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8 April 2003 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Colin Farrell may not have the muscles of a Vin Diesel, but his Phone Booth topped Diesel's A Man Apart by more than $4 million at the box office over the weekend. Neither film performed particularly strongly in their debuts, however, as ticket sales fell 10 percent below those for the comparable week a year ago. Phone Booth topped the box office list with $15 million, followed by the "tween" comedy What a Girl Wants with $11.4 million. A Man Apart placed third with $11 million. Studio execs were divided about the cause of the box-office slump. "We think it's the mood," Paramount Vice Chairman Robert Friedman told the Wall Street Journal. But others noted that audiences often increase during war times. Universal distribution chief Nikki Rocco told the newspaper: "It's just a lack of compelling product that broad audiences want to see. ... I go places and I see that people are out. They're not staying home." The box office is expected to revive next weekend with the release of the Jack Nicholson-Adam Sandler comedy Anger Management.

The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Exhibitor Relations (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date): 1. Phone Booth, 20th Century Fox, $15,021,088, (New); 2. What a Girl Wants, Warner Bros., $11,434,964, (New); 3. A Man Apart, New Line, $11,019,224, (New); 4. Head of State, DreamWorks, $8,578,181, 2 Wks. ($25,160,246); 5. Bringing Down the House, Disney, $8,316,696, 5 Wks. ($111,133,733); 6. The Core, Paramount, $6,181,635, 2 Wks. ($20,802,701); 7. Basic, Sony, $5,375,721, 2 Wks. ($20,011,679); 8. Chicago, Miramax, $5,103,406, 15 Wks. ($151,971,565); 9. Agent Cody Banks, MGM, $3,626,002, 4 Wks. ($40,004,385); 10. Piglet's Big Movie, Disney, $2,802,493, 3 Wks. ($16,750,012).

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7 April 2003 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Bringing to mind the '50's craze, Phone Booth packed 'em in at the box office over the weekend as it debuted in the top position with $15 million. Actually, few theaters were packed as the box office overall turned in its worst performance since Super Bowl weekend when Darkness Falls led with $12 million. The Amanda Bynes comedy What a Girl Wants opened in second place with $12.1 million. Both films had received mixed reviews. A third entrant, the Vin Diesel starrer A Man Apart, which took a universal drubbing from critics, placed third with $11.2 million. The top 12 movies grossed just $84 million, 10 percent less than the comparable weekend last year. It marked the fourth straight weekend of declining ticket sales.

The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations: 1. Phone Booth, $15 million; 2. What a Girl Wants, $12.1 million; 3. A Man Apart, $11.2 million; 4. Head of State, $8.8 million; 5. Bringing Down the House, $8.5 million; 6. The Core, $6.3 million; 7. Basic, $5.4 million; 8. Chicago, $5.3 million; 9. Agent Cody Banks, $3.7 million; 10. Piglet's Big Movie, $3 million.

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1 April 2003 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

DreamWorks' Head of State, starring Chris Rock, headed the box office over the weekend, but its take was only $13.5 million, a startlingly low figure for early spring. Other new films also performed poorly, including Paramount's big-budget sci-fi thriller The Core, which earned only $12.1 million to place third and Columbia-TriStar's Basic, starring John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson, which earned only $11.5 million to place fourth. (Even though he has not had a big hit since 1997's Face-Off, Travolta still reportedly commands a $20-million-per-picture fee.) Disney's Bringing Down the House, which had held the top spot during the previous three weeks, slipped to second place with $12.5 million, bringing its gross past the $100-million mark. Chicago, in its first weekend following its victory as Best Picture at last week's Oscars, moved up the list from sixth to fifth with $7.2 million. In all, the top 12 movies grossed only $86.8 million, 24 percent below what it took in during 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. Head of State, DreamWorks, $13,503,484, (New); 2. Bringing Down the House, Disney, $12,481,803, 4 Wks. ($100,068,024); 3 . The Core, Paramount, $12,053,131, (New); 4. Basic, Sony, $11,511,960, (New); 5. Chicago, Miramax, $7,210,721, 14 Wks. ($144,652,474); 6. Dreamcatcher, Warner Bros. $6,638,459, 2 Wks. ($25,641,912); 7. Agent Cody Banks, MGM, $6,419,524, 3 Wks. ($35,166,724); 8. Piglet's Big Movie, Disney, $4,931,308, 2 Wks. ($12,730,591); 9 . The Hunted, Paramount, $3,616,241, 3 Wks. ($29,222,759); 10. View From the Top, Miramax, $3,516,872, 2 Wks. ($12,250,828).

