THE FANS’ CHOICES

Movie (National ranking) Weekend Gross Screens/Avg. Weeks (Studio) (National) (National) Released 1. White Sands (4) $65,187 15 / $4,345 1 (Warner Bros.) ($3.1 million) (1,275 / $2,472) 2. The Babe (6) $59,592 17 / $3,505 2 (Universal) ($3 million) (1,568 / $1,920) 3. Basic Instinct (1) $54,876 17 / $3,228 6 (Tri Star) ($5.3 million) (1,866 / $2,870) 4. White Men Can’t Jump (3) $46,781 16 / $2,923 5 (Fox) ($4.4 million) (1,835 / $2,448) 5. Beethoven (2) $43,398 12 / $3,616 4 (Universal) ($5 million) (1,938 / $2,595)

Estimated from data supplied, as of press time, by Exhibitor Relations Co.