TOP 10: The CAT comes out ahead again

By: Patrick Sauriol
Date: Monday, December 01, 2003

It was a close race between THE CAT IN THE HAT and THE HAUNTED MANSION but ultimately the red-and-white striped feline took the top spot at the box office this past weekend. Both films netted $25 million dollars and change, with the difference between the duo less than 3K. It's also a close race between GOTHIKA and MASTER AND COMMANDER for the fourth and fifth positions, with only $10K separating GOTHIKA from falling a spot.

But look at ELF. Down to the third spot this week, the film has been out for four weekends now and is still chugging along and earning $20 M each weekend. A year ago who would have bet that a movie starring Will Ferrell would beat the grosses for THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS? Here we are, and here ELF is.

Other new releases, such as BAD SANTA and THE MISSING, performed admirably but Paramount's TIMELINE could only net a disappointing $8 M. Paul Walker might not have a choice but to do a third FAST AND FURIOUS flick if his next film has the same result as TIMELINE.

Here are the estimated box office receipts of the top ten films from November 28 to November 30, their weekend gross and the film's total domestic gross to date:

1. DR. SEUSS' THE CAT IN THE HAT $25,555,000 $77,000,000
2. THE HAUNTED MANSION $25,300,000 $35,000,000
3. ELF $22,175,000 $130,140,000
4. GOTHIKA $12,710,000 $41,134,000
5. MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD $12,700,000 $67,46700,000
6. BAD SANTA $12,485,000 $16,808,000
7. THE MISSING $11,700,000 $16,500,000
8. TIMELINE $8,475,000 $12,600,000
9. LOVE ACTUALLY $7,879,000 $43,240,000
10. BROTHER BEAR $4,900,000 $77,700,000


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