Box Office

Here are the preliminary numbers for the top-grossing movies over the four-day weekend. The totals are based on studio projections. Actual figures will be published Wednesday.

Source: Nielsen EDI

*--* Movie 4-day gross Total (millions) 50 First Dates $46.0 $46.0

Barbershop 2: Back in Business $16.3 $44.8

Miracle $16.3 $39.3

The Butterfly Effect $6.2 $49.4

You Got Served $6.0 $33.0

Catch That Kid $5.9 $12.4

Along Came Polly $5.5 $82.0

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of $4.9 $357.2 the King

Mystic River $4.3 $75.2

Cold Mountain $4.0 $87.9

Monster $3.6 $20.1

Something’s Gotta Give $3.0 $119.3

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