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29 October 2002 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Johnny Knoxville said Monday that the unanimously rotten reviews his film Jackass: The Movie got over the weekend probably ended up helping the film make it to No. 1 at the box office with $22.8 million. Knoxville told USA Today that after those reviews, "Kids just wanted to see it more." Commented the New York Daily News' Jack Mathews: "It is the first motion picture in history to open at No. 1 because of scenes showing people going No. 1. And No. 2!" The results helped push the box office up 20 percent over the comparable weekend a year ago, with the top 10 movies earning $87 million. Last week's No. 1 film, The Ring, fell to second place, but actually picked up ticket buyers as it widened its release. The movie took in $18.5 million, 23 percent more than it did last weekend. The obligatory Halloween horror movie, Ghost Ship, opened in third place with 11.5 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. Jackass: The Movie, Paramount, $22,763,437, (New); 2. The Ring, DreamWorks, $18,488,259, 2 Wks. ($39,391,301); 3. Ghost Ship, Warner Bros., $11,503,423, (New); 4. Sweet Home Alabama, Disney, $6,524,217, 5 Wks. ($107,302,338); 5. My Big Fat Greek Wedding, IFC Films, $6,209,500, 28 Wks. ($177,698,447); 6. Red Dragon, Universal, $4,660,890, 4 Wks. ($84,917,835); 7. Punch-Drunk Love, Sony, $3,308,223, 3 Wks. ($5,861,261); 8. The Transporter, 20th Century Fox, $2,811,751, 3 Wks. ($21,471,206); 9. Brown Sugar, Fox Searchlight, $2,784,029, 3 Wks. ($22,348,965); 10. Jonah: a VeggieTales Movie, Artisan, $2,754,102, 5 Wks. ($19,551,201).

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28 October 2002 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

In the latest example of the older male teenager's hold on the U.S. box office, the MTV/Paramount flick Jackass: The Movie debuted with $22.7 million -- more than four times as much as it cost to make and the third-highest gross for an October debut in history. Daily Variety reported that males made up two-thirds of the audience, and almost three-quarters of those were under 25. In an interview with the Associated Press on Sunday, MTV President Van Toffler remarked: "We didn't expect to exceed $20 million for a film called Jackass. Especially a film with no plot, no Oscar-caliber performances and no real writing." Although the film is rated R, it was expected that many younger teens would find ways of getting into theaters to see it. Today's (Monday) Los Angeles Times quoted industry sources as saying that it is virtually impossible to prevent a determined youngster from seeing such a film. And Exhibitor Relations chief Paul Dergarabedian told Bloomberg News: "Kids are devising more ways to get in and see this movie than any other movie in the history of film."

The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations: 1. Jackass: The Movie, $22.7 million; 2. The Ring, $18.8 million; 3. Ghost Ship, $11.7 million; 4. Sweet Home Alabama, $6.4 million; 5. My Big Fat Greek Wedding, $6.3 million; 6. Red Dragon, $4.7 million; 7. Punch-Drunk Love, $3.5 million; 8. Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie, $2.9 million; 9. The Transporter, $2.85 million; 10. Brown Sugar, $2.8 million.

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22 October 2002 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

DreamWorks' horror film The Ring rang up 40 percent more in ticket sales than the studio expected, Jim Tharp, head of distribution for the studio, told Bloomberg News Monday. The film took in $15 million to top the box office, pushing Universal's Red Dragon, last week's box-office champ, to third place with $8.8 million. Disney's Sweet Home Alabama remained in second place with $9.6 million. Sales for the top 12 films totaled $73.6 million, up slightly more than 1 percent from the comparable weekend a year ago, according to box-office trackers Exhibitor Relations.

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 Ring, DreamWorks, $15,015,393, (New); 2. Sweet Home Alabama, Disney, $9,559,978, 4 Wks. ($98,472,245); 3. Red Dragon, Universal, $8,763,545, 3 Wks. ($77,810,085); 4. My Big Fat Greek Wedding, IFC Films, $7,145,309, 27 Wks. ($169,292,979); 5. Brown Sugar, Fox/Searchlight, $5,215,091, 2 Wks. ($18,502,360); 6. The Transporter, 20th Century Fox, $5,083,217, 2 Wks. ($17,191,186); 7. Abandon, Paramount, $5,064,077, (New); 8. The Tuxedo, DreamWorks, $4,122,131, 4 Wks. ($43,149,512); 9. Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie, Artisan, $3,906,223, 3 Wks. ($16,025,403); 10. Tuck Everlasting, Disney, $3,758,808, 2 Wks. ($10,579,840).

