M2M Still Outdistances FINAL DESTINATION

By: Steve Biodrowski
Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2000

There were few surprises when the final figures were released for this weekend's box office performance. In the #2 position behind ERIN BROCKOVICH, MISSION TO MARS remained the top genre film, earning $11.39-million for a cume of $40.61-million. FINAL DESTINATION arrived in 3rd place with $10.01-million. THE NINTH GATE fell to 5th place with $3.53-million, bringing its total to $12.53-million. AMERICAN BEAUTY was in 7th with $3.16-million, pushing the total to $103.01-million. In 10th was THE TIGGER MOVIE with $1.77-million, whch brings its total up to $41.60.

Other genre films to earn over $1-million included FANTASIA 2000,which landed in 13th with $1.55-million for a cume of $33.69-million. In 14th, PITCH BLACK earned $1.45-million for a total of $36.48-million. And THE SIXTH SENSE, at #16, added another $1.28-million to its coffers, bringing its grand total to $288.48-million. Also of note, SLEEPY HOLLOW earned an additional $400,168, bringing its total to $99.86-million; the film will easily pass the $100-million mark this week.

Below is a complete list of this week's genre films to make the box office chart. Totals are given in millions of dollars, with this week's take preceding the cume to date:

Mission to Mars (2) 11.39/40.61
Final Destination (3) 10.01/10.01
The Ninth Gate (5) 3.53/12.53
American Beauty (7) 3.16/103.01
The Tigger Movie (10) 1.77/41.60
Fantasia 2000 (13) 1.55/33.69
Pitch Black (14) 1.45/36.48
The Sixth Sense (16) 1.28/288.48
Scream 3 (20) .894/85.93
The Green Mile (21) .601/134.40
Stuart Little (24) 505/138.27
Sleepy Hollow (27) .400/99.86
Toy Story 2 (29) .308/241.88
What Planet Are You From? (30) .238/6.18
Galaxy Quest (37) .120/70.13
Being John Malkovich (51) .065/22.37
The World Is Not Enough (54) .055/126.82
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous (55) .048/28.01
The Third Miracle (56) .046/.591