Weekend Box Office April 26-28, 2002

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
April 26-28, 2002
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TW

LW

Title (Click to view daily chart)

Studio

Weekend Gross

% Change

Theater Count/Change

Average

Total Gross

Cost*

Week #

1

1

The Scorpion King

Uni.

$18,038,270

-50%

3,449

+5

$5,230

$61,313,785

$60 / 35

2

2

2

Changing Lanes

Par.

$9,008,285

-19%

2,642

0

$3,410

$44,574,642

$45 / 22

3

3

N

Jason X

NL

$6,649,006

-

1,878

-

$3,540

$6,649,006

$11 / 9

1

4

3

Murder by Numbers

WB

$6,362,457

-32%

2,663

0

$2,389

$18,362,833

$50 / 20

2

5

N

Life or Something Like It

Fox

$6,219,234

-

2,606

-

$2,387

$6,219,234

$40 / 18

1

6

4

The Rookie

Dis.

$5,607,222

-13%

2,543

+36

$2,205

$60,767,811

$22 / 18

5

7

6

Ice Age

Fox

$5,020,786

-15%

2,594

-226

$1,936

$165,830,108

$65 / 30

7

8

5

Panic Room

Sony

$4,210,107

-30%

2,463

-362

$1,709

$87,736,590

$48 / 30

5

9

8

High Crimes

Fox

$3,111,550

-21%

2,054

-355

$1,515

$35,093,925

$42 / 25

4

10

7

The Sweetest Thing

Sony

$2,904,173

-43%

2,124

-546

$1,367

$21,280,807

$43 / 27

3

11

9

Clockstoppers

Par.

$2,238,603

-21%

1,847

-341

$1,212

$34,492,263

$26 / 15

5

12

11

National Lampoon's Van Wilder

Art.

$1,518,223

-30%

1,352

-454

$1,123

$19,613,150

$5 / 15

4

13

12

Blade 2

NL

$1,441,392

-31%

1,208

-435

$1,193

$79,446,282

$54 / 25

6

14

10

Frailty

Lions

$1,350,305

-38%

1,059

-438

$1,275

$10,190,394

$11 / 11

3

15

13

Y Tu Mama Tambien

IFC

$1,001,255

+0%

282

+41

$3,551

$7,244,423

-

7

16

20

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

IFC

$804,683

+35%

141

+33

$5,707

$1,626,751

-

2

17

17

The Lord of the Rings

NL

$797,997

+3%

529

-177

$1,509

$308,078,986

$93 / 50

19

18

19

Monsoon Wedding

USA

$724,658

-1%

239

+50

$3,032

$8,128,796

-

10

19

15

A Beautiful Mind

Uni.

$676,095

-21%

626

-120

$1,080

$169,348,761

$58 / 30

19

20

16

Monster's Ball

Lions

$595,201

-25%

414

-74

$1,438

$29,275,075

$4 / 6

18

TW

LW

Title (Click to view daily chart)

Studio

Weekend Gross

% Change

Theater Count/Change

Average

Total Gross

Est. Cost*

Week #

21

22

Space Station 3D

Imax

$562,912

+15%

28

+4

$20,104

$1,330,275

-

2

22

14

We Were Soldiers

Par.

$541,858

-39%

602

-236

$900

$76,207,877

$75 / 25

9

23

18

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Re)

Uni.

$526,735

-29%

671

-193

$785

$34,733,910

-

6

24

45

The Cat's Meow

Lions

$505,186

499%

135

+124

$3,742

$786,921

-

3

25

21

Kissing Jessica Stein

Fox

$413,933

-20%

242

-2

$1,710

$5,611,717

-

7

26

35

The Time Machine

DW

$261,635

+71%

299

+87

$875

$56,072,240

$80 / 30

8

27

23

The Other Side of Heaven

Excel

$252,202

-33%

197

-68

$1,280

$4,000,579

-

20

28

27

All About the Benjamins

NL

$223,612

+1%

237

-4

$944

$25,052,212

$15 / 7

8

29

26

Beauty and the Beast (IMAX)

Dis.

