We just got a report from Ringer Miller that the estimated first day earnings of The Two Towers in US theaters is $27.3 million. Not to shabby! According to our friend Brandon Gray at Boxofficemojo.com, that places TTT at 2nd place in all-time Wednesday release earnings, behind SW EPI. [More]

CNN reports: Two movies going head to head at the box office this week are also up against each other for top honors in the Golden Globe awards. “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” and “Gangs of New York” were both nominated for best motion picture drama in a ceremony Thursday morning in Los Angeles. [More]

The entire list of nominations is coming soon!