Let's Hear it for the Girls!

'Sex and the City's' $55 million opening weekend made 'Sex and the City' stars Carrie, Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte superheroes.

Women flocked to the movies, and they didn't go solo but brought all their female friends to join. Let's hear it for the girls! 'Sex and the City' made cinematic history, despite recent blows to women in the media. From Hillary's defeat for the Democratic presidential nomination to the release of the highly anticipated 'Indiana Jones 4,' 'Sex' knocked the socks off the box office when it came in first place. Its numbers made it the best R-rated comedy to date and by far the best of all time for a romantic comedy. It also ranked first for a TV adaption. While it's uncertain whether 'Sex and the City' can maintain its momentum, it certainly made a statement.

Paul Dergarabedian, president of box office tracker Media by Numbers said, "This is a blockbuster for women. This was to women what 'Indiana Jones' and 'Star Wars' let's say are to men.

The saying holds true. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and four years since 'Sex and the City's' season finale, the mania is greater than ever. Women of all ages were ready to tune back in to Sarah Jessica Parker's Carrie Bradshaw and her posse as they take on new family, commitment, sex and style issues.

Media by Numbers:
(Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters

1. "Sex and the City" $55.7 million
2. "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" $46 million
3. "The Strangers" $20.7 million
4. "Iron Man" $14 million
5. "The Chronicles of Narnia: Price Caspian" $13 million
6. "What Happens in Vegas" $6.9 million
7. "Baby Mama" $2.2 million
8. "Speed Racer" $2.1 million
9. "Made of Honor" $2 million
10. "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" $1 million