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Rev
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 soo close http://www.boxofficeguru.com/052605.htm
Fans of the Dark Side spent another $8.7M in ticket sales on the George Lucas megablockbuster Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith slipping 13% from Tuesday's gross. That gives the Jedi pic a massive $191.4M in its first seven days putting it a hair behind the reigning record holder Spider-Man 2 which took in $192.1M in its first full week in theaters. The webslinger sequel opened in the middle of summer when students were out of school, had the Independence Day holiday weekend to provide a sales boost, and played in 491 more theaters. Sith generated a colossal opening week average of $52,271 from 3,661 locations beating out Spider-Man 2 which averaged $46,263 from 4,152 sites.
Episode III's Tuesday-to-Wednesday decline of 13% matched the drop of Episode II on the same days during its opening week three years ago. However, after seven days in theaters, the concluding chapter of the new trilogy has grossed an astonishing 42% more than the $134.8M that the middle tale captured at the same point from 3,161 theaters.
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zingy
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It dropped less than Reloaded AND Clones did. That's great. =D>
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Mesjarch
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BTW yesterday might have quite a good hold. It was 28th Star Wars anniversary yesterday and some of the fans might have gone to see ROTS again. Oh well we shall see. I predict 8.8 for Wed.
I was so close to be correct  Good numbers
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1981
The Producer
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Damn. Spidey. A legendary close finish.
HOwever, superb job Sith.
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Good job Sith. And if it is $8.7m, that's 12.2% drop.
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Dr. Lecter
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Yesss!
Spider-Man 2's record shall stand! =D> =D> =D>
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neo_wolf
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Dr. Lecter wrote: Yesss!
Spider-Man 2's record shall stand! =D> =D> =D> Congrats on 13k!
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Dr. Lecter
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neo_wolf wrote: Dr. Lecter wrote: Yesss!
Spider-Man 2's record shall stand! =D> =D> =D> Congrats on 13k! Thanks. I haven't even noitced  _________________The greatest thing on earth is to love and to be loved in return!
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Rev
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Dr. Lecter wrote: Yesss!
Spider-Man 2's record shall stand! =D> =D> =D> DIE!! 
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Mesjarch
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ROTS - $8,652,951 -12.7%
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Kris K
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Hot news for StarWars fans.
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Maverikk
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As a Spidey and Star Wars fan, I'm glad to see them both holding onto and breaking records. \:D/
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scottb
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Very nice hold for ROTS.
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All time North American box office.
1. Titanic - $600.8m
2. Star Wars - $461.0m
3. Shrek 2 - $441.2m
4. E.T. the Extra Terrestrial - $435.1m
5. The Phantom Menace - $431.1m
6. Spider-Man - $403.7m
7. Revenge of the Sith - $380.3m
8. Return of the King - $377.0m
9. Spider-Man 2 - $373.6m
10. The Passion of the Christ - $370.8m
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jb007
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Good hold for ROTS.
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scottb
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It didn't break the record for highest 7 day gross but it does have a much higher per theater average then SM2 or any other movie on the list of top opening weeks.
Revenge of the Sith - $52,271
The Passion of the Christ - $47,519
Spider-Man 2 - $46,263
The Matrix Reloaded - $43,920
Attack of the Clones - $42,667
The Phantom Menace - $41,995
Spider-Man - $41,943
Return of the King - $40,545
Independence Day - $38,888
Shrek 2 - $35,676
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All time North American box office.
1. Titanic - $600.8m
2. Star Wars - $461.0m
3. Shrek 2 - $441.2m
4. E.T. the Extra Terrestrial - $435.1m
5. The Phantom Menace - $431.1m
6. Spider-Man - $403.7m
7. Revenge of the Sith - $380.3m
8. Return of the King - $377.0m
9. Spider-Man 2 - $373.6m
10. The Passion of the Christ - $370.8m
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