Weekend Box Office

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Weekend Gross/ Screens/ Weeks in Movie (Studio) Total (millions) Average Release 1. “The Ghost and the Darkness”* $8.8 2,142 1 (Paramount) $8.8 $4,092 2. “First Wives Club”* $8.7 2,406 4 (Paramount) $71.9 $3,637 3. “The Long Kiss Goodnight”* $8.4 2,245 1 (New Line) $8.4 $3,742 4. “The Chamber” $5.6 2,026 1 (Universal) $5.6 $2,770 5. “That Thing You Do!” $4.9 1,887 2 (Fox) $12.7 $2,612 6. “D3: The Mighty Ducks” $4.2 2,058 2 (Disney) $11.3 $2,022 7. “The Glimmer Man” $4.1 2,236 2 (Warner Bros.) $14.2 $1,831 8. “Extreme Measures” $1.64 1,923 3 (Sony/Columbia) $15.7 $854 9. “Fly Away Home” $1.6 1,401 5 (Sony/Columbia) $17.9 $1,144 10. “Independence Day” $1.3 1,525 15 (Fox) $297 $850

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* denotes studio estimate.

SOURCE: Exhibitor Relations Co.