`BEAVIS' OPENS BIG.They're more than teen-age TV couch slouches now. ``Beavis and Butt-head Do America'' posted the biggest December movie opening ever with $20.1 million in ticket sales during the weekend. The animated feature, starring the doltish dolt n. A stupid person; a dunce. [Middle English dulte, from past participle of dullen, to dull, from dul, dull; see dull. , sex-crazed youths featured in MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. cartoons, overtook the $18.1 million December record held by 1991's ``Star Trek  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. VI: The Undiscovered
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Industry experts called the surprisingly strong debut a boost for young MTV Films. ``We were shocked ... no one at the studio or MTV Films could have projected this kind of success,'' said MTV executive Van Toffler. In other debuts, the horror film horror film n → película de terror or miedo horror film horror n → film m d'épouvante horror film horror n ``Scream'' took fourth place with $6.4 million, edging out the George Clooney-Michelle Pfeiffer romantic comedy ``One Fine Day,'' which grossed $6.2 million. ``My Fellow Americans'' had the most pallid pal·lid adj. 1. Having an abnormally pale or wan complexion: the pallid face of the invalid. 2. Lacking intensity of color or luminousness. 3. debut for a widely distributed film, with a scant $2.9 million. CAPTION(S): Photo, Box Photo: With $20.1 million at the box office, ``Beavis and Butt-head Do America'' set a record for the biggest December movie opening ever. Box: The weekend's top 10 (Box Office) |
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