AOTClowns DEAD DEAD DEAD at Box Office

'Sum of All Fears' Still in Top Spot Sunday June 9 12:48 PM ET

LOS ANGELES (AP) The nuclear terrorism thriller 'The Sum of All Fears' continued to add up with moviegoers, taking in $18.7 million to remain the No. 1 film for a second weekend.

'Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood' opened in second place with $16.35 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

'Bad Company,' another film about a stray nuclear device, proved a bit of a bomb. It debuted in fourth place with just $10.5 million.

Rounding out the top five were the year's biggest hits. 'Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones,' was No. 3 with $13.9 million, lifting its total to $255 million after 25 days.

'Spider-Man' came in fifth with $10 million for a 38-day total of $370.1 million.

The industry rebounded after last weekend, when the overall box office slumped for the first time in nearly four months. The top 12 movies this weekend grossed $101.7 million, up about 8 percent from the same weekend last year.

Still, it was a relatively quiet weekend compared to most of May, when 'Spider-Man' and 'Attack of the Clones' drove up revenues by 50 percent or more each weekend.

'You get used to expecting record-breaking films every weekend, especially this summer. I think we're just in a lull,' said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box office tracker Exhibitor Relations. 'It's a little slow now, then some big movie will come along and set the world on fire again.'

Next weekend brings three major releases: the live-action adaptation of 'Scooby-Doo,' Matt Damon's spy adventure 'The Bourne Identity' and Nicolas Cage's war drama 'Windtalkers.'

'The Sum of All Fears,' starring Ben Affleck in an adaptation of the Tom Clancy bestseller, has taken in $61.8 million in 10 days and should wind up topping $100 million.

'Ya-Ya Sisterhood' is headlined by Sandra Bullock, Ellen Burstyn, Ashley Judd, Maggie Smith and James Garner in a tale of lifelong friends trying to repair a mother-daughter rift.

The film drew a mostly female crowd but got a positive reaction from male viewers, too, said Dan Fellman, head of distribution for Warner Bros., which released the movie.

'The excellent word of mouth is going to make this movie have some great legs,' Fellman said.

'Bad Company,' one of several terrorism flicks delayed last fall after the Sept. 11 attacks, stars Anthony Hopkins as a CIA boss who recruits a street hustler (Chris Rock) to foil terrorists trying to obtain a nuclear device.

The film got generally good scores from audiences, leaving distributor Disney puzzled over its weak performance.

'You can sit there and say, they liked it, what went wrong?' said Chuck Viane, the studio's head of distribution. 'And you don't know.'

'Attack of the Clones' continues to slump well behind its predecessor, 'Episode I The Phantom Menace,' which was approaching $300 million by this point three years ago.

'Attack of the Clones' is expected to top out at a bit more than $300 million, compared to $431 million for 'The Phantom Menace.'

Factoring in ticket prices that are about 16 percent higher today, 'Attack of the Clones' grossed less than half the $25.6 million 'The Phantom Menace' did in its corresponding fourth weekend.

In limited release, the romantic thriller 'Cherish,' starring Robin Tunney and Tim Blake Nelson, debuted solidly with $40,000 in six theaters.

Estimated ticket sales are for Friday through Sunday at North American theaters, according to Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc. Final figures will be released Monday.

Not many movies stay at number one for more than a week, especially during the summer 'glut' of movie releases. To stay in the top 5 for several weeks is 'impressive .... most impressive'.

~ Bret ~

I love the fools that mock Lucas for only making $10 million per DAY with his

It's so ridiculous this thread. It's already been made clear that Star Wars is up against a lot this year. it's taken 255 million so far, a good total and it's not over yet. So it's losing steam, who cares, it rocks.

Agreed. I don't know the current numbers and I don't *care* about the numbers.

There will always be that individual who delights in seeing _sure things_ 'fail' so that they can say, 'See, everyone thought [variable] would be a success, but it's *not*.'

Sad.

Regardless of that kind of nonsense, this ng offers a wonderful amount of great info and creativity.

Note the Subject title's _Clowns_ instead of Clones. Funny stuff.

Which bit of 'year's biggest hits' did you not understand?

