1. X-Men: The Last Stand





















2. The Break-Up

















3. The Da Vinci Code




















4. Over the Hedge


















5. Superman Returns





















6. The Omen




















7. Poseidon


















8. See No Evil

















9. Mission: Impossible III





















10. Just My Luck

Sauron's forces have laid siege to Minas Tirith, the capital of Gondor, in their efforts to eliminate the race of men. The once-great kingdom, watched over by a fading steward, has never been in more desperate need of its king. But can Aragorn answer the call of his heritage and become what he was born to be? In no small measure, the fate of Middle-earth rests on his broad shoulders. With the final battle joined and the legions of darkness gathering, Gandalf urgently tries to rally Gondor's broken army to action. He is aided by Rohan's King Theoden, who unites his warriors for history's biggest test. Yet even with their courage and passionate loyalty, the forces of men--with Eowyn and Merry hidden among them--are no match for the enemies swarming against Gondor. Still, in the face of great losses, they charge forward into the battle of their lifetimes, tied together by their singular goal to keep Sauron distracted and give the Ring Bearer a chance to complete his quest. Their hopes rest with Frodo, a tiny but determined hobbit making a perilous trip across treacherous enemy lands to cast the One Ring into the fires of Mount Doom. The closer Frodo gets to his final destination, the heavier his burden becomes and the more he must rely on Samwise Gamgee. Gollum--and the Ring itself--will test Frodo's allegiances and, ultimately, his humanity.

Also Known As: Lord of the Rings 3
Part Three: The Return of the King
Tales of Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: The Return of the King
The Return of the King
Production Status: Released
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction/Fantasy,
Adaptation and Sequel
Running Time: 3 hrs. 20 min.
Release Date: December 17th, 2003
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense epic battle sequences and
frightening images.
Distributors: New Line Cinema
Production Co.: WingNut Films
Studios: New Line Cinema
Financiers: Hannover Leasing
U.S. Box Office: $376,853,002
Filming Locations: Wellington, New Zealand
New Zealand
Produced in: United States

Following a mysterious absence of several years, the Man of Steel, Superman, comes back to Earth--but things have changed. While an old enemy plots to render him powerless once and for all, Superman faces the heartbreaking realization that the woman he loves, Lois Lane, has moved on with her life. Or has she? Superman's bittersweet return challenges him to bridge the distance between them while finding a place in a society that has learned to survive without him. In an attempt to protect the world he loves from cataclysmic destruction, Superman embarks on an epic journey of redemption that takes him from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of outer space.

The "X-Men" mutants overpowered the human competition at the U.S. Memorial Day holiday box office in North America, as the final film in the comic-book trilogy logged the fourth-biggest opening of all time, according to studio estimates on Monday.

"X-Men: The Last Stand" earned $120.1 million in the four days since opening on May 26, distributor 20th Century Fox said on Monday, and set new records as the biggest Memorial Day holiday opener ever and the biggest debut so far this year.

"The Da Vinci Code" previously held the honors for the best opening of the year after launching last weekend to $77 million. It slipped to No. 2 with a four-day sum of $43 million and a total of $145.5 million, but remained the top film internationally. "Over the Hedge" was No. 3 in North America with $35.3 million, also down one spot. Its two-week total rose to $84.4 million.

While the "X-Men" franchise is on fire, Tom Cruise's "Mission: Impossible" series is on the ropes. "Mission: Impossible III" has grossed $115.8 million after four weekends. At the same stage in their cycles, 1996's "Mission: Impossible" had earned about $145 million, and 2000's "Mission: Impossible 2" $177 million. For the current weekend, the new film earned $8.6 million, ranking at No. 4.

The Friday-to-Sunday haul for "X-Men: The Last Stand" was $103.1 million, revised down from the $107 million estimate released on Sunday. But the three-day sum still ranks No. 4 on the all-time list. The record for a film opening on a Friday is held by 2002's "Spider-Man" ($115 million), followed by 2005's "Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith ($108.4 million) and 2004's "Shrek 2" ($108 million).

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The new film, whose returning cast of mutants includes British actors Patrick Stewart as the heroic Professor X and Ian McKellen as the evil Magneto, was directed by Brett Ratner, best known for the "Rush Hour" films.

Fox, a unit of News Corp., licensed the comic book franchise from Marvel Entertainment Inc. "The Da Vinci Code" was released by Columbia Pictures, a unit of Sony Corp .. Viacom Inc.'s Paramount Pictures released both "Over the Hedge" and "Mission: Impossible III."