Coming in at $1.2 million less than Fox's estimate, Attack of the Clones led the field with $60,003,949 over the four-day Memorial weekend, soaring to $201,309,716 after 12 days of release -- the second fastest movie to cross the double century mark behind Spider-Man's nine day sprint and ahead of The Phantom Menace's 13 days. Clones now ranks No. 41 on the all time chart, right behind Armageddon ($201,578,182).
For the normal weekend period -- Friday to Sunday -- George Lucas' $115 million digital epic took in $47,880,532, down 40% from its $80,027,814 opening and ranking as the fifth biggest second weekend ever. By comparison, The Phantom Menace descended 21% in its sophomore session to $51,399,863, reaching $191,596,499 by its 12th day of release on its trek to $431,088,297. However, it faced a far less competitive marketplace, with only one other major movie opening in its first two weeks (Notting Hill). Whereas, Clones has had four, not to mention the continued behemoth that is Spider-Man.
Breaking the weekend down, Clones raked in $12,787,965 on Friday, jumped 45.1% on Saturday to $18,560,664, fell 10.9% on Sunday to $16,531,903 and dipped 26.7% dip on Monday to $12,123,417. The pattern was similar to Menace's Memorial Day frame, although there was greater burn-off as the weekend progressed.
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