AUDIENCES FLOCKED TO 2 NEW FILMS.Two new Columbia Pictures movies, ``Maximum Risk'' and ``Fly Away Home,'' opened atop the weekend box office list. ``Maximum Risk,'' a Jean-Claude Van Damme action thriller, was No. 1 at $5.8 million. ``Fly Away Home,'' about an estranged es·trange tr.v. es·tranged, es·trang·ing, es·trang·es 1. To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate. 2. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations. father and daughter who help a flock of geese migrate, was second with $5 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. preliminary estimates by Exhibitor Relations Co., which tracks receipts. ``Bulletproof'' was third at $4 million, ``Tin Cup'' No. 4 at $3.5 million, and ``First Kid'' fifth at $3.3 million. The timing of Columbia's one-two punch one-two punch n. 1. A combination of two blows delivered in rapid succession in boxing, especially a left lead followed by a right cross. 2. Informal An especially forceful or effective combination or sequence of two things. is ironic considering that Sony Corp., Columbia's parent, had forced out studio chief Mark Canton on Friday after a summer of expensive flops including ``The Cable Guy.'' Final figures were to be released today. The preliminary top 10: 1. ``Maximum Risk,'' $5.8 million. 2. ``Fly Away Home,'' $5 million. 3. ``Bulletproof Refers to extremely stable hardware and/or software that cannot be brought down no matter what unusual conditions arise. See industrial strength. bulletproof - Used of an algorithm or implementation considered extremely robust; lossage-resistant; capable of correctly ,'' $4 million. 4. ``Tin Cup Tin Cup is a 1996 romantic comedy starring Kevin Costner and Rene Russo, with major supporting roles by Cheech Marin and Don Johnson. Synopsis The storyline focuses on the relationship that develops between two entirely opposite personalities. ,'' $3.5 million. 5. ``First Kid,'' $3.3 million. 6. ``The Rich Man's Wife,'' $3.2 million. 7. ``A Time to Kill,'' $2.9 million. 8. ``The Spitfire Grill,'' $2.5 million. 9. (tie) ``Independence Day,'' ``Jack,'' $2.1 million each. |
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