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21 October 2003 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

In a battle of the bloodiest, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre handily dispatched Kill Bill from the top of the box-office rankings as it took in $28.1 million to Bill's $12.4 million last weekend. Runaway Jury edged out School of Rock for third place, with the former debuting at $11.8 million and the latter taking in $11 million in its third week. Clint Eastwood's Mystic River, which expanded to 1,467 screens, rounded out the top five with $10.4 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 . The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, New Line, $28,094,014, (New); 2. Kill Bill: Vol. 1, Miramax, $12,424,841, 2 Wks. ($43,235,778); 3. Runaway Jury, 20th Century Fox, $11,836,705, (New); 4. School of Rock, Paramount, $11,006,233, 3 Wks. ($54,898,025); 5. Mystic River, Warner Bros., $10,445,547, 2 Wks. ($13,532,943); 6. Good Boy!, MGM, $8,932,472, 2 Wks. ($25,713,653); 7. Intolerable Cruelty, Universal, $6,515,010, 2 Wks. ($22,720,755); 8. Out of Time, MGM, $4,002,023, 3 Wks. ($35,230,719); 9. Under the Tuscan Sun, Disney, $3,379,245, 4 Wks. ($33,657,195); 10 . The Rundown, Universal, $2,780,695, 4 Wks. ($44,518,785).

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20 October 2003 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

New Line's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre made mincemeat of the competition over the weekend as it debuted with an estimated $29.1 million, well above analysts' forecasts. In a blood-splattered battle, Miramax's Kill Bill, which topped the box office last weekend, came in second with about $12.5 million. Twentieth Century Fox's Runaway Jury premiered in third place with a so-so $12.1 million, while Paramount's School of Rock dipped to fourth place with a solid $11.3 million, to bring its three-week total to $55.1 million. Clint Eastwood's critically acclaimed Mystic River, which debuted in limited release On Oct. 8, expanded to 1,467 theaters, where it collected around $10.4 million, or an average of nearly $7,100 per theater, and placed fifth. Overall, the box office was up more than 40 percent from the comparable week a year ago.

The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations: 1. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, $29.1 million; 2. Kill Bill: Vol. 1, $12.5 million; 3. Runaway Jury, $12.1 million; 4. School of Rock, $11.3 million; 5. Mystic River, $10.36 million; 6. Good Boy!, $9 million; 7. Intolerable Cruelty, $6.9 million; 8. Out of Time, $4.1 million; 9. Under the Tuscan Sun, $3.4 million; 10. The Rundown, $2.8 million.

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14 October 2003 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Quentin Tarantino's bloodfest, Kill Bill: Vol. 1 topped the weekend box office with $22.1 million, but the well-reviewed romantic comedy Intolerable Cruelty, starring George Clooney and Catherine Zeta-Jones and directed by the Coen brothers, debuted in fourth place with just $12.5 million, beaten by the kids flick Good Boy!, with $13.1 million and last week's box-office winner, School of Rock, starring Jack Black, with $15.5 million. Paramount COO Robert Friedman said the schoolroom comedy, which has grossed $39.7 million after two weekends, was playing well with all age groups, "We're getting kids and parents and Jack Black fans, but we are also getting older adults," Friedman told today's (Tuesday) Los Angeles Times. The success of the film will no doubt come as a relief to executives at parent company Viacom, which has seen the Paramount film division underperform most of its other units this year.

The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Exhibitor Relations (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date): 1. Kill Bill: Vol. 1, Miramax, $22,089,322, (New); 2. School of Rock, Paramount, $15,487,832, 2 Wks. ($39,671,396); 3. Good Boy!, MGM, $13,107,022, (New); 4. Intolerable Cruelty, Universal, $12,525,075, (New); 5. Out of Time, MGM, $8,590,001, 2 Wks. ($28,711,637); 6. The House of the Dead, Artisan, $5,683,280, (New); 7. The Rundown, Universal, $5,208,445, 3 Wks. ($40,268,790); 8. Under the Tuscan Sun, Disney, $4,911,328, 3 Wks. ($28,307,921); 9. Secondhand Lions, New Line, $3,297,211, 4 Wks. ($35,384,339); 10. Lost in Translation, Focus Features, $2,822,419, 5 Wks. ($18,121,154).

