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The Force was not just with Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones over the Memorial Day holiday but with the entire marketplace as overall business surged to over $200 million, the biggest weekend on record. George LucasChristopher NolanAl PacinoRobin WilliamsJennifer LopezHugh GrantRichard Gere

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones jumped 41.5% from Friday to an estimated $18.1 million on Saturday, 58% more than its nearest competitor Spider-Man. In 10 days, it has rocketed to $172.2 million and leapt 23 spots from Friday to No. 68 on the all time chart in the process, landing just a smidgen behind fellow Fox 2002 release Ice Age. Al PacinoRobin WilliamsJennifer Lopez

The litany of records for Spider-Man just keep on piling up. The famed webslinger scaled to an estimated $305,110,000 on Friday—its 22nd day of release—making it the fastest movie to ever hit $300 million.

Despite solid debuts posted by Insomnia, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron and Enough, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones maintained its dominance over the box office as it raked in an estimated $12.8 million on Friday, over 75% more than its nearest competitor Spider-Man. After nine days, its total has soared to $154.1 million, moving up 18 spots from Thursday to No. 91 on the all time chart. George LucasAl PacinoRobin WilliamsJennifer Lopez

Another day, another record for the amazing Spider-Man.

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones pulled in $6,536,835 on Wednesday, lifting its seven-day total to $134,869,203. That's the second highest grossing week ever behind Spider-Man's $151,622,504, although it's not light years ahead of the last Star Wars picture, 1999's The Phantom Menace.

Coming off a stellar $80,027,814 weekend, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones continued to exert its dominance over the North American box office during the week. George Lucas

George Lucas and 20th Century Fox may not have expected to shatter any records with the latest installment of the most popular franchise in movie history, but that's exactly what they did.

When the $80,027,814 final tally for Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones's weekend was issued on Monday, 20th Century Fox's $86.15 million estimate from Sunday turned out to be off by $6.12 million. That raised a number of eyebrows, especially in light of rival studios' estimates that had Clones pegged at closer to $80 million.

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones may have been stealing the headlines with its $80,027,814 weekend, but the box office pie expanded to allow strong business for a number of other pictures, namely the amazing Spider-Man.

HOLLYWOOD (Box Office Mojo) - Appropriately, Saturday night was ruled by the season finale of Saturday Night Live, but, unfortunately for NBC, late night shows don't count in the primetime ratings derby. The Peacock Network came in fourth for the night with a 3.8 average rating and 7 share, despite its dominance on weekdays.

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones is poised to post the third biggest opening of all time as it continued to outpace its predecessor on Friday.

Perpetually the No. 1 show of Friday, Law & Order: SVU was tops yet again with its season finale, helping the night's perpetually No. 1 network NBC nab an 8.2 average rating and 15 share. Fox came in second with a 6.9 / 13, thanks to the M*A*S*H 30th Anniversary Reunion Special delivering nearly double the ratings that the now canceled Dark Angel used to post. CBS was third with a 6.6 / 12 for the night, and ABC trailed with a 5.2 / 10.

On Friday, Spider-Man remained relatively unphased by the advent of Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, while Hugh Grant's latest romantic comedy About a Boy wooed solid numbers.

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones landed in Australia, where much of it was shot at Fox Studios in Sydney, with the market's highest non-holiday opening day ever and the second-biggest day overall.

The Force was with Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones as it soared past its predecessor to score the third biggest opening day ever and the most business Thursday or any weekday for that matter has ever seen.

On Thursday night, Americans were doing more than just seeing Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones. They were in front of the tube, watching the season finales of the nation's most popular TV shows.

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones reaped an estimated $6 million to $8 million from its midnight showings and others during the wee hours of Thursday, although there have been no official numbers finalized yet.

Despite falling to second place on Thursday, Spider-Man remained undaunted by the advent of Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones's $30,141,417 opening day. The Marvel Comics adaptation captured $3,514,866, dipping 17.2% from Wednesday and 52.9% from the previous Thursday.

HOLLYWOOD (Box Office Mojo) - Maybe George Lucas' concentration of Midi-chlorians was somehow diluted, because if early estimates hold true, the Force wasn't fully with Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones on opening day.