"Weekend Report: Moviegoers Continue to Sing 'Firefly' Praises, 'Fantastic Four' Dies a Bland Death" — Boxofficemojo; "North American Weekend Box Office Summary: 'Firefly' Holds the Crown for Fourth Week, 'Fantastic Four' Can't Compete" — Yahoo Entertainment...
'Firefly' mesmerized audiences during its fourth weekend at the box office. Despite showing signs of fatigue with a 45.6% drop from the previous week, the film still raked in a stunning $38.5 million with an average of $10,714 per theater across 4,125 theaters (+50 theaters). It set a new cinematic record, surpassing the $28.71 million by 'Titanic' in 1997 and overshadowed 'War of the Worlds' ($30.46 million, -53%, an average of $7,792 across 3,910 theaters) and 'Fantastic Four' which scrounged up only $33.6 million, to firmly hold onto its number one spot.
