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Fleetboston Financial Corp, et al. – ‘SC 13G/A’ on 2/13/04 re: THQ Inc

On: Friday, 2/13/04, at 4:31pm ET · Accession #: 1193125-4-23264 · File #: 5-41795

  As Of                Filer                Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size              Issuer               Agent

 2/13/04  Fleetboston Financial Corp        SC 13G/A               1:14K  THQ Inc                           RR Donnelley/FA
          WAM Acquisition GP, Inc.

Amendment to Statement of Beneficial Ownership — Schedule 13G
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 1: SC 13G/A    Amendment to Statement of Beneficial Ownership        10     29K

Document Table of Contents

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			Alternative Formats (Word, et al.) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: Address of Principal Business Office: Certification: Citizenship: CUSIP Number: Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company: Name of Issuer: Name of Person Filing: Notice of Dissolution of Group: Ownership (at December 31, 2003): Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: Title of Class of Securities: Type of Person:
1	1st Page - Filing Submission
5	Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
"	Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
"	Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
"	Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office:
"	Item 2(c). Citizenship:
"	Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
"	Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
"	Item 3. Type of Person:
6	Item 4. Ownership (at December 31, 2003):
"	Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
"	Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
"	Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:
"	Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
"	Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:
7	Item 10. Certification:

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 UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 1)*

THQ Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)

 872443403
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(CUSIP Number)

 December 31, 2003
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 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:

 [X] Rule 13d-1(b)
 [_] Rule 13d-1(c)
 [_] Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's  
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the       
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.                                     

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of   
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act 
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the       
Notes).                                                                         

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CUSIP No.  872443403                 13G                  Page 2 of 10 Pages    
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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                               
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                 

Columbia Wanger Asset Management, L.P. 36-3820584                 
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2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                       

       Not Applicable                                                    (a) [_]
                                                                         (b) [_]
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3    SEC USE ONLY                                                           

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4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                   

Delaware                                                          
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5    SOLE VOTING POWER                        
NUMBER OF                                                               
None                                
     SHARES    -----------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY   6    SHARED VOTING POWER                                     

OWNED BY          1,434,500                                             
      EACH     -----------------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING     7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                 

PERSON            None                                                  
     WITH      -----------------------------------------------------------------
8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                 

1,434,500                           
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9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON           

1,434,500                                                         
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10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES   

       Not Applicable                                                        [_]
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11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9                        

3.8%                                                              
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12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON                                               

IA                                                                
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CUSIP No.  872443403                 13G                  Page 3 of 10 Pages    
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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                               
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                 

WAM Acquisition GP, Inc.                                          
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2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                       

       Not Applicable                                                    (a) [_]
                                                                         (b) [_]
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3    SEC USE ONLY                                                           

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4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                   

Delaware                                                          
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5    SOLE VOTING POWER                        
NUMBER OF                                                               
None                                
     SHARES    -----------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY   6    SHARED VOTING POWER                                     

OWNED BY          1,434,500                                             
      EACH     -----------------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING     7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                 

PERSON            None                                                  
     WITH      -----------------------------------------------------------------
8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                 

1,434,500                           
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9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON           

1,434,500                                                         
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10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES   

       Not Applicable                                                        [_]
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11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9                        

3.8%                                                              
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12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON                                               

CO                                                                
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CUSIP No.  872443403                 13G                  Page 4 of 10 Pages    
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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                               
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                 

Columbia Acorn Trust                                              
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2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                       

       Not Applicable                                                    (a) [_]
                                                                         (b) [_]
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3    SEC USE ONLY                                                           

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4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                   

Massachusetts                                                     
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5    SOLE VOTING POWER                        
NUMBER OF                                                               
None                                
     SHARES    -----------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY   6    SHARED VOTING POWER                                     

OWNED BY          1,264,000                                             
      EACH     -----------------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING     7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                 

PERSON            None                                                  
     WITH      -----------------------------------------------------------------
8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                 

1,264,000                           
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9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON           

1,264,000                                                         
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10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES   

       Not Applicable                                                        [_]
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11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9                        

3.3%                                                              
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12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON                                               

IV                                                                
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Item 1(a)   Name of Issuer:                                                     

THQ Inc.                                        

Item 1(b)   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:                    

27001 Agoura Road, Clabasas Hills, CA 91301     

Item 2(a)   Name of Person Filing:                                              

Columbia Wanger Asset Management, L.P. ("WAM")  
    WAM Acquisition GP, Inc., the general partner of WAM
("WAM GP")                                    
Columbia Acorn Trust ("Acorn")                  

Item 2(b)   Address of Principal Business Office:                               

WAM, WAM GP and Acorn are all located at:       
227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000              
Chicago, Illinois 60606                         

Item 2(c)   Citizenship:                                                        

WAM is a Delaware limited partnership; WAM      
GP is a Delaware corporation; and Acorn is a    
Massachusetts business trust.                   

