COMEDIC 'BIRDCAGE' STILL FLYING HIGH AT BOX OFFICE.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" was the nation's most popular movie for a third straight weekend, followed again by "Executive Decision," industry sources said Sunday. "The Birdcage," a remake of a French comedy classic, grossed an estimated $13.7 million, while the hijack thriller "Executive Decision" earned an estimated $9.8 million. Two debuts made the Top 10: "Diabolique," a murder suspense film starring Sharon Stone, which earned $5.7 million for third place, and Spike Lee's "Girl 6," which tied for sixth with $2.9 million. Of the films nominated in today's Academy Awards, "Mr. Holland's Opus," released late last year, earned $2 million for the No. 8 spot. Others movies with nominations included "Dead Man Walking," which grossed $1.3 million; "Sense and Sensibility Sense and Sensibility is a novel by the English novelist Jane Austen, that was first published in 1811. It was the first of Austen's novels to be published, under the pseudonym "A Lady". ," $1.1 million; "The Postman (Il Postino)" $807,500; "Leaving Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. ," $550,000; and "Braveheart," $200,000. The preliminary estimates by industry sources are based on ticket sales Friday through Sunday. Final figures are due out today. 1. "The Birdcage," $13.7 million. 2. "Executive Decision," $9.8 million. 3. "Diabolique," $5.7 million. 4. (tied) "Up Close and Personal," $4.4 million. 5. (tied) "Homeward Bound bound for home; going homeward; as, the homeward bound fleet s>. See also: Homeward II: Lost in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden ," $4.4 million. 6. (tied) "Fargo," $2.9 million. 7. (tied) "Girl 6," $2.9 million. 8. "Mr. Holland's Opus," $2 million. 9. "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. ," $1.8 million. 10. "Broken Arrow," $1.5 million. |
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