USAToday.com reports that LotR sales are on the way to the top spots of their bestellers list! Thanks to Penwiper for this one. [More]

Brandon Gray
http://www.boxofficemojo.com

The Lord of the Rings drew in a whopping $13.964 million on Wednesday, down just 23% from its $18.214 million opening day last Wednesday. Its 8-day total stands at $107.997 million, pulling ahead of Ocean’s Eleven to rank #16 for the year so far.

At this scorching pace, The Lord of the Rings should reach at least $165 million by the end of the year. [More]

Ringer Paul sends a heads up on Australia’s FOTR box office results. Waahoo!! [More]

Ringer Spy Ed sends along these scans from ‘The Smithsonain Magazine’. [More]

“Ali” stung like a bee on Christmas, recording a $10.2 million perf on its first day in the ring, smashing a record for pics opening on Dec. 25. But Sony’s boxing biopic failed to dethrone “Lord of the Rings,” whose $11.6 million X-mas gross for New Line capped a five-day total of $66.1 million. [More]