WEEKEND BOX OFFICE : ‘Graveyard Shift’ Is King
During a sleepy weekend at the box office, “Stephen King’s Graveyard Shift”--which wasn’t screened in advance for the critics--scared up $5 million for the No. 1 spot. From Paramount Pictures, it averaged only $3,170 on 1,603 screens. Columbia’s “Sibling Rivalry” also had a weak opening--though its $4 million in ticket sales garnered the No. 2 niche. Universal’s “White Palace” widened in its second week to earn $3.5 million for third place. Paramount’s “Ghost” was fifth with $3 million; with grosses of $176.4 million, it is now poised to overtake Touchstone’s “Pretty Woman” as the year’s top-grossing film.
* As Universal’s “Henry & June” has widened, its per-screen average has been dropping. The first film to be rated NC-17 earned $1 million on 295 screens in its fourth week, an average of $2,655.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. Oct. 31, 1990 For the Record
Los Angeles Times Wednesday October 31, 1990 Home Edition Calendar Part F Page 5 Column 4 Entertainment Desk 1 inches; 28 words Type of Material: Correction
Box Office-- “Henry & June” has earned $6.2 million in four weeks of release; its per-screen average last weekend was $3,655. Incorrect figures were published in some editions of Tuesday’s Calendar.
Movie Weekend Screens/ Weeks in Total (Studio) Gross Average Release Gross 1.”Graveyard Shift” $5.0 1,603 1 $5.0 (Paramount) Million $3,170 Million 2.”Sibling Rivalry” $4.0 1,448 1 $4.0 (Columbia) Million $2,775 Million 3.”White Palace” $3.5 864 2 $4.9 (Universal) Million $3,990 Million 4.”Marked for Death” $3.4 1,654 4 $33.9 (20th Century Fox) Million $2,071 Million 5.”Ghost” $3.1 1,766 16 $176.4 (Paramount) Million $1,742 Million *”Henry & June” $1.0 295 4 $6.1 (Universal) Million $3,655
SOURCES: Exhibitor Relations Co.
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