TOP 10: PASSION's return

By: Patrick Sauriol
Date: Sunday, April 11, 2004

Mel Gibson's THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST returned to the top of the box office charts this weekend, benefitting from the Easter holiday weekend and its Christian significance. PASSION took in an estimated $17 million dollars from Friday to Sunday, bringing its combined total to over $350 M. As it stands now Gibson's film is now the eighth highest-grossing film domestically of all time.

In its second weekend, HELLBOY dropped 51% and netted $11.1 M. Opening this weekend were THE ALAMO and JOHNSON FAMILY VACATION, and both films are tied right now for third overall spot with $9.2 M. When the final figures are released tomorrow we'll find out which film grossed more.

The week's tree other new films landed at the tail end of the chart. A difference of just $700,000 separates THE WHOLE 10 YARDS, ELLA ENCHANTED and THE GIRL NEXT DOOR from each other, and undoubtedly each film's studio was hoping for more from their entries.

Here are the estimated box office receipts of the top ten films from April 9 through to April 11, with their weekend gross and the movie's total domestic gross to date:

1. THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST $17,086,000 $354,877,000
2. HELLBOY $11,100,000 $41,080,000
3. (tie) JOHNSON FAMILY VACATION $9,200,000 $11,619,000
3. (tie) THE ALAMO $9,200,000 $9,200,000
5. WALKING TALL $8,300,000 $28,802,000
6. HOME ON THE RANGE $8,194,000 $27,507,000

7. SCOOBY-DOO 2: MONSTERS UNLEASHED $8,000,000 $62,862,000
8. THE WHOLE 10 YARDS $6,720,000 $6,720,000
9. ELLA ENCHANTED $6,108,000 $6,108,000
10. THE GIRL NEXT DOOR $6,000,000 $6,000,000


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