Get off your convention watching asses and spend a politics-free weekend in the theater. That recommendation might be bad news for The Manchurian Candidate, but whatever. It's probably insured against a weak opening by the Kerry campaign.

1. The Village — $51 million
People think M. Night Shyamalan's movies are "smart." Is it really that ground-breaking to throw in a logic-bending twist in the last two minutes of every film, followed by a montage that shows you all the clues you were supposed to pick up on? For a similar intellectual thrill, tear off the front of your Entertainment Weekly and try to guess the cover story.

2. The Manchurian Candidate — $25 million
We suspect that Americans may have already blown their political-brainwashing movie load over Michael Moore's flabby back. Still, Paramount strenuously insists that Candidate doesn't have an agenda. Pretend you don't see that image of George W. covered in blood inserted into every tenth frame of the film.

3. The Bourne Supremacy — $22 million
Matt Damon is now officially a box-office star. In three months, he's going to be begging Affleck to get off his couch and find a job.

4. Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle — $18 million
H&KGTWC might wind up being the most quotable drug movie since Bob Saget admitted to sucking cock for coke in Half Baked. We smell a cannabis-fueled sleeper hit.

5. I, Robot — $13 million
Next summer, Will's going to try getting chased around by a slightly scarier robot, like Jetsons robo-maid Rosie or one of those motorized tie racks from Sharper Image.

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