`MISSION' CRUISES TO $56 MILLION.Byline: Scott Lindlaw 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,'' the Tom Cruise update of the espionage espionage (ĕs`pēənäzh'), the act of obtaining information clandestinely. The term applies particularly to the act of collecting military, industrial, and political data about one nation for the benefit of another. TV series, grossed an estimated $56.9 million over four days to set a record take for Memorial Day weekend, industry sources said Monday. The previous record of $37.2 million was set by ``The Flintstones'' in 1994. Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc. also projected ``Mission: Impossible'' will break a record with $75 million in earnings in a six-day record, from Wednesday through Monday. That would surpass the six-day record of $74.1 million held by ``Jurassic Park.'' ``We are ecstatic with the performance of this movie,'' said Barry London, vice chairman of the motion picture group at Paramount Pictures Corp. ``We have obviously a fabulous actor in Tom Cruise and an extremely appealing and exciting concept.'' Cruise starred in and co-produced the film. ``Mission: Impossible'' earned $45.4 million Friday through Sunday to surpass the three-day May debut record of ``Twister'' with $41 million. Together, ``Mission: Impossible'' and ``Twister,'' which took in $37.1 million in its third week of release for second place, led the film industry to its biggest Memorial Day weekend ever, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Exhibitor Relations. In fact, the two blockbusters allowed the top 10 films this weekend to outperform Outperform An analyst recommendation meaning a stock is expected to do slightly better than the market return. Notes: Exact definitions vary by brokerage, but in general this rating is better than neutral and worse than buy or strong buy. all 89 movies tracked through Memorial Day weekend last year, the company said. The top 10 films Friday through Monday took in $119.7 million, compared to $116.7 million for the 89 films. The figures are preliminary estimates of ticket sales Friday through Monday. Final figures are due out today. 1. ``Mission: Impossible,'' $56.9 million. 2. ``Twister,'' $37.1 million. 3. ``Spy Hard,'' $10.6 million. 4. ``Flipper,'' $5 million. 5. ``The Craft,'' $2.7 million. 6. ``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. ,'' $2.7 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,'' $1.5 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. ,'' $950,000. |
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