Tri-Star Scores With ‘Talking,’ ‘Bear’

Tri-Star took the top spots in the box office for the second weekend in a row with two major success stories. The John Travolta comedy “Look Who’s Talking” grossed $11.4 million for a per-screen average of $6,953. The fall record-breaker has totalled $74.3 million in only five weeks of release and is already the third highest-grossing fall film behind 1986’s “Crocodile Dundee” and 1987’s “Fatal Attraction.” Meanwhile, director Jean-Jacques Annaud’s adventure film “The Bear” fell just 5%, grossing $4.8 million. Universal’s “Dad,” starring Jack Lemmon, expanded from 107 to 1,108 screens and finished third in the box office at $4.5 million.

* Samuel Goldwyn’s “Henry V” grossed a smash $78,025 in only three theaters--in Los Angeles, New York and Toronto. The retelling of Shakespeare’s classic story by British theatrical wunderkind Kenneth Branagh averaged $26,008 per screen.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE

Weekend Gross/ Screens/ Weeks in Movie (Studio) Total (millions) Average Release 1. “Look Who’s Talking” $11.4 1,641 5 (Tri-Star) $74.3 $6,953 2. “The Bear” $4.8 1,050 3 (Tri-Star) $16.2 $4,565 3. “Dad” $4.5 1,108 3 (Universal) $6.3 $4,065 4. “Shocker” $2.3 1,438 3 (Universal) $12.6 $2,358 5. “Crimes and Misdemeanors” $2 441 5 (Orion) $9.1 $4,686 * “Henry V” $78,025 3 1 (Samuel Goldwyn) $78,025 $26,008

SOURCE: Exhibitor Relations Co.