Hobbits are going gangbusters, and Martin Scorsese's gangs are hobbling along well enough, according to the weekend box-office situation.

In its first real weekend out of the box, "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers," the second installment of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy epic trilogy, took in $62 million, and a total of $102 million since debuting last Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Martin Scorsese's brutal period epic, "Gangs of New York," starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Daniel Day-Lewis in a stellar performance as Bill the Butcher, opened in limited release and made $9.5 million.

DiCaprio's other Christmas movie, "Catch Me If You Can," from director Steven Spielberg, finished second, and both the Jennifer Lopez-Ralph Fiennes and Sandra Bullock-Hugh Grant romantic comedies ("Maid in Manhattan" and "Two Weeks Notice," respectively) are doing well.

The dazzling "Chicago," on the other hand, is doing spectacular business, yet is only in a handful of the nation's theaters. Conversely, the D.O.A. "Pinocchio," with Roberto Benigni, fell flat on its nose.

The Top 10 for the weekend, according to studio estimates, are as follows:

1. "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers," $48.9 million
2. "Catch Me If You Can," $30 million
3. "Two Weeks Notice," $16.1 million
4. "Maid in Manhattan," $13 million
5. "Gangs of New York," $11.2 million
6. "Drumline," $8.4 million
7. "The Wild Thornberrys Movie," $7.4 million
8. "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," $6.5 million
9. "The Hot Chick," $4.8 million
10. "Die Another Day," $4.5 million