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31 May 2000 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Paramount's Mission: Impossible 2 (2000) led the Memorial Day weekend box office to a record gross of $183.7 million. It was the biggest holiday haul in history, surpassing last year's July 4th weekend take of $165.7 and leaving the previous Memorial Day weekend gross of $147.9 million, set in 1997, in the dust. M:I-2, which earned $70.8 million, shattered all previous opening records for a new film save for one: 1997's Lost World: Jurassic Park, The (1997), which earned $90.2 million. Also helping to contribute to the record gross were Disney's Dinosaur, which came in second in the box-office contest with $32 million, and another Disney film, Shanghai Noon (2000), which grossed $19.6 million. In an interview with the Associated Press, Exhibitor Relations chief Paul Dergarabedian remarked: "I was very skeptical that this summer could beat last summer till I saw how strong this weekend was." The top-ten films over the four-day holiday weekend, according to final figures compiled by Exhibitor Relations (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):1. Mission: Impossible 2 (2000), Paramount, $70, 816, 215, ($91, 819, 054); 2. Dinosaur, Disney, $32, 038, 631, ($80, 449, 346); 3. Shanghai Noon (2000), Disney, $19, 647, 065, (New); 4. Gladiator, DreamWorks, $17, 064, 503, ($126, 996, 389); 5. Road Trip (2000), DreamWorks, $13, 518, 906, ($35, 270, 527); 6. Small Time Crooks, DreamWorks, $3, 897, 693, ($8, 901, 412); 7. Frequency, New Line, $4, 399, 356, ($35, 084, 665); 8. U-571, Universal, $3, 280, 205, ($68, 952, 220); 9. Center Stage Sony, $2, 673, 584, ($12, 751, 724); 10. Where the Heart Is (2000), 20th Century Fox, $1, 982, 139, ($28, 526, 729).

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30 May 2000 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Disney and DreamWorks also had much to celebrate over the holiday. Disney's animated Dinosaur earned an estimated $33.5 million to take second place at the box office (and bring its total-to-date to about $81.9 million), while the studio's Shanghai Noon (2000) with Jackie Chan opened with a stunning $19.5 million, to place third. DreamWorks films took the next three spots, with Gladiator earning $17.3 million, Road Trip (2000), $14 million and Small Time Crooks, $3.9 million. On the other hand, Demi Moore had no cause to celebrate after Passion of Mind her first new film in four years, tanked with only $220, 000 in 104 theaters. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations: 1. Mission: Impossible 2 (2000), $71.8 million; 2. Dinosaur, $33.5 million; 3. Shanghai Noon (2000), $19.5 million; 4. Gladiator, $17.3 million; 5. Road Trip (2000), $14 million; 6. Small Time Crooks, $3.9 million; 7. Frequency, $3.8 million; 8. U-571, $3.2 million; 9. Center Stage $2.8 million; 10. Where the Heart Is (2000), $2 million.

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29 May 2000 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Paramount's Mission: Impossible 2 (2000) earned $59 million over the first three days of the Memorial Day weekend, according to studio estimates released Sunday by Exhibitor Relations. The figure is about $10 million lower than the three-day gross of Jurassic Park: The Lost World in 1997 (which earned $90.2 million over the entire four-day holiday). The Tom Cruise starrer has already grossed more than the $56.9 million that the original Mission: Impossible took in over the entire four-day holiday period in 1996. M:I2 almost certainly bumped Disney's animated Dinosaur into second place, although the studio did not release three-day estimates. Another Disney film, Shanghai Noon (2000), starring Jackie Chan, was believed to have taken third place. Exhibitor Relations estimated the following additional results: 4. Gladiator, DreamWorks, $12.9 million; 5. Road Trip, DreamWorks, $10.3 million; 6. Frequency, New Line, $3 million; 7. Small Time Crooks, DreamWorks, $2.9 million; 8. U-571, Universal, $2.5 million; 9. Center Stage Columbia, $2.3 million; 10. Where the Heart Is (2000), 20th Century Fox (estimate not released). Because of the U.S. Memorial Day holiday, only an abbreviated version of Studio Briefing is being published today.

