Weekend Box Office

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Three-day gross/ Screens/ Weeks in Movie (Studio) Total (millions) Average Release 1. “Varsity Blues” $10.6 2,339 2 (Paramount) $30.8 $4,521 2. “Patch Adams” $8.1 2,909 5 (Universal) $108.6 $2,785 3. “A Civil Action” $7.6 2,026 5 (Disney/Touchstone) $40.8 $3,775 4. “The Thin Red Line” $5.8 1,538 5 (Fox) $22.3 $3,768 5. “Stepmom” $5.1 2,358 5 (Sony/Columbia) $78.6 $2,182 6. “At First Sight” $4.8 1,838 2 (MGM/UA) $14.6 $2,605 7. “You’ve Got Mail” $4.1 2,331 6 (Warner Bros.) $104.1 $1,764 8. “Shakespeare in Love” $3.6 655 7 (Miramax) $25.9 $5,541 “The Prince of Egypt” $3.9 2,001 6 (DreamWorks) $87.3 $1,962 10. “A Simple Plan” $3.4 660 7 (Paramount) $7.1 $5,185

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SOURCE: Exhibitor Relations Co.