January 7th, 2003

More "Lord"

Ah, the first update of the new year! Still, it might seem like we're talking about last year as there is nothing stopping The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers. Now passing 260 million, the film took in another solid 25 million over the weekend. Also doing strong and on the verge of passing 100 million, Catch Me If You Can stole another 21 million. Two Weeks Notice and Maid In Manhattan stayed neck and neck with each other, delivering 11.1 and 8.6 more million to their totals.

After many award wins and nods as well as critical kudos, About Schmidt took in a solid 8.5 million during its first weekend of wide release. Gangs Of New York brought in 7.3 million more, while The Wild Thornberrys Movie has been holding its own with a weekend take of 5.5 million.

Rounding out the top ten for the weekend was Drumline with 5.3 million (should pass 50 million by next weekend), Chicago with 4.9 million (which is slowly expanding - it's definitely a wonderful movie that's going to be big come awards nights and when it opens wide) and finally, Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets with 4.6 million.

-Zach B.