'RATATOUILLE' COOKS UP $47.2 MILLION BRUCE WILLIS' FILM 'LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD' RANKS NO. 2.Byline: GREG HERNANDEZ Staff Writer "Ratatouille ra·ta·tou·ille n. A vegetable stew, usually made with eggplant, tomatoes, zucchini, peppers, and onions, seasoned with herbs and garlic. [French, from alteration of toillier, touiller, " was the big cheese at the box office over the weekend, scurrying scur·ry intr.v. scur·ried, scur·ry·ing, scur·ries 1. To go with light running steps; scamper. 2. To flurry or swirl about. n. pl. scur·ries 1. The act of scurrying. away with an estimated $47.2 million in ticket sales. While it marked the eighth consecutive No. 1 bow for a Pixar Animation title, the animated comedy about a gourmet rat that gets a chance to cook in a French restaurant drew the lowest take for a Pixar film since 1995's "Toy Story" ($29.1 million). Walt Disney Studios The name Walt Disney Studios may refer to:
"Without question, for those who have had the opportunity to see it, they understand why we believe it's a long-run play," said Chuck Viane, president of Disney's Buena Vista Distribution
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. is the motion picture and television feature distribution company owned by The Walt Disney Company. . Viane pointed to "Cars" retaining its audience for several weeks and going on to gross $244 million to become the second-highest-grossing film of 2006. "Based on the performance of past Pixar films, the number looks a little lower than one might expect," said box office analyst Paul Dergarabedian, president of Media By Numbers. "But this is a movie that's going to generate great word of mouth and sometimes that's more important than a big opening weekend." Giving "Ratatouille" some competition was 20th Century's Fox's "Live Free or Die Hard," the first installment in the Bruce Willis Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is an American actor and singer. He came to fame in the late 1980s and has since retained a career as both a Hollywood leading man and a supporting actor, in particular for his role as John McClane in the Die Hard series. franchise in more than a decade. The film took in an estimated $33.1 million Friday through Sunday. It opened Wednesday and has grossed $48.2 million in its first five days. "It exceeded our expectations," said Bert Livingston, Fox's general sales manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → of distribution. "The audience loves the character and I think the picture is going to be playing all summer." Last week's top film, the comedy "Evan Almighty," slipped to third place with an estimated gross of $15 million and a 10-day total of $60.6 million. The film, which had a production budget of $175 million, will be hard-pressed to even reach $100 million after losing 50 percent of its audience in the second weekend. A film that cost far less to make was the Michael Moore  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. documentary
"Sicko sick·o n. pl. sick·os Slang A deranged, psychotic, or morbidly obsessed person. [From sick1.] " (production budget $9 million) which was booked into just 441 theaters. The scathing look at the U.S. health care system released by Lionsgate debuted in ninth place with ticket sales of $4.5 million. Finishing just behind "Sicko" was the Focus Feature release "Evening," a drama with a dream cast that includes Vanessa Redgrave, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close and others. Playing in 997 theaters, it opened in 10th place with a gross of $3.5 million, according to studio estimates. When final figures are released today, overall grosses might just be enough to barely stop a streak of four consecutive down weekends compared to 2006 totals. The top 12 films, according to preliminary estimates, are 2 percent ahead of the same weekend a year ago. greg.hernandez(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3758 CAPTION(S): box Box: TOP 10 MOVIES |
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