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9 articles from 2002

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Box Office Down -- But Don't Blame The Super Bowl

5 February 2002 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

The reluctance of studios to bring their heavy hitters to the plate at this time of year -- a period of generally poor box-office business -- probably had more to do with last weekend's lackluster ticket sales than the competition from the Super Bowl, analysts suggested Monday. They noted that the total take for the weekend was about equal with last year's for the same weekend -- which was not a Super Bowl weekend. In the case of the two new films that were released, one (Sony's Slackers) received universally withering reviews; the other (Miramax's Birthday Girl) had been gathering dust for three years on the studio's shelves. Neither wound up in the top ten. The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Exhibitor Relations (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date): 1. Black Hawk Down, Sony, $11,112,555, 6 Wks. ($75,063,935); 2. Snow Dogs, Disney, $10,199,650, 3 Wks. ($51,127,496); 3. A Walk to Remember, Warner Bros. $8,836,201, 2 Wks. ($23,325,402); 4. The Count of Monte Cristo, Disney, $8,772,280, 2 Wks. ($23,371,251); 5. A Beautiful Mind, Universal, $8,403,690, 7 Wks. ($104,502,101); 6. The Mothman Prophecies, Screen Gems, $7,364,011, 2 Wks. ($21,221,640); 7. I Am Sam, New Line, $6,303,148, 6 Wks. ($17,293,331); 8. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, New Line, $5,704,259, 7 Wks. ($266,274,199); 9. Kung Pow: Enter the Fist, 20th Century Fox, $3,851,312, 2 Wks. ($12,099,500); 10. Orange County, Paramount, $2,873,842, 4 Wks. ($37,793,336). »

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Super Bowl Not So Super For Movies

4 February 2002 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

With much of the country staying home over the weekend to prepare for Super Bowl parties and watch the game itself, attendance was sparse in many multiplexes. Black Hawk Down remained the top film for the third week in a row, with an estimated $11.5 million, bringing its total to $75.5 million. Snow Dogs continued to trail in second place, grossing $9.9 million, while the next three films appeared virtually tied. Only $500,000 separated The Count of Monte Cristo, A Walk to Remember and A Beautiful Mind, and the finish order could be altered when final results are released later today (Monday). Two new films fared poorly, the gross-out comedy Slackers earning just $3 million to finish tenth (in a tie), and the long-shelved Birthday Girl , starring Nicole Kidman, failing even to make the top-ten list, earning just $2.5 million. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations: 1. Black Hawk Down, $11.5 million; 2. Snow Dogs, $9.9 million; 3. The Count of Monte Cristo, $9 million; 4. A Walk to Remember, $8.8 million; 5. A Beautiful Mind, $8.5 million; 6. The Mothman Prophecies, $7.5 million; 7. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, $6.6 million; 8. I Am Sam, $6.5 million; 9. Kung Pow: Enter the Fist, $3.8 million; 10. (tie) Orange County, $3 million; 10. (tie) Slackers, $3 million. »

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Another Victory For Black Hawk Down

29 January 2002 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

Sony's Black Hawk Down retained its position at the top of the box office over the weekend as it took in $17 million, according to final figures released by Exhibitor Relations on Monday. Disney's Snow Dogs also kept its second-place spot with $13.1 million, while Warner's A Walk to Remember debuted in third place with $12.2 million. Universal's A Beautiful Mind followed in fourth place with $11.5 million. Warping Sunday's estimates, Disney's Count of Monte Cristo turned out to be the fifth-ranked film with $11.4 million, edging out Sony's The Mothman Prophecies, which earned $11.2 million. The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Exhibitor Relations (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date): 1. Black Hawk Down, Sony, $17,012,268, 5 Wks. ($58,893,074); 2. Snow Dogs, Disney, $13,079,373, 2 Wks. ($38,811,967); 3. A Walk to Remember, Warner Bros., $12,177,488, (New); 4. A Beautiful Mind, Universal, $11,531,735, 6 Wks. ($92,887,746); 5. The Count of Monte Cristo, Disney, $11,376,150, (New); 6. The Mothman Prophecies, Screen Gems, $11,208,851, (New); 7. I Am Sam, New Line, $8,315,581, 5 Wks. ($8,506,955); 8. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, New Line, $7,803,075, 6 Wks. ($258,449,272); 9. Kung Pow: Enter The Fist, 20th Century Fox, $7,017,474, (New); 10. Orange County, Paramount, $4,418,401, 3 Wks. ($34,046,523). »

