Weekend Box Office

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Three-day gross/ Screens/ Weeks in Movie (Studio) Total (millions) Average Release 1. “8MM” $14.3 2,370 1 (Sony/Columbia) $14.3 $6,014 2. “Payback” $6.8 2,852 4 (Paramount) $66.5 $2,380 3. “The Other Sister” $6.6 1,343 1 (Disney/Touchstone) $6.6 $4,933 4. “Message in a Bottle” $6.4 2,545 3 (Warner Bros.) $41.3 $2,520 5. “My Favorite Martian” $5.0 2,349 3 (Disney) $25.9 $2,117 6. “October Sky” $4.8 1,702 2 (Universal) $12.0 $2,825 7. “Shakespeare in Love” $4.4 1,920 12 (Miramax) $60.1 $2,277 8. “She’s All That” $3.6 2,301 5 (Miramax) $54.0 $1,568 9. “Blast From the Past” $3.5 2,516 3 (New Line) $21.0 $1,392 10. “200 Cigarettes” $3.2 976 1 (Paramount) $3.2 $3,324 * “Just the Ticket” $254,000 82 1 (MGM/UA) $254,000 $3,097 ** “20 Dates” $40,109 3 1 (Fox Searchlight) $40,109 $13,369

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SOURCE: Exhibitor Relations Co.