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"Sixth Sense": New Box-Office "Titanic"
For the fourth straight week, the supernatural movie, in which child actor Haley Joel Osment conjures up corpses, topped the nation's weekend box office, with an estimated $20.1 million earned. The Sixth Sense is only the third movie to go four-for-four as a $20 million-a-week grosser. The others: The Phantom Menace and, yes, Titanic .
The Sixth Sense, which costars Bruce Willis, continued to draw large audiences despite the release of a batch of new, albeit critically panned throw-aways. Industry analysts expect the psychological thriller, with its overall take now at $138.8 million, to continue to be a top draw through the coming Labor Day weekend.
And then there's perhaps the surest sign that all is (really, really) well with The Sixth Sense: The Oscar buzz.
Arguments are building that young star Osment, late of TV's Murphy Brown (where he played Candice Bergen's son, Avery) and Forrest Gump (where he played Forrest Jr.), should score a supporting actor nod. At age 11, Osment would be the youngest Oscar hopeful since Anna Paquin, who made her winning turn in 1993's The Piano. She, too, was 11 at the time.
Among the weekend's newcomers, meanwhile, The 13th Warrior, a multi-cultural, 10th century action adventure scripted by Michael Crichton and starring heartthrob Antonio Banderas, was the stand out, earning $10.1 million and taking second place.
Comic Albert Brooks' riff on Hollywood, The Muse, inspired little interest, earning $4.2 million for a seventh-place finish.
At No. 8 was In Too Deep, yet another undercover-cop flick--this one starring Omar Epps and rapper/actor LL Cool J. It managed only $4.1 million, tying with The Blair Witch Project which, having finally scared almost everyone en route to a $128 million gross, dropped from fifth.
Debuting with a resounding thud was The Astronaut's Wife, which wasn't screened for movie critics (usually a bad sign). The space-age Rosemary's Baby redux, with Johnny Depp and Charlize Theron, was good for just $4 million and a weak 10th place finish.
In the category of Yes, But We Did Even Worse: Dudley Do-Right. Star Brendan Fraser's latest attempt at a live-action Jay Ward cartoon (after the hit George of the Jungle) was all wrong, bowing in the 11th spot with $3 million.
The English-language version of Roberto Benigni's Oscar-winning holocaust fable, Life Is Beautiful, also didn't make the Top 10, but it scored solid per-screen averages in very limited release.
Here's a complete look at the weekend's Top 10, according to estimates from Exhibitor Relations:
1. The Sixth Sense, $20.1 million
2. The 13th Warrior, $10.1 million
3. Runaway Bride, $6.9 million
4. Bowfinger, $6.6 million
5. Mickey Blue Eyes, $5.4 million
6. The Thomas Crown Affair, $4.7 million
7. The Muse, $4.2 million
8. In Too Deep, $4.1 million
8. The Blair Witch Project, $4.1 million
10. The Astronaut's Wife, $4 million
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