Some Firsts for ‘Air Force One’

Sony/Columbia’s “Air Force One,” starring Harrison Ford, became the biggest non-holiday film to open this year and was the biggest three-day movie debut ever between the Fourth of July and Labor Day.

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3-Day Weekend Gross/ Screens/ Weeks in Movie (Studio) Total (millions) Average Release 1. “Air Force One” $37.1 2,919 1 (Sony/Columbia) $37.1 $12,721 2. “George of the Jungle” $13.2 2,554 2 (Disney) $48.1 $5,167 3. “Men in Black” $12.4 3,180 4 (Sony/Columbia) $194.0 $3,884 4. “Contact” $9.7 2,314 3 (Warner Bros.) $65.0 $4,194 5. “Good Burger” $7.1 1,887 1 (Paramount) $7.1 $3,741 6. “Nothing to Lose” $6.9 1,888 2 (Disney/Touchstone) $24.5 $3,664 7. “Face/Off” $5.6 2,509 5 (Paramount) $96.1 $2,233 8. “My Best Friend’s Wedding” $4.5 2,146 6 (Sony/TriStar) $103.1 $2,103 9. “Hercules” $3.2 1,957 7 (Disney) $83.4 $1,610 10. “Operation Condor” $1.7 1,532 2 (Dimension) $8.3 $1,105

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SOURCE: Exhibitor Relations Co.