`ENTRAPMENT' SNARES NO. 1 AT BOX OFFICE; CONNERY FILM SETS APRIL RECORD.Byline: Dave McNary McNary may refer to:
``Entrapment'' ensnared the nation's moviegoers as the action-adventure dominated at multiplexes with a record-setting $21.3 million at 2,814 theaters during the Friday-Sunday weekend, studio sources said Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. . The 20th Century Fox release, starring Sean Connery Connery is a surname, and may refer to:
``Entrapment'' benefited from drawing a broad cross-section cross section also cross-sec·tion n. 1. a. A section formed by a plane cutting through an object, usually at right angles to an axis. b. A piece so cut or a graphic representation of such a piece. 2. of theater audiences. `` `Entrapment' scored big numbers with date crowds and also with younger audiences drawn by the action theme,'' said Robert Bucksbaum, president of the Reel Source tracking service. ``The combination of Sean Connery (for women) and Catherine Zeta-Jones (for men) paid off big for Fox.'' ``Entrapment'' set a record for an April opening, topping the $20.6 million set two weeks ago by ``Life.'' Bucksbaum predicted ``Entrapment'' will take in $70 million by the end of its run. Overall box office receipts hit $61 million, up 4 percent from the same weekend last year when ``He Got Game'' led with only $7.6 million. ``Entrapment'' will face strong competition next weekend from Universal's ``The Mummy mummy, dead human or animal body preserved by embalming or by unusual natural conditions. As a rule mummies are from ancient times. The word is of Arabic derivation and refers primarily to the burials found in Egypt, where the practice of mummification was perfected ,'' the last major release before ``Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace'' on May 19. ``Entrapment'' matched the combined total of the next four films, led by Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) .' fifth weekend of ``The Matrix'' with $8.7 million at 2,903 theaters to push its total to nearly $130 million. Bucksbaum noted that the strong performances by ``Entrapment'' and ``The Matrix'' have disproved the theory that studios need to open high-profile action-adventures in the summer or holiday period to score blockbuster-type numbers. Universal's third weekend of ``Life'' took third with 6.4 million at 2,615 theaters, followed by Fox's fourth weekend of ``Never Been Kissed'' with $4.1 million at 2,484 screens, and Warner's ninth weekend of ``Analyze This'' with $2.2 million at 2,128 screens. ``Analyze This'' has topped $98 million after 59 days and will soon become the second 1999 film to reach the $100 million milestone. Disney's fifth weekend of ``10 Things I Hate About You'' came in sixth with $1.8 million at 2,020 theaters, edging Sony's opening of ``Idle Hands'' a teen horror comedy with $1.78 million at 1,611 screens. Bucksbaum noted the studio had scaled back its marketing campaign for ``Idle Hands'' in the wake of the Colorado school shooting
Final figures for the weekend will be released today. TOP MOVIES Estimated grosses for Friday through Sunday at North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. theaters. 1. ``Entrapment entrapment, in law, the instigation of a crime in the attempt to obtain cause for a criminal prosecution. Situations in which a government operative merely provides the occasion for the commission of a criminal act (e.g. ,'' $21.3 million. 2. ``The Matrix,'' $8.7 million. 3. ``Life,'' $6.4 million. 4. ``Never Been Kissed Never Been Kissed is a 1999 comedy directed by Raja Gosnell and starring Drew Barrymore, David Arquette, Michael Vartan, Molly Shannon, Leelee Sobieski, John C. Reilly, Jessica Alba, Marley Shelton, James Franco, Giuseppe Andrews, Jeremy Jordan and Garry Marshall. ,'' $4.1 million. 5. ``Analyze This,'' $2.2 million. 6. ``10 Things I Hate About You,'' $1.8 million. 6. ``Idle Hands,'' $1.78 million. 8. ``Pushing Tin,'' $1.29 million. 9. ``Lost & Found,'' $1.28 million. 10. ``Go,'' $1.2 million. CAPTION(S): box Box: Top Movies (see text) |
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