‘Monsters’ Record Take: $122.2 Million

Disney/Pixar’s “Monsters, Inc.” gobbled up ticket sales, grossing $45.6 million to remain the top-drawing movie for the second week.

The animated film has now grossed $122.2 million, reaching the symbolic $100-million mark in nine days. The previous record of 11 days for animated films was held by “The Lion King,” “Toy Story 2” and “Shrek.”

“Shallow Hal” proved a pleasant box-office surprise for 20th Century Fox with $22.5 million, but Warner Bros. had to be disappointed with the lackluster debut of David Mamet’s “Heist,” which grossed $7.8 million.

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Movie (Studio) Three-day gross/ Screens/ Weeks in Total (millions) Average Release 1.”Monsters, Inc.” $45.6 3,269 2 (Disney/Pixar) $122.2 $13,934 2.”Shallow Hal” $22.5 2,770 1 (Fox) $22.5 $8,129 3.”The One” $9.1 2,894 2 (Sony/Columbia) $31.9 $3,145 4.”Domestic Disturbance” $8.6 2,910 2 (Paramount) $26.2 $2,969 5.”Heist” $7.8 1,891 1 (Warner Bros.) $7.8 $4,137 6.”K-PAX” $6.4 2,581 3 (Universal) $40.4 $2,475 7.”13 Ghosts” $4.4 2,351 3 (Warner Bros.) $34.3 $1,891 8.”Life as a House” $3.8 1,288 3 (New Line) $5.1 $2,965 9.”Riding in Cars With Boys” $2.1 2,182 4 (Sony/Columbia) $27.8 $965 10.”Training Day” $2.0 1,407 6 (Warner Bros.) $72.6 $1,438 Source: Exhibitor Relations

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