A Record Beginning for ‘Toy Story 2’
“Toy Story 2†broke all November box-office records, hauling in $80.1 million over the long Thanksgiving Day holiday weekend, eclipsing the previous record-holder, “A Bug’s Life,†which earned $45.7 million over the 1998 Thanksgiving holiday.
Weekend Box Office
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Five-day gross/ Screens/ Weeks in Movie (Studio) Total (millions) Average Release 1. “Toy Story 2†$80.1 3,236 2 (Disney/Pixar) $80.1 $24,752 2. “The World Is Not Enough†$34.0 3,163 2 (MGM) $75.5 $10,757 3. “End of Days†$31.5 2,593 1 (Universal) $31.5 $12,152 4. “Sleepy Hollow†$26.9 3,067 2 (Paramount) $61.6 $8,772 5. “Pokemon: The First Movie†$9.1 3,043 3 (Warner Bros.) $77.7 $2,988 6. “The Bone Collector†$7.5 2,500 4 (Universal) $53.7 $3,002 7. “Dogma†$5.0 1,292 3 (Lions Gate) $21.0 $3,853 8. “Anywhere but Here†$3.9 1,686 3 (Fox) $14.6 $2,314 9. “The Insider†$3.3 1,672 4 (Disney/Touchstone) $22.1 $1,945 10. “Being John Malkovich†$2.7 589 5 (USA) $11.9 $4,656 “Flawless†$2.0 478 1 (MGM) $2.0 $4,196
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SOURCE: Exhibitor Relations Co.
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