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23 May 2000 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Meanwhile, DreamWorks' Gladiator joined Universal's Erin Brockovich (2000) in this year's $100 million club as it took in $19.8 million in its third week to bring its total domestic gross to $103.2 million. Dropping to second place, the film was off only 20 percent from the previous weekend. In a statement, DreamWorks' distribution chief, Jim Tharp said that the film "has shown the legs to keep running strong as the box office competition continues to heat up in the weeks ahead." The top-ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Exhibitor Relations (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):1. Dinosaur, Disney, $38, 854, 851, (New); 2. Gladiator, DreamWorks, $19, 749, 273, ($103, 140, 065); 3. Road Trip (2000), DreamWorks, $15, 484, 004, (New); 4. U-571, Universal, $4, 637, 520, ($64, 397, 750); 5. Frequency, New Line, $4, 339, 196, ($30, 370, 865); 6. Battlefield Earth, Warner Bros., $3, 924, 921, ($18, 255, 322); 7. Small Time Crooks, DreamWorks, $3, 880, 723, (New); 8. Center Stage Sony, $3, 252, 977, ($9, 114, 261); 9. Where the Heart Is (2000), 20th Century Fox, $2, 771, 369, ($25, 644, 486); 10. Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, The (2000), Universal, $2, 543, 950, ($27, 834, 150).

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22 May 2000 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Meanwhile, DreamWorks' latest contribution to comedy raunch, Road Trip (2000), took in about $15 million to land in third place, while yet another DreamWorks release, Woody Allen's Small Time Crooks did big-time business, earning approximately $3.8 million at just 855 theaters. (The Allen film, which received mixed reviews on Friday, was generally described as the comic's return to mainstream movie making). The biggest disappointment over the weekend was the performance of Warner Bros.' Battlefield Earth, starring John Travolta, which plummeted from second place to sixth, earning only $3.8 million. The sci-fi thriller opened last week to punishing reviews, with the more restrained critics merely calling it the worst movie of the year. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations:1. Dinosaur, $38.6 million; 2. Gladiator, $19.1 million; 3. Road Trip (2000), $15.0 million; 4. U-571, $4.6 million; 5. Frequency, $4.3 million; 6. Battlefield Earth, $3.8 million; 7. Small Time Crooks, $3.8 million; 8. Center Stage $3.3 million; 9. Where the Heart Is (2000), $2.9 million; 10. The Flintstones $2.5 million.

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16 May 2000 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Gladiator (2000) earned more at the box office than estimated over the weekend and Battlefield Earth (2000) earned considerably less, a strong reflection of word-of-mouth. (Estimates released on Monday include actual box-office results for Friday and Saturday and an inferred figure for Sunday.) The fall-off in Battlefield Earth (2000)'s audience on Sunday was significant and may have been attributable to the fact that Scientologists rallied to support the film on Friday and Saturday. Warner Bros. had expected it to earn $3.6 million on Sunday. Instead, it earned only $2.8 million. On the other hand, Gladiator (2000) beat its Sunday estimates by more than $300, 000. In a statement, DreamWorks distribution chief Jim Tharp commented, "Gladiator (2000) seems to have taken on a life of its own with both audiences and the media. Positive word- of-mouth on the film continues to grow exponentially, making it the first must-see film of the summer." Both films face Disney's Dinosaur (2000) next weekend. The top-ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Exhibitor Relations (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date): 1. Gladiator (2000), DreamWorks, $24, 645, 129, ($73, 611, 465); 2. Battlefield Earth (2000), Warner Bros., $11, 548, 898, (New); 3. U-571 (2000), Universal, $5, 738, 765, ($57, 828, 485); 4. Frequency (2000), New Line, $4, 925, 766, ($24, 521, 097); 5. Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, The (2000), Universal, $4, 640, 630, ($24, 413, 675); 6. Center Stage (2000), Sony, $4, 604, 621, (New); 7. Where the Heart Is (2000), 20th Century Fox, $4, 001, 707, ($21, 506, 958); 8. Screwed (2000), Universal, $3, 342, 085, (New); 9. Love and Basketball (2000), New Line, $1, 942, 129, ($22, 248, 135); 10. Held Up (2000), Trimark, $1, 911, 007, (New).

