Raking In the Receipts

Weekend business was “surprisingly good,” said Tom Borys, senior vice president of development at Entertainment Data Inc. “‘Sleepers’ opened on the high side of expectations while ‘Ghost and the Darkness’ and ‘Long Kiss’ held up well for action films.” Spike Lee’s “Get on the Bus” was “soft despite generally favorable critical response, but then, there’s rarely a correlation between attendance and reviews,” he added.

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Weekend Gross/ Screens/ Weeks in Movie (Studio) Total (millions) Average Release 1. “Sleepers” $12.3 1,915 1 (Warner Bros.) $12.3 $6,426 2. “Ghost and the Darkness” $7.5 2,154 2 (Paramount) $20.2 $3,486 3. “First Wives Club” $6.7 2,406 5 (Paramount) $82.2 $2,800 4. “Long Kiss Goodnight” $6.5 2,404 2 (New Line) $19.1 $2,721 5. “That Thing You Do!” $3.9 1,879 3 (Fox) $17.8 $2,058 6. “D3: The Mighty Ducks” $3.6 2,060 3 (Walt Disney) $60.1 $1,761 7. “The Chamber” $3.0 2,032 2 (Universal) $10.4 $1,490 8. “Get on the Bus” $2.2 1,207 1 (Columbia) $2.8 $1,787 9. “The Glimmer Man” $2.10 2,000 3 (Warner Bros.) $17.8 $1,071 10. “Fly Away Home” $1.4 1,401 6 (Columbia) $19.8 $1,005

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SOURCE: Exhibitor Relations Co.