.	Horror	$223,484	-56.14%	353	$633	$41,408,127	38
30	(19)	I, Robot	20th Century Fox	Action	$213,789	-60.52%	345	$620	$143,373,352	73
31	(29)	Maria Full of Grace	New Line	Drama	$200,295	-28.78%	125	$1,602	$5,639,408	73
32	(25)	AVP: Alien Vs. Predator	20th Century Fox	Horror	$177,996	-48.02%	319	$558	$79,502,544	45
33	(new)	The Last Shot	Buena Vista	Comedy	$164,801		35	$4,709	$164,801	3
34	(32)	Catwoman	Warner Bros.	Action	$164,364	-19.86%	210	$783	$40,003,934	66
35	(new)	The Motorcycle Diaries	Focus Features	Drama	$159,819		3	$53,273	$159,819	3
36	(34)	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$137,868	-18.94%	246	$560	$249,031,885	115
37	(28)	Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence	DreamWorks/Go Fish	Action	$135,514	-57.35%	55	$2,464	$549,452	10
38	(31)	The Village	Buena Vista	Thriller/Suspense	$122,057	-41.17%	195	$626	$113,224,335	59
39	(37)	Bright Young Things	ThinkFilm	Comedy	$114,761	-19.01%	92	$1,247	$657,933	38
40	(35)	A Day Without a Mexican	Televisa Cine	Comedy	$108,156	-32.67%	56	$1,931	$3,877,712	136
41	(30)	Open Water	Lionsgate	Thriller/Suspense	$96,458	-59.13%	188	$513	$30,347,284	52
42	(38)	A Cinderella Story	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	$95,275	-23.97%	248	$384	$51,257,399	73
43	(43)	Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk	Giant Screen Films	Documentary	$94,762	-7.56%	15	$6,317	$8,285,079	710
44	(33)	Criminal	Warner Bros.	Drama	$94,349	-49.49%	90	$1,048	$740,056	17
45	(42)	Tae Guik Gi: The Brotherhood of War	IDP Distribution	Drama	$82,651	-22.79%	34	$2,431	$900,994	24
46	(44)	Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$82,235	-18.65%	124	$663	$114,173,690	101
47	(36)	De-Lovely	MGM/UA	Drama	$82,003	-47.09%	166	$494	$13,148,028	94
48	(new)	Guiana 1838	RBC Radio	Drama	$70,910		1	$70,910	$70,910	3
49	(48)	NASCAR: The IMAX Experience	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$65,612	-10.16%	40	$1,640	$18,738,665	199
50	(46)	Intimate Strangers	Paramount Classics	Drama	$58,193	-40.54%	66	$882	$1,900,090	59
51	(49)	Garfield	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$56,225	-20.82%	114	$493	$75,253,404	108
52	(40)	Before Sunset	Warner Independent Pictures	Drama	$54,143	-54.83%	74	$732	$5,650,441	87
53	(re-entry)	Bugs!	SK Films	Documentary	$51,322		25	$2,053	$12,989,516	563
54	(60)	Space Station	IMAX Films	Documentary	$44,743	+18.63%	13	$3,442	$53,919,264	892
55	(45)	We Don't Live Here Anymore	Warner Bros.	Drama	$38,940	-61.37%	73	$533	$1,971,389	45
56	(50)	Yu-Gi-Oh	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$38,876	-43.51%	109	$357	$19,696,298	45
57	(47)	The Day After Tomorrow	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$38,721	-55.59%	79	$490	$186,645,502	122
58	(51)	Red Lights	WellSpring	Drama	$38,241	-43.82%	20	$1,912	$338,922	38
59	(53)	Mean Creek	Paramount Classics	Drama	$37,433	-39.26%	49	$764	$515,955	38
60	(54)	Benji: Off the Leash!	Benji Returns	Drama	$34,601	-41.42%	87	$398	$3,738,527	38
61	(55)	Head in the Clouds	Sony Pictures	Drama	$33,997	-26.31%	20	$1,700	$98,808	10
62	(64)	Haunted Castle	nWave Pictures	Adventure	$33,000	+3.61%	3	$11,000	$9,109,307	1,305
63	(69)	When Will I Be Loved	IFC Films	Drama	$31,687	+23.51%	20	$1,584	$115,885	17
64	(52)	The Door in the Floor	Focus Features	Drama	$30,021	-52.57%	46	$653	$3,779,743	75
65	(41)	Suspect Zero	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$29,802	-73.84%	77	$387	$8,651,604	31
