‘Major League’ Outscores ‘Anything’

Fox’s new release, “Say Anything,” had a respectable opening, but ticket sales didn’t measure up to the positive critical response the film has received. The teen romance starring John Cusack and Ione Skye grossed $4 million at 1,113 theaters, a per-screen average of $3,646. The latest release from the troubled Weintraub Entertainment Group, “She’s Out of Control,” grossed $3.7 million at 987 theaters, an average of $3,701 per screen. Meanwhile, Paramount’s baseball movie, “Major League,” held strong, dropping just 20% from its opening last week.

*”Winter People,” the Kelly McGillis-Kurt Russell film chosen to kick off the AFI/LA FilmFest last week, had a weak opening at 298 theaters, grossing $760,000, or $2,550 per screen.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE

Weekend Gross/ Screens/ Weeks Movie (Studio) Total (millions) Average in Release 1.”Major League” $7.0 1,615 2 (Paramount) $18.5 $4,378 2.”Dream Team” $4.3 1,354 2 (Universal) $11.6 $3,180 3.”Say Anything” $4.0 1,113 1 (Fox) $4.0 $3,646 4.”She’s Out of Control” $3.7 987 1 (Weintraub) $3.7 $3,701 5.”Rain Man” $3.0 1,580 18 (MGM/UA) $152.3 $1,981 *”Winter People” $.760 298 1 (Columbia) $.760 $2,550

SOURCE: Exhibitor Relations Co.