Item 2(d)   Title of Class of Securities:                                       

Common Stock                                    

Item 2(e)   CUSIP Number:                                                       

872443403                                       

Item 3      Type of Person:                                                     

                   (d)   Acorn is an Investment Company under section 8 of
   the Investment Company Act.

               (e)   WAM is an Investment Adviser registered under
                           section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940;
                       WAM GP is the General Partner of the Investment
Adviser.                

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Item 4      Ownership (at December 31, 2003):                                   

    (a)   Amount owned "beneficially" within
  the meaning of rule 13d-3:

1,434,500               

(b)   Percent of class:             

                          3.8% (based on 38,203,909 shares outstanding as of
                    November 7, 2003 based on Form 10-Q filed on
November 13, 2003)      

               (c)   Number of shares as to which such person has:

                              (i)    sole power to vote or to direct the
            vote: none

                                (ii)   shared power to vote or to direct the
                 vote: 1,434,500

                                 (iii)  sole power to dispose or to direct the
                      disposition of: none

                               (iv)   shared power to dispose or to direct
                           disposition of: 1,434,500

Item 5      Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:                       

              If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
         the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
          beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
securities, check the following [X].            

Item 6      Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:    

Not Applicable                                  

Item 7      Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired  
     the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:

Not Applicable                                  

Item 8      Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:          

Not Applicable                                  

Item 9      Notice of Dissolution of Group:                                     

Not Applicable                                  

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Item 10     Certification:                                                      

                By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
           belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held
            in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not
 held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or
            influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not
           acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in
any transaction having that purpose or effect.          

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 Signature

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and  
correct.                                                                        

Date:  February 13, 2004                                                        

            The undersigned corporation, on the date above written, agrees
             and consents to the joint filing on its behalf of this Schedule
             13G in connection with its beneficial ownership of the security
reported herein.                                  

                  WAM Acquisition GP, Inc.
                                      for itself and as general partner of
                                        COLUMBIA WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

                By: /s/ Bruce H. Lauer
                                         ---------------------------------------
                        Bruce H. Lauer
                                             Senior Vice President and Secretary

          The undersigned trust, on the date above written, agrees and
             consents to the joint filing on its behalf of this Schedule 13G
         in connection with its beneficial ownership of the security
reported herein.                                  

              COLUMBIA ACORN TRUST

                By: /s/ Bruce H. Lauer
                                         ---------------------------------------
                        Bruce H. Lauer
                                       Vice President, Treasurer and
                   Secretary

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 Exhibit Index

Exhibit 1     Joint Filing Agreement dated as of February 13, 2004 by and among 
            Columbia Wanger Asset Management, L.P., WAM Acquisition GP, Inc.
and Columbia Acorn Trust.                           

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                                                                       EXHIBIT 1

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

 The undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing of the Schedule 13G to
which this Agreement is attached.                                               

Dated: February 13, 2004                            

                  WAM Acquisition GP, Inc.
                                      for itself and as general partner of
                                        COLUMBIA WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

                By: /s/ Bruce H. Lauer
                                         ---------------------------------------
                        Bruce H. Lauer
                                             Senior Vice President and Secretary

              COLUMBIA ACORN TRUST

                By: /s/ Bruce H. Lauer
                                         ---------------------------------------
                        Bruce H. Lauer
                                       Vice President, Treasurer and
                   Secretary

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Dates Referenced Herein and Documents Incorporated by Reference

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Filed on:	2/13/04	8	10	10-Q, 13F-HR, 5, SC 13G, SC 13G/A
	12/31/03	1	6	10-K, 10-Q, 13F-HR, 5
	11/13/03	6		10-Q, SC TO-C
	11/7/03	6		4
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