66	(66)	The Corporation	Zeitgeist Films	Documentary	$28,048	-11.27%	19	$1,476	$1,683,098	254
67	(61)	End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones	Magnolia Pictures	Documentary	$27,825	-24.97%	10	$2,783	$228,765	38
68	(63)	Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey	Giant Screen Films	Documentary	$27,164	-15.07%	5	$5,433	$7,450,058	717
69	(new)	Infernal Affairs	Miramax	Drama	$25,680		5	$5,136	$25,680	3
70	(new)	Yes Men	MGM/UA	Documentary	$24,373		3	$8,124	$24,373	3
71	(59)	Festival Express	ThinkFilm	Concert	$24,163	-39.00%	28	$863	$1,020,759	66
72	(58)	Saints and Soldiers	Excel Entertainment	Drama	$24,133	-39.46%	25	$965	$746,539	52
73	(56)	Riding Giants	Sony Pictures	Documentary	$23,898	-43.07%	21	$1,138	$2,184,490	80
74	(57)	King Arthur	Buena Vista	Adventure	$23,642	-41.28%	43	$550	$51,835,428	82
75	(65)	Donnie Darko	Newmarket Films	Drama	$22,418	-29.19%	20	$1,121	$1,224,149	1,067
76	(71)	The Best Two Years	Halestorm Entertainment	Comedy	$18,408	-13.00%	12	$1,534	$1,122,706	220
77	(68)	Zelary	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$17,927	-38.19%	6	$2,988	$58,937	10
78	(77)	Zatoichi	Miramax	Action	$17,395	-2.24%	18	$966	$853,718	66
79	(74)	Control Room	Magnolia Pictures	Documentary	$16,789	-16.23%	21	$799	$2,507,462	129
80	(new)	Hollywood Buddha	Artistic License	Comedy	$16,774		4	$4,194	$16,774	3
81	(81)	Super Size Me	IDP Distribution	Documentary	$16,204	+17.65%	20	$810	$11,529,368	143
82	(72)	Bush's Brain	Vitagraph Films	Documentary	$15,011	-26.11%	7	$2,144	$140,737	38
83	(62)	Rosenstrasse	IDP Distribution	Drama	$13,561	-61.45%	16	$848	$421,167	38
84	(121)	Imelda	Unico Entertainment	Documentary	$12,840	+936.28%	6	$2,140	$173,835	108
85	(82)	Nicotina	Arenas Entertainment	Black Comedy	$12,314	-9.09%	11	$1,119	$1,109,100	38
86	(94)	Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There	Dada Films	Documentary	$10,114	+47.84%	9	$1,124	$284,780	108
87	(86)	Alien Adventure	nWave Pictures	Adventure	$9,500	+3.83%	2	$4,750	$4,556,033	1,627
88	(re-entry)	Malevolence	Painted Zebra Releasing	Horror	$9,398		7	$1,343	$38,877	17
89	(76)	Testosterone	Strand Releasing	Drama	$8,452	-52.97%	3	$2,817	$77,204	17
90	(87)	T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous	IMAX Films	Adventure	$8,099	-9.56%	3	$2,700	$47,694,899	2,166
91	(93)	The Life of Brian	Rainbow Releasing	Comedy	$7,838	+14.12%	9	$871	$620,410	9,173
92	(84)	Touch of Pink	Sony Pictures Classics	Romantic Comedy	$7,271	-43.20%	14	$519	$531,256	73
93	(73)	Ju-On: The Grudge	Vitagraph Films	Horror	$7,148	-64.59%	7	$1,021	$256,496	66
94	(70)	The Brown Bunny	WellSpring	Drama	$6,888	-68.28%	8	$861	$295,493	31
95	(75)	A Home at the End of the World	Warner Independent Pictures	Drama	$6,415	-67.09%	14	$458	$1,011,101	66
96	(80)	Remember Me, My Love	IDP Distribution	Comedy	$6,304	-62.91%	2	$3,152	$87,176	24
97	(85)	Reconstruction	Palm/Manga	Drama	$6,196	-50.93%	9	$688	$44,730	17
98	(120)	The Five Obstructions	Koch Lorber Films	Documentary	$5,893	+333.31%	3	$1,964	$150,966	122
99	(new)	Incantato	Northern Arts Entertainment	Drama	$5,701		1	$5,701	$5,701	3
100	(new)	Mind the Gap	Mind the Gap	Drama	$5,503		1	$5,503	$5,503	3
101	(new)	The Raspberry Reich	Strand Releasing	Comedy	$5,183		1	$5,183	$5,183	3
102	(98)	Zhou Yu's Train	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$4,939	-19.47%	11	$449	$124,395	87
103	(97)	The Clearing	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$4,828	-21.66%	12	$402	$5,755,651	87
