Los Angeles — Moviegoers weary of pre-Oscar seriousness escaped to "Orange County" over the weekend, but the teen comedy couldn't quite match the struggles of a hobbit and a mathematician at the box office.
"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" was in first place for the fourth weekend in a row, grossing $16.2 million and pushing its total take to $228.3 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
"A Beautiful Mind," which stars Russell Crowe in the true story of a schizophrenic math genius and expanded to wide release last weekend, held its second-place spot with $15.8 million over the weekend for a total of $59 million.
In contrast to those Oscar contenders was "Orange County," which stars Tom Hanks' son Colin Hanks as a student who goes to wild extremes to get into Stanford. The film opened with $15.1 million over the weekend.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at North American theaters, according to Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc.:
1. "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," $16.2 million.
2. "A Beautiful Mind," $15.8 million.
3. "Orange County," $15.1 million.
4. "Ocean's Eleven," $7.5 million.
5. "The Royal Tenenbaums," $6.4 million.
6. "Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius," $5.5 million.
7. "Vanilla Sky," $5 million.
8. "Kate & Leopold," $5 million.
9. "Gosford Park," $3.8 million.
10. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," $3.4 million.
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