01 Batman Begins $26,800,000 ($122,000,000)
02 Bewitched $20,200,000 ($20,200,000)
03 Mr & Mrs Smith $16,800,000 ($125,000,000)
04 Herbie: Fully Loaded $12,800,000 ($17,800,000)
05 Land of the Dead $10,200,000 ($10,200,000)
06 Madagascar $7,300,000 ($160,000,000)
07 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith $6,250,000 ($359,000,000)
08 The Longest Yard $5,470,000 ($142,000,000)
09 The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D $3,420,000 ($30,500,000)
10 Cinderella Man $3,300,000 ($49,600,000)

01 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith $70,800,000 ($271,000,000)
02 Madagascar $61,000,000 ($61,000,000)
03 The Longest Yard $60,000,000 ($60,000,000)
04 Monster-in-Law $11,100,000 ($60,700,000)
05 Kicking & Screaming $6,600,000 ($44,200,000)
06 Crash $6,000,000 ($36,100,000)
07 The Interpreter $2,600,000 ($69,200,000)
08 Unleashed $2,320,000 ($21,900,000)
09 Kingdom of Heaven $2,200,000 ($45,000,000)
10 House of Wax $1,640,000 ($29,900,000)

01 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith $108,000,000 ($159,000,000)
02 Monster-in-Law $14,300,000 ($44,100,000)
03 Kicking & Screaming $10,500,000 ($34,000,000)
04 Crash $5,500,000 ($27,600,000)
05 Unleashed $3,840,000 ($17,600,000)
06 Kingdom of Heaven $3,350,000 ($41,000,000)
07 House of Wax $3,160,000 ($26,800,000)
08 The Interpreter $2,800,000 ($65,300,000)
09 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy $2,010,000 ($46,900,000)
10 Mindhunters $909,000 ($3,470,000)

Nobody knows if it’ll have the legs to pitch for the most successful film in the franchise, but ‘Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith’ is well on its way to becoming one of the top films of all time. Figures released yesterday show a four-day intake of $158.5 million, significantly more than the previous four-day record of $134.3 million set by ‘The Matrix Reloaded’. Three-day numbers up to Saturday night were $124.7 million, besting the $114.8 million earned by ‘Spider-Man’. Taking into account a simultaneous release in most foreign countries, the complete five-day total thus far for ‘Sith’ is $303 million, almost double the $115 million budget.

Midnight screenings of ‘Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith’ – one of which was attended by yours truly – have smashed previous midnight screening records. The films take of $16,500,000 during 2,900 midnight screenings was more than double the previous record holder – $8,000,000 for ‘The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King’.