AOTC is projected to reach 305 mil, which makes GL's minimum desired goal at 300 mil. Spidey will probably make 415 mil when all is said and done. While this means Spidey exceeds AOTC, it will still put Spidey behind TPM's 431 mil. BTW, TPM adjusted gross for inflation is 476 mil. For being the fifth movie released in an overall series, ATOC isn't doing badly at all. It would be a surprise if a fifth Spidey movie did even half so well.

I don't care what the critics say, SW rocks. GL, rock on! ***********

'Sum of All Fears' Still in Top Spot Sunday June 9 12:48 PM ET

LOS ANGELES (AP) The nuclear terrorism thriller 'The Sum of All Fears' continued to add up with moviegoers, taking in $18.7 million to remain the No. 1 film for a second weekend.

'Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood' opened in second place with $16.35 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

'Bad Company,' another film about a stray nuclear device, proved a bit of a bomb. It debuted in fourth place with just $10.5 million.

Rounding out the top five were the year's biggest hits. 'Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones,' was No. 3 with $13.9 million, lifting its total to $255 million after 25 days.

'Spider-Man' came in fifth with $10 million for a 38-day total of $370.1 million.

The industry rebounded after last weekend, when the overall box office slumped for the first time in nearly four months. The top 12 movies this weekend grossed $101.7 million, up about 8 percent from the same weekend last year.

Still, it was a relatively quiet weekend compared to most of May, when 'Spider-Man' and 'Attack of the Clones' drove up revenues by 50 percent or more each weekend.

'You get used to expecting record-breaking films every weekend, especially this summer. I think we're just in a lull,' said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box office tracker Exhibitor Relations. 'It's a little slow now, then some big movie will come along and set the world on fire again.'

Next weekend brings three major releases: the live-action adaptation of 'Scooby-Doo,' Matt Damon's spy adventure 'The Bourne Identity' and Nicolas Cage's war drama 'Windtalkers.'

'The Sum of All Fears,' starring Ben Affleck in an adaptation of the Tom Clancy bestseller, has taken in $61.8 million in 10 days and should wind up topping $100 million.

'Ya-Ya Sisterhood' is headlined by Sandra Bullock, Ellen Burstyn, Ashley Judd, Maggie Smith and James Garner in a tale of lifelong friends trying to repair a mother-daughter rift.

The film drew a mostly female crowd but got a positive reaction from male viewers, too, said Dan Fellman, head of distribution for Warner Bros., which released the movie.

'The excellent word of mouth is going to make this movie have some great legs,' Fellman said.

'Bad Company,' one of several terrorism flicks delayed last fall after the Sept. 11 attacks, stars Anthony Hopkins as a CIA boss who recruits a street hustler (Chris Rock) to foil terrorists trying to obtain a nuclear device.

The film got generally good scores from audiences, leaving distributor Disney puzzled over its weak performance.

'You can sit there and say, they liked it, what went wrong?' said Chuck Viane, the studio's head of distribution. 'And you don't know.'

'Attack of the Clones' continues to slump well behind its predecessor, 'Episode I The Phantom Menace,' which was approaching $300 million by this point three years ago.

'Attack of the Clones' is expected to top out at a bit more than $300 million, compared to $431 million for 'The Phantom Menace.'

Factoring in ticket prices that are about 16 percent higher today, 'Attack of the Clones' grossed less than half the $25.6 million 'The Phantom Menace' did in its corresponding fourth weekend.

In limited release, the romantic thriller 'Cherish,' starring Robin Tunney and Tim Blake Nelson, debuted solidly with $40,000 in six theaters.

Estimated ticket sales are for Friday through Sunday at North American theaters, according to Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc. Final figures will be released Monday.

I keep hearing these prediction of Spideys sequels not making half of what the first one did.. It seems to me that your assuming that the series will degenerate at the rate of the SW series alienating fans and turning off potential new ones. SW COULD have been champ but Lucas has simply too much power and has basically sabotaged peoples dreams of what might of been. The last two movies can be enjoyed only after you make a slew of excuses to fill in the gaps. Spidey, while not perfect is a strong character and will most likely win more fans of all ages rather than lose them like SW.

What exactly does TPM's numbers include? Is that just first run theatre take? Or does it include video, DVD, TV rights, foreign grosses, etc.?

Spidey's got a long way to go yet. I have a feeling it's going to be a big hit in video/DVD.

I would say, given Sam Raimi's love of the Spider-man story, there is nothing to fear, the first three movies will be solid.