1.  Matrix Revolutions (50.2 Million)
2.  Elf ($32.1 Million)
3.  Brother Bear ($18.6 Million)
4.  Scary Movie  ($11.1 Million)
5.  Radio ($7.4 Million)
6.  Love Actually ($6.6 Million)
7.  Mystic River ($4.8 Million)
8.  Texas Chainsaw Massacre ($4.8 Million)
9.  Runaway Jury ($4.8 Million)
10.  School of Rock ($3.2 Million)

Box office reports this week are all quick to point out Matrix‘s failure to meet the expectations set for it by it’s predecessors. Revolutions was expected to opn 40% higher than it actually did. It’s domestic weekend was a mere $50.16 million, compared to Reloaded‘s $91.8 million. The Warner Brothers P.R. department is going into spin control overdrive, trumpeting it’s worldwide grosses for the week. The film brought in $204.1 million globally which beats the previous record set by The Two Towers.

Any way you slice it, it’s obvious that the interest in this franchise is fading fast. Although overall audience reaction seems to be that this film is better than Reloaded, it’s still pretty clear that everybody feels that these last two movies should have been a lot better.

Will Ferrell’s Elf capitalized on the Matrix backlash, gracefully slipping into 2nd place with a very healthy $32.1 million. Critical and audience reaction to this film is off the charts, so expect it to hang around for awhile.

Love Actually opened in 6th place. This weekend was a limited release for the film and it should climb the charts a bit once it goes wide.