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13 October 2003 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Miramax's strategy of releasing Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill in two installments -- essentially splitting a more-than-three-hour movie in half -- seemed to some observers like an ingenious scheme as Kill Bill: Vol. 1 opened with a $22.7-million haul. If Kill Bill: Vol. 2 can perform equally well when it is released in February, it would translate to a more-than-$45-million opening for the film and thereby offset the aversion older moviegoers are likely to show towards it. Another new film, Intolerable Cruelty, which received generally strong reviews on Friday for its performances by George Clooney and Catherine Zeta-Jones, debuted modestly in third place with $13.1 million. Sandwiched between the two films was last week's box-office winner, School of Rock, with $15.4 million. Two other new films made the top ten: The kids flick Good Boy! premiered in fourth place with $13 million, while the unreviewed The House of the Dead died with just $5.5 million. In limited release, Clint Eastwood's Mystic River packed 'em in in 13 theaters to take in $591,390, for an average of $45,492.

The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations: 1. Kill Bill: Vol. 1, $22.7 million; 2. School of Rock, $15.4 million; 3. Intolerable Cruelty, $13.1 million; 4. Good Boy!, $13 million; 5. Out of Time, $8.6 million; 6. The House of the Dead, $5.5 million; 7. The Rundown, $5.3 million; 8. Under the Tuscan Sun, $4.8 million; 9. Secondhand Lions, $3.3 million; 10. Lost in Translation, $2.9 million.

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7 October 2003 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Paramount's School of Rock received good grades from the critics when it opened, and, according to trade reports, it received even better grades from moviegoers who participated in exit polls. Nevertheless, the film earned $19.6 million, some $600,000 less than the studio had estimated on Sunday, suggesting that the film was not being talked up the way the studio had hoped. In fact, however, several films were significantly off studio estimates. In particular, second-place finisher, MGM's Out of Time, which the studio had forecast would bring in $17 million, wound up with $15.2 million. The total box office was off about 18 percent from the comparable week 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. School of Rock, Paramount, $19,622,714, (New); 2. Out of Time, MGM, $16,185,316, (New); 3. The Rundown, Universal, $9,682,780, 2 Wks. ($32,646,055); 4. Under the Tuscan Sun, Disney, $7,682,053, 2 Wks. ($20,740,822); 5. Secondhand Lions, New Line, $5,183,674, 3 Wks. ($30,624,785); 6. Underworld, Sony, $5,068,277, 3 Wks. ($44,808,894); 7. Lost in Translation, Focus Features, $4,163,333, 4 Wks. ($14,017,704); 8. The Fighting Temptations, Paramount, $3,386,543, 3 Wks. ($24,576,247); 9. Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Sony, $2,626,304, 4 Wks. ($53,068,097); 10. Cold Creek Manor, Disney, $2,511,141, 3 Wks. ($1,834,020).

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6 October 2003 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Rock conquered The Rock over the weekend as Jack Black's School of Rock moved to the head of the class with a $20.2-million debut. Last week's winner, The Rundown, starring The Rock, tumbled 47 percent to third place with $9.8 million. Between the two films was the new Denzel Washington starrer Out of Time, which took in $17 million. Meanwhile, two films that opened in limited release also performed well. The Station Agent, a winner of the audience award at this year's Sundance Film Festival, took in $55,500 in three theaters. Wonderland, starring Val Kilmer as fallen porn star John Holmes, opened with $90,000 in five theaters. The top 12 movies grossed $82.2 million, down 18 percent from the comparable weekend a year ago. Meanwhile, Focus Features' Lost in Translation, starring Bill Murray, added 376 more theaters and landed in seventh place with $4.3 million.

The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations: 1. School of Rock, $20.2 million; 2. Out of Time, $17 million; 3. The Rundown, $9.8 million; 4. Under the Tuscan Sun, $7.9 million; 5. Secondhand Lions, $5.4 million; 6. Underworld, $4.8 million; 7. Lost in Translation, $4.3 million; 8. The Fighting Temptations, $3.3 million; 9. Once Upon a Time in Mexico, $2.55 million; 10. Cold Creek Manor, $2.5 million.

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3 October 2003 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Several critics are suggesting that Out of Time is a whole lot better than the movie trailers and TV ads make it appear. Joe Morgenstern in the Wall Street Journal observes: "Sometimes the slightly shopworn strands of classic thrillers can be rewoven into stylish forms that feel new. That's the case with Out of Time." Philip Wuntch in the Dallas Morning News also suggests that the plot of the movie is formulaic and pure pulp, but he adds: "Out of Time proves again that pulp can be drenched in beautiful colors and tropical flavors. ... Despite some lapses of logic, [it] puts the fun back into moviegoing." Jami Bernard in the New York Daily News calls the film "a solid thriller full of surprises that, like baseball, is a game of inches."

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