LA, Nov 10: The final installment in the sci-fi "Matrix" movie trilogy topped the North American box office and grossed a revolutionary $204 million worldwide through its first weekend, making it the biggest global film opening of all time, Warner Bros. studio reported on Sunday. Rolling out simultaneously on a record 18,000 screens in the United States, Canada and 94 other countries, "The Matrix Revolutions" surpassed the banner debut of "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers," which raked in roughly $188 million worldwide in its first five days of release in December 2002.
The robust start to the latest special effects-driven action thriller starring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss and Laurence Fishburne ensured the trilogy's place as one of the biggest franchises in cinematic history.

The first two films -- 1999's "The Matrix" and "The Matrix Reloaded," which opened in May of this year -- have already grossed nearly $1.2 billion combined in worldwide ticket sales. The franchise has made hundreds of millions more in video and DVD distribution and video game sales.

"Matrix Reloaded" still stands as the biggest domestic debut ever for an R-rated film -- grossing nearly $92 million during its first weekend -- and ranks as the second-biggest movie opening of all time behind last year's "Spider-Man" debut, at $115 million.
Coming just six months later, "Revolutions" delivered a less powerful punch to the homeland box office than "Reloaded" but was still potent enough to easily subdue the holiday comedy "Elf," starring Will Ferrell as an oversized Santa's helper. Bureau Report