EXPANSIONS
On the expansion front this weekend Universal's R rated drama Mulholland Drive went wider in its second weekend with an okay ESTIMATED $1.0 million at 247 theaters (+181 theaters; $4,056 per theater). Its cume is approximately $1.9 million.
Written and directed by David Lynch, it stars Justin Theroux and Naomi Watts.
Paramount Classics' R rated drama My First Mister widened in its second week to a weak ESTIMATED $0.14 million at 89 theaters (+56 theaters; $1,580 per theater). Its cume is approximately $0.3 million.
Directed by Christine Lahti, it stars Albert Brooks and Leelee Sobieski.
INTERNATIONAL
Universal International reported Sunday morning that The Fast and the Furious enjoyed first place openings in Germany and Austria this weekend.
In Germany Fast grossed $1.9 million on 441 screens while in Austria it took in $0.22 million on 54 screens. Fast's international cume is now $40 million with 14 countries still to open.
American Pie 2 kicked off in the top spot in France last Wednesday, grossing an outstanding $1.2 million on 495 screens on its first day. Universal said this is 400 percent bigger than the original American Pie opened to and more than it grossed in its first week. Pie 2's opening in France is Universal's second biggest opening of 2001 behind Jurassic Park 3. The studio said its weekend figures from France were still being collected Sunday morning and would be reported Monday.
Pie 2 also finished in first place in the U.K. for the second consecutive week with a two day gross of $2.8 million. Its nine day cume in the U.K. is $13.3 million, running about 90 percent ahead of American Pie.