WEEKEND BOX OFFICE

As the summer doldrums, the period between the spring flings and the summer wonders, set in, the late spring’s big box-office shaker--Universal’s “Secret of My Success”--continued to set the generally languid pace last weekend. The Michael J. Fox vehicle scored another $4.6 million at 1,333 screens, for a total take thus far of $33.4 million. In second place was a newcomer: New World’s “Creepshow 2,” based (as was the original) on Stephen King short stories, which scared up $3.6 million at 867 haunts. The other newcomer to place--20th Century Fox’s “Project X”--monkeyed around in 1024 theatres, getting $2 million. Among the independents, Samuel Goldwyn Co.’s “Hollywood Shuffle”--made by director-writer-star Robert Townsend on credit-card financing--continued strongly in a very limited engagement, pulling in $6,633 per screen at only 32 theaters; the film has grossed $1.5 million in only three weeks.Figures courtesy of Exhibitor Relations Inc.