`SPACE JAM' SLAM-DUNKS COMPETITION.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. Michael Jordan This article is about the former basketball player. For other uses, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation). Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player. and his newest teammate, Bugs Bunny, topped the weekend box office with the debut of their ``Space Jam.'' The comedy, which combines live action and animation, opened with a gross of $29.2 million, 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. industry estimates Sunday. That sent last week's top-grossing film, ``Ransom,'' starring Mel Gibson Noun 1. Mel Gibson - Australian actor (born in the United States in 1956) Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, Gibson U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. , down to No. 2 with $23 million in ticket sales. Debuting at No. 3 was ``The Mirror Has Two Faces'' with $12.2 million. The romantic comedy was directed by and stars Barbra Streisand as a frumpy frump n. 1. A girl or woman regarded as dull, plain, or unfashionable. 2. A person regarded as colorless and primly sedate. professor who finds true romance with Jeff Bridges. ``The English Patient,'' starring Ralph Fiennes and 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 in a critically acclaimed adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's novel, opened on just 10 screens with a gross of $265,000. ``First Wives Club'' edged closer to the $100 million mark. It has grossed $99.3 million in nine weeks and slipped from No. 6 to No. 8 this weekend with a take of about $1.5 million. Here are the estimated grosses for Friday through Sunday. Final figures were to be released Monday: 1. ``Space Jam,'' $29.2 million. 2. ``Ransom,'' $23 million. 3. ``The Mirror Has Two Faces,'' $12.2 million. 4. ``Set It Off,'' $5.8 million. 5. ``William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet,'' $5.6 million. 6. ``Sleepers,'' $2.3 million. 7. ``High School High,'' $1.6 million. 8. ``First Wives Club,'' $1.57 million. 9. ``The Ghost and the Darkness,'' $1 million. 10. ``Michael Collins,'' $850,000. |
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