`DR. DOLITTLE' DOES A LOT IN WEEKEND; MURPHY PACKS ONE-TWO PUNCH.Byline: Dave McNary McNary may refer to:
Eddie Murphy's star power dominated the nation's box office, as the opening of ``Dr. Dolittle'' took in an estimated $29 million at 2,777 theaters during the Friday-Sunday period, studio sources said Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. . 20th Century Fox's Fox's is a biscuit and confectionery company from the UK. They are the makers of Sports Biscuits, invented by David Glen in 1971. However the Ginger Nut was invented by Alexander Johnson in 1992. comic revamp re·vamp tr.v. re·vamped, re·vamp·ing, re·vamps 1. To patch up or restore; renovate. 2. To revise or reconstruct (a manuscript, for example). 3. To vamp (a shoe) anew. n. of the 1967 musical performed well above forecasts, as audiences responded impressively to a canny can·ny adj. can·ni·er, can·ni·est 1. Careful and shrewd, especially where one's own interests are concerned. 2. Cautious in spending money; frugal. 3. Scots a. promotional push highlighting the films wisecracking animal voices. Despite mixed reviews, the $70 million project should continue to perform well for several more weeks due to its status as the only mass-appeal comedy in the market coupled with Murphy's popularity. Though ``Dr. Dolittle'' may not match the $128.8 million gross from another Murphy 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. , 1996's ``The Nutty Professor,'' it should hit the $100 million mark by the end of summer. ``We couldn't be happier,'' said Tom Sherak, chief of Fox's domestic film operations, who noted that the opening was $4 million higher than ``The Nutty Professor.'' ``Eddie Murphy's done it again.'' Disney's second weekend of ``Mulan,'' with Murphy as the voice of a comical com·i·cal adj. 1. Provoking mirth or amusement; funny. 2. Of or relating to comedy. com dragon, finished a strong second with $16.7 million at 2,921 theaters, dropping only 31 percent from its debut weekend. The animated Chinese folk tale has taken in almost $54 million after 10 days. ``The top two films represented pleasant surprises for both studios.'' said analyst Arthur Rockwell of Drake drake 1. male duck. 2. loliumtemulentum. Capital Securities. ``Murphy's drawing power is still awesome and the campaign for `Mulan' has worked very well, much better than `Hercules' did last summer,'' Rockwell said, adding that ``Mulan'' now looks to be highly profitable. Disney's 36th animated movie should perform well in overseas, merchandise and home video markets. Fox's second weekend of ``The X-Files'' suffered a sharp fall-off in third, taking in $13.3 million at 2,647 theaters but losing 55 percent of its debut audience. Sherak said the decline was understandable, given that ``The X-Files'' TV show is so well known. ``We've taken in $55 million in 10 days with `The X-Files' and we'll do great in overseas markets, so everyone is pretty happy,'' he said. Universal's opening of George Clooney's ``Out of Sight,'' with the ``ER'' star playing an escaped convict To adjudge an accused person guilty of a crime at the conclusion of a criminal prosecution, or after the entry of a plea of guilty or a plea of nolo contendere. An individual who has been found guilty of a crime and, as a result, is serving a sentence as punishment for the act; in a combination of romantic comedy and action-drama, performed respectably in fourth with $11.9 million at 2,105 locations. Rockwell said the decline for ``X-Files'' showed that nonfans of the TV show are not turning out in significant numbers. He added that the nonblockbuster returns for ``Out of Sight,'' which received the strongest reviews for any mainstream release since ``The Truman Show,'' underscore The underscore character (_) is often used to make file, field and variable names more readable when blank spaces are not allowed. For example, NOVEL_1A.DOC, FIRST_NAME and Start_Routine. (character) underscore - _, ASCII 95. the difficulty faced by TV stars such as Clooney in making the transition to the big screen. Paramount's fourth weekend of ``The Truman Show'' came in fifth, with $8.6 million at 2,911 theaters, giving the comedy-fantasy more than $99 million in 24 days. The Jim Carrey “James Carrey” redirects here. For the murder conspirator, see James Carey. James Eugene Carrey (born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian actor and comedian. project will join ``Deep Impact'' and ``Godzilla'' today or Tuesday as the only 1998 releases to cross the $100 million milestone. It will also become the 159th movie in Hollywood history to cross that barrier. Disney's third weekend of ``Six Days, Seven Nights'' followed, with a solid $7.5 million at 2,606 theaters, to go past $47 million in 17 days and top Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) .' fourth weekend of ``A Perfect Murder,'' which had $5.1 million at 2,738 locations, pushing it to $55 million. Rounding out the top 10 were Fox's fifth weekend of ``Hope Floats,'' with $2.2 million at 1,450 sites, Sony's third weekend of ``Can't Hardly Wait,'' with $2 million at 1,855 theaters, and Paramount's eighth weekend of ``Deep Impact,'' with $1.7 million at 1,617 screens. Disney's seventh weekend of ``The Horse Whisperer'' was also battling for 10th place. The results were enough to knock Sony's sixth weekend of ``Godzilla'' out of the top 10 for the first time as the mega-lizard continued its fast fade with $1.5 million at 1,910 theaters. ``Deep Impact'' has $135.9 million after 52 days, giving it 73rd place on the all-time domestic list, behind ``Ransom ransom, price of redemption demanded by the captor of a person, vessel, or city. In ancient times cities frequently paid ransom to prevent their plundering by captors. The custom of ransoming was formerly sanctioned by law. ,'' at $136.4 million. ``Godzilla,'' now with $132.5 million, is 80th on the all-time list, behind ``The Rock,'' at $134 million. The weekend's other major opening, New Line's restored version of ``Gone With the Wind,'' performed impressively with $1.2 million at 214 theaters. That lifted the overall total for the 1939 epic to $193.1 million, 25th on the all-time list. Final figures for this weekend will be released today. TOP MOVIES Here are estimated grosses, in millions, for the top movies 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. Final figures were expected today: 1. ``Dr. Doolittle'' $29 million 2. ``Mulan'' $16.7 million 3. ``The X-Files'' $13.3 million 4. ``Out of Sight'' $11.9 million 5. ``The Truman Show'' $8.6 million 6. ``Six Days, Seven Nights'' $7.5 million 7. ``A Perfect Murder'' $5.1 million 8. ``Hope Floats'' $2.2 million 9. ``Can't Hardly Wait'' $2 million 10. ``Deep Impact'' $1.7 million. CAPTION(S): Box Box: TOP MOVIES (See Text) |
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