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17 November 1998 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Waterboy, The (1998) sucked up an additional $24.4 million in ticket sales in its second weekend, according to final figures released by Exhibitor Relations Inc. Monday. The movie far outdistance its rivals, including three debuting films, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998), Meet Joe Black (1998) and I'll Be Home For Christmas (1998). Analysts predicted that The Waterboy (1998), which has earned $79.1 million over the past ten days, could eventually earn $150 million. The top-ten films for the weekend, according to final results from Exhibitor Relations: 1. Waterboy, The (1998), Buena Vista, $24, 431, 129; 2. I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998), Sony, $16, 520, 038; 3. Meet Joe Black (1998), Universal, $15, 017, 995; 4. The Siege (1998/I), 20th Century Fox, $8, 101, 705; 5. Antz (1998), DreamWorks $4, 016, 741; 6. I'll Be Home For Christmas (1998), Buena Vista, $3, 898, 293; 7. Pleasantville (1998), New Line, $3, 675, 133; 8. Wizard of Oz, The (1939), Warner Bros., $3, 269, 630; 9. Living Out Loud (1998), New Line, $2, 606, 522; 10. Practical Magic (1998), Warner Bros., $1, 919, 519.

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16 November 1998 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

New Line's Waterboy, The (1998) remained the unlikely hero at the box office over the weekend, earning an additional $25.2 million to bring its total after two weekends to an astonishing $79.9 million. In second place was the opening of the horror sequel, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998), which, despite horrendous reviews, earned an impressive $17.5 million, exceeding the take of the original. In third place was the Brad Pitt starrer, Meet Joe Black (1998), with $15.6 million. The top-ten films according to studio estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations: 1. Waterboy, The (1998), $25.2 million; 2. I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998), $17.5 million; 3. Meet Joe Black (1998), $15.6 million; 4. The Siege (1998/I) $8.3 million; 5. Antz (1998), $4.2 million; 6. Pleasantville (1998), $4.1 million; 7. I'll Be Home For Christmas (1998), $4 million; 8. Wizard of Oz, The (1939), $3.3 million; 9. Living Out Loud (1998), $2.7 million; 10. Rush Hour (1998), $2 million.

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10 November 1998 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

News reports Monday observed that the astonishing $39.4-million garnered by Disney's Waterboy, The (1998) over the weekend has lifted the film's star, Adam Sandler, into the same league as Jim Carrey. The film (described by the Associated Press Monday as a "Cajun football comedy") upset box-office records, earning more money than any film ever released in November or December, including those released during holiday periods. Sandler, who rarely grants interviews, had a "really levelheaded" reaction to the news, according to his longtime producer, Robert Simonds. Simonds told today's (Tuesday) Los Angeles Times that Sandler said to him that "it feels good but doesn't really change anything. We still have a lot of work to do on upcoming projects and it's important not to get ahead of ourselves." (In his next film, Big Daddy, currently filming in New York, Sandler portrays a single man who adopts a child.) Simonds indicated that Sandler has signed a $12-million deal to develop and star in a project for New Line about a man whose mother was an angel and his father, a devil. The top ten weekend films, according to final figures from Exhibitor Relations: 1. Waterboy, The (1998), Disney, $39.4 million; 2. Siege, The (1998/I), 20th Century Fox, $13.9 million; 3. Pleasantville (1998), New Line, $5.6 million; 4. Antz (1998), DreamWorks, $5.56 million; Wizard of Oz, The (1939) (reissue), Warner Bros., $5.4 million; 6. Living Out Loud (1998), New Line, $4.3 million; 7. Practical Magic (1998), Warner Bros., $4.1 million; 8. John Carpenter's Vampires (1998), Sony, $3.9 million; 9. Belly (1998), Artisan, $3.5 million; 10. Rush Hour (1998), New Line, $3.3 million.

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9 November 1998 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Despite largely negative reviews, including one that likened watching it to undergoing root canal, the Adam Sandler comedy Waterboy, The (1998) took in an astonishing $39.1 million at the box office over the weekend, a November record. The figure, based on studio estimates, represents the most ever earned by a live-action Disney film in a debut and came close to equaling the $40.9 million that Lion King, The (1994) drew at its opening in 1994, the studio's all-time best. Meanwhile, despite protests by Arab-American groups, Siege, The (1998/I) got off to a good start with an estimated $14.6 million. With only restoration costs to account for, the reissued 1939 classic Wizard of Oz, The (1939) was also a big winner with about $5.5 million. The urban drama Belly, which opened in only 600 theaters -- the Magic Johnson theaters refused to screen it -- took in $3.7 million. ($5 million since its Wednesday debut). And, in its national roll-out -- it opened in limited release last week -- Living Out Loud (1998) earned an okay $4.5 million. The top 10 films according to studio estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations: 1. Waterboy, The (1998), $39.1 million; 2. Siege, The (1998/I), $14.7 million; 3. Pleasantville (1998), $6.0 million; 4. Wizard of Oz, The (1939), $5.5 million; 5. Antz (1998), $5.4 million; 6. Living Out Loud (1998), $4.5 million; 7. Practical Magic (1998), $4.3 million; 8. John Carpenter's Vampires (1998), $4.0 million; 9. Belly (1998), $3.5 million; 10. Rush Hour (1998), $3.5 million.

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3 November 1998 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Meanwhile, New Line's Living Out Loud (1998), which opened in just eight theaters in New York and L.A., took in almost $170, 000 (or more than $21, 000 per theater), a figure nothing short of out-loud sensational. The film is scheduled to roll out nationally next weekend. Also performing exceptionally was Miramax's Italian-language Life Is Beautiful (1997), which grossed $460, 000 -- or $12, 000 per screen -- in its second weekend as it expanded from 6 to 38 theaters. American History X (1998) earned $156, 000 in 17 locations, or $9, 200 per. The biggest disappointment was the woeful $2.7 million garnered by Oprah Winfrey's Beloved (1998/I), which has now earned only $18.6 million after 3 weekends. The film cost more than $80 million to produce and market.

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30 October 1998 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Living Out Loud (1998), which marks the directorial bow of screenwriter Richard LaGravenese (The Fisher King, The (1991) Horse Whisperer, The (1998) Bridges of Madison County, The (1995) Mirror Has Two Faces, The (1958), Beloved (1998/I)) is being viewed by many critics as a women's film that is being released this Halloween weekend as a kind of counter-programming ploy. Glenn Whipp in the Los Angeles Daily News says it "succeeds in achieving its modest goals with a tough-minded realism that's typically absent from romantic movies." "At last, a romantic comedy for grown-ups!" comments Rod Dreher in the New York Post. And Kenneth Turan in the Los Angeles Times, calls it, "a film of eccentric charm, a warm and sympathetic character comedy." Topping the credits is Holly Hunter, but Janet Maslin in the New York Times says that it is Queen Latifah who is "the film's most attention-getting figure." The film is wordy, Maslin suggests, commenting, "In directing, LaGravenese remains very much a writer." And Susan Wloszczyna in USA Today observes, "If this is Living Out Loud (1998), then all I can say is, "Shut up."

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6 articles from 1998