Thanks to a mob of high-heeled women, the big-screen adaptation of Sex and the City took in nearly $57 million over the past three days. Pretty impressive considering the film was expected to land somewhere in the $25-$35 million range. But Carrie and Company did just more than score first place, their hard work put them into the record books:

• Sex and the City had the best opening weekend for an R-rated comedy.
• The film’s debut topped any live-action adaptation of a TV show. (The original Mission Impossible raked in $45 million.)
• SATC‘s premiere surpassed all romantic comedies including Hitch ($43.1 million) and Knocked Up ($30.7 million).
• It was the fifth best showing for any R-rated movie ever.

These feats were especially impressive given the turnout of the movie’s nearest competitor. Although down from last week’s numbers, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull still managed to earn another $44.7 million. That chunk of change put the sequel comfortably past the $200 million mark.

1. Sex and the City, New Line, $56,848,056 (avg. $17,305)
2. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Paramount, $44,754,615 (avg. $10,496)
3. The Strangers, Rogue Pictures, $20,997,985 (avg. $8515)
4. Iron Man, Paramount, $13,541,264 (avg. $3710)
5. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Disney, $12,704,54 (avg. $3342)
6. What Happens in Vegas, 20th Century Fox, $6,681,097 (avg. $2165)
7. Speed Racer, Warner Bros., $2,259,031 (avg. $1091)
8. Baby Mama, Universal, $2,194,320 (avg. $1230)
9. Made of Honor, Sony, $1,913,035 (avg. $1004)
10. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Universal, $1,059,840 (avg. $1380)