Bouncing into U.S. theatres this past weekend was Disney's newest animated
flick THE TIGGER MOVIE. The throw-back to classic Disney flicks finished
the weekend in fourth place in the U.S. box office, making US$9.43 million.
THE GREEN MILE, with primary visual effects by ILM, Rhythm & Hues, POP and
Matte World Digital, is still bringing in green bills for Warner Bros.,
making another $3.09 million and bringing its total gross to $124.4
million. With other kid fare like THE TIGGER MOVIE and SNOW DAY hitting the
U.S. movie houses this past weekend STUART LITTLE, with primary visual
effects by Sony Pictures Imageworks, additional animation by CFX and Rhythm
& Hues, and miniatures by Thunderstone, slipped five spots to #8 bringing
home $2.71 million, raising its cume to $132 million. GALAXY QUEST held on
to the top ten with a finish at 9th. The STAR TREK-spoof, with primary
visual effects by ILM and additional effects by Light Matters, grossed
$2.18 million bringing its cume to $65.8 million. FANTASIA/2000 moved back
up to 11th place making $1.69 million bringing its cume as an Imax release
to $21.2 million. Feeling the same punch from new kids flicks that STUART
LITTLE felt, TOY STORY 2 fell to #16 grossing $1.15 million and bringing
its cume to $238.7 million. After this weekend, TOY STORY 2 has tied
GHOSTERBUSTERS for the 18th highest grossing film in U.S. history. Other
special effects-laden films finishing in the top 30 include: Buena Vista's
THE SIXTH SENSE at #17, with a gross of $1.12 million and a cume of $279.6
million; New Line's MAGNOLIA at #19, with a gross of $800,000 and a cume of
$20.5 million; Buena Vista's BICENTENNIAL MAN at #29, with a gross of
$310,000 and a cume of $57.2 million; and MGM/UA's SUPERNOVA at #30, with a
gross of $270,000 and a cume of $13.8 million. Box office figures obtained
on Lyco's ShowBIZ Data Base.
Check out Rick DeMott's review of THE TIGGER MOVIE in the March issue of
Animation World Magazine.
Rick DeMott
Animation World Network
Creator of Rick's Flicks Picks