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15 May 2000 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

DreamWorks' Gladiator (2000) handily defeated Warner Bros." Battlefield Earth (2000) over the weekend, earning an estimated $24.3 million to the John Travolta movie's $12.3 million. The less-than-spectacular showing for Battlefield, based on the sci-fi novel by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, followed disastrous reviews on Friday. However, Scientologists were thought to have mustered their own troops and contacted friends in an effort to offset the critical drubbing. "Travolta did respectably for a film with bad expectations, " entertainment analyst Art Rockwell told Bloomberg News. And, speaking with AP, Dan Fellman, head of distribution for Warner Bros., commented: "We're No. 2 and happy to be there in such a competitive marketplace."The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations: 1. Gladiator (2000), $24.3 million; 2. Battlefield Earth (2000), $12.3 million; 3. U-571 (2000), $5.8 million; 4 (tie). Center Stage (2000), $4.8 million; 4 (tie). Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, The (2000), $4.8 million; 4 (tie). Frequency (2000), $4.8 million; 7. Where the Heart Is (2000), $3.6 million; 8. Screwed (2000), $3.4 million; 9. Love and Basketball (2000), $2 million; 10 (tie). Held Up (2000), $1.9 million; 10 (tie). Keeping the Faith (2000), $1.9 million.

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9 May 2000 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

DreamWorks' Gladiator (2000) slew its competition over the weekend as it ushered in the blockbuster season with $34.8 million in ticket sales, according to final figures released Monday by Exhibitor Relations. Diving deep into second place was the submarine thriller U-571 (2000) which earned $7.8 million. Taking an even deeper dive was Universal's Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, The (2000) which earned $6.6 million. Sony's I Dreamed of Africa (2000), starring Kim Basinger, tanked in its opening weekend with just $2.4 million. Together, the top 12 films grossed $77.8 million, about equal with results for the same weekend a year ago.The top-ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Exhibitor Relations (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date): 1. Gladiator (2000), DreamWorks, $34, 819, 017, (New); 2. U-571 (2000), Universal, $7, 765, 375, ($49, 591, 290); 3. Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, The (2000), Universal, $6, 635, 925, ($18, 644, 030); 4. Frequency (2000), New Line, $6, 513, 499, ($17, 854, 723); 5. Where the Heart Is (2000), 20th Century Fox, $5, 113, 106, ($15, 735, 675); 6. Love & Basketball (2000), New Line, $3, 135, 694, ($19, 590, 129); 7. Keeping the Faith (2000), Disney, $2, 780, 907, ($29, 472, 126); 8. Rules of Engagement (2000), Paramount, $2, 445, 265, ($54, 075, 079); 9. I Dreamed of Africa (2000), Sony, $2, 411, 445, (New); 10. 28 Days (2000), Sony, $2, 354, 619, ($32, 037, 145).

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8 May 2000 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Gladiator (2000) drew an estimated $32.7 million at the weekend box office, putting it more than $25 million ahead of last week's underwater whopper, U-571 and, in the process, sinking it into second place with a mere $7.6 million in revenues. Today's (Monday) New York Post noted that word of mouth pushed the box office for Gladiator (2000) up 22 percent between Friday and Saturday. Exhibitor Relations also estimated that Frequency drew $6.5 million to remain in third. Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, The (2000) dropped to fourth with $6.3 million, losing about 40 percent of its opening-week business. Sony's effort to counterprogram Gladiator (2000) with the female-oriented I Dreamed of Africa (2000) failed, as the Kim Basinger starrer earned only $2.5 million and placed eighth in its debut. (DreamWorks distribution chief Jim Tharp told today's (Monday) Wall Street Journal that 45 percent of Gladiator (2000)'s audience was women.)The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations: 1. Gladiator (2000), $32.7 million; 2. U-571 (2000), $7.6 million; 3. Frequency (2000), $6.5 million; 4. Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, The (2000), $6.3 million; 5. Where the Heart Is (2000), $5 million; 6. Love & Basketball (2000), $3.4 million; 7. Keeping the Faith (2000), $2.8 million; 8. I Dreamed of Africa (2000), $2.5 million; 9. Rules of Engagement (2000), $2.4 million; 10. 28 Days (2000), $2.35 million.

