Box Office

Preliminary results based on studio projections.

*--* Movie 3-day gross Total (millions)

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*--* The Butterfly Effect $17.1 $17.1

Along Came Polly $16.6 $53.5

Win a Date With Tad Hamilton! $7.5 $7.5

Big Fish $7.3 $49.1

Lord of the Rings: Return of the King $6.9 $337.9

Cheaper by the Dozen $6.6 $122.8

Cold Mountain $5.3 $72.9

Torque $4.4 $17.2

Something’s Gotta Give $4.1 $107.1

Mystic River $3.1 $58.5

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Source: Nielsen EDI Inc

Los Angeles Times