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16 June 1997 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Despite the fact that Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997), Con Air (1997) and Lost World: Jurassic Park, The (1997) took in an estimated $43.4 million between them, the overall box office was down 22 percent compared with the similar weekend last year. Part of that downturn was attributed to the Friday-night telecast of the NBA championship finals. Addicted to Love (1997), which placed fourth, took in only $2.3 million, followed by Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) with $2.1 million. Other finishers in the top ten: 6. Buddy (1997), $2.0 million; 7. Gone Fishin' (1997), $1.9 million; 8. Fifth Element, The (1997), $1.4 million; 9. Trial and Error (1997), $1.3 million; 10. Breakdown (1997), $1.1 million.

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9 June 1997 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Accelerating the plunge from its record-breaking opening weekend when it earned $92 million, Lost World: Jurassic Park, The (1997) garnered $18.5 million, about half what it took in last weekend. Discussing the huge fall-off, John Krier, head of Exhibitor Relations, which tracks box office results, told today's (Monday) Los Angeles Times that the Steven Spielberg film "showed to so many people in the first week, there were not that many to see it the next week. ... What you're seeing now is probably a lot of repeat business." Nevertheless, most analysts predicted that the film will wind up among the top-ten earners of all time. It has already taken in $171 million. Other top finishers:3. Addicted to Love (1997), $3.8 million; 4. Buddy (1997), $3.7 million; 5. Gone Fishin' (1997), $3.1 million; 6. Trial and Error (1997), $2.7 million; 7. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), $2.4 million; 8. Fifth Element, The (1997), $2.2 million; 9. Breakdown (1997), $1.9 million; 10. Liar Liar (1997), $1.2 million. The poor showing of the family film Buddy (1997), which drew mostly favorable reviews, seemed to bode badly for the genre. Columbia distribution chief Jeff Blake observed in a Los Angeles Times interview that there have been a number of complaints from critics and the public about the lack of family films this summer. "Here's one, and nobody came, " he said.

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2 June 1997 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Lost World: Jurassic Park, The (1997) added another $32.6 million to its gross over the weekend, bringing its total to $140 million, according to studio estimates. The figure represented a 55-percent drop from the similar 3-day period last weekend. Other top finishers: 2. Addicted to Love (1997), $6.4 million; 3. Gone Fishin' (1997), $5.5 million; 4. Trial and Error (1997), $5 million; 5. Fifth Element, The (1997), $4 million; 6. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), $3.4 million; 7. Breakdown (1997), $3.2 million.; 8. Father's Day, $1.7 million; 9. Liar Liar (1997), $1.5 million; 10. 'Til There Was You (1997), $1.3 million.

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3 articles from 1997