Memorial Day Weekend Box Office : A Mighty Big Take at the Cash Register

Led by “The Flintstones” and “Maverick,” the movie industry narrowly set a box-office record for the Friday-through-Monday Memorial Day weekend, with a total gross of $101.47 million for all movies in the market. The previous record Memorial Day weekend was in 1992, when “Lethal Weapon 3” and “Alien 3” led the box office to a total of $101.39 million for all films in the market.

Weekend Gross/ Screens/ Weeks in Movie (Studio) Total (millions) Average Release 1.”The Flintstones” $37.2 2,498 1 (Universal) $37.2 $14,885 2.”Maverick” $18.6 2,537 2 (Warner Bros ) $41.8 $7,350 3.”Beverly Hills Cop III” $15.3 2,748 1 (Paramount) $18.8 $5,559 4.”When a Man Loves a Woman” $7 1,501 5 (Disney/Touchstone) $30 $4,638 5.”The Crow” $6.6 2,114 3 (Miramax) $32.9 $3,110 6.”Four Weddings and a Funeral” $2.8 984 12 (Gramercy) $40.7 $2,839 7.”Crooklyn” $1.8 1,002 3 (Universal) $10.2 $1,815 8.”With Honors” $1.2 1,017 5 (Warner Bros.) $17.2 $1,171 9.”Little Buddha” $873.989 126 1 (Miramax) $1 $6,936 10.”Three Ninjas Kick Back” $800,524 1,474 4 (TriStar) $9.8 $543