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2 May 2000 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Surprising many analysts, Universal's U-571 (2000) repeated as the top movie at the domestic box office for the second weekend with $12.2 million, according to final figures released Monday by Exhibitor Relations. The film beat two newcomers that had been expected to perform far better than they did: Universal's Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, The (2000) was in second place with $10.5 million while New Line's Frequency (2000) finished third with $9.0 million.The top-ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Exhibitor Relations (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date): 1. U-571 (2000), Universal, $12, 203, 655, ($38, 111, 145); 2. Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, The (2000), Universal, $10, 518, 435, (New); 3. Frequency (2000), New Line, $9, 025, 584, (New); 4. Where the Heart Is (2000), 20th Century Fox, $8, 292, 939, (New); 5. Love and Basketball (2000), New Line, $5, 102, 637, ($15, 442, 913); 6. Rules of Engagement (2000), Paramount, $4, 643, 307, ($50, 218, 007); 7. Keeping the Faith (2000), Disney, $4, 451, 562, ($25, 503, 160); 8. 28 Days (2000), Sony, $4, 001, 803, ($28, 576, 947); 9. Erin Brockovich (2000), Universal, $3, 622, 105, ($112, 873, 260); 10. Final Destination (2000), New Line, $2, 351, 452, ($45, 923, 800).

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1 May 2000 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Universal's U-571 (2000) sank the competition at the box office for the second week in a row, earning an estimated $12.3 million. Another Universal production, the poorly reviewed Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, The (2000), finished second with about $10.8 million, well below expectations. The fantasy film Frequency (2000) from New Line was third with $9.1 million, shattering predictions that it had the potential to become the sleeper hit of the year. "We don't have another Sixth Sense, The (1999) on our hands here, that's for sure, " said entertainment analyst Art Rockwell in an interview with Bloomberg News. Overall ticket sales for the top 12 films totaled about $70.4 million, 29 percent higher than the total for the comparable weekend a year ago.The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations: 1. U-571 (2000), $12.3 million; 2. The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, The (2000), $10.8 million; 3. Frequency (2000), $9.1 million; 4. Where the Heart Is (2000), $8.3 million; 5. Love and Basketball (2000), $5.5 million; 6. Rules of Engagement (2000), $4.8 million; 7. Keeping the Faith (2000), $4.6 million; 8. 28 Days (2000), $4 million; 9. Erin Brockovich (2000), $3.8 million; 10. Final Destination (2000), $2.5 million.

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28 April 2000 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Critics are also throwing rocks at Where the Heart Is (2000). Take Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times: "This movie is so heavy on incident, contrivance, coincidence, improbability, sudden reversals and dizzying flash-forwards (sometimes years at a time) that it seems a wonder the characters don't crash into each other in the confusion." Not a few critics mention the fact that Wal-Mart receives an abundance of plugs throughout the film. But Elvis Mitchell in the New York Times observes, "If Wal-Mart stocked merchandise this shoddy, the Federal Trade Commission would shut it down faster than this movie extorts tears and murmurs of "Aww . . . . "

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26 April 2000 | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Teenage movie star Natalie Portman is getting broody after portraying a young mother in her new movie Where the Heart Is (2000). The 18-year-old PHANTOM MENACE star admits she was a bit awkward with handling a baby at first, but the experience sparked her own maternal desires. She explains, "It was really wonderful because I'm an only child and I never baby-sat growing up so I never really had any experience with kids. "All of a sudden I do this movie and they give me a baby and they're like, 'hold it!'... I was a little awkward dealing with it at first but it made me really excited for the future."

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