"The Grinch" continued making a mountain of money, easily holding on to first place for a fourth straight weekend. Universal and Imagine Entertainment's PG-rated blockbuster comedy adventure "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" topped the chart in its fourth week with a still magical estimated $18.46 million (-32%) at 3,186 theaters (+48 theaters; $5,795 per theater). Its cume is approximately $195.5 million, heading for $250 million-plus. "It's exhilarating to have 'Grinch' the Number O
"The Grinch" should continue to top the chart, but may be hanging by its fingernails as "Vertical Limit" tries to scale this weekend's box office heights. "'Grinch' was down 48% last weekend from Thanksgiving. I would expect this weekend to drop maybe 40%," an insider speculates. "That means it's going to do around $16 million. It doesn't look to me like 'Vertical Limit' can get there." "I don't think it'll fall 40%," another executive counters. "It's falling less than that mid-week. I
HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 8, 2000 -- Uh oh, "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" might just hit its limit this weekend at the box office. And who might bring Jim Carrey's megahit film down? Answer: Former boy wonder Chris O'Donnell and his bunch of mountain-scaling unknowns in "Vertical Limit", that's who. "I think 'Vertical Limit' and 'The Grinch' are neck and neck for No. 1, but I would give the edge to "Vertical Limit." The film is a spectacle, the studio is going for the adrenaline rush, and th
HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 27, 2000 -- First there was those crazy Mario Brothers. Then video game fanatics saw they're much-loved, karate-chopping pastime Mortal Kombat flash on the silver screen. Now Dungeons and Dragons aficionados have even more reasons to rejoice to their D&D gods. The classic role-playing, fantasy-adventure game arrives in theaters Dec. 8 -- with nearly three decades of past and current D&D players ready to flock to national theaters to watch it. With a reported budget of $36 million