Movie Fans Brave the Elements

Despite some bad weather across the country, the nation’s box office was up 11% over the corresponding weekend last year, pushing the year’s tally to 9% ahead of 1995, according to Exhibitor Relations.

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Weekend Gross/ Screens/ Weeks in Movie (Studio) Total (millions) Average Release 1. “101 Dalmatians” $13.9 2,812 2 (Walt Disney) $63.7 $4,959 2. “Daylight” $10.1 2,175 1 (Universal) $10.1 $4,605 3. “Star Trek: First Contact” $6.6 2,812 3 (Paramount) $71.1 $2,351 4. “Jingle All the Way” $5.6 2,404 3 (Fox) $38.0 $2,327 5. “Ransom” $5.5 2,411 5 (Disney/Touchstone) $112.9 $2,279 6. “Space Jam” $4.5 2,650 4 (Warner Bros.) $73.4 $1,713 7. “The English Patient” $2.7 617 4 (Miramax) $13.2 $4,388 8. “The Mirror Has Two Faces” $2.4 2,050 4 (Sony) $37.2 $1,162 9. “Set It Off” $1.3 851 5 (New Line) $32.4 $1,546 10. “Romeo and Juliet” $1.3 1,292 6 (Fox) $41.7 $1,017 * “Everyone Says I Love You” $131,678 3 1 (Miramax) $131,678 $43,893

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* Woody Allen’s musical “Everyone Says I Love You” performed impressively in just three theaters during a one-week award-qualifying run. It opens nationally Jan. 17.

SOURCE: Exhibitor Relations Co.