104	(90)	Seducing Doctor Lewis	WellSpring	Comedy	$4,313	-44.96%	5	$863	$333,835	101
105	(103)	Merci Docteur Rey	Regent Releasing	Comedy	$4,264	-17.75%	5	$853	$11,015	10
106	(new)	Anatomy of Hell	Tartan Films	Drama	$4,255		2	$2,128	$4,255	3
107	(122)	Gozu	Pathfinder	Drama	$3,771	+204.60%	4	$943	$50,418	59
108	(92)	The Mother	Sony Pictures	Drama	$3,708	-46.42%	6	$618	$905,746	122
109	(re-entry)	Distant	New Yorker	Drama	$3,544		1	$3,544	$93,496	199
110	(112)	The Twilight Samurai	Empire Pictures	Drama	$3,404	+28.99%	4	$851	$529,212	157
111	(96)	Crutch	Illuminare	Drama	$3,282	-47.45%	1	$3,282	$12,533	10
112	(105)	She Hate Me	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$3,019	-33.30%	11	$274	$350,242	59
113	(101)	Goodbye Dragon Inn	WellSpring	Drama	$3,000	-43.63%	1	$3,000	$10,898	10
114	(89)	Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$2,801	-66.18%	8	$350	$2,375,091	178
115	(83)	Incident at Loch Ness	Eden Rock/Abramorama	Documentary	$2,682	-79.85%	2	$1,341	$21,209	10
116	(116)	Bang Rajan	Magnolia Pictures	Drama	$2,596	+53.97%	4	$649	$22,826	52
117	(110)	Ghosts of the Abyss	Buena Vista	Documentary	$2,558	-23.28%	2	$1,279	$16,483,686	535
118	(104)	Facing Window	Sony Pictures	Drama	$2,494	-46.25%	6	$416	$532,882	101
119	(re-entry)	Two Men Went to War	Indican Pictures	Comedy	$2,306		1	$2,306	$142,628	185
120	(new)	Moog	Plexifilm	Documentary	$2,227		1	$2,227	$2,227	3
121	(91)	Metallica: Some Kind of Monster	IFC Films	Documentary	$2,100	-70.28%	7	$300	$1,210,447	80
122	(re-entry)	Bright Leaves	First Run	Documentary	$1,987		1	$1,987	$22,237	31
123	(re-entry)	Proteus	Strand Releasing	Documentary	$1,815		1	$1,815	$43,470	59
124	(111)	Chooch	Artistic License	Comedy	$1,770	-37.70%	2	$885	$27,664	31
125	(106)	Howard Zinn	First Run	Documentary	$1,586	-58.95%	1	$1,586	$83,998	101
126	(95)	Danny Deckchair	Lionsgate	Comedy	$1,553	-76.55%	8	$194	$159,279	47
127	(re-entry)	Grand Champion	IFG	Drama	$1,270		6	$212	$40,874	31
128	(123)	Encounter in the Third Dimension	nWave Pictures	Drama	$1,000	-9.09%	1	$1,000	$7,015,925	2,040
129	(119)	Godzilla: The Original Japanese Version	Rialto Pictures	Horror	$922	-38.74%	1	$922	$390,966	143
130	(re-entry)	The Inheritance	Cinema Guild	Drama	$832		1	$832	$25,452	80
131	(104)	It's Easier for a Camel	New Yorker	Drama	$809		1	$809	$15,787	38
132	(88)	The Hunting of the President	Regent Releasing	Documentary	$763	-90.86%	5	$153	$373,487	108
133	(115)	China: The Panda Adventure	IMAX Films	Drama	$724	-62.33%	2	$362	$3,381,744	1,158
134	(re-entry)	You'll Get Over It	Picture This Entertainment	Drama	$663		1	$663	$42,811	101
135	(113)	Almost Peaceful	Empire Pictures	Drama	$625	-75.68%	1	$625	$36,219	38
136	(126)	Father and Son	WellSpring	Drama	$551	+5.35%	1	$551	$38,150	101
137	(107)	Warriors of Heaven and Earth	Sony Pictures	Action	$490	-86.79%	1	$490	$47,867	24
138	(124)	Strayed	WellSpring	Drama	$449	-58.66%	1	$449	$468,328	136
139	(114)	I'll Sleep When I'm Dead	Paramount Classics	Thriller/Suspense	$446	-78.63%	4	$112	$335,979	101
140	(117)	Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer	Indican Pictures	Documentary	$383	-76.09%	1	$383	$89,789	206
141	(new)	The Hillside Strangler	Tartan Films	Horror	$306		1	$306	$306	3
142	(118)	Love Me If You Dare	Paramount Classics	Romantic Comedy	$275	-82.73%	3	$92	$547,447	131
143	(re-entry)	The Burial Society	Regent Releasing	Thriller/Suspense	$240		1	$240	$20,580	122

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