Return of the King, Rules Over 3rd Weekend

By Wind(up)bird January 4, 2004 9:47 PM

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The short, hairy-footed peeps, the elves, the wizards, and the ghosts that live inside the mountain; all helped Return of the King smoke last weekends competition. ?The film earned $30 million. ?Steve Martin's Cheaper By the Dozen stayed in 2nd place, earning $21 million.

All of the films in the top ten were slightly off (respectively, King fell off 39%) from last weekend. ?

1. ?Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - $30 million
2. ?Cheaper by the Dozen - $21
3. ?Something's Gotta Give - $12
4. ?Cold Mountain - $11
5. ?Paycheck - $10
6. ?Mona Lisa Smiles - $8.7
7. ?Peter Pan - $8.4
8. ?Last Samuri - $7
9. ?Calender Girls - $4
10. ?Bad Santa - $3
11. ?Stuck On You - $2.8
12. ?Haunted Mansion - $2.6

Editors Note - Lost in Translation has pulled in $30 million since it opened in September, but is ten times a better film than MOST films in the top ten. ?Bill Murray has been given Best Actor nods from the San Francisco, New York, Boston, Toronto, and National film critic circles; plus Indie Spirit and Golden Globe noms. ?It's a damn good film. ?

Go see it.

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