SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 30, 2000 -- The "Scream" franchise continues its reign this week with the release of "Scream 3." Also new this week are Liam Neeson and Sandra Bullock's dramedy "Gun Shy" and the expanded release of the ensemble "Simpatico" with Nick Nolte, Sharon Stone and Jeff Bridges. The following is a list of all the films coming out this week: Opening Friday, Feb. 4 "Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities" (First Run) -- Documentarian Monika Treut takes viewers on a gender-bending trip to San Francisco to explore the "cyborg" subculture -- people who alter their bodies and minds with new technologies and chemistry in "gender elimination phenomena." (Limited release) "Gun Shy" (Buena Vista) -- Liam Neeson plays a DEA agent whose retirement is delayed interminably by one final case. Sandra Bullock co-stars. (Limited releas
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 13, 2000 -- Dimension Films' "Scream 3" made the weekend's biggest waves at the box office, holding on to first place despite 20th Century Fox's strong launch for Leonardo DiCaprio's "The Beach." "Scream 3" took a hefty second weekend drop but still sliced off an estimated $16.40 million (-53%) at 3,467 theaters (theater count unchanged, $4,730 per theater). Its total is approximately $57.1 million. In December 1997, "Scream 2's" second weekend gross of $13.9 million was down 58%. It went on to gross about $101.3 million in domestic theaters. "It's actually a better drop than expected considering where we opened," Miramax Senior Vice President, Marketing, David Kaminow said Sunday morning. "Looking at 'Scream 2,' after 10 days, we were at $55 million. On 'Scream 3' after 10 days, we're at $57 million. So we're on a good track and feel