‘GoodFellas’ Writes Off ‘Postcards’

Gangsters claimed the No. 1 spot at the box office during a sleepy moviegoing weekend. The critically admired “GoodFellas,” from Warner Bros. and director Martin Scorsese, had ticket sales of $6.4 million on 1,070 screens, for a per-screen average of $6,168. The Mafia saga (running time: 145 minutes) starring Robert DeNiro, Ray Liotta and Joe Pesci pushed “Postcards From the Edge” into second place, but just barely. Starring Meryl Streep and Shirley MacLaine, Columbia Pictures’ “Postcards” grossed $6.3 million on 1,322 screens, for $4,765 per-screen--a 20% drop.

* After opening the New York Film Festival, “Miller’s Crossing,” the gangster tale by the Coen Brothers, grossed an impressive $28,202 over just two days in one N.Y. theater.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE

Movie Weekend Screens/ Weeks in Total (Studio) Gross Average Release Gross 1.”GoodFellas” $6.4 1,070 1 $6.4 (Warner Bros.) Million $5,952 Million 2.”Postcards From the Edge” $6.3 1,322 2 $17.1 (Columbia) Million $4,784 Million 3.”Ghost” $5.1 1,766 11 $148.3 (Paramount) Million $2,888 Million 4.”Narrow Margin” $3.6 1,132 1 $3.6 (Tri-Star) Million $3,205 Million 5.”Funny About Love” $3.0 1,213 1 $3.0 (Paramount) Million $2,503 Million *”Miller’s Crossing” $28,202 1 1 $28,202 (Fox) $28,202

SOURCES: Exhibitor Relations Co.