`SUMMER' HAS BOFFO OPENING IN OCTOBER.Byline: Dara Akiko Tom 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. The screamfest ``I Know What You Did Last Summer'' beat the devil at the weekend box office, industry analysts said Sunday. The thriller about four teen-agers who are stalked after trying to cover up a hit-and-run accident had an estimated $16.1 million in debut ticket sales. ``Devil's Advocate devil's advocate: see canonization. ,'' starring Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves, was No. 2, earning $12.2 million in its first weekend of wide release, 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. estimates from Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc. ``I Know What You Did Last Summer'' had the second-biggest October opening ever, behind the $16.7 million earned by ``Stargate'' in 1994. Another murder-thriller, ``Kiss the Girls,'' starring Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd Ashley Judd (born April 19, 1968) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her leading roles in a series of late 1990s and early 2000s thrillers, including Kiss the Girls, Double Jeopardy and High Crimes. , held its own, coming in at No. 3 after three weeks. It earned $7 million for a total of $39.2 million. The slew of pre-Halloween thrillers hurt ``Devil's Advocate'' despite its heavyweight cast, said Robert Bucksbaum, a spokesman for Reel Source Inc., a newsletter for industry insiders and movie theater owners. The adolescent to young adult crowd also wielded considerable clout in the case of ``I Know What You Did,'' he said. Brad Pitts' ``Seven Years in Tibet,'' dropped to No. 4 in its second week with $6.57 million. ``Playing God,'' with David Duchovny as a doctor for bad guys, had a paltry $2 million. It failed to open in the Top 10, edged out by the British comedy ``Bean,'' playing only in Canada and overseas for now. ``Bean,'' starring Rowan Atkinson Rowan Sebastian Atkinson (born 6 January 1955) is an English comedian, actor and writer, famous for his title roles in the British television comedies Blackadder and Mr. Bean. as a down-and-out museum employee who ends up saving the day, grossed $2.25 million. It is scheduled to open in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. in November. The final weekend box-office figures were to be released today. Here are estimates for Friday through Sunday for movies released in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. : 1. ``I Know What You Did Last Summer,'' $16.1 million. 2. ``Devil's Advocate,'' $12.2 million. 3. ``Kiss the Girls,'' $7 million. 4. ``Seven Years in Tibet,'' $6.5 million. 5. ``In & Out,'' $3.9 million. 6. ``Soul Food,'' $3.5 million. 7. ``Rocketman,'' $3 million. 8. ``The Peacemaker,'' $2.8 million. 9. ``L.A. Confidential,'' $2.7 million. 10. ``Bean,'' $2.3 million. |
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