Robert De Niro

A legendary actor revered for his searing screen portrayals of gangsters and other intense characters, De Niro became a star because of his association with three Italian-American directors: Bria...
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08/16/1943
New York, NY
  • BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES FOR NOV. 3-5, 2000
    By: Martin Grove May 08, 2001 4:19am EST
    "Charlie's Angels" kicked off to a divine, butt-kicking $40.5 million, sending weekend ticket sales soaring about 37% over last year. Columbia's PG-13 action adventure comedy had been a high flyer on Hollywood's advance radar screen with insiders anticipating a $25-30 million opening. Instead, "Angels" arrived to a spectacular, record-setting ESTIMATED $40.5 million at 3,037 theaters ($13,335 per theater). "Angels" had the highest per-theater average for any film playing in wide or lim
  • THE COMING BOX OFFICE WEEKEND
    By: Martin Grove May 08, 2001 4:19am EST
    This weekend's box office election is too close to call, according to insiders who see a close race between "Charlie's Angels" and "Little Nicky" for the popular vote. Columbia's PG-13-rated action adventure comedy kicked off to a record setting $40.1 million last weekend. New Line's PG-13-rated youth appeal comedy "Little Nicky," opening at about 2,910 theaters, is flying high on the Hollywood radar screen. "It probably will fall less than 50%," an insider predicts about "Angels." "Fi
  • THE COMING BOX OFFICE WEEKEND (NOV. 17-19, 2000)
    By: Martin Grove May 08, 2001 4:19am EST
    HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 16, 2000-- "The Grinch" should steal first place from "Charlie's Angels" this weekend. "'Grinch' is going to be number one," an insider predicts without having to think twice. "You can count on $30 million-plus, and it could even be much higher. The question is will the market expand? I believe that it can." The PG-rated comedy adventure "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" from Universal and Imagine Entertainment, opening at 3,127 theaters and on over 4,200 screens
  • BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES FOR OCT. 6-8, 2000
    By: Martin Grove May 08, 2001 4:19am EST
    A rich "Parents" opening turned the box office green after two months of lackluster grosses. Universal's PG-13-rated comedy "Meet the Parents" met with greater success than insiders had anticipated. Rather than the $18-22 million range that many Hollywood handicappers were expecting, "Parents" opened to a sizzling ESTIMATED $29.11 million at 2,614 theaters ($11,135 per theater). "Parents'" international release is through DreamWorks Pictures, which co-financed the film and will share equally in
  • Moviegoers ‘Meet the Parents’ Again
    By: Don Chareunsy May 08, 2001 4:19am EST
    HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 15, 2000 -- Who knew a visit to future in-laws could be so funny ... and profitable. “Meet the Parents,” the comedy starring Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro, held off “Remember the Titans” and four new movies to stay atop the box office heap, taking in an estimated $21.35 million in its second week, according to estimates by Exhibitor Relations. The two-week total for “Parents” is $59 million. “Titans” held on to the No. 2 spot with $13.58 million, taking its three-week total to
  • B.O. ANALYSIS: 'The Parents' Meet 'The Titans'
    By: Martin Grove May 08, 2001 4:19am EST
    With "Parents" meeting "Titans" there will be brisk action on the box office playing field and a close race for top honors. "It will be close," an insider promises. "Even though 'Remember the Titans' is expanding, they're bringing in a lot of small markets and there's got to be, at least, a 15% drop. Let's put it at $17 million. I think 'Meet the Parents' has a good chance of being number one. It could be $18 million, or it could more than $20 million if the marketplace expands." The last two we
  • THE COMING BOX OFFICE WEEKEND (OCT. 13-15, 2000):
    By: Martin Grove May 08, 2001 4:19am EST
    Moviegoers and "Parents" should meet again in first place given the gloomy expectations for this weekend's new releases. While most top level studio marketing and distribution executives were in Orlando this week for ShowEast, the annual convention of exhibitors and distributors, the handful of Hollywood handicappers left minding the store see the holdovers "Meet the Parents" and "Remember the Titans" as the films most likely to perform well. Universal's PG-13-rated comedy "Meet the Par
  • B.O. ANALYSIS: Moviegoers Stay Home
    By: Martin Grove May 08, 2001 4:19am EST
    SANTA MONICA, Calif., September 17, 2000 -- There was lots of Olympic Gold but very little box office gold this weekend. Insiders had anticipated low grosses and a close race for first place, and that's exactly what they got. With ticket sales down over 33 percent from this time last year, it took only $5.7 million for Universal's "The Watcher" to nail down the top spot. Key films in the marketplace - those grossing $500,000 or more for the weekend - did approximately $47.58 million. Distributio
  • B.O. ANALYSIS: Horror Tops Box Office
    By: Martin Grove May 08, 2001 4:19am EST
    SANTA MONICA, Calif., September 24, 2000 -- Horror was the word this weekend, both on screen and off as Hollywood suffered yet another under-performing weekend. Columbia's R-rated horror sequel "Urban Legends: Final Cut" from Phoenix Pictures took the biggest slice of box office pie, placing first with an energetic estimated $8.8 million at 2,539 theaters ($3,466 per theater). Insiders had anticipated a double-digit launch by "Urban." It was the third consecutive weekend in which the film placin
  • Will Moviegoers 'Pay'?
    By: Martin Grove May 08, 2001 4:19am EST
    Moviegoers don't seem bedazzled by "Bedazzled" and probably won't pay enough for "Pay It Forward" to finish first. That should mean a third consecutive chart-topping weekend for "Meet the Parents." The PG-13-rated comedy from Universal finished first last weekend with $21.2 million. It actually held even better than its modest 26% decline suggests. Its drop was measured against the previous Sunday, which was a stronger than normal Sunday since the next day was Columbus Day. "The way that picture