Weekend Top Ten Box Office Films

By Jack August 20, 2001 12:01 AM

The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations:

1.	American Pie 2	$21.4 million
2.	Rush Hour 2	$19.2 million
3.	Rat Race	$11.8 million
4.	The Others	$10.8 million
5.	The Princess Diaries	$9.5 million
6.	Captain Corelli's Mandolin	$7.1 million
7.	Planet of the Apes	$6.9 million
8.	American Outlaws	$4.8 million
9.	Jurassic Park III	$4.3 million
10.	Legally Blonde	$2.6 million

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RE: Weekend Top Ten Box Office Films   reply

Posted by Little Old Lady English (oldhousemom@razorback.com) on August 20, 2001 4:53 PM

Unbelievable!  Number 1 and 2 remain intact two weeks in a row!  Isn't this a first for this summer?  I guess nobody wanted to see Nicholas Cage explore his Italian roots.

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Posted by Little Old Lady English (oldhousemom@razorback.com) on August 20, 2001 4:58 PM

Uh, scratch that, I just noticed the numbers--forty-one million less in ticket sales this weekend than the weekend before, which means folks weren't just against Nick Cage, it was just their weekend to harvest the potatoes.

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Posted by sKillBot (travis@pulley.org) on August 20, 2001 6:58 PM

And thus explore their irish roots

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Posted by power-trip (powertripz@hotmail.com) on August 21, 2001 10:21 AM

Lamest. Summer. Ever.  (for movies that is)  
Hey, Jack or Killbot.  Anything controversial in entertainment we can discuss that is NOT Star Wars or remake related.  Something we all can take sides on.  Y'know, something to separate the men and women from the boys and girls.

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Posted by power-trip (powertripz@hotmail.com) on August 21, 2001 4:34 PM

This is exactly what I'm bitching about too, Killbot.  All of those independant movies are ones I've read raves about or waiting desperately to see.  

I realize the big guys have to make cash and return on their investments.  Yet they keep playing these sucker bets.  It is as though they try to appeal to the largest possible audiences, but the execution is so poor that these movies lately appeal to very few.

Crappy movies   reply

Posted by sKillBot (travis@pulley.org) on August 21, 2001 8:08 PM

I know what you mean. Big movies are sucking more and more ass. I remember waiting in anticipation for movies like indiana jones 3 and being very satisfied after seeing them. Now what do we have? JP3 for f*ck's sake! I haven't been bitching much because the artsy/independant/foreign movie scene has been very pleasing lately. Amores Perros, the princess and the warrior, memento, the anniversary party. All just killer movies that most people haven't even heard of. Perhaps I'll write an article about this subject and start a holy war against today's hollywood!

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on August 22, 2001 1:09 AM

Amen to that.I would give up on movies altogether,if it wasn`t
for Sundance and David Mamet.

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Posted by FredHater (fred_hater@hotmail.com) on August 22, 2001 6:53 AM

Have any of you losers seen the movie "Sexy Beast" I 've heard its a winner if you can find it.

It stars Ben Kingsley (Ghandi), of all people, as a sadistic English gangster. I think I'm going to check it out sometime this week and let you know my slant on it.

Almost   reply

Posted by sKillBot (travis@pulley.org) on August 22, 2001 11:30 AM

We kidnapped someone from sexy beast to see the anniversary party with us. She was more than willing to go.