"Given previous weeks, we'd be anticipating a drop 30 points better than that. So off a close to $6 million Saturday -- we were at $5.9 million, off only 26 percent on Saturday -- we're saying we're losing, perhaps, $1.7 million if it would have been a 35 percent drop on Sunday rather than a 65 percent drop. It could have been over $13 million (for the weekend)."
Buena Vista/Disney's PG rated family comedy Snow Dogs, held on to second place in its fourth week with a snappy ESTIMATED $9.9 million (-24%) at 2,454 theaters (+14 theaters; $4,021 per theater). Its cume is approximately $50.8 million, heading for $75 million or more.
Directed by Brian Levant, it stars Cuba Gooding Jr. and James Coburn.
Buena Vista/Touchstone and Spyglass Entertainment's PG-13 rated adventure The Count Of Monte Cristo rose two notches to third place in its second week with a still vigorous ESTIMATED $9.0 million (-21%) at 2,211 theaters (+204 theaters; $4,049 per theater). Its cume is approximately $23.6 million.
Directed by Kevin Reynolds, it stars Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce and Richard Harris.
Warner Bros. and Pandora's PG rated youth appeal drama A Walk To Remember fell one rung to fourth place in its second week with a slower ESTIMATED $8.79 million (-28%) at 2,420 theaters (+9 theaters; $3,632 per theater). Its cume is approximately $23.3 million.
Directed by Adam Shankman, it stars Shane West and Mandy Moore.
Universal, DreamWorks and Imagine Entertainment's PG-13 rated Oscar contender drama A Beautiful Mind fell one rung in its seventh week to fifth place, still showing strength after winning four prime Golden Globes with an ESTIMATED $8.51 million (-26%) at 2,250 theaters (+13 theaters; $3,780 per theater). Its cume is approximately $104.6 million.
Directed by Ron Howard, the Brian Grazer production stars Russell Crowe, Ed Harris and Jennifer Connelly.
"I think everything gets hurt from the Super Bowl," Universal distribution president Nikki Rocco said Sunday morning. "Particularly this year because of Sept. 11, I suspect that the half-time show will be very patriotic. The Super Bowl is one of the sports that adults tend to watch. It's not just men. It's men and women.
"It becomes an event. People like to get together. Whether women are watching or not, they're there. And the guys are watching. It's just an excuse to have a little bit of a party. And with the game at 6 o'clock on the East Coast, it's certainly going to affect how the (overall) business performs for the weekend. We've taken that into consideration in our estimates."