‘A Time to Kill’ Tops ‘ID4’ Again

Moviegoing was down over the same weekend last year, thanks to the final days of the Olympics. For the second week in a row, the courtroom drama “A Time to Kill,” based on the best-selling John Grisham novel, topped “Independence Day” for first place, while the TriStar family film “Matilda,” based on the Roald Dahl novel, reached its target audience of young girls--and then some. Among limited-release fare, “Trainspotting” averaged a strong $7,342 on 191 screens, bringing its U.S. total to $1.4 million.

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Weekend Gross/ Screens/ Weeks in Movie (Studio) Total (millions) Average Release 1. “A Time to Kill” $13.3 2,253 2 (Warner Bros.) $41.5 $5,887 2. “Independence Day” $11.0 2,792 5 (Fox) $241.8 $3,944 3. “Matilda” $8.2 1,975 1 (Sony/TriStar) $8.2 $4,156 4. “Chain Reaction” $7.5 2,252 1 (Fox) $7.5 $3,351 5. “Phenomenon” $5.0 2,139 5 (Disney/Touchstone) $81.1 $2,377 6. “Kingpin” $4.5 1,975 2 (MGM/UA) $13.7 $2,280 7. “Courage Under Fire” $4.5 1,808 4 (Fox) $42.6 $2,453 8. “Nutty Professor” $4.1 2,075 6 (Universal) $110.0 $2,010 9. “Supercop” $2.5 1,469 2 (Miramax/Dimension) $10.0 $1,717 10. “Adventures of Pinocchio” $1.9 1,879 2 (New Line) $8.3 $1,027

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SOURCE: Exhibitor Relations Co.