Weekend Box Office : Disney Films Dominating the Chart

Disney dominated the pre-holiday box office, with the computer-animated “Toy Story” staying on top for the third weekend in a row, followed by newcomer “Father of the Bride Part II,” which opened with a respectable $11 million.

The weekend overall was up about 8% over last year and the year-to-date take is also ahead of last year, said John Krier, president of Exhibitor Relations.

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Three-Day Gross/ Screens/ Movie (Studio) Total (millions) Average 1. “Toy Story” $13.9 2,476 (Walt Disney) $83.0 $5,606 2. “Father of the Bride Part II” $11.1 1,949 (Walt Disney) $11.1 $5,713 3. “GoldenEye” $5.4 2,667 (MGM) $78.0 $2,033 4. “Casino” $3.8 1,631 (Universal) $29.4 $2,330 5. “Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls” $3.5 2,702 (Universal) $98.5 $1,297 6. “Money Train” $3.4 2,450 (Columbia) $29.2 $1,390 7. “The American President” $3.0 1,508 (Warner Bros.) $38.0 $2,001 8. “Get Shorty” $1.0 1,147 (MGM) $66.0 $922 9. “It Takes Two” $926,000 1,545 (Warner Bros.) $16.3 $599 10. “Nick of Time” $907,000 1,907 (Paramount) $7.4 $531 *”Georgia” $55,000 3 (Miramax) $55,000 $18,487

Weeks in Release 1. 3 2. 1 3. 4 4. 3 5. 5 6. 3 7. 4 8. 8 9. 4 10. 3 1

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* Miramax’s “Georgia” fared well on two New York City screens and one in Los Angeles with more than $18,000 per screen. Jennifer Jason Leigh and Mare Winningham star as sisters in the film, written by Leigh’s mother, Barbara Turner.

SOURCE: Exhibitor Relations Co.