Weekend Box Office Preview
July 23, 2004

By VARIETY STAFF

WILTING IN THE HEAT
Releasing a pic in more than 3,000 theaters has typically been a formula for box office success in July. However, the following saturated releases failed to connect with their auds -- a fate "Catwoman" and "Bourne Supremacy" hope not to repeat.
Pic	Opening B.O.	Final*
League of Extraordinary...	23  66
Tomb Raider 2	22  66
Stuart Little 2	15  65
King Arthur	15  38**
Sinbad	7  26
*Domestic B.O. in millions of $ **Still in release

BOWING
Movie Title		Engagements
The Bourne Supremacy (U)		3,162
Catwoman (WB)		3,117
At Home at the End of the World (Warner Ind.) NY, LA, San Francisco		5
Zatoichi (Miramax) NY, LA, San Francisco		4
Ju-On: The Grudge (Vitagraph) NY, LA		3
Festival Express (Thinkfilm) San Francisco		1
Free Radicals (Kino) NY		1
Orwell Rolls in His Grave (Sag Harbor) NY		1

YEAR TO DATE
(in billions of $)
4.9 '03 (thru July 20)	5.2 +6% '04 (thru July 18)

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RELEASE DATES AND CHANGES
As of July 15
Movie Title	New date	Old date
BUENA VISTA
The Wild	April '06
FOX SEARCHLIGHT
Millions	Nov. 24
Melinda and Melinda	March 18
IDP DISTRIBUTION
Rosenstrasse	Aug. 20	July 30
Remember Me, My Love	Sept. 3	Aug. 20
Tae Guk Gi: Brotherhood of War	Sept. 10	Sept. 17
Tying the Knot	Oct. 1	Oct. 8
Walk on Water	April 1
MGM
Fascination	Oct. 15	Sept. 17
SONY CLASSICS
In My Country	Jan. 28	Oct. 1
Red indicates new entry Source: ACNielsen EDI FilmSource