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31 March 2003 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Although the public apparently was no longer glued to television for war news over the weekend, it was not going back to the movies either. Ticket sales were down 20 percent from last weekend and 24 percent from the same weekend a year ago. The top film at the box office was the Chris Rock comedy Head of State, which debuted with just $14 million, according to estimates. Bringing Down the House, starring Steve Martin and Queen Latifah, which had held the box-office crown for three previous weekends, slipped to second place with about $12.5 million. The sci-fi thriller The Core, which reportedly cost $85 million to $100 million to make, opened in third place with around $12.4 million. Another new film, the John Travolta-Samuel L. Jackson thriller Basic, basically flopped with $12.1 million. Sales for the top 12 movies totaled $87.3 million versus $114.2 million for the comparable weekend a year ago.

The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations: 1. Head of State, $14 million; 2. Bringing Down the House, $12.5 million; 3. The Core, $12.4 million; 4. Basic, $12.1 million; 5. Chicago, $7.4 million; 6. Dreamcatcher, $6.4 million; 7. Agent Cody Banks, $6.1 million; 8. Piglet's Big Movie, $4.6 million; 9. View From the Top, $3.8 million; 10. The Hunted, $3.7 million.

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25 March 2003 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

A slew of lackluster movies, the war in Iraq, and the NCAA basketball tournament conspired to bring down the house count at the nation's theaters over the weekend as Disney's Bringing Down the House, starring Steve Martin and Queen Latifah, held on to the top spot for the third straight week with a gross of only $16.2 million. Warner Bros.' Dreamcatcher debuted in second place with just $15 million. Three other new films experienced what the trade papers generally describe as "disappointing" results, with Artisan's Boat Trip, starring Cuba Gooding Jr., sinking on launch with $3.8 million. Ticket sales for the top 12 movies totaled $82.8 million, a drop of 30 percent from the same 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. Bringing Down the House, Disney, $16,204,468, 3 Wks. ($83,349,134); 2. Dreamcatcher, Warner Bros., $15,027,423, (New); 3. Agent Cody Banks, MGM, $9,227,614, 2 Wks. ($26,531,584); 4. View From the Top, Miramax, $7,009,513, (New); 5 . The Hunted, Paramount, $6,510,154, 2 Wks. ($23,390,799); 6. Chicago, Miramax, $6,176,021, 13 Wks. ($134,014,534); 7. Piglet's Big Movie, Disney, $6,097,758, (New); 8. Tears of the Sun, Sony, $4,435,782, 3 Wks. ($37,921,775); 9. Old School, DreamWorks, $3,904,358, 5 Wks. ($66,960,634); 10. Boat Trip, Artisan, $3,815,075, (New).

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24 March 2003 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Interest in television's coverage of the war in Iraq, the Oscars, and the NCAA basketball tournament was blamed for a 29-percent drop in the box office this weekend from a year ago. Other analysts blamed a plethora of poorly reviewed films and pointed out that the box office was even lower in 2001 when Heartbreakers was tops in ticket sales with just $11.8 million By contrast, Bringing Down the House, starring Steve Martin (there apparently was no escaping Martin Sunday since he also hosted the Oscars) and Queen Latifah, remained at the top of the list for the third straight week with an estimated $16.2 million. Dreamcatcher, the film many box-office analysts had predicted would take over the top spot -- despite dismal notices on Friday -- wound up in second place with about $15.3 million. Other new films tanked. View from the Top with Gwyneth Paltrow debuted with just $7.6 million; Disney's Piglet's Big Movie opened with $6.1 million; and Boat Trip sank with just $3.7 million.

The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations: 1. Bringing Down the House, $16.2 million; 2. Dreamcatcher, $15.3 million; 3. Agent Cody Banks, $9.3 million; 4. View from the Top, $7.6 million; 5. The Hunted, $6.6 million; 6. Chicago, $6.2 million; 7. Piglet's Big Movie, $6.1 million; 8. Tears of the Sun, $4.5 million; 9. Old School, $4 million; 10. Boat Trip, $3.7 million.

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