The holiday weekend gave Will Smith yet another reason to celebrate.

Over the long Independence Day weekend that shares a name with one of his previous sci-fi blockbusters, "Men in Black 2" earned an estimated $54.1 million, placing the artist formerly known as the Fresh Prince and his partner, Tommy Lee Jones, atop the box office throne. ([article id="1455439"]Click for photos[/article] from the movie)

The sequel to the comic-book-based action/comedy blockbuster "Men in Black" bested the competition to become the fourth movie in as many weeks to land at #1 in what has become a highly competitive summer season.

The weekend's two other widely released flicks — Bow Wow's basketball fantasy "Like Mike" (see [article id="1455427"]"Can Bow Wow Match Basketball's Top Dog At The Box Office?"[/article]) and the animated action pic "The Powerpuff Girls Movie" — slid in at #3 and #9 with $13 and $3.5 million, respectively.

Last week's #1 film, "Mr. Deeds," ([article id="1455484"]Click for photos[/article] from the movie) finished second with $18.8 million in its second week of release (see [article id="1455883"]"Mr. Deeds In The Money At Box Office As Well"[/article]). "Minority Report," America's #1 movie before the Adam Sandler-driven "Deeds" debuted (see [article id="1455376"]"Tom Cruise Threatened By Tubby Blue Aliens"[/article]), slipped to #5 with $12.4 million for an overall take of $96.8 million — it was bested by Disney's "Lilo & Stitch," which took #4 with $12.7 million.

The rest of the top 10 includes "Scooby Doo," another former #1 (see [article id="1455255"]" 'Scooby' Takes #1, Breaks Record — No, Really"[/article]), at #7 with $7 million for an overall take of $137.5 million. Matt Damon's "The Bourne Identity" earned $9.1 million to come in at #6, while his buddy Ben Affleck's "The Sum of All Fears" came in at #8 with $3.7 million for an overall take of $111.9 million. "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" rounded out the top 10 at #10 with $2.8 million.

The weekend was also cause for celebration for the filmmakers behind "Spider-Man" and the slew of comic book movies gearing up to follow in its wake, as the Sam Raimi-directed superhero spectacular moved past the $400 million mark after bringing in another $2.2 million.