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Down Stays Up

28 January 2002 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

Sony/Revolution's Black Hawk Down continued to hover over the box office for the second week in a row, earning an estimated $18.2 million, keeping Disney's Snow Dogs at bay in second place with $13.62 million. A step behind was Warner's new A Walk to Remember with $13.57 million. Debuting in fourth place was Sony's The Mothman Prophecies with about $11.8 million. Continuing to show strength in fifth place was Universal's A Beautiful Mind, which earned $11.7 million, about equal with what it took in last weekend. Sales for the top 12 films rose to $155.3 million versus $73.8 million during the same week last year (when movie audiences were distracted by the Super Bowl). The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations: 1. Black Hawk Down, $18.2 million; 2. Snow Dogs, $13.62 million; 3. A Walk to Remember, $13.57 million; 4. The Mothman Prophecies, $11.8 million; 5. A Beautiful Mind, $11.7 million; 6. The Count of Monte Cristo, $11.5 million; 7. I Am Sam, $8.3 million; 8. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, $8 million; 9. Kung Pow! Enter the Fist, $7.3 million; 10. Orange County, $4.6 million. »

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Snow Storm On MLK Holiday

23 January 2002 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

Surprising many analysts, the biggest draw on Monday, the Martin Luther King holiday, turned out to be Disney's critically hounded Snow Dogs, which earned $5.89 million, edging out the weekend leader, Sony's Black Hawk Down, which grossed $5.02 million on Monday, according to Exhibitor Relations. On a per-theater basis, the Disney film was the clear victor. Playing on nearly 1,000 fewer screens than Down, Dogs averaged $2,560 per screen on the fourth day of the holiday, while the war film averaged $1,618. Another strong performer was Universal/Imagine's A Beautiful Mind, which placed third on Monday, following its Golden Globes wins Sunday night. Mind earned $2.96 million to push Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring to fourth place with $2.79 million. The top ten films over the four-day Martin Luther King holiday, according to final figures compiled by Exhibitor Relations: 1. Black Hawk Down, Sony, $33,627,736; 2. Snow Dogs, Disney, $23,708,259; 3. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, New Line, $15,267,748; 4. A Beautiful Mind, Universal, $14,707,110; 5. Orange County, Paramount, $10,529,456; 6. Ocean's Eleven, Warner Bros., $6,755,569; 7. The Royal Tenenbaums, Disney, $5,359,152; 8. Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Paramount, $4,307,048; 9. Gosford Park, USA, $4,150,759; 10. Kate and Leopold, Miramax, $4,126,455. »

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Black Hawk Down Puts Box Office In A Whirl

21 January 2002 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

Black Hawk Down blasted The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring out of the top position at the box office over the weekend, earning $29 million in the process, the most ever recorded for a January debut. (Actually, the re-release of Star Wars in January 1997 earned more -- $35.9 million.) And, despite a reception from critics that was about as icy as the East Coast weather (and many scenes in the film itself), Disney's Snow Dogs took second place with a stunning $17.5 for the relatively low-budget flick. [Several writers noted that weekend attendance overall was hampered by the East Coast snowstorm and the Saturday football playoffs.] Rings slid to third place with $13 million. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations: 1. Black Hawk Down, $29 million; 2. Snow Dogs, $17.5 million; 3. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, $13 million; 4. A Beautiful Mind, $11 million; 5. Orange County, $9 million; 6. Ocean's Eleven, $5.7 million; 7. The Royal Tenenbaums, $4.3 million; 8. Kate & Leopold, $3.4 million; 9. Gosford Park, $3.3 million; 10. Vanilla Sky, $3.1 million. »

