“蝴蝶效应”原本是一个科学概念，这是指对于许多非线性的动力系统而言，初始条件的微小变化可能会导致系统随时间演化的截然而异。
通俗地说，发生在中国上海的倾盆大雨可能源于几星期前美国纽约上空的一只蝴蝶抖动了几下翅膀，这就是“蝴蝶效应”。
这种系统随时间演化的不确定性的概念延伸到艺术上亦获得了成功。
电影《蝴蝶效应》就排行在目前十大影片的上座率之首。
The Butterfly Effect 剧情介绍
1 hour, 53 minutes
Some people want to forget the past. Others want to change it. Ashton Kutcher (Just Married) stars as Evan Treborn, who ties his emotional scars in adulthood to the frequent blackouts he had as a child. As he begins to unravel intensely personal truths about his childhood circle of friends, Evan decides to risk everything in a bold attempt to change the past, hoping to save the people he loves even if it means destroying everything he knows.
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（题图为电影的男女主人公的剧照）
附录 十大卖座电影：
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at North American theatres, according to studios and Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc., with final figures will be released Monday:
1. The Butterfly Effect, $17.1 million
2. Along Came Polly, $16.6 million
3. Win a Date With Tad Hamilton! $7.5 million
4. Big Fish, $7.3 million
5. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, $6.85 million
6. Cheaper by the Dozen, $6.6 million
7. Cold Mountain, $5.03 million
8. Torque, $4.43 million
9. Something’s Gotta Give, $4.1 million
10. Mystic River, $3.13 million
