Weekend Box Office : ‘Aladdin’s’ Magic Carpet Ride

Final figures released Monday confirmed that Walt Disney’s “Aladdin” has surpassed the studio’s previous all-time box-office champ, “Beauty and the Beast.” After 11 weeks, the Arabian Nights fable has sold $147.9 million in tickets. After 11 weeks, “Beauty” had grossed $100 million and went on to reach $145.8 million.

The romantic comedy “Used People” opened in a larger run after five weeks of limited run and showed strong signs with $4.4 million. But there was a sharp 60% fall-off for Madonna’s “Body of Evidence” after only two weeks. Meanwhile, “The Crying Game” continued big--$1.4 million on only 192 screens.

Weekend Box Office

Weekend Gross/ Screens/ Weeks in Movie (Studio) Total (millions) Average Release 1. “Aladdin” $7.4 2,289 11 (Walt Disney) $147.9 $3,250 2. “A Few Good Men” $6.1 2,100 7 (Columbia) $109.1 $2,917 3. “Alive” $5.9 1,235 2 (Touchstone) $16.2 $4,785 4. “Scent of a Woman” $4.7 1,244 5 (Universal) $22.8 $3,815 5. “Used People” $4.3 876 6 (Fox) $7 $5,002 6. “Nowhere to Run” $4.3 1,776 2 (Columbia) $13.7 $2,424 7. “Aspen Extreme” $3.34 1,455 1 (Hollywood) $3.34 $2,297 8. “The Bodyguard” $3.07 1,540 9 (Warner Bros.) $106 $1,992 9. “Body of Evidence” $3 2,050 2 (MGM) $11.5 $1,475 10. “Forever Young” $2.2 1,461 6 (Warner Bros.) $48.3 $0,1,570

SOURCE: Exhibitor Relations Co.