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Rings Wins Another Round

15 January 2002 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

New Line's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring remained the top film at the box office for the fourth straight weekend, as it rang up $16.2 million in ticket sales at 3,381 theaters, final figures released by Exhibitor Relations indicated Monday. Universal's A Beautiful Mind, which widened its release to 2,222 theaters, earned $15.2 million. Paramount's Orange County was close behind, as it earned $15.1 million at 2,317 theaters in its debut. The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Exhibitor Relations (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date): 1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, New Line, $16,201,260, 4 Wks. ($228,320,875); 2. A Beautiful Mind, Universal, $15,220,705, 4 Wks. ($58,420,716); 3. Orange County, Paramount, $15,053,226, (New); 4. Ocean's Eleven, Warner Bros., $7,738,381, 6 Wks. ($162,676,461); 5. The Royal Tenenbaums, Disney, $6,408,153, 5 Wks. ($29,983,861); 6. Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Paramount, $5,523,825, 4 Wks. ($69,084,552); 7. Vanilla Sky, Paramount, $5,024,693, 5 Wks. ($88,459,249); 8. Kate and Leopold, Miramax, $4,744,908, 4 Wks. ($37,209,760); 9. Gosford Park, USA, $3,684,621, 3 Wks. ($6,641,077); 10. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Warner Bros., $3,674,325, 9 Wks. ($305,311,880). »

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Rings Passes $500 Million Worldwide

14 January 2002 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

The weekend box office had a familiar ring to it as the J.R.R. Tolkien tale Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring remained the top draw for the fourth week in a row, earning an estimated $16.2 million, to bring its domestic total to $228.3 million. Combined with an overseas take of $280 million, the worldwide gross of LOTR has now exceeded $500 million. For the first time, however, the film has had to fend off a couple of significant challengers. Universal/Imagine widened the release of A Beautiful Mind, taking in $15.8 million in the process. And Paramount's low-budget teen comedy Orange County, which drew wildly mixed reviews, opened with $15.1 million. By contrast, Sony's Ali, starring Will Smith, was knocked out of the top ten in only its third week of release, earning just $3.2 million. Overall, the box office was off what would appear at first glance to be an astonishing 37 percent from the same weekend last year. However, analysts noted that the Martin Luther King weekend fell on the second weekend of January in 2001, while it will fall on the third weekend this year. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations: 1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, $16.2 million; 2. A Beautiful Mind, $15.8 million; 3. Orange County, $15.1 million; 4. Ocean's Eleven, $7.5 million; 5. The Royal Tenenbaums, $6.4 million; 6. Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, $5.5 million; 7. Vanilla Sky, $5 million; 8. Kate & Leopold, $5 million; 9. Gosford Park, $3.8 million; 10. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, $3.4 million. »

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Movie Reviews: Orange County

11 January 2002 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

Lots of thumbs up and as many thumbs down are greeting the opening of Orange County. Leading the thumbs-up contingent (naturally) is Roger Ebert, who writes in the Chicago Sun-Times, "Orange County has the form of a teenage movie, the spirit of an independent comedy, and the subversive zeal of Jack Black, whose grin is the least reassuring since Jack Nicholson. It's one of those movies like Ghost World and Legally Blonde where the description can't do justice to the experience. It will sound like the kind of movie that, if you are over 17, you don't usually go to see. But it isn't." Jane Sumner in the Dallas Morning News chimes in: ""At last! A teen comedy that doesn't require an emetic. A refreshing change from the usual whoopee-cushion effort aimed at the youth market, Paramount Pictures' Orange County has a lot going for it." On the other hand, Rita Kempley comments in the Washington Post that the film would probably never have been made if it didn't have Colin Hanks, the son of Tom, and Schuyler Fisk, the daughter of Sissy Spacek, as stars and Jake Kasdan, the son of Lawrence, as director. "Orange County," she writes, "is strictly a vanity vehicle with a mess of star babies on board. That would be just fine if it didn't take us down the same old cul-de-sac. But it does, and with a vengeance." Rick Groen in the Toronto Globe & Mail writes similarly: "Here's [Hollywood's] latest innovation: Cast a derivative movie with derivative actors. Literally." Then there are the reviewers with thumbs skewed sidewise, like Kevin Thomas in the Los Angeles Times, who comments: "Orange County starts out deliriously funny but allows sentimentality to squeeze it to a pulp by the time it's over." »

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2002 | 2001

9 articles from 2002

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