$50,013,859

[Peter Oberth]

Star Wars Episode III, not surprisingly, set the all time single day record at $50,013,859, over $5 million more than the previous record holder, Shrek 2.

The top ten of all time now stands at:
1 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith - $50,013,859
2 Shrek 2 - $44,797,042
3 Spider-Man - $43,622,264
4 Spider-Man 2 - $40,442,604
5 Spider-Man - $39,406,872
6 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - $38,268,295
7 The Matrix Reloaded - $37,508,303
8 Shrek 2 - $34,900,541
9 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - $34,450,834
10 The Matrix Reloaded - $34,389,237

[Hakeem]

that's just amazing.
let's see if it breaks Spidey's 4 day weekend record :D

[moviemaven]

I think it will break Spiderman 2's weekend record. There were at least 6 SOLD-OUT theaters at Regal Hollywood 24 for the 12:01 shows and I think they told me that added a few more plus the 99x theater. I have never seen any movie open like that. Phipps had one side of the screens ALL showing it on Thursday.

For BOS, the numbers really dipped today - to $24.4m but I've heard a lot of buzz from people running to see Star Wars III this weekend. It will be interesting to see how it all ends up on Sunday! With these fantastic #'s, will it hurt the rest of the top 10 flicks?

[SFjohnny]

Star Wars made an estimated $35,500,000 on Friday, dipping 29% for a two day total of just over $85,500,000. It is on course to take in around $109,000,000 for the 3 days and $159,000,000 for the 4 days. This would take the 4-day record from The Matrix Reloaded but not the 3-day record from Spider-Man.

[madmonkey]

This last installment of the Star Wars series totally obliterated the competition this weekend with $158.5 million, beating all 3 and 4-day records.

Estimated ticket sales for May 20-22
1. “Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith,” $108.5 million* (four-day total: $158.5 million)
2. “Monster-in-Law,” $14.4 million
3. “Kicking & Screaming,” $10.5 million
4. “Crash,” $5.5 million
5. “Unleashed,” $3.8 million
6. “Kingdom of Heaven,” $3.4 million
7. “House of Wax,” $3.2 million
8. “The Interpreter,” $2.8 million
9. “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” $2 million
*— Three-day total


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