`MISSION' ACCOMPLISHED AT BOX OFFICE.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. ``Mission: Impossible'' was projected to earn from $52.5 million to $54.5 million over the four-day holiday weekend, easily ousting oust tr.v. oust·ed, oust·ing, ousts 1. To eject from a position or place; force out: "the American Revolution, which ousted the English" Virginia S. Eifert. ``Twister'' from the No. 1 spot at the box office, industry sources said Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. . ``Twister'' still made a strong showing with an estimated $36 million take in its third weekend of release. ``Mission: Impossible'' set new marks for a May debut and best Memorial Day weekend. The old May debut mark was set by ``Twister'' with $41 million, and 1994's ``The Flintstones'' was the old holiday record holder with $37.2 million. Based on the popular television series of the late 1960s and early 1970s, ``Mission: Impossible'' starred and was co-produced by Tom Cruise. Another new film, the Leslie Nielsen farce ``Spy Hard,'' was in third place with a $10.4 million take. The figures are preliminary estimates of ticket sales Friday through Monday. Final figures are due out Tuesday. 1. ``Mission: Impossible,'' $52.5 million to $54.5 million. 2. ``Twister,'' $36 million. 3. ``Spy Hard,'' $10.4 million. 4. ``Flipper,'' $5 million. 5. ``The Truth About Cats and Dogs Cats and Dogs A slang term referring to speculative stocks that have short or suspicious histories for sales, earnings, dividends, etc. Notes: In a bull market analysts will often mention that everything is going up, even the cats and dogs. ,'' $2.6 million. 6. ``The Craft,'' $2.4 million. 7. ``Primal pri·mal adj. 1. Being first in time; original. 2. Of first or central importance; primary. pri·mal  i·ty n. Fear,'' $1.28 million.
8. ``The Birdcage,'' $1.2 million. 9. ``Toy Story,'' $1 million. 10. ``Heaven's Prisoners Heaven's Prisoners is a 1996 Psychological thriller/Psycho Noir (with certain Slasher Connections) motion picture starring Alec Baldwin, Kelly Lynch, Mary Stuart Masterson, Teri Hatcher and Eric Roberts. ,'' $800,000. |
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