] LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Warner Bros. Pictures' ] "The Matrix: Reloaded" made box office history this ] weekend as the highly anticipated sequel chambered an ] estimated $93.3 million during the three-day session and ] a staggering $135.8 million since its release late ] Wednesday night. ] ] Numerous records were shattered at the box office in ] North America, but a select few remained intact as the ] record books had to be downloaded and adjusted to ] accommodate the massive assault by "Reloaded," ] co-produced with Village Roadshow. ] ] As expected, the opening weekend gross vaporized the ] record for the biggest opening by an R-rated film, ] effortlessly besting MGM's "Hannibal" ($58 million). The ] Keanu Reeves starrer, helmed and written by brothers ] Larry and Andy Wachowski, racked up the second-biggest ] three-day weekend ever, behind Sony's "Spider-Man" ] ($114.8 million), which was released on a Friday without ] previews. The first four days of "Reloaded" is likely to ] be bigger than the same time frame for the webbed one ] ($125.9 million) even without the grosses from Wednesday ] night previews -- marking the biggest first four days in ] history. I foresee the hacker culture suddenly becoming very mainstream... Reuters | Latest Financial News / Full News Coverage |