The new year is ringing in much the same way as the old one — with a “Lord of the Rings” movie atop the box office and showing no signs of budging. New Line’s second installment in the action-fantasy trilogy is likely to three-peat this weekend, with no other wide releases set to unspool. “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” towered over competition last weekend with $48.9 million in ticket sales compared with $30.1 million for runner-up “Catch Me if You Can” from DreamWorks. [More]