`IMPACT' TOPS U.S. BOX OFFICE; REDFORD DRAMA TAKES SECOND.Byline: Dave McNary Daily News Staff Writer ``Deep Impact'' continued to dominate the nation's box office with an estimated $23.3 million in its second weekend at 3,192 theaters during the Friday-Sunday period, studio sources estimated Sunday. The comet-vs.-Earth disaster epic has jump-started Hollywood's crucial summer season by earning an impressive $74 million in its first 10 days. The release, handled domestically by Paramount and co-financed by DreamWorks SKG SKG Stichting Kwaliteit Gevelbouw (Dutch) SKG Spielberg, Katzenberg,and Geffen (DreamWorks Studios) SKG Thessaloniki, Greece - Thessaloniki (Airport Code) SKG Smith and Kraus Global , should continue to draw well for several more weeks despite losing 43 percent from its opening weekend. ``For the disaster genre, `Deep Impact' has performed pretty decently,' said analyst Arthur Rockwell of Drake Capital. ``It should go well over $100 million domestically and will obviously play well overseas. ``Deep Impact'' will face massive competition from Sony's ``Godzilla,'' which opens Tuesday night and is expected to take in around $100 million by the end of Memorial Day. This weekend's opening of Robert Redford's ``The Horse Whisperer'' also posted solid numbers with $13.2 million at 2,039 locations as it overcame mixed reviews. The romance drama, carrying a $60 million price tag and based on Nicholas Evans' best seller, benefited from Disney's strong publicity campaign and the drawing power of Redford and co-star Kristin Scott Thomas Kristin Scott Thomas OBE (born 24 May 1960) is an Academy Award-nominated English actress. Biography Kristin Scott Thomas was born in Redruth, Cornwall. Her father was a pilot for the Royal Navy and died in a flying accident in 1964, and she is the older sister of the . The weekend's other major opening, Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) .' animated musical ``The Quest for Camelot
Quest for Camelot is an animated feature from Warner Bros. Animation, released in 1998. ,'' finished a disappointing third with $5.2 million at 3,107 theaters. The downbeat down·beat n. 1. Music a. The downward stroke made by a conductor to indicate the first beat of a measure. b. The first beat of a measure. 2. Informal A period of stagnation or inactivity. returns, following tepid reviews, mark a major setback in the studio's strategy to set up a division to produce full-length animated features and also underscore the difficulty in marketing to the pre-teen audience. `` `The Horse Whisperer' had a reasonable opening for that kind of movie, but `The Quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the Camelot' is a major fiasco,'' Rockwell said. ``It looked like a poor imitation of a Disney animated movie with little compelling reason for people to see it. The analyst said ``Mulan,'' Disney's animated Chinese fable should still perform well after it opens June 19, despite the poor debut for ``Camelot.'' `` `Mulan' looks like it has a lot more innovation than `Quest for Camelot,' '' Rockwell said. Warner's sixth weekend of ``City of Angels'' finished fourth with $3.2 million and has gone past $66 million. Disney's third weekend of ``He Got Game'' followed with $2.3 million, edging out Paramount's 22nd weekend of ``Titanic'' with $2.2 million at 1,990 theaters as the number of theaters showing the disaster epic fell by 266 sites from last weekend. ``Titanic'' now has a 150-day domestic total of $572.8 million, $111 million ahead of No. 2 ``Star Wars'' on the all-time domestic list. DreamWorks' fifth weekend of ``Paulie'' finished seventh with $1.7 million, beating out New Line's second weekend of ``Woo'' with $1.6 million, Sony's third weekend of ``Les Miserables'' with $1.57 million and its fourth weekend of ``The Big Hit'' with $1.5 million. 20th Century Fox's two-theater opening of Warren Beatty's political satire Political satire is a subgenre of general satire that specializes in gaining entertainment from politics, politicians, and public affairs. It has also been used with subversive intent where political speech and dissent are forbidden by a regime, as a method of advancing political ``Bulworth'' posted respectable numbers in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Los Angeles with $130,000. The offbeat off·beat n. Music An unaccented beat in a measure. adj. Slang Not conforming to an ordinary type or pattern; unconventional: offbeat humor. project moves into nationwide release Friday along with Universal's ``Fear and Loathing fear and loathing - (Hunter S. Thompson) A state inspired by the prospect of dealing with certain real-world systems and standards that are totally brain-damaged but ubiquitous - Intel 8086s, COBOL, EBCDIC, or any IBM machine except the Rios (also known as the RS/6000). in Las Vegas,'' with Johnny Depp in the role of gonzo gon·zo adj. Slang 1. Using an exaggerated, highly subjective style, especially in journalism: "a hyperkinetic, gonzo version of Graham Greene" New Yorker. 2. journalist Hunter S. Thompson, but both may get lost in the shuffle against ``Godzilla.'' The overall box office easily outperformed the same weekend last year, which was led by the $11.8 million from ``The Fifth Element'' in its second weekend. Year-to-date box office has topped $2 billion and is up 5 percent over the same period in 1997. Final figures for the weekend will be released today. Top movies Here are estimated grosses 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. 1. ``Deep Impact,'' $23.3 million. 2. ``The Horse Whisperer,'' $13.2 million. 3. ``The Quest for Camelot,'' $5.2 million. 4. ``City of Angels,'' $3.2 million. 5. ``He Got Game,'' $2.3 million. 6. ``Titanic,'' $2.2 million. 7. ``Paulie,'' $1.7 million. 8. ``Woo,'' $1.6 million. 9. ``Les Miserables,'' $1.57 million. 10. ``The Big Hit,'' $1.5 million. CAPTION(S): box BOX : Top movies (see text) |
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