Weekend Box Office

‘Passenger 57’ Soars Past ‘Under Siege’

“Passenger 57,” the action picture starring Wesley Snipes, landed in first place for the weekend. Overall, ticket sales resumed a robust pace after dipping Halloween weekend. “Mighty Ducks” showed some improvement over the week before. “Last of the Mohicans” inched 5% higher. Meanwhile, “A River Runs Through It” continued upward--screens were added and box office jumped 19%. Steven Seagal’s “Under Siege” dropped slightly in its fifth weekend. With $59.4 million to date, it’s now the fall-season leader.

* “The Lover,” director Jean-Jacques Annaud’s steamy, interracial love story, drew big numbers in eight locations, and will expand this weekend.

Weekend Box Office

Weekend Gross/ Screens/ Weeks in Movie (Studio) Total (millions) Average Release 1. “Passenger 57” $10.5 1,734 1 (Warner Bros.) $10.5 $6,063 2. “Under Siege” $5.7 2,248 5 (Warner Bros.) $59.4 $2,528 3. “A River Runs Through It” $5 1,008 5 (Columbia) $14.1 $5,005 4. “The Mighty Ducks” $4 1,816 6 (Walt Disney) $35.1 $2,207 5. “Jennifer 8” $3.6 967 1 (Paramount) $3.6 $3,743 6. “The Last of the Mohicans” $3.4 1,832 7 (Fox) $59.3 $1,884 7. “Candyman” $2.5 1,486 4 (TriStar) $19.1 $1,690 8. “Consenting Adults” $2.1 1,427 4 (Hollywood) $16.9 $1,443 9. “Pure Country” $1.6 920 3 (Warner Bros.) $7.7 $1,712 10. “Sneakers” $1.1 922 9 (Universal) $46.3 $1,195 * “The Lover” $164,893 8 2 (MGM) $442,353 $20,612