Giant Robots and Prehistoric Creatures Tie for No. 1! "Transformers 2" and Ice Age 3" Dominate Box-Office! 
The Fourth of July box-office weekend ended with a tie between "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" and "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs!" Both sequels finished first and tied with $42.5 million each.
But these numbers are just studio estimates right now, final winner will be tallied on Monday.
Meanwhile, the Johnny Depp-Christian Bale crime drama "Public Enemies" debuted at No. 3 with $26.2 million.
Here are some box-office fun facts for the 4th of July weekend:
*** "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" already scored a domestic total of $293.5 million in just 12 days!
*** Since opening Wednesday, "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" earned $67.5 million.
*** "Public Enemies'" 5-day total is a healthy $41 million.
*** Disney-Pixar's "Up" already hauled in $264.9 million, making it the No. 2 box-office champion in the history of Disney-Pixar hit machine. "Finding Nemo" is still the No. 1 flick with $339.7 million total. "The Incredibles" is now at No. 3 with $261.4 million.
*** "The Hangover" passed the magical $200 million mark. It's the fourth movie this year to do so joining "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," "Up," and "Star Trek" in the exclusive $200 million club.
Here's the Top 10 Box-Office estimate for the Fourth of July weekend:
1 (tie). "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs," $42.5 million.
1 (tie). "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," $42.5 million.
3. "Public Enemies," $26.2 million.
4. "The Proposal," $12.8 million.
5. "The Hangover," $10.4 million.
6. "Up," $6.6 million.
7. "My Sister's Keeper," $5.3 million.
8. "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3," $2.5 million.
9 (tie). "Year One," $2.1 million.
9. (tie). "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian," $2.1 million.
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