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The Forces Is With D'Works

23 March 1999 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

DreamWorks' Forces of Nature (1999) proved to be a potent force at the box office over the weekend, debuting in the top spot with $13.5 million, according to final figures released Monday by Exhibitor Relations Co. Three other new films, Warner's True Crime (1999) and King and I, The (1999) and 20th Century Fox's Ravenous, opened far behind (with the Fox film failing even to make the top ten). DreamWorks distribution chief Jim Tharp told Bloomberg News that Forces attracted a predominantly female, under-25 crowd. "We're very pleased, especially any time you are No. 1 in the market with this many new movies currently out there, " Tharp said. The top ten films for the weekend, according to final figures released Monday by Exhibitor Relations: (NOTE: In response to requests from readers, we will begin including total-to-date figures in Tuesday box-office reports beginning today.) 1. Forces of Nature (1999), DreamWorks, $13, 510, 728 (New); 2. Analyze This (1999), Warner Bros., $11, 711, 348 ($57, 153, 515); 3. True Crime (1999), Warner Bros., $5, 276, 109 (New); 4. Baby Geniuses (1999), Sony, $4, 312, 108 ($11, 838, 466); 5. Cruel Intentions (1999), Sony, $4, 008, 790 ($29, 871, 102); 6. King and I, The (1999), Warner Bros., $4, 007, 565 (New); 7. The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) MGM/UA, $3, 713, 759 ($12, 615, 614); 8. Corruptor, The (1999), New Line, $3, 127, 075 ($10, 916, 321); 9. Shakespeare in Love (1998), Miramax, $2, 975, 498 ($73, 192, 745); 10. Deep End of the Ocean, The (1999), Sony, $2, 567, 500 ($10, 002, 682). »

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Meanwhile, Back At The Box Office...

22 March 1999 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

The romantic comedy Forces of Nature (1999), which received wildly mixed reviews, shot to the top of the box office over the weekend, earning about $13.9 million, according to studio estimates. Studio analysts, for the first time, had to base their figures on what the box office was likely to take in during a weekend when, for the first time, moviegoers were distracted by a Sunday night telecast of the Academy Awards. (They had never been broadcast on a weekend night before.) Analyze This (1999), the top performer for the previous two weekends, dropped to No. 2 with about $11.9 million. In all, three new releases -- Forces of Nature (1999), True Crime (1999) and King and I, The (1999) -- opened in the top ten but, a fourth, Ravenous (1999), went hungry with only $950, 000. The top ten films, according to studio estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations:1. Forces of Nature (1999), $13.9 million; 2. Analyze This (1999), $11.9 million; 3. True Crime (1999), $5.3 million; 4. Baby Geniuses (1999), $4.5 million; 5. Cruel Intentions (1999), $4.2 million; 6. King and I, The (1999), $4.1 million; 7. Rage: Carrie 2, The (1999), $3.6 million; 8. Corruptor, The (1999), $3 million; 9. Shakespeare in Love (1998), $2.8 million; 10. Deep End of the Ocean, The (1999), $2.7 million. »

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For Once, The Kids Didn't Rule

16 March 1999 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

Warner's Analyze This (1999) completely psyched out Rage: Carrie 2, The (1999), the teen-appeal MGM film that many analysts thought would land the top spot at last weekend's box office. Instead, the mobster comedy starring Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal grossed $15.6 million, more than twice Carrie 2's $7.1 million. Cruel Intentions (1999), which opened strongly last week, lost nearly half its audience in its second week to finish third with $7 million. The top-ten films according to final studio figures compiled by Exhibitor Relations: 1. Analyze This (1999), Warner Bros., $15, 567, 669; 2. Rage: Carrie 2, The (1999) , MGM/UA, $7, 065, 123; 3. Cruel Intentions (1999), Sony, $7, 006, 829; 4. Corruptor, The (1999), New Line, $5, 765, 300; 5. Baby Geniuses (1999), Sony, $5, 613, 587; 6. Deep End of the Ocean, The (1999), Sony, $5, 558, 400; 7. Wing Commander (1999), 20th Century Fox, $5, 114, 365; 8. Other Sister, The (1999), Buena Vista $3, 839, 269; 9. 8MM (1999), Sony, $3, 520, 356; 10. October Sky (1999), Universal, $3, 007, 710. »

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Gangbuster Biz For Analyze This

15 March 1999 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

Analyze This (1999), starring Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal, continued to gun down the competition in its second week as it nabbed an estimated $15.7 million, down only 15 percent from last weekend -- bringing its total haul to date to $40 million. In second place was the teen-targeted horror sequel Rage: Carrie 2, The (1999) with about $7.4 million. The strong showing was regarded as a significant boost to MGM's efforts to reestablish itself as a major studio. Last week's second-place finisher, Cruel Intentions (1999), dropped a notch to third with about $7 million, a drop of 45 percent. Indicating once again that poor reviews have little effect on the box office, Baby Geniuses (1999), which received scathing notices -- with some critics suggesting that it was one of the worst films ever produced -- managed to take in $5.9 million for fifth place. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations: 1. Analyze This (1999), $15.7 million; 2. Rage: Carrie 2, The (1999), $7.4 million; 3. Cruel Intentions (1999), $7 million; 4. Corruptor, The (1999), $5.9 million; 5. Baby Geniuses (1999), $5.8 million; 6. Deep End of the Ocean, The (1999), $5.6 million; 7. Wing Commander (1999), $5 million; 8. Other Sister, The (1999), $3.9 million; 9. 8MM (1999), $3.6 million; 10. October Sky (1999), $3.1 million. »

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Movie Reviews: The Deep End Of The Ocean

12 March 1999 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

In his review of Deep End of the Ocean, The (1999), Washington Post writer Stephen Hunter fairly rhapsodizes over star Michelle Pfeiffer for two thirds of his column, then comments: "But as wondrous as is Pfeiffer, the movie is quite unpleasant in an icky way." Kenneth Turan credits the filmmakers for achieving "partial success" but says that even that "wouldn't be possible without an exceptional performance by Pfeiffer, one of her best ever." Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times agrees that "Pfeiffer's performance would have adorned a better screenplay" but finds this one "unconvincing from start to finish." Glenn Whipp in the Los Angeles Daily News also deep sixes Deep End writing, "It's all superficial -- the characters, the plotting, even Elmer Bernstein's tired score." However, Janet Maslin in the New York Times gives the film a generally positive review, saying that the story "hits a universal nerve" and is supported by "a fine, impassioned performance" from Pfeiffer. But she too faults the score from the veteran movie composer, writing that it "turns familiar and trite when the film does not." »

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5 articles from 1999

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