IN EXCESS

This summer, every producer in Hollywood wants his or her film to break a box-office record. Any record apparently will do, even if the studio has to make up the category. When “Backdraft” didn’t rake in enough during its opening weekend to be the all-time box-office champ, Universal Pictures announced that the film had “the biggest opening for a Memorial Day weekend for a non-sequel.” Not to be outdone, Warner Bros. touted “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves,” with its opening take of $25.6 million, as the “second-largest opening in history for a non-sequel.”

Why stop there? Here’s a list of some overlooked record-holders:

“Hudson Hawk”--Second-biggest opening for a film with the name of a bird but not the name of a color in the title.

“Regarding Henry”--Biggest opening for a film that opened the day before a solar eclipse.

“Point Break”--Third-biggest opening for a film that opened the day after a solar eclipse.

“Dutch”--Biggest opening for a movie with a title naming the nationality of Rembrandt.

“Rocketeer”--Biggest opening of a Disney movie with a title that rhymes with “Mouseketeer.”

“Naked Gun 2 1/2”--Biggest opening for a sequel with a fraction not followed by the word “weeks” in the title.

“Dying Young”--Biggest opening for a movie whose female lead called off her wedding and fled to Ireland with a man named Patric.

“Drop Dead Fred”--Biggest opening for a movie with a title that rhymes.

“Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey”--Biggest opening for a movie with characters living in San Dimas.

“Truly, Madly, Deeply”--Biggest opening for a movie with an all-adverb title.-- Andy Marx