Weekend Box Office : ‘Legends of the Fall’ Remains on Top

For a studio that has been struggling to make movies, not to mention score hits, Sony Pictures Entertainment had welcome news again this weekend as two of its films headed the Top 10.

Fueled by the star power of actor Brad Pitt, TriStar Pictures’ “Legends of the Fall” brought in $9 million at the box office for a five-week total of $26.7 million.

Meanwhile, Columbia Pictures’ “Higher Learning” brought in $6.1 million, seeing its total increase to about $25 million in its second week of release. The John Singleton film centers on a semester in the life of an ethnically diverse group of college students.

Weekend Gross/ Screens/ Weeks in Movie (Studio) Total (millions) Average Release 1. “Legends of the Fall” $9 2,038 5 (TriStar) $26.7 $4,419 2. “Higher Learning” $6.1 1,450 2 (Columbia) $24.9 $4,223 3. “Dumb and Dumber” $5.9 2,565 6 (New Line) $98.3 $2,304 4. “Nobody’s Fool” $5.4 918 5 (Paramount) $14.6 $5,833 5. “Murder in the First” $4.7 1,237 1 (Warner Bros.) $4.7 $3,815 6. “Demon Knight” $3.6 1,732 2 (Universal) $14.7 $2,090 7. “Houseguest” $3.3 1,573 3 (Disney/Hollywood) $17.5 $2,106 8. “Disclosure” $3.1 1,720 7 (Warner Bros.) $73.6 $1,809 9. “Little Women” $2.6 1,557 5 (Columbia) $37.2 $1,680 10. “The Jungle Book” $2.2 1,670 5 (Disney) $40 $1,327

SOURCE: Exhibitor Relations Co.