‘Erin Brockovich’ Holds Off ‘Romeo’
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On a weekend when many moviegoers had Oscars on their minds, “Erin Brockovich” remained atop the box-office chart for the second consecutive week, grossing $18.5 million. The Julia Roberts human-interest saga barely beat out the martial-arts action film “Romeo Must Die,” starring Jet Li, which debuted at $18 million.
Meanwhile, “The Sixth Sense” became the 10th all-time biggest-grossing film with $290,288,427, squeaking past “The Empire Strikes Back.”
Weekend Box Office
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Three-day gross/ Screens/ Weeks in Movie (Studio) Total (millions) Average Release 1. “Erin Brockovich” $18.5 2,851 2 (Universal) $55.9 $6,505 2. “Romeo Must Die”* $18.0 2,641 1 (Warner Bros.) $24.6 $6,821 3. “Final Destination” $7.2 2,587 2 (New Line) $20.4 $2,790 4. “Mission to Mars” $5.7 3,101 3 (Disney/Touchstone) $49.2 $1,845 5. “Here on Earth” $4.5 1,714 1 (Fox) $4.5 $2,632 6. “Whatever It Takes” $4.1 2,272 1 (Sony/Columbia) $4.1 $1,806 7. “American Beauty” $4.0 1,662 28 (DreamWorks) $108.5 $2,422 8. “My Dog Skip” $3.1 2,331 11 (Warner Bros.) $26.0 $1,312 9. “The Cider House Rules” $2.8 1,671 16 (Miramax) $49.6 $1,675 10. “The Whole Nine Yards” $2.0 2,109 6 (Warner Bros.) $54.1 $950 “Boys Don’t Cry” $695,333 280 25 (Fox Searchlight) $7.8 $2,483
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* Opened Wednesday
SOURCE: Exhibitor Relations Co.
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