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24 March 2003 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

Other top awards: Best documentary feature: Bowling for Columbine (Michael Moore); Original score: Frida (Elliot Goldenthal); Original Song: "Lose Yourself" from 8 Mile (Eminem); Cinematography: Road to Perdition (Conrad Hall); Foreign-language film: Nowhere in Africa; Special Effects: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke. »

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18 March 2003 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

Disney's Bringing Down the House, starring Steve Martin and Queen Latifah, became the second film of the year to last more than one week at the top of the box office (the other was Daredevil), taking in $22.1 million, to bring its gross to date to $61.3 million. Three new entrants saw less-than-spectacular results, with MGM's "tween" spy comedy Agent Cody Banks opening with $14.1 million, Paramount's The Hunted, with $13.5 million, and New Line's Willard with $4 million. The best performers on a per-theater basis, however, were two imports playing in limited release. Bend It Like Beckham, a smash hit last year in Britain, where it was made, grossed $161,528 in six theaters for an average of nearly $27,000 per theater. In its second week, Nowhere in Africa grossed $87,496 in 11 theaters, or an average of about $8,000 per theater. Overall, the top 12 films grossed $90.9 million, 25 percent below the comparable week a year ago.

The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Exhibitor Relations (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date): 1. Bringing Down the House, Disney, $22,054,934, 2 Wks. ($61,287,160); 2. Agent Cody Banks, MGM, $14,064,317, (New); 3. The Hunted, Paramount, $13,482,638, (New); 4. Tears of the Sun, Sony, $8,705,853, 2 Wks. ($30,721,673); 5. Chicago, Miramax, $7,105,479, 12 Wks. ($124,845,340); 6. Old School, DreamWorks, $6,670,577, 4 Wks. ($60,775,809); 7. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Paramount, $4,685,917, 6 Wks. ($93,724,277); 8. Willard, New Line, $4,010,593, (New); 9. Daredevil, 20th Century Fox, $3,030,687, 5 Wks. ($96,033,651); 10. Cradle 2 the Grave, Warner Bros., $2,974,489, 3 Wks. ($31,688,273). »

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