'BIRDCAGE' SOARS TO TOP BOX OFFICE SPOT IN DEBUT.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. "The Birdcage," starring Robin Williams in a remake of the French comedy classic "La Cage La Cage has several uses including:
"Up Close and Personal," last week's No. 1 film, dropped to second with an estimated take of $8.4 million. The figures are based on estimates of ticket sales Friday through Sunday. 1. "The Birdcage," $18 million. 2. "Up Close and Personal," $8.4 million. 3. "Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco," $8.1 million. 4. "Down Periscope periscope (pĕr`ĭskōp) [Gr.,=view around], instrument to enable a person to see objects not in his direct line of vision or concealed by some intervening body. Its essential parts are a tube, prisms, lenses, mirrors, and an eyepiece. ," $4.9 million. 5. "Hellraiser: Bloodline blood·line n. The direct line of descent; a pedigree. ," $4.5 million. 6. "Broken Arrow," $4.4 million. 7. "Happy Gilmore," $3.4 million. 8. "Mr. Holland's Opus," $3.2 million. 9. "Rumble in the Bronx," $3.1 million. 10. "Muppet Treasure Island," $2.7 million. |
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