Weekend Box Office : ‘Malice’ Hurts ‘The Good Son’

The sexual thriller “Malice,” with a cast that includes Alec Baldwin and Nicole Kidman, proved a popular movie in its first weekend. The Columbia Pictures/Castle Rock Entertainment release scored a potent $9.2 million. Another dark-themed film, “The Good Son,” with Macaulay Culkin, slipped from first to second position, but was still going strong. Disney’s PG-rated “Cool Runnings” careened to a cool $7 million.

Weekend Gross/ Screens/ Weeks in Movie (Studio) Total (millions) Average Release 1. “Malice” $9.2 1,431 1 (Columbia) $9.2 $6,452 2. “The Good Son” $7.8 1,877 2 (20th Century Fox) $23.6 $4,145 3. “Cool Runnings” $7 1,387 1 (Walt Disney) $7 $5,080 4. “The Program” $4.3 1,661 2 (Touchstone) $13.1 $2,597 5. “The Age of Innocence” $4.1 728 3 (Columbia) $13.7 $5,713 6. “For Love or Money” $4 1,626 1 (Universal) $4 $2,470 7. “A Bronx Tale” $3.7 1,077 1 (Savoy) $3.7 $3,451 8. “The Fugitive” $3.4 2,011 9 (Warner Bros.) $166.3 $3,449 9. “The Joy Luck Club” $2.8 340 4 (Hollywood) $6 $8,338 10. “Striking Distance” $2.6 1,917 3 (Columbia) $20 $1,370 * “M. Butterfly” $57,280 3 1 (Warner Bros.) $57,280 $19,093

* David Cronenberg’s version of the hit play opened strongly in three theaters.

SOURCE: Exhibitor Relations Co.