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November 9, 2003 — The Matrix Revolutions was the #1 film at the box office for the weekend, earning an estimated $50.16 million. That number is 45% lower than Reloaded's first weekend box office earnings, which was $91.8 million. Revolutions earned an estimated $204.1 million in 109 countries over a five-day period, beating the previous global high of about $200 million for "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers."

The "Matrix" franchise this year is already pushing the $1 billion mark.

"Anytime you have a billion dollars in box office, that's pretty impressive," Joel Silver, producer of "The Matrix" franchise, said Sunday. "I don't know how you point a finger and say there's anything wrong there."

Dan Fellman, head of domestic distribution for Warner, said "Matrix Revolutions" may hold up better in subsequent weeks than did "Matrix Reloaded," whose grosses nose-dived in its second weekend. Films tend to have longer shelf life over the holidays than they do in summer-blockbuster season, he said.

"The story really isn't over yet," Fellman said. "We might not have had the same impact in the opening weekend, but you need to play this out for the next few weeks and see if we play a little catchup."

The Disney animated film Brother Bear was #3 with $18.6 million. Scary Movie 3, which includes a part that pokes fun at Reloaded, earned $11.1 million for the weekend.

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