Weekend Box Office

Toy Story 2 enjoyed its third weekend on top, after edging out The Green Mile in a photo finish. It grossed $18.2 million, down just 34% from last week. The total stands at $140.4 million. There was some controversy over the Sunday estimates. Disney had Story at $18.7 million, overly optimistic given its pattern last weekend.

It turns out Warner Bros., who was complaining about Disney, actually overestimated The Green Mile by a wider margin. They had it pegged at $18.6 million, when its final ended up being $18 million from 2,875 theaters. Though many were expecting a bigger opening, this was decent given the subject matter and the running time. It even has a shot at $100 million. About the same time last year, Tom Hanks opened You've Got Mail with $18.4 million en route to $115.7 million.

Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo scored a solid $12.2 million opening from 2,151 theaters. Not too shabby for Rob Schneider, who was on the brink of oblivion after such turkeys as Judge Dredd and Knock Off. Well-received cameos in The Waterboy and Big Daddy helped resuscitate him. What's more, the timing of Deuce was excellent as it was the first broad comedy to be released since October's Superstar, and it had no significant demographic crossover with The Green Mile.

The World is Not Enough fell 42% to $6.2 million. With a $99.4 million total, the chances of it surpassing Tomorrow Never Dies' $125.3 million have become slim. End of Days and Sleepy Hollow tumbled 51% and 46% respectively, each grossing $4.7 million. At this rate, Hollow won't make it to the $100 million mark. End might reach the mid-60's.

Overall box office was down 4% from last weekend, but up 4% over the same weekend last year when Star Trek: Insurrection topped the chart with $22.1 million.