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- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 10:53:39 EST
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- From: Scott Huddle <grass@CHAOS.ENTO.VT.EDU>
- Subject: Weekend Update -- 12/16
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- from Usenet, it must be true....
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- Following is a list of the top-ten grossing movies in the U.S. as of 16
- December 1992 (source: Seattle P-I, 16 December 1992). The first dollar
- column lists the amount grossed in millions of dollars in the previous
- weekend. The second dollar column lists the total gross receipts in the
- U.S. through the end of the previous weekend. The fourth column tracks
- the number of weeks a film has been on the Top Ten list.
-
- 1 A FEW GOOD MEN $ 15.5 M debut
-
- 2 HOME ALONE 2 8.3 101.4 M 4th week
-
- 3 THE BODYGUARD 7.4 51.3 3rd week
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- 4 ALADDIN 7.4 50.3 3rd week
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- 5 THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN 5.4 18.6 2nd week
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- 6 THE MUPPET CHRISTMAN CAROL 5.0 debut
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- 7 MALCOM X 1.8 35.7 4th week
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- 8 BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA 1.6 78.1 5th week
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- 9 PASSENGER 57 1.0 37.6 6th week
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- 10 A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT 0.7 31.5 9th week
-
- COMMENTS:
-
- In one month HOME ALONE 2 has gone blockbuster (more than
- $100 million).
-
- I for one am impressed by the legs PASSENGER 57 is showing.
-
- I would imagine no one is too pleased with the performance
- of THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN, which opened to $10 million
- and fell 50% in one week. Not a sign of a big money maker.
-
- A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT has done remarkably well considering
- its arthouse quality and limited distribution.
-
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- I know that _A Few Good Men_ retained the BO pole position and
- is looking for a strong drive through the rest of the holiday
- track.
-
- --
- -scott
-