The Clown Prince
09-17-2001, 04:57 AM
This comes from www.dvdjournal.com....
The grim days following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks saw the cancellation of concerts and sporting events around the country — as some folks were looking for a bit of escapist, upbeat entertainment by the weekend, it's probably not surprising that Paramount's Hardball, starring Keanu Reeves, came in first at the box office. The film — pitting Reeves with a group of inner-city little-leaguers — mustered up $10.1 million, followed by Sony's thriller The Glass House, which grabbed second spot despite a slender $6.1 million opening. But with the tragedies in New York and Washington, and the traditionally weak month of September for movies, it should come as no surprise that the weekend was the weakest this year. Both Hardball and The Glass House had mixed-to-poor reviews, and most publicity was wiped out by wall-to-wall news coverage.
In continuing release, Buena Vista's The Princess Diaries has cleared $100 million — an amazing feat for a G-rated live-action film. Meanwhile, Dimension's The Others is proving it has legs, retaining fourth place after six weeks and a $73.6 million gross. Late-summer blockbusters Rush Hour 2 and American Pie 2 are still hanging around, but going down like a lead zeppelin (as the phrase used to go) is Warner's Rock Star, sinking from second to tenth spot in its second week and with just $11.1 million so far.
Just one new film will go wide this Friday, the "semi-biographical" Glitter starring Mariah Carey, as both Training Day and Big Trouble have been postponed by their studios. Here's the top-grossing films at North American theaters from last weekend:
1) Hardball (Paramount) NEW!!!
$10,100,000 ($10,100,000 through 1 week)
2) The Glass House (Sony/Columbia TriStar) NEW!!!
$6,100,000 ($6,100,000 through 1 week)
3) The Musketeer (Universal)
$5,300,000 ($17,600,000 through 2 weeks)
4) The Others (Dimension)
$4,800,000 ($73,600,000 through 6 weeks)
5) Two Can Play That Game (Sony/Columbia TriStar)
$4,700,000 ($13,900,000 through 2 weeks)
6) Rush Hour 2 (New Line)
$4,350,000 ($211,407,000 through 7 weeks)
7) Jeepers Creepers (MGM)
$3,851,000 ($29,673,000 through 3 weeks)
8) Rat Race (Paramount)
$3,625,000 ($47,762,000 through 5 weeks)
9) American Pie 2 (Sony/Columbia TriStar)
$3,600,000 ($135,900,000 through 6 weeks)
10) Rock Star (Warner Bros.)
$3,525,000 ($11,182,000 through 2 weeks)
11) The Princess Diaries (Buena Vista)
$2,600,000 ($100,100,000 through 7 weeks)
12) O (Lions Gate)
$1,550,000 ($13,000,000 through 3 weeks)
My girlfriend and I saw Hardball and really liked it. It was a lot different than I thought it would be, but wasn't surprised when I saw it had a PG-13 rating. All in all a good movie. I kind of liked being entertained this weekend with all that has happened the past week. It was a nice escape for an hour and 45 minutes.
The Clown Prince
The grim days following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks saw the cancellation of concerts and sporting events around the country — as some folks were looking for a bit of escapist, upbeat entertainment by the weekend, it's probably not surprising that Paramount's Hardball, starring Keanu Reeves, came in first at the box office. The film — pitting Reeves with a group of inner-city little-leaguers — mustered up $10.1 million, followed by Sony's thriller The Glass House, which grabbed second spot despite a slender $6.1 million opening. But with the tragedies in New York and Washington, and the traditionally weak month of September for movies, it should come as no surprise that the weekend was the weakest this year. Both Hardball and The Glass House had mixed-to-poor reviews, and most publicity was wiped out by wall-to-wall news coverage.
In continuing release, Buena Vista's The Princess Diaries has cleared $100 million — an amazing feat for a G-rated live-action film. Meanwhile, Dimension's The Others is proving it has legs, retaining fourth place after six weeks and a $73.6 million gross. Late-summer blockbusters Rush Hour 2 and American Pie 2 are still hanging around, but going down like a lead zeppelin (as the phrase used to go) is Warner's Rock Star, sinking from second to tenth spot in its second week and with just $11.1 million so far.
Just one new film will go wide this Friday, the "semi-biographical" Glitter starring Mariah Carey, as both Training Day and Big Trouble have been postponed by their studios. Here's the top-grossing films at North American theaters from last weekend:
1) Hardball (Paramount) NEW!!!
$10,100,000 ($10,100,000 through 1 week)
2) The Glass House (Sony/Columbia TriStar) NEW!!!
$6,100,000 ($6,100,000 through 1 week)
3) The Musketeer (Universal)
$5,300,000 ($17,600,000 through 2 weeks)
4) The Others (Dimension)
$4,800,000 ($73,600,000 through 6 weeks)
5) Two Can Play That Game (Sony/Columbia TriStar)
$4,700,000 ($13,900,000 through 2 weeks)
6) Rush Hour 2 (New Line)
$4,350,000 ($211,407,000 through 7 weeks)
7) Jeepers Creepers (MGM)
$3,851,000 ($29,673,000 through 3 weeks)
8) Rat Race (Paramount)
$3,625,000 ($47,762,000 through 5 weeks)
9) American Pie 2 (Sony/Columbia TriStar)
$3,600,000 ($135,900,000 through 6 weeks)
10) Rock Star (Warner Bros.)
$3,525,000 ($11,182,000 through 2 weeks)
11) The Princess Diaries (Buena Vista)
$2,600,000 ($100,100,000 through 7 weeks)
12) O (Lions Gate)
$1,550,000 ($13,000,000 through 3 weeks)
My girlfriend and I saw Hardball and really liked it. It was a lot different than I thought it would be, but wasn't surprised when I saw it had a PG-13 rating. All in all a good movie. I kind of liked being entertained this weekend with all that has happened the past week. It was a nice escape for an hour and 45 minutes.
The Clown Prince