James Harvey
12-26-2001, 06:27 PM
New Line Cinema's "The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" held on to the top spot for the Christmas Day box-office tally. The Peter Jackson-directed film took in an estimated $11.5 million for the day, bringing its total take to more than $95 million for the studio since its Dec. 19 release.
Columbia Pictures' "Ali" starring Will Smith debuted in second place with $10.2 million in box office receipts, claiming the title as the biggest Christmas Day opening ever. "Ali's" opening surpasses that of "Patch Adams," which had held the top spot with its Christmas Day (Friday) 1998 opening of $8.1 million.
"Ocean's 11," from New Line's sister studio Warner Bros., was third with $4.5M. Paramount Pictures' Tom Cruise vehicle "Vanilla Sky" came in at #4 with an estimated $3 million. Miramax's "Kate & Leopold" starring Meg Ryan and Hugh Jackman rounded out the top five with about $2.5 million its first day.
Columbia Pictures' "Ali" starring Will Smith debuted in second place with $10.2 million in box office receipts, claiming the title as the biggest Christmas Day opening ever. "Ali's" opening surpasses that of "Patch Adams," which had held the top spot with its Christmas Day (Friday) 1998 opening of $8.1 million.
"Ocean's 11," from New Line's sister studio Warner Bros., was third with $4.5M. Paramount Pictures' Tom Cruise vehicle "Vanilla Sky" came in at #4 with an estimated $3 million. Miramax's "Kate & Leopold" starring Meg Ryan and Hugh Jackman rounded out the top five with about $2.5 million its first day.