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By:
Guylaine Cadorette
August 26, 2001 11:42am EST
Universal has proved that there is always room for dessert.
American Pie 2 managed to hold on to the top of the box office charts two weeks in a row, which in this summer of one-week wonders is quite a fait accompli.
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By:
Martin Grove
August 12, 2001 1:00pm EST
Box office 8/10-12
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By:
Martin Grove
July 31, 2001 8:09am EST
Box Office Analysis: July 29
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By:
Martin Grove
July 30, 2001 8:13am EST
Box Office Analysis: July 22
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By:
Stacie Hougland
July 20, 2001 11:39am EST
Predictability notwithstanding, JPIII is rousing, popcorn-munching fun that makes perfect summertime fare.
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By:
Martin Grove
March 19, 2001 11:50am EST
"Gone In 60 Seconds" should have no trouble finding first place parking this weekend. With a first-choice tracking of 27%, the PG-13-rated action thriller from Buena Vista/Touchstone is on track to steal $30-35 million at 3,006 theaters. Insiders point out that if it opens as well as "The Rock" - $25.1 million at 2,392 theaters June 7-9, 1996 ($10,481 per theater) - it would gross $31.5 million. Who most wants to go to "Gone?" "It's very much young male," an insider says of the film's app
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By:
Martin Grove
December 31, 1899 7:00pm EST
"Gone in 60 Seconds" ruled the box office speedway this weekend. The PG-13-rated action thriller from Buena Vista/Touchstone and Jerry Bruckheimer Films kicked off with a high octane ESTIMATED $25.5 million at 3,006 theaters ($8,484 per theater). Insiders had anticipated a fast-paced launch for "Gone," with some speculating its 27% overall first-choice tracking score might even translate into $30 million or more in ticket sales. "Gone's" per-theater average was the highest for any film
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By:
Martin Grove
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