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14 October 1997 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

Final figures for the weekend box office put the take for Paramount's Kiss the Girls (1997) at $11.1 million, with a per-screen average of $2, 202, according to Exhibitor Relations. The number-two film was Sony/TriStar's Seven Years in Tibet (1997), which drew $10 million, with a per-screen average of $2, 103. Fox 2000's Soul Food (1997) was third with $5.6 million, just ahead of Paramount's In & Out (1997) with $5.5 million. DreamWorks' Peacemaker, The (1997) was fifth with $5.2 million. An eye-opener: New Line's Boogie Nights (1997) garnered $50, 168 at just two New York City screens on Sunday, following its premiere at the New York Film Festival. The also-rans: 6. Rocket Man (1997), Disney, $4.5 million; 7. L.A. Confidential (1997), Warner Bros., $3.7 million; 8. The Edge, 20th Century Fox, 3.5 million; 9. Most Wanted (1997) (New Line), 2.8 million; 10. Gang Related (1997), Orion, $2.4 million. »

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13 October 1997 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

Seven Years in Tibet (1997) was unable to scale box office heights over the weekend despite a $70-million budget and the drawing power of Brad Pitt. It earned an estimated $10 million, coming in second to the second week of Paramount's Kiss the Girls (1997) starring Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd, which took in $11.1 million. Today's (Monday) Los Angeles Times, citing several analysts, attributed the disappointing showing to the fact that American moviegoers generally don't respond to such fare. Reviews Friday were generally lukewarm to Tibetan-cold. Exhibitor Relations Co. chief John Krier told the Times: "The public doesn't tend to turn out for a lot of pictures about parts of the world they can't relate to. ... On the flip side, these movies are important. The industry is so often derided for what it hasn't done. Why not give it credit ... for taking a subject that's not popular?" The weekend top ten, according to estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations: 1. Kiss the Girls (1997), Paramount $11.1 million; 2. Seven Years in Tibet (1997), Sony $10 million; 3. Soul Food (1997), Fox $5.4 million; 4. In & Out (1997), Paramount, $5.3 million; 5. Peacemaker, The (1997), DreamWorks $5.2 million; 6. Rocket Man (1997), Disney $4.4 million; 7. L.A. Confidential (1997), Warner, $3.7 million; 8. Edge, The (1997/I), Fox, $3.3 million; 9. Most Wanted (1997), New Line $3 million; 10. Gang Related (1997), MGM, $2.5 million. »

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