TARZAN, the new Disney animated feature that is based on TARZAN OF THE APESby Edgar Rice Burroughs, finished first in the weekend US boxoffice race,taking in $34,361,342. This is the second highest opening for an animatedfilm after THE LION KING which opened with $40.9 million in June 1994. STARWARS EPISODE 1: THE PHANTOM MENACE, the digital effects driven action filmfrom Lucasfilm, finished fourth, grossing $18,859,021 to bring its total to$328,072,869; Universal's THE MUMMY, with digital effects by ILM, finishedseventh while grossing $3,206,500 for a total of $142,006,580; WarnerBros.' THE MATRIX, directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, finished ninth,grossing $1,315,856 for a total of $163,869,151; Sony Pictures' THETHIRTEENTH FLOOR, with digital effects by Centropolis Effects, finishedeleventh, grossing $380,181 for a total of $10,665,506; and finally BuenaVista's DOUG'S 1ST MOVIE finished 35th, grossing $109,824 for a total of$18,932,847.
