LOST SOULS Falls Short of Estimates

By Steve Biodrowski     October 17, 2000

It was a slow week for genre entertainment in theatres, with only two devil-themed horror films finding a berth in the Top Ten. In 3rd place, Lost Souls fell short of Monday's estimates, with $7.95-million, nearly half a million shy of predictions; in 6th place, The Exorcist managed $5.24-million, bringing its re-release total to $30.53-million. (In general, the recent spate of demonic horror films have not done well, and it will be interesting to see how the release this Friday of the Faustian comedy Bedazzled turns out.) The only other science fiction, horror, or fantasy films to earn over $1-million at the box office were Digimon: The Movie in 11th place with $1.94-million ($7.33-million total) and Urban Legends: Final Cut in 13th place with $1.21-million ($20.16-million total).

Below is a list of the final figures for the weekend box office. Included are the Top Ten films, plus any other science fiction, horror, and fantasy titles to rank in the Top Sixty.

U.S. Box Office Finals 10/13 to 10/15/2000
1.	Meet the Parents	$21.17-million/$58.82-million
2.	Remember the Titans	$13.05-million/$64.21-million
3.	Lost Souls	$7.95-million/$7.95-million
4.	The Ladies Man	$5.43-million/$5.43-million
5.	The Contender	$5.36-million/$5.36-million
6.	The Exorcist	$5.24-milllion/$30.53-million
7.	Dr. T and the Women	$5.01-million/$5.01-million
8.	Get Carter	$2.92-million/$11.74-million
9.	Almost Famous	$2.19-million/$26.68-million
10.	Best in Show	$2.13-million/$3.89-million
11.	Digimon: The Movie	$1.94-million/$7.33-million
13.	Urban Legends: Final Cut	$1.21-million/$20.16 -million
14.	What Lies Beneath	$649-thousand/$153.12-million
15.	Space Cowboys	$543-thousand/$89.06-million
18.	The Watcher	$382-thousand/$28.57-million
19.	Cyberworld	$323-thousand/$752-thousand
20.	Nutty Professor 2	$285-thousand/$121.81-million
21.	Chicken Run	$267-thousand/$106.33-million
14.	What Lies Beneath	$649-thousand/$153.12-million
15.	Space Cowboys	$543-thousand/$89.06-million
26.	The Cell	$221-thousand/$60.45-million
28.	X-Men	$212-thousand/$156.51-million
32.	Scary Movie	$198-thousand/$155.88-million
33.	The Kid	$195-thousand/$69.20-million
50.	T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous	$64-thousand/$34.81 -million
51.	Cirque du Soleil Journey of Man	$62-thousand/$7.3-million
54.	Bless the Child	$54-thousand/$29.08-million
55.	Highlander: Endgame	$47-thousand/$12.76-million