$205,774

-12%

67

0

$3,071

$24,474,350

-

17

30

55

Return to Never Land

Dis.

$174,253

248%

267

+151

$653

$47,975,475

$20 / 13

11

31

29

Shackleton's Antarctic Adv.

Imax

$170,784

-8%

25

-1

$6,831

$10,920,768

-

64

32

N

The Salton Sea

WB

$166,309

-

15

-

$11,087

$166,309

-

1

33

34

Enigma

Manh

$148,692

-5%

27

+2

$5,507

$361,974

-

2

34

25

Resident Evil

Sony

$146,500

-51%

176

-166

$832

$39,431,927

$33 / 20

7

35

24

Big Trouble

Dis.

$143,879

-61%

174

-360

$827

$7,027,928

$45 / 15

4

36

30

Snow Dogs

Dis.

$139,757

-22%

198

-55

$706

$80,721,601

$33 / 20

15

37

33

Gosford Park

USA

$137,055

-14%

120

-6

$1,142

$40,912,994

$15 / 7

18

38

28

Amelie

Mira.

$135,783

-35%

104

-15

$1,306

$32,531,149

$10 / 3

26

39

32

John Q

NL

$133,131

-17%

191

-46

$697

$71,026,631

$36 / 25

11

40

31

The Count of Monte Cristo

Dis.

$129,144

-21%

159

-44

$812

$53,793,929

$35 / 15

14

TW

LW

Title (Click to view daily chart)

Studio

Weekend Gross

% Change

Theater Count/Change

Average

Total Gross

Est. Cost*

Week #

41

36

Italian for Beginners

Mira.

$108,141

-24%

97

+3

$1,115

$3,853,925

-

15

42

N

Dogtown and Z-Boys

Sony

$103,355

-

20

-

$5,168

$103,355

-

1

43

38

Harry Potter

WB

$95,424

-25%

43

-14

$2,219

$317,347,879

$125 / 40

24

44

59

Nine Queens

Sony

$94,201

131%

16

+11

$5,888

$153,029

-

2

45

42

Last Orders

Sony

$89,042

-14%

56

-2

$1,590

$1,872,496

-

11

46

43

Crush

Sony

$88,013

-8%

117

+46

$752

$437,255

-

4

47

37

Showtime

WB

$85,833

-37%

133

-96

$645

$37,516,180

$85 / 20

7

48

47

Triumph of Love

Par.

$77,253

+28%

46

+28

$1,679

$164,108

-

2

49

51

Death to Smoochy

WB

$73,462

+39%

155

+52

$474

$8,308,230

$50 / 20

5

50

39

Human Nature

FL

$64,985

-45%

41

-88

$1,585

$651,165

-

3

51

44

Queen of the Damned

WB

$60,830

-35%

99

-104

$614

$30,257,994

-

10

52

49

In the Bedroom

Mira.

$54,455

-1%

149

+71

$365

$35,810,154

$2 / 11

23

53

40

Iris

Mira.

$51,649

-56%

118

-47

$438

$5,475,427

$5 / 2

16

54

52

The Last Waltz (Re-issue)

MGM

$49,577

-6%

15

+2

$3,305

$210,525

-

4

55

66

T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous

Imax

$48,632

+94%

5

-4

$9,726

$38,399,181

-

183

56

50

The Royal Tenenbaums

Dis.

$47,436

-12%

48

-5

$988

$52,032,681

$21 / 10

20

57

41

Collateral Damage

WB

$41,622

-63%

87

-54

$478

$40,048,332

$85 / 25

12

58

54

A Walk to Remember

WB

$40,816

-20%

72

-1

$567

$41,227,069

$11 / 15

14

59

56

Time Out

Think

$40,676

-15%

13

-1

$3,129

$213,950

-

5

60

46
Ocean's Eleven
WB

$39,212

-41%

45

-3

$871

$183,405,771

$85 / 30

21

61

67

Spooky House

Ent.H

$38,848

+71%

24

-4

$1,619

$64,530

-

2

62

60

The Piano Teacher

Kino

$38,241

+3%

8

-2

$4,780

$260,530

-

5

63

48

40 Days and 40 Nights

Mira.

