"Pie" Bakes Box Office--Again
That makes Universal Pictures' Pie the first flick since Pearl Harbor in June to top the movie charts for two consecutive weekends. Despite dropping a precipitous 53 percent, Pie held off another hit sequel, Rush Hour 2, and brought its 10-day total to $87.3 million, according to final studio tallies Monday.
New Line Cinema's Rush Hour 2, meanwhile, stockpiled $19 million to take its 17-day haul to a whopping $164.7 million.
Of the three new releases, only Paramount's Rat Race-- in which Whoopi Goldberg, Cuba Gooding Jr. and a bunch of B-listers engage in a no-holds-barred cross-country race for a $2 million prize--made an impact, tallying $11.7 million to place third.
The Nicolas Cage-Penélope Cruz World War II romance Captain Corelli's Mandolin struck a sour chord, opening with a clunky $7.2 million in sixth place. That was slightly better than the third wide release entry, American Outlaws. The Young Guns-like take on Jesse James, starring young hotties Colin Farrell and Ali Larter, staggered in with a measly $4.9 million at number eight.
Meanwhile, a couple of films with good word of mouth held strong. The Nicole Kidman fright flick The Others was fourth with $10.9 million and Disney's The Princess Diaries was fifth with $9.6 million.
All told, the top 12 films took in $103.3 million, according to box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations, up 19 percent from the same weekend last year. Sometime within the next week, the summer receipts should top the $3 billion record set in 1999.
Here's a rundown of the top 10 films:
1. American Pie 2, $21.1 million
2. Rush Hour 2, $19 million
3. Rat Race, $11.7 million
4. The Others, $10.9 million
5. The Princess Diaries, $9.6 million
6. Captain Corelli's Mandolin, $7.2 million
7. Planet of the Apes, $7.1 million
8. American Outlaws, $4.9 million
9. Jurassic Park III, $4.4 million
10. Legally Blonde, $2.6 million
(originally published 8/19/01 at 3:25 p.m. PT)
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