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13 April 1999 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Matrix, The (1999) remained clearly The Movie To See over the weekend, pulling in $22.6 million, well ahead of the rest of the box-office pack, according to Exhibitor Relations. The film's results were almost twice those for the Drew Barrymore starrer Never Been Kissed (1999), which opened in second place with $11.8 million and more than four times those for the third place 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), the teen-oriented version of Taming of the Shrew which collected $5.05 million. In fourth place was the Steve Martin-Goldie Hawn comedy Out-of-Towners, The (1999), with $5.01 million. Today's (Tuesday) Los Angeles Times observed that Out-of-Towners, The (1999) is likely to become a major flop for Paramount, earning only $30 million while costing $40 million. An even bigger failure, the Times observed, may be Universal's EDtv, which is likely to earn only $25 million while costing $55 million. The top-ten films for the weekend, according to final figures released by Exhibitor Relations: 1. Matrix, The (1999), Warner Bros., $22, 563, 331, ($73, 310, 417); 2. Never Been Kissed (1999), 20th Century Fox, $11, 836, 707, (New); 3. 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), Buena Vista $5, 049, 227, ($20431363); 4. Out-of-Towners, The (1999), Paramount, $5, 010, 781, ($16, 203, 092); 5. Analyze This (1999), Warner Bros., $4, 997, 020, ($85, 848, 183); 6. Go (1999), Sony, $4, 706, 795, (New); 7. Forces of Nature (1999), DreamWorks, $3, 537, 259, ($42, 393, 313); 8. Twin Dragons (1992), Dimension, $2, 829, 990, (New); 9. Doug's 1st Movie (1999), Buena Vista $2, 407, 375, ($14, 018, 000); 10. Foolish (1999), Live, $2, 184, 633, (New).

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12 April 1999 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Film distributors received another reminder of the power of teenage filmgoers as the box office continued to produce mid-summer-like revenue during the second weekend of Spring Break led by Matrix, The (1999) with an estimated $22.2 million (bringing its total to about $72.9 million after two weeks; the Keanu Reeves starrer reportedly cost $60 million to produce). Although a year ago no film did so well as Matrix, The (1999), overall box-office revenue was 4.4 percent higher then as moviegoers fanned out at the multiplexes to see such films as City of Angels (1998), Lost in Space (1998), Species II (1998) and the still-strong Titanic. The top ten films at the box office, according to studio estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations: Matrix, The (1999), $22.2 million; Never Been Kissed (1999), $11.7 million; Out-of-Towners, The (1970), $5.3 million; 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), $5.2 million; Analyze This (1999), $5.1 million; Go (1999), $4.7 million; Forces of Nature (1999), $3.7 million; Twin Dragons (1992), $2.8 million; Doug's 1st Movie (1999), $2.3 million; Foolish (1999), $2.3 million. (EDtv (1999), the Ron Howard comedy that opened to warm reviews, fell out of the top ten, earning only $2.2 million, less than half of what it took in last week.)

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