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TUESDAY,APRIL 2,2002
WEATHER FORECAST
THURSDAY
Foster flick leads ticket sales
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Movie-goers were on full alert for Panic Room last weekend.
Starring Iodie Foster and Forest Whitaker, the thriller about a mother and daughter hiding from burglaries in their home's fortresslike sanctuary, took in $30.2 million and debuted as the top weekend film, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Among other new films, Dennis Quaid's The Rookie had the strongest debut, opening in third place with $15.8 million. Quaid stars in the real-life story of Jim Morrow, a science teacher in his mid-30s who finally achieved his life's goal of pitching in the major leagues.
The science-fiction tale Clock-stoppers, about a teen with a watch that can halt time, premiered in fifth place with $10.1 million. The movie was directed by Jonathan Frakes, who plays Will Riker in the Star Trek franchise.
Danny DeVito's black comedy Death to Smoochy, starring Robin Williams as a deposed children's show host seeking vengeance against his replacement (Edward Norton), tanked with just $4.3 million, coming in at No. 7.
The animated Ice Age became the first movie released this year to top $100 million. The film remained in the No. 2 spot for the second straight weekend with a weekend gross of $18.6 million, putting its 17-day total at $117.3 million.
Blade II, last weekend's No. 1 movie, fell to fourth place with $13.2 million, a steep 59 percent drop from opening weekend. The film has grossed $54.9 million in 10 days.
Cashing in on its best-picture win at the Academy Awards, *A Beautiful Mind* expanded to 1,560 theaters, up 105, and took in $4 million. Its total rose to $161 million.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring joined Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone as the only movies released in 2001 to hit the $300 million mark.
The top 12 films grossed $114.4 million, up 39 percent from the same weekend a year ago and continuing a run of unusually strong weekends in March.
"This was the third weekend in a row with a movie opening over $30 million. That would be good news in the summer, let alone March," said Paul Dergarabedian,
president of box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations. "I think it's a strong indication of how big the summer's going to be."
Movie receipts this year are running 13 to 14 percent ahead of 2001, when Hollywood posted record revenue of $8.4 billion domestically. Like last summer, this year's busy season is crowded with potential hits, including the new Star Wars and Austin Powers movies, Spider-Man, Men in Black 2, Stuart Little 2, Tom Hanks' The Road to Perdition and Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise's Minority Report.
Panic Room, directed by David Fincher (Fight Club, Seven), drew an even mix of men and women and a good split between older and younger adults, said Jeff Blake, president of worldwide marketing and distribution for Sony, which released the film. About 60 percent of the audience was 25 and older, Blake said.
"I think it really was a full-meal movie that appealed pretty equally all around, with a concept everybody can relate to." Blake said. "It's also Iodie Foster. She brings tremendous credibility."
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yellow stinger
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9 Senator
Kefauver
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vessel
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loyal
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Flanders
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support
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particles
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golfers' circuit
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Berra
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indifference
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