`A BUG'S LIFE' HAS STRONG LEGS AT BOX OFFICE.Byline: Dave McNary Daily News Staff Writer Moviegoers continued to swarm the nation's multiplexes to see ``A Bug's Life'' as the computer-animated comedy dominated the U.S. box office with an estimated $17.4 million at 2,701 theaters during the Friday-Sunday period, studio sources said Sunday. The results gave the Disney project, co-produced by Pixar Animation, a total of $69 million after 12 days in nationwide release. The Friday-Sunday take for ``A Bug's Life'' declined 47 percent from the previous Friday-Sunday, in line with forecasts as overall moviegoing followed its traditional pattern of sliding sharply during the first weekend of December following Thanksgiving Thanksgiving annual U.S. holiday celebrating harvest and yearly blessings; originated with Pilgrims (1621). [Am. Culture: EB, IX: 922] See : America Thanksgiving national holiday with luxurious dinner as chief ritual. [Am. Pop. vacation. Disney marketing executive Chuck Viane noted that the weekend-to-weekend decline for ``A Bug's Life'' was the smallest of holdover hold·o·ver n. One that is held over from an earlier time: a political advisor who was a holdover from the Reagan era; a family tradition that is a holdover from my grandparents' childhood. Noun 1. films. ``We are getting a very balanced demographic for this film and we are starting to see a lot of repeat viewers,'' he added. Viane pointed out that one-third of the audience for ``A Bug's Life'' has been between 2 and 11 years old and another third between 12 and 25. Analyst Arthur Rockwell said ``A Bug's Life'' would easily outperform Outperform An analyst recommendation meaning a stock is expected to do slightly better than the market return. Notes: Exact definitions vary by brokerage, but in general this rating is better than neutral and worse than buy or strong buy. the past three Disney animated films - ``The Hunchback hunchback, abnormal outward curvature of the spine in the thoracic region. It is also known as kyphosis and humpback, and in its severe form a noticeable hump is evident on the back. of Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame ,'' ``Hercules'' and ``Mulan'' - but might not match the $192 million domestic take of 1995's ``Toy Story,'' the first Disney-Pixar collaboration, due to increased choices for moviegoers. `` `A Bug's Life' has obviously done very well against tremendous competition,'' Rockwell said. Universal's opening of its ``Psycho'' remake re·make tr.v. re·made , re·mak·ing, re·makes To make again or anew. n. 1. The act of remaking. 2. Something in remade form, especially a new version of an earlier movie or song. , starring Anne Heche and Vince Vaughn, debuted with a respectable $10.7 million at 2,477 theaters as it benefited from being the only major movie to debut, the popularity of the horror genre and the novelty of reshooting the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock release. `` `Psycho' is getting tons of press and the market is deluged with family films right now,'' said Robert Bucksbaum, president of the Reel Source forecasting service. He projected ``Psycho'' could gross as much as $50 million domestically, which would make the $20 million movie highly profitable for its beleaguered be·lea·guer tr.v. be·lea·guered, be·lea·guer·ing, be·lea·guers 1. To harass; beset: We are beleaguered by problems. 2. To surround with troops; besiege. studio. Three holdovers also performed solidly, led by Disney's third weekend of ``Enemy of the State'' with $9.5 million at 2,458 sites as the Will Smith vehicle neared $63 million after 17 days. Paramount's third weekend of ``The Rugrats Movie'' followed with $8 million at 2,832 theaters to nearly hit $68 million and Disney's fifth weekend of ``The Waterboy'' continued to draw decently with $6.6 million at 2,778 locations. ``The Waterboy'' now has $130.8 million after 31 days and is the 89th film to take in more than $130 million at the domestic box office. Top movies Estimated grosses at North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. theaters for Friday through Sunday: 1. ``A Bug's Life,'' $17.4 million. 2. ``Pyscho,'' $10.7 million. 3. ``Enemy of the State,'' $9.5 million. 4. ``The Rugrats Movie,'' $8 million. 5. ``The Waterboy,'' $6.6 million. 6. ``Meet Joe Black,'' $2.6 million. 7. ``Babe Babe Paul Bunyan’s blue ox; straightens roads by pulling them. [Am. Lit.: Fisher, 270] See : Strength : Pig in the City,'' $2.5 million. 8. ``Elizabeth,'' $2 million. 9. ``Home Fries Noun 1. home fries - sliced pieces of potato fried in a pan until brown and crisp home-fried potatoes Irish potato, murphy, potato, spud, tater, white potato - an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland ,'' $1.76 million. 10. ``I Still Know What You Did Last Summer,'' $1.75 million. CAPTION(S): box Box: Top movies (see text) |
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