Peter Farrelly
A published novelist, Peter Farrelly merged his very particular comic sensibilities with younger brother Bobby Farrelly and became one of the premiere auteurs of gross-out comedy. Raised in Cumberland...
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THE COMING BOX OFFICE WEEKEND (JULY 7-9, 2000):
March 19, 2001 11:50am EST"Scary Movie" has a good shot at scaring up this weekend's biggest grosses. "I think it's going to open to north of $20 million, maybe $25 million," a studio executive speculates in view of its 27% overall first-choice tracking. "It's going to be between 'Scary Movie' and 'Perfect Storm' for first place. Both could be in the mid-twenties, but 'Scary Movie' could take it." "It skews very high for the under 25 group," another insider adds. "It's 43% first choice for males and 45% for female
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B.O. ANALYSIS: 'Scary' Looks to Top Box Office
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., July 6, 2000 -- "Scary Movie" has a good shot at scaring up this weekend's biggest grosses. "I think it's going to open to north of $20 million, maybe $25 million," a studio executive speculates in view of its 27 percent overall first-choice tracking. "It's going to be between 'Scary Movie' and 'Perfect Storm' for first place. Both could be in the mid-twenties, but 'Scary Movie' could take it." "It skews very high for the under 25 group," another insider adds. "It's 43 perc
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THE COMING BOX OFFICE WEEKEND (JUNE 23-25, 2000)
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTJim Carrey should be the personality splitting most of this weekend's box office. Carrey and 20th Century Fox's R-rated comedy "Me, Myself & Irene," about a schizoid Rhode Island motorcycle cop, should speed into first place at 3,016 theaters with about $25 million. "Among opening and released films, it has a 27% first choice," explains an insider. "It's 36% for males under 25 and 20% for males over 25. It's 31% for females under 25 and 23% for females over 25. So it's definitely young mal
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BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES FOR JUNE 23-25,2000
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTThe weekend's biggest gross went to Jim Carrey's gross-out comedy "Me, Myself & Irene." 20th Century Fox's opening of the R-rated "Irene" easily captured first place with a high-speed ESTIMATED $24.16 million at 3,016 theaters ($8,012 per theater). "Irene's" per theater average was the highest for any film playing in wide release this weekend. Directed by Peter & Bobby Farrelly ("There's Something About Mary"), "Irene" stars Jim Carrey and Renee Zellweger. "It's the highest-grossing
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BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES FOR JUNE 2-4, 2000
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTParamount's "Mission: Impossible 2" took a predictably big second weekend drop, but held on to first place despite big competition from Fox's "Big Momma's House." "M:I-2" escaped with an ESTIMATED $27 million (-53%) at 3,653 theaters (theater count unchanged; $7,355 per theater). The PG-13-rated action adventure sequel's cume is approximately $130.7 million. The original "Mission" dropped 52% in its second weekend (May 31-June 2, 1996) and had a cume at that point of $107.2 million. The se
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THE COMING BOX OFFICE WEEKEND (MAY 12-14 AND SUMMER):
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTDreamWorks' "Gladiator" should be victorious again on the box office battlefield this weekend. With "Gladiator" still commanding a 30% first-choice tracking score among opening and released movies, there's little doubt the R-rated action adventure will keep a tight grip on the top spot. If "Gladiator" slips 36% from its $34.8 million opening, its second weekend tribute will still be a handsome sum of about $22 million. DreamWorks is distributing "Gladiator" domestically, while Universa
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B.O. ANALYSIS: 'Patriot,' 'Storm' Battle for Independence
December 31, 1899 7:00pm ESTSANTA 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 wi
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THE COMING BOX OFFICE WEEKEND (JUNE 16-18, 2000):
December 31, 1899 7:00pm EST"Shaft" should have moviegoers shouting "Right On" at this weekend's box office. Look for Paramount's R-rated urban appeal remake starring Samuel L. Jackson to open to a cool $20 million-plus at 2,337 theaters. "Shaft" is a powerful 19% overall first choice in studio tracking studies, with its strongest appeal to men, especially those under 25. "They're up from 15% first choice earlier in the week to 19%, so they're looking stronger than they did," an insider explains. "They'll do $20 m
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B.O. ANALYSIS: 'Irene' Grosses Out of This World
December 31, 1899 7:00pm ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., June 25, 2000 -- The weekend's biggest gross went to Jim Carrey's gross-out comedy "Me, Myself & Irene." 20th Century Fox's opening of the R-rated "Irene" easily captured first place with a high-speed estimated $24.16 million at 3,016 theaters ($8,012 per theater). "Irene's" per theater average was the highest for any film playing in wide release this weekend. "It's the highest-grossing R-rated comedy original ever released. The highest one (R-rated comedy) was 'Beverly Hil
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BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES FOR JUNE 16-18, 2000
December 31, 1899 7:00pm EST"Shaft" was the man this weekend, easily stealing first place at the box office from "Gone in 60 Seconds." Paramount's R-rated urban appeal remake kicked off to a muscular ESTIMATED $21.1 million at 2,337 theaters ($9,029 per theater). "Shaft's" per-theater average was the highest for any film playing in wide release this weekend. "It's great. It's a good opening," Paramount distribution president Wayne Lewellen said Sunday morning. "We're very pleased with it, obviously. Early on, w