$35,244

-38%

93

+11

$379

$37,678,137

$17 / 20

9

64

62

Son of the Bride

Sony

$35,016

-1%

12

-6

$2,918

$255,999

-

6

65

N

Circuit

Rialto

$34,751

-

3

-

$11,584

$40,888

-

1

66

58

Crossroads

Par.

$33,841

-23%

70

-48

$483

$37,172,190

$12 / 18

11

67

63

The Singles Ward

Hale.

$30,448

-10%

14

0

$2,175

$584,607

-

13

68

53

Amadeus (Director's Cut)

WB

$29,444

-43%

14

-3

$2,103

$311,626

-

4

69

73

World Traveler

Think

$23,259

+45%

19

+13

$1,224

$48,085

-

2

70

61

Monsters, Inc.

Dis.

$22,970

-38%

41

-7

$560

$253,052,952

$115 / 50

26

73

N

Sade

Emp.

$16,782

-

2

-

$8,391

$16,782

-

1

76

N

Rain

IDP

$15,222

-

1

-

$15,222

$15,222

-

1

90

N

Vulgar

Lions

$9,377

-

2

-

$4,689

$9,377

-

1

95

N

Night at the Golden Eagle

Keys.

$7,380

-

3

-

$2,460

$7,380

-

1

102

85

Chelsea Walls

Lions

$5,478

-45%

3

-

$1,826

$22,108

-

2

110

N

Lansdown

Outr.

$4,323

-

1

-

$4,323

$4,323

-

1

130

N

Some Body

Lot47

$2,042

-

1

-

$2,042

$2,042

-

1

* Production Budget / Est. Marketing Costs in millions. The latter, a.k.a. Prints & Advertising, is based on the average cost of $31 million, theater counts, how omnipresent the ads are and/or reported stats. Studios get on average around 55% of the final gross.

