In a game of revision and counter-revision, the title holder for the biggest worldwide opening in history — which has passed during the past few days from “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” to “The Matrix Revolutions” and then back to “Two Towers” — is once again in the “Matrix” camp.

After adding in some late-arriving international grosses, Warner Bros. is now claiming victory for “The Matrix Revolutions,” which amassed $202.8 million in its first five days since opening last Wednesday. That puts it slightly ahead of New Line’s “Towers,” which racked up $201.9 million in its first five days late last year.

“Revolutions” went out in a record 94 countries, 107 markets and with more than 10,000 prints internationally in an unprecedented day-and-date, hour-to-hour release Nov. 5.

Kwan-Rubinek also noted that various countries were on holiday Monday, which delayed getting accurate numbers, and she also said that smaller countries usually take extra time to tally.

The newly revised international box office for “Revolutions” is $119 million, up slightly from the $117.6 million reported by the distributor Monday. In either case, in terms of its international grosses, “Revolutions” easily topped the first five days of “Two Towers” in the international marketplace, which brought in $99.8 million.

In its first seven days, “Revolutions” has amassed a worldwide gross of $232.2 million, with $93.6 million coming from the domestic side and $138.6 million from international receipts. Traditionally, the international side of the “Matrix” series has outperformed the domestic side, and the third film in the series looks to continue that pattern.

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