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21 October 2002 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

The power of The Ring brought down the Red Dragon over the weekend, as the negatively reviewed horror film debuted with $15 million at the box office. Dragon, in fact, plopped into third place, taking in only $8.8 million, and was exceeded by Sweet Home Alabama, which remained the No. 2 film with $9.6 million. A slew of other new releases tanked. However, in its second week of limited release Adam Sandler's Punch-Drunk Love continued to draw big crowds, taking in $1.63 million in just 78 theaters. Another big winner in limited release was Michael Moore's anti-gun documentary, Bowling for Columbine, which earned $773,000 in 46 theaters. And, once again, My Big Fat Greek Wedding showed that it had the strongest legs of all, taking in $7.2 million and moving up one notch, from fifth place to fourth -- in its 27th week.

The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations: 1. The Ring, $15 million; 2. Sweet Home Alabama, $9.6 million; 3. Red Dragon, $8.8 million; 4. My Big Fat Greek Wedding, $7.2 million; 5. Brown Sugar, $5.31 million; 6. Abandon, $5.3 million; 7. The Transporter, $5 million; 8 (tie). The Tuxedo, $4.1 million; 8 (tie). Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie, $4.1 million; 10. Tuck Everlasting, $3.7 million.

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8 October 2002 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Universal's Red Dragon lived up to its name over the weekend, becoming the hottest thing at the box office with $36.5 million in ticket sales. While it was the biggest October debut in history, the film nevertheless failed to approach the $58 million earned last year by the previous Silence of the Lambs sequel, Hannibal. It did knock Disney's romantic comedy, Sweet Home Alabama, out of the top spot and into second place with $21.3 million. DreamWorks' The Tuxedo dropped to third place from second with $10 million. My Big Fat Greek Wedding, however, wasn't going anywhere, remaining in fourth place with $8.2 million and extending its hit run to 25 weeks, during which time it has earned $147.7 million. It also moved ahead of Barbershop, another hit indie, which fell to fifth place with $6.6 million. Together, the top 12 films took in $101 million, up 22 percent over the comparable weekend a year ago.

The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Exhibitor Relations (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date): 1. Red Dragon , Universal, $36,540,945, (New); 2. Sweet Home Alabama, Disney, $21,325,435, 2 Wks. ($65,334,029); 3. The Tuxedo, DreamWorks, $10,035,750, 2 Wks. ($27,988,910); 4. My Big Fat Greek Wedding, IFC Films, $8,223,801, 25 Wks. ($147,717,828); 5. Barbershop, MGM, $6,634,684, 4 Wks. ($60,018,041); 6. Jonah: a Veggie Tales Movie, Artisan, $6,201,345, (New); 7. The Banger Sisters, Fox Searchlight, $3,484,958, 3 Wks. ($24,299,294); 8. The Four Feathers, Paramount, $2,057,714, 3 Wks. ($15,517,239); 9. Moonlight Mile, Disney, $1,882,703, 2 Wks. ($2,327,627); 10. One Hour Photo, Fox Searchlight, $1,733,871, 7 Wks. ($28,780,731).

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7 October 2002 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Hannibal Lecter's lambs -- er, fans -- didn't flock to see him the way they did the last time out. Their silence was reflected in a 36-percent decline in ticket sales from last year's Hannibal ($58 million) to this weekend's Red Dragon ($37.5 million). Nevertheless, the Universal film set a record for an October debut, far exceeding the $28.6 million for the previous record-holder, Meet the Parents, in 2000. In fact, the movie beat the record for a fall opener of an R-rated film set by Interview with the Vampire in 1994. Red Dragon is based on the Thomas Harris novel of the same name that was made into the 1986 film Manhunter (starring Brian Cox in the Lecter role), which earned just $2.2 million in its debut and grossed just $8.6 million during its entire domestic run. Exhibitor Relations chief Paul Dergarabedian predicted that the new film will have longer legs than Hannibal. He told the Associated Press Sunday, "Hannibal was huge when it opened but wasn't everyone's cup of tea, or slice of brain, whatever you want to say. ... But people are going to talk up Red Dragon. It may be one of those movies that really hangs in there." Continuing to really hang in there was My Big Fat Greek Wedding, which recorded another $8.5 million over the weekend to bring its 25-week total to $147.96 million, moving it past 1999's The Blair Witch Project ($140.54 million) to make it the highest grossing independent movie of all time.

The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations: 1. Red Dragon, $37.5 million; 2. Sweet Home Alabama, $21.6 million; 3. The Tuxedo, $10.1 million; 4. My Big Fat Greek Wedding, $8.5 million; 5. Barbershop, $6.8 million; 6. Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie, $6.5 million; 7. The Banger Sisters, $3.6 million; 8. The Four Feathers, $2.1 million; 9. Moonlight Mile, $2 million; 10. One Hour Photo, $1.7 million.

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