‘Titanic’ to Enter European Waters

In three weeks, “Titanic” has not only amassed $157 million in North America, but also $48.1 million in 11 foreign territories. It opens in Europe this weekend. On Saturday, the 16th day of its domestic release, “Titanic” had its biggest single box-office day--$12.7 million. The $11.6 million it took in New Year’s Day was the highest ever for a film on that date.

Not to be outdone, MGM/UA’s James Bond thriller “Tomorrow Never Dies” has grossed $207 million at the foreign and domestic box office in only 17 days.

Films in limited release included “Wag the Dog,” “The Boxer,” “Oscar & Lucinda” and “Kundun.”

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Three-day gross/ Screens/ Movie (Studio) Total (millions) Average 1. “Titanic” $33.3 2,727 (Paramount/Fox) $157.5 $12,217 2. “Tomorrow Never Dies” $13.8 2,807 (MGM/UA) $92.4 $4,916 3. “As Good as It Gets” $12.2 1,579 (Sony/TriStar) $40.7 $7,738 4. “Mouse Hunt” $8.4 2,213 (DreamWorks) $40 $3,804 5. “Scream 2” $7.28 2,688 (Miramax/Dimension) $85.5 $2,710 6. “Jackie Brown” $7.26 1,629 (Miramax) $27.2 $4,460 7. “Amistad” $4.5 726 (DreamWorks) $26.7 $6,167 8. “An American Werewolf in Paris” $4.44 1,731 (Disney/Hollywood) $20.1 $2,566 9. “Flubber” $4.40 1,957 (Disney) $83.1 $2,250 10. “Mr. Magoo” $4.1 1,857 (Disney) $15.6 $2,210 “Wag the Dog” $1.2 69 (New Line) $1.4 $17,322 “The Boxer” $86,097 3 (Universal) $129,915 $28,699 “Oscar & Lucinda” $83,461 7 (Fox Searchlight) $134,000 $11,924 “Kundun” $66,760 2 (Disney/Touchstone) $237,415 $33,380

Weeks in Movie (Studio) Release 1. “Titanic” 3 (Paramount/Fox) 2. “Tomorrow Never Dies” 3 (MGM/UA) 3. “As Good as It Gets” 2 (Sony/TriStar) 4. “Mouse Hunt” 3 (DreamWorks) 5. “Scream 2” 4 (Miramax/Dimension) 6. “Jackie Brown” 2 (Miramax) 7. “Amistad” 4 (DreamWorks) 8. “An American Werewolf in Paris” 2 (Disney/Hollywood) 9. “Flubber” 6 (Disney) 10. “Mr. Magoo” 2 (Disney) “Wag the Dog” 2 (New Line) “The Boxer” 1 (Universal) “Oscar & Lucinda” 1 (Fox Searchlight) “Kundun” 2 (Disney/Touchstone)

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