The weekend box office had a familiar ring to it as the J.R.R. Tolkien tale Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring remained the top draw for the fourth week in a row, earning an estimated $16.2 million, to bring its domestic total to $228.3 million. Combined with an overseas take of $280 million, the worldwide gross of LOTR has now exceeded $500 million. For the first time, however, the film has had to fend off a couple of significant challengers."