The Clown Prince
09-04-2001, 03:10 AM
Well since DG didn't get the chance to post the weekend holiday box office report, I'll go ahead and do it myself. :) This comes from one of my favorite sites, www.dvdjournal.com....
If a $15.8 million opening weekend gross doesn't sound all that monumental to you, MGM is more than happy — the new horror film Jeepers Creepers finished first over the Labor Day weekend, and believe it or not it was the largest raw-dollar Labor Day opening, besting The Crow: City of Angels and its $9.8 million bow in 1996. Of course, the studios do not take Labor Day very seriously, as they gear down for the traditionally weak month of September — the only other new arrival was Lions Gate's O, an adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello starring Julia Stiles and Mekhi Phifer, which garnered $6.9 million.
In continuing release, the summer films are fading away as our sunlit days grow shorter. New Line's Rush Hour 2 continues to be a strong performer, holding on to second place after five weeks and nearly $200 million, while Universal's American Pie 2 has dropped behind RH2, although it now has $125.6 million. Planet of the Apes and Jurassic Park III have slipped out of the top ten, while Buena Vista's The Princess Diaries and Dimension's The Others have successfully counter-programmed the CGI blockbusters over the past month to remain on the chart. But failing to catch fire are John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars and Woody Allen's The Curse of the Jade Scorpion — after slender debuts last weekend, we're sure the DVDs are already in early prep.
Arriving this Friday, Peter Hyams directs Tim Roth, Catherine Deneuve, and newcomer Justin Chambers The Musketeer, while Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston can be seen in Rock Star. Here's the top-grossing films at North American theaters from last weekend:
1) Jeepers Creepers (MGM) NEW!!!
$15,836,000 ($15,836,000 through 1 week)
2) Rush Hour 2 (New Line)
$11,800,000 ($198,900,000 through 5 weeks)
3) American Pie 2 (Universal)
$11,693,000 ($125,610,000 through 4 weeks)
4) The Others (Dimension)
$10,000,000 ($59,800,000 through 4 weeks)
5) Rat Race (Paramount)
$9,200,000 ($37,817,000 through 3 weeks)
6) The Princess Diaries (Buena Vista)
$7,600,000 ($92,900,000 through 5 weeks)
7) O (Lions Gate) NEW!!!
$6,900,000 ($6,900,000 through 1 week)
8) Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (Dimension)
$6,400,000 ($21,900,000 through 2 weeks)
9) Summer Catch (Warner Bros.)
$4,980,000 ($14,503,000 through 2 weeks)
10) Captain Corelli's Mandolin (Universal)
$4,078,000 ($19,799,000 through 3 weeks)
11) Planet of the Apes (Fox)
$3,806,000 ($173,029,764 through 6 weeks)
12) Jurassic Park III (Universal)
$2,360,000 ($175,872,000 through 7 weeks)
Well, I knew Jeepers Creepers would come out on top. In another post which no one really responded, I had said it was a pretty good and scary movie. I still stand by that and highly recomend a trip to the theater to see it. It was a good ol' fashioned monster horror movie. MGM is happy with it's weekend take cause it only cost the studio $10 million to make. Considering the director was talking a very possible sequel before the film opened, I think now a sequel is very much possible and I for one can't wait! This is one of those films that critics and fans have either loved the movie or didn't really like it. Most of the reviews I have read have been very positive.
That's pretty sad that Rush Hour 2 is going to be only the 3rd film this year so far to top $200 million. I think Harry Potter will top $200 million by the end of December, and while Fellowship of the Ring opens up at the end of December and won't count as topping $200 million in 2001, that one too will also top $200 million in 2002. I was also suprised to see JASBSB drop down so fast all the way to number 8, wow. Where's Bubble Boy and American Outlaws??? Oh yeah, those films sucked BIG TIME!!!
The Clown Prince
If a $15.8 million opening weekend gross doesn't sound all that monumental to you, MGM is more than happy — the new horror film Jeepers Creepers finished first over the Labor Day weekend, and believe it or not it was the largest raw-dollar Labor Day opening, besting The Crow: City of Angels and its $9.8 million bow in 1996. Of course, the studios do not take Labor Day very seriously, as they gear down for the traditionally weak month of September — the only other new arrival was Lions Gate's O, an adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello starring Julia Stiles and Mekhi Phifer, which garnered $6.9 million.
In continuing release, the summer films are fading away as our sunlit days grow shorter. New Line's Rush Hour 2 continues to be a strong performer, holding on to second place after five weeks and nearly $200 million, while Universal's American Pie 2 has dropped behind RH2, although it now has $125.6 million. Planet of the Apes and Jurassic Park III have slipped out of the top ten, while Buena Vista's The Princess Diaries and Dimension's The Others have successfully counter-programmed the CGI blockbusters over the past month to remain on the chart. But failing to catch fire are John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars and Woody Allen's The Curse of the Jade Scorpion — after slender debuts last weekend, we're sure the DVDs are already in early prep.
Arriving this Friday, Peter Hyams directs Tim Roth, Catherine Deneuve, and newcomer Justin Chambers The Musketeer, while Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston can be seen in Rock Star. Here's the top-grossing films at North American theaters from last weekend:
1) Jeepers Creepers (MGM) NEW!!!
$15,836,000 ($15,836,000 through 1 week)
2) Rush Hour 2 (New Line)
$11,800,000 ($198,900,000 through 5 weeks)
3) American Pie 2 (Universal)
$11,693,000 ($125,610,000 through 4 weeks)
4) The Others (Dimension)
$10,000,000 ($59,800,000 through 4 weeks)
5) Rat Race (Paramount)
$9,200,000 ($37,817,000 through 3 weeks)
6) The Princess Diaries (Buena Vista)
$7,600,000 ($92,900,000 through 5 weeks)
7) O (Lions Gate) NEW!!!
$6,900,000 ($6,900,000 through 1 week)
8) Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (Dimension)
$6,400,000 ($21,900,000 through 2 weeks)
9) Summer Catch (Warner Bros.)
$4,980,000 ($14,503,000 through 2 weeks)
10) Captain Corelli's Mandolin (Universal)
$4,078,000 ($19,799,000 through 3 weeks)
11) Planet of the Apes (Fox)
$3,806,000 ($173,029,764 through 6 weeks)
12) Jurassic Park III (Universal)
$2,360,000 ($175,872,000 through 7 weeks)
Well, I knew Jeepers Creepers would come out on top. In another post which no one really responded, I had said it was a pretty good and scary movie. I still stand by that and highly recomend a trip to the theater to see it. It was a good ol' fashioned monster horror movie. MGM is happy with it's weekend take cause it only cost the studio $10 million to make. Considering the director was talking a very possible sequel before the film opened, I think now a sequel is very much possible and I for one can't wait! This is one of those films that critics and fans have either loved the movie or didn't really like it. Most of the reviews I have read have been very positive.
That's pretty sad that Rush Hour 2 is going to be only the 3rd film this year so far to top $200 million. I think Harry Potter will top $200 million by the end of December, and while Fellowship of the Ring opens up at the end of December and won't count as topping $200 million in 2001, that one too will also top $200 million in 2002. I was also suprised to see JASBSB drop down so fast all the way to number 8, wow. Where's Bubble Boy and American Outlaws??? Oh yeah, those films sucked BIG TIME!!!
The Clown Prince