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CBS's fall schedule

Just one day after ABC announced its surprising fall 2001 lineup, CBS followed suit Wednesday with some curveballs of its own.

The Eye Network will bring back 16 primetime programs, CBS President Les Moonves announced Wednesday - including Survivor, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Everybody Loves Raymond and Judging Amy - and also will introduce eight new series starring some of Hollywood's heavyweights.

Survivor and CSI will remain Thursday's double-threat, and the Monday lineup of strong sitcoms, including King of Queens, Yes, Dear, Raymond and Becker, also will stay untouched.

New blood, however, will shake up CBS' remaining primetime schedule.


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THE COMING BOX OFFICE WEEKEND (JUNE 30-JULY 2, 2000):

Mel Gibson's "The Patriot" and George Clooney's "The Perfect Storm" should spark big box office fireworks this weekend.

"Patriot," the R-rated period piece drama from Columbia Pictures and Centropolis Entertainment, marched into 3,061 theaters Wednesday. It grossed an encouraging estimated $5.0 million ($1,633 per theater) in its first skirmishes with moviegoers.

"Patriot's" overall first-choice tracking of 26% has most insiders predicting it will win the five-day battle that ends with the Fourth of July holiday. After its $5 million start, it could wind up with a first place finish of $30 million or more for three days (Friday-Sunday) and $40 million or more for five days (Wednesday-Sunday).

"If you extrapolate from other performances on this kind of holiday, it could very well get to $30 million," a studio source explains. "It's a 2 hour 40 minute

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B.O. ANALYSIS: 'Patriot,' 'Storm' Battle for Independence

SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 29, 2000 -- Mel Gibson's "The Patriot" and George Clooney's "The Perfect Storm" should spark big box office fireworks this weekend.

"Patriot," the R-rated period piece drama from Columbia Pictures and Centropolis Entertainment, marched into 3,061 theaters Wednesday. It grossed an encouraging estimated $5.0 million ($1,633 per theater) in its first skirmishes with moviegoers.

"Patriot's" overall first-choice tracking of 26 percent has most insiders predicting it will win the five-day battle that ends with the Fourth of July holiday. After its $5 million start, it could wind up with a first place finish of $30 million or more for three days (Friday-Sunday) and $40 million or more for five days (Wednesday-Sunday).

"If you extrapolate from other performances on this kind of holiday, it could very well get to $30 million," a studio source exp

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B.O. OTHER OPENINGS

This weekend also saw the arrival of Sony Pictures Classics' R-rated comedy thriller "Trixie" at 7 theaters in New York and Los Angeles. No data was available to use in estimating its gross.

Written and directed by Alan Rudolph, it stars Emily Watson, Dermot Mulroney, Nick Nolte, Nathan Lane, Brittany Murphy, Lesley Ann Warren and Will Patton.

SNEAK PREVIEWS Buena Vista/Disney held sneak previews Sunday of its PG-rated comedy "Disney's The Kid."

Directed by Jon Turtletaub, it stars Bruce Willis.

EXPANSIONS There was no activity on the expansion front this weekend.

WEEKEND COMPARISONS Key films -- those grossing more than $500,000 for the weekend -- took in approximately $124.79 million for three days. Valid comparisons to the comparable weekend last year aren't really possible because July Fourth fell on a Sunday last year and was part of a four-da

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