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TW	LW	Title (Click to view daily chart)	Studio	Weekend Gross	% Change	Theater Count/Change		Average	Total Gross	Cost*	Week #
1	1	The Scorpion King	Uni.	$18,038,270	-50%	3,449	+5	$5,230	$61,313,785	$60 / 35	2
2	2	Changing Lanes	Par.	$9,008,285	-19%	2,642	0	$3,410	$44,574,642	$45 / 22	3
3	N	Jason X	NL	$6,649,006	-	1,878	-	$3,540	$6,649,006	$11 / 9	1
4	3	Murder by Numbers	WB	$6,362,457	-32%	2,663	0	$2,389	$18,362,833	$50 / 20	2
5	N	Life or Something Like It	Fox	$6,219,234	-	2,606	-	$2,387	$6,219,234	$40 / 18	1
6	4	The Rookie	Dis.	$5,607,222	-13%	2,543	+36	$2,205	$60,767,811	$22 / 18	5
7	6	Ice Age	Fox	$5,020,786	-15%	2,594	-226	$1,936	$165,830,108	$65 / 30	7
8	5	Panic Room	Sony	$4,210,107	-30%	2,463	-362	$1,709	$87,736,590	$48 / 30	5
9	8	High Crimes	Fox	$3,111,550	-21%	2,054	-355	$1,515	$35,093,925	$42 / 25	4
10	7	The Sweetest Thing	Sony	$2,904,173	-43%	2,124	-546	$1,367	$21,280,807	$43 / 27	3
11	9	Clockstoppers	Par.	$2,238,603	-21%	1,847	-341	$1,212	$34,492,263	$26 / 15	5
12	11	National Lampoon's Van Wilder	Art.	$1,518,223	-30%	1,352	-454	$1,123	$19,613,150	$5 / 15	4
13	12	Blade 2	NL	$1,441,392	-31%	1,208	-435	$1,193	$79,446,282	$54 / 25	6
14	10	Frailty	Lions	$1,350,305	-38%	1,059	-438	$1,275	$10,190,394	$11 / 11	3
15	13	Y Tu Mama Tambien	IFC	$1,001,255	+0%	282	+41	$3,551	$7,244,423	-	7
16	20	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	IFC	$804,683	+35%	141	+33	$5,707	$1,626,751	-	2
17	17	The Lord of the Rings	NL	$797,997	+3%	529	-177	$1,509	$308,078,986	$93 / 50	19
18	19	Monsoon Wedding	USA	$724,658	-1%	239	+50	$3,032	$8,128,796	-	10
19	15	A Beautiful Mind	Uni.	$676,095	-21%	626	-120	$1,080	$169,348,761	$58 / 30	19
20	16	Monster's Ball	Lions	$595,201	-25%	414	-74	$1,438	$29,275,075	$4 / 6	18
TW	LW	Title (Click to view daily chart)	Studio	Weekend Gross	% Change	Theater Count/Change		Average	Total Gross	Est. Cost*	Week #
21	22	Space Station 3D	Imax	$562,912	+15%	28	+4	$20,104	$1,330,275	-	2
22	14	We Were Soldiers	Par.	$541,858	-39%	602	-236	$900	$76,207,877	$75 / 25	9
23	18	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Re)	Uni.	$526,735	-29%	671	-193	$785	$34,733,910	-	6
24	45	The Cat's Meow	Lions	$505,186	499%	135	+124	$3,742	$786,921	-	3
25	21	Kissing Jessica Stein	Fox	$413,933	-20%	242	-2	$1,710	$5,611,717	-	7
26	35	The Time Machine	DW	$261,635	+71%	299	+87	$875	$56,072,240	$80 / 30	8
27	23	The Other Side of Heaven	Excel	$252,202	-33%	197	-68	$1,280	$4,000,579	-	20
28	27	All About the Benjamins	NL	$223,612	+1%	237	-4	$944	$25,052,212	$15 / 7	8
29	26	Beauty and the Beast (IMAX)	Dis.	$205,774	-12%	67	0	$3,071	$24,474,350	-	17
30	55	Return to Never Land	Dis.	$174,253	248%	267	+151	$653	$47,975,475	$20 / 13	11
31	29	Shackleton's Antarctic Adv.	Imax	$170,784	-8%	25	-1	$6,831	$10,920,768	-	64
32	N	The Salton Sea	WB	$166,309	-	15	-	$11,087	$166,309	-	1
33	34	Enigma	Manh	$148,692	-5%	27	+2	$5,507	$361,974	-	2
34	25	Resident Evil	Sony	$146,500	-51%	176	-166	$832	$39,431,927	$33 / 20	7
