All three new additions to the box office turned out to be disappointments over the weekend as Universal’s American Pie 2 remained in first place for a second week, despite losing 53 percent of its opening-week business. Paramount’s Rat Race premiered in third place with $11.7 million; Universal’s Captain Corelli’s Mandolin opened in sixth place with $7.2 million; and American Outlaws took the eighth position with $4.9 million. The top twelve films grossed $102.3 million, up 19 percent from a year ago when studios were delaying the release of many of their films until after the Summer Olympics.
The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Exhibitor Relations (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):
1. American Pie 2, Universal, $21,104,656, ($87,280,760); 2. Rush Hour 2, New Line, $19,024,208, ($164,656,828); 3. Rat Race, Paramount, $11,662,094, (New); 4. The Others, Miramax/Dimension, $10,906,170, ($32,168,706); 5. The Princess Diaries, Disney, $9,614,307, ($70,241,717); 6. Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Universal, $7,209,345, (New); 7. Planet of the Apes, 20th Century Fox, $7,142,635, ($161,238,071); 8. American Outlaws, Warner Bros., $4,855,475, (New); 9. Jurassic Park III, Universal, $4,440,740, ($168,327,710); 10. Legally Blonde, MGM, $2,575,400, ($83,345,846).
