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2 March 2004 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

As several analysts had forecast, Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ far exceeded industry estimates at the box office over the weekend, taking in an astounding $125.2 million, including ticket sales on Wednesday and Thursday. The fact that the audience for the movie expanded on Sunday (it took in $5 million more on Sunday than it did on Friday) led box office mavens to speculate that the film will draw even bigger crowds over the Good Friday and Easter holidays. Although it had been expected to play well in the Bible Belt and in inner-city areas where Christian churches represent a forceful presence, analysts reported Monday that the film played well in all regions and with all demographics. Rob Schwartz, head of distribution for Newmarket Films, the independent distributor that Gibson hired when the major studios rejected the film, told the Associated Press Monday that he believes the film could take in $350 million in North America alone. Three other films that opened wide over the weekend performed poorly. Paramount's Twisted landed in third place with just $8.9 million. Lions Gate's Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights debuted with only $5.8 million, and Fox Searchlight's Club Dread was dead at $3 million.

The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Exhibitor Relations (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date): 1. The Passion of the Christ, Newmarket, $83,848,082, 1 Wk. $125,185,971 -- From Wednesday); 2. 50 First Dates, Sony, $12,565,729, 3 Wks. ($88,683,963); 3. Twisted, Paramount, $8,904,299, (New); 4. Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, Disney, $6,346,941, 2 Wks. ($16,905,932); 5. Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, Lions Gate, $5,811,325, (New); 6. Miracle, Disney, $4,469,617, 4 Wks. ($56,328,330); 7. Eurotrip, DreamWorks, $4,051,428, 2 Wks. ($12,758,176); 8. Welcome to Mooseport, 20th Century Fox, $3,279,764, 2 Wks. ($11,539,863); 9. Barbershop 2: Back in Business, MGM, $3,125,536, 4 Wks. ($57,575,543); 10. Broken Lizard's Club Dread, Fox Searchlight, $3,035,688, (New).

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1 March 2004 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Millions of moviegoers defied what they must have regarded as anti-Christ reviewers and packed theaters over the weekend to see Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ. The film earned an estimated $76.2 million, making it the ninth-biggest debut in history. Since its official opening on Wednesday, it has taken in $114.5 million, plus an additional $3 mullion during private screenings earlier in the week. (Some analysts suggested that the actual gross for the movie could soar well above the estimated figure, given the fact that the unknown factor is the box-office take for Sunday, usually a relatively light day for filmgoers. Given the religious nature of Passion, however, Sunday could conceivably turn out to be the busiest day of the weekend for it.) Falling to second place was Sony's 50 First Dates, which counted up an estimated $12.6 million in its third weekend. But a slew of new films performed poorly. Paramount's Twisted opened in third place with just $9.1 million. Lions Gate's Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights debuted with only $5.9 million to place fifth. And Fox Searchlight's horror spoof Club Dread opened with a dreadful $3 million to place 10th.

The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations: 1. The Passion of the Christ, $76.2 million; 2. 50 First Dates, $12.6 million; 3. Twisted, $9.1 million; 4. Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, $6.1 million; 5. Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, $5.9 million; 6. Miracle, $4.4 million; 7. Eurotrip, $4.1 million; 8. Welcome to Mooseport, $3.35 million; 9. Barbershop 2: Back in Business, $3.1 million; 10. Broken Lizard's Club Dread, $3 million.

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24 February 2004 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King has become the second film in history to earn more than $1 billion worldwide, reaching that level during its tenth week of release, one week faster than Titanic (which went on to earn $1.8 billion). According to its distributor, New Line Cinema, the film's total stood at $1,005,380,412 through Sunday. The results were announced even as the domestic box office experienced a deep swoon, falling 21 percent behind results for the comparable week a year ago. Although four new films made their debuts, not one earned so much as $10 million.

The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Exhibitor Relations (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date): 1. 50 First Dates, Sony, $20,427,325, 2 Wks. ($71,738,493); 2. Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, Disney, $9,350,572, (New); 3. Miracle, Disney, $7,803,352, 3 Wks. ($50,352,253); 4. Welcome to Mooseport, 20th Century Fox, $6,775,132, (New); 5. Eurotrip, DreamWorks, $6,711,384, (New); 6. Barbershop 2: Back in Business, MGM, $6,287,008, 3 Wks. ($53,223,440); 7. Mystic River, Warner Bros., $3,094,569, 20 Wks. ($79,206,839); 8. Against the Ropes, Paramount, $3,038,546, (New); 9. The Butterfly Effect, New Line, $2,975,882, 5 Wks. ($53,208,211); 10. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, New Line, $2,850,455, 10 Wks. ($361,118,934).

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23 February 2004 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Four new movies opened wide at the box office over the weekend, and none of them earned $10 million or more. "The audience stayed away this weekend," Exhibitor Relations chief Paul Dergarabedian told Bloomberg News. "Many of what I thought would be pretty big opening films fell flat." Ticket sales for the top 12 films amounted to only $75.1 million, a figure 21 percent lower than the comparable weekend a year ago. "We've had four down weekends in a row," Dergarabedian told Bloomberg. "We're really in a slump." The top film at the box office -- for the second week -- was the Adam Sandler/Drew Barrymore romantic comedy 50 First Dates with $21.0 million. Among the newcomers Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen took in $9.2 million, good enough for second place. Other new films died at birth. The Ray Romano/Gene Hackman comedy Welcome to Mooseport opened in fourth place with $7 million. The raunchy teen movie Eurotrip took fifth place with $6.6 million, and Paramount's Against the Ropes, starring Meg Ryan as a boxing manager, opened in eighth with $3 million.

The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations: 1. 50 First Dates, $21 million; 2. Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, $9.2 million; 3. Miracle, $8 million; 4. Welcome to Mooseport, $7 million; 5. Eurotrip, $6.6 million; 6. Barbershop 2: Back in Business, $6.3 million; 7. Mystic River, $3.1 million; 8. Against the Ropes, $3 million; 9. The Butterfly Effect, $2.9 million; 10. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, $2.8 million.

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