35	24	Big Trouble	Dis.	$143,879	-61%	174	-360	$827	$7,027,928	$45 / 15	4
36	30	Snow Dogs	Dis.	$139,757	-22%	198	-55	$706	$80,721,601	$33 / 20	15
37	33	Gosford Park	USA	$137,055	-14%	120	-6	$1,142	$40,912,994	$15 / 7	18
38	28	Amelie	Mira.	$135,783	-35%	104	-15	$1,306	$32,531,149	$10 / 3	26
39	32	John Q	NL	$133,131	-17%	191	-46	$697	$71,026,631	$36 / 25	11
40	31	The Count of Monte Cristo	Dis.	$129,144	-21%	159	-44	$812	$53,793,929	$35 / 15	14
TW	LW	Title (Click to view daily chart)	Studio	Weekend Gross	% Change	Theater Count/Change		Average	Total Gross	Est. Cost*	Week #
41	36	Italian for Beginners	Mira.	$108,141	-24%	97	+3	$1,115	$3,853,925	-	15
42	N	Dogtown and Z-Boys	Sony	$103,355	-	20	-	$5,168	$103,355	-	1
43	38	Harry Potter	WB	$95,424	-25%	43	-14	$2,219	$317,347,879	$125 / 40	24
44	59	Nine Queens	Sony	$94,201	131%	16	+11	$5,888	$153,029	-	2
45	42	Last Orders	Sony	$89,042	-14%	56	-2	$1,590	$1,872,496	-	11
46	43	Crush	Sony	$88,013	-8%	117	+46	$752	$437,255	-	4
47	37	Showtime	WB	$85,833	-37%	133	-96	$645	$37,516,180	$85 / 20	7
48	47	Triumph of Love	Par.	$77,253	+28%	46	+28	$1,679	$164,108	-	2
49	51	Death to Smoochy	WB	$73,462	+39%	155	+52	$474	$8,308,230	$50 / 20	5
50	39	Human Nature	FL	$64,985	-45%	41	-88	$1,585	$651,165	-	3
51	44	Queen of the Damned	WB	$60,830	-35%	99	-104	$614	$30,257,994	-	10
52	49	In the Bedroom	Mira.	$54,455	-1%	149	+71	$365	$35,810,154	$2 / 11	23
53	40	Iris	Mira.	$51,649	-56%	118	-47	$438	$5,475,427	$5 / 2	16
54	52	The Last Waltz (Re-issue)	MGM	$49,577	-6%	15	+2	$3,305	$210,525	-	4
55	66	T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous	Imax	$48,632	+94%	5	-4	$9,726	$38,399,181	-	183
56	50	The Royal Tenenbaums	Dis.	$47,436	-12%	48	-5	$988	$52,032,681	$21 / 10	20
57	41	Collateral Damage	WB	$41,622	-63%	87	-54	$478	$40,048,332	$85 / 25	12
58	54	A Walk to Remember	WB	$40,816	-20%	72	-1	$567	$41,227,069	$11 / 15	14
59	56	Time Out	Think	$40,676	-15%	13	-1	$3,129	$213,950	-	5
60	46	Ocean's Eleven	WB	$39,212	-41%	45	-3	$871	$183,405,771	$85 / 30	21
61	67	Spooky House	Ent.H	$38,848	+71%	24	-4	$1,619	$64,530	-	2
62	60	The Piano Teacher	Kino	$38,241	+3%	8	-2	$4,780	$260,530	-	5
63	48	40 Days and 40 Nights	Mira.	$35,244	-38%	93	+11	$379	$37,678,137	$17 / 20	9
64	62	Son of the Bride	Sony	$35,016	-1%	12	-6	$2,918	$255,999	-	6
65	N	Circuit	Rialto	$34,751	-	3	-	$11,584	$40,888	-	1
66	58	Crossroads	Par.	$33,841	-23%	70	-48	$483	$37,172,190	$12 / 18	11
67	63	The Singles Ward	Hale.	$30,448	-10%	14	0	$2,175	$584,607	-	13
68	53	Amadeus (Director's Cut)	WB	$29,444	-43%	14	-3	$2,103	$311,626	-	4
69	73	World Traveler	Think	$23,259	+45%	19	+13	$1,224	$48,085	-	2
70	61	Monsters, Inc.	Dis.	$22,970	-38%	41	-7	$560	$253,052,952	$115 / 50	26
73	N	Sade	Emp.	$16,782	-	2	-	$8,391	$16,782	-	1
76	N	Rain	IDP	$15,222	-	1	-	$15,222	$15,222	-	1
90	N	Vulgar	Lions	$9,377	-	2	-	$4,689	$9,377	-	1
95	N	Night at the Golden Eagle	Keys.	$7,380	-	3	-	$2,460	$7,380	-	1
102	85	Chelsea Walls	Lions	$5,478	-45%	3	-	$1,826	$22,108	-	2
110	N	Lansdown	Outr.	$4,323	-	1	-	$4,323	$4,323	-	1
130	N	Some Body	Lot47	$2,042	-	1	-	$2,042	$2,042	-	1