War of the Worlds Reaches $204.2M in 5 Days

The box-office haul for his War of the Worlds was huge: $204.2 million, including $101.7 million from its first five days of release in North America, It was the strongest opening for any Cruise film ever reports People MagazineM. War of the Worlds' $77.6 million total, from Friday to Monday, ranks as the second-best for a July 4 holiday weekend, behind "Spider-Man 2," which grossed $116 million in the same period last year. After six days, "Spider-Man 2" was at $180 million.

The $135 million film has already earned more than the totals of Cruise's last two films, "Collateral" and "The Last Samurai," and of Spielberg's most recent effort "The Terminal." They previously worked together on 2002's "Minority Report," which ended up with $132 million reports CNN.

"Batman Begins," the champion for the last two weeks, slipped to No. 2 in North America with a four-day sum of $18.7 million, taking its total to $154.1 million. The superhero movie, starring Christian Bale as the Caped Crusader and Holmes as his love interest, was released by Warner Bros. Pictures.

"Mr. & Mrs. Smith," a thriller starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, held steady at No. 3 with $12.7 million in its fourth week. The 20th Century Fox release has earned $146.1 million to date.