Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by mikenyc on October 09, 2002 at 05:57:32

In Reply to: Red Dragon--Not Bad !! posted by rufus on October 04, 2002 at 18:49:47:

Courtesy of Movie & Tv News, imdb.com...

'Dragon' Slays the Box Office

Universal's Red Dragon lived up to its name over the weekend, becoming the hottest thing at the box office with $36.5 million in ticket sales. While it was the biggest October debut in history, the film nevertheless failed to approach the $58 million earned last year by the previous Silence of the Lambs sequel, Hannibal. It did knock Disney's romantic comedy, Sweet Home Alabama, out of the top spot and into second place with $21.3 million. DreamWorks' The Tuxedo dropped to third place from second with $10 million. My Big Fat Greek Wedding, however, wasn't going anywhere, remaining in fourth place with $8.2 million and extending its hit run to 25 weeks, during which time it has earned $147.7 million. It also moved ahead of Barbershop, another hit indie, which fell to fifth place with $6.6 million. Together, the top 12 films took in $101 million, up 22 percent over the comparable weekend a year ago.

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