Weekend Box Office

Weekend Gross/ Screens/ Weeks in Movie (Studio) Total (millions) Average Release 1. “Clear and Present Danger” $20.3 2,378 1 (Paramount) $28.8 $8,557 2. “The Mask” $15.2 2,404 2 (New Line Cinema) $52.3 $6,336 3. “Forrest Gump” $14.2 2,158 5 (Paramount) $165.2 $6,573 4. “Little Rascals” $10 1,726 1 (Universal) $10 $5810 5. “True Lies” $9.18 2,340 4 (20th Century Fox) $100.8 $3.927 6. “The Client” $7.1 2,304 3 (Warner Bros.) $56.8 $3,102 7. “The Lion King” $7 2,355 8 (Walt Disney) $232.4 $3,004 8. “It Could Happen to You” $5 1,536 2 (TriStar) $17 $3,263 9. “Angels in the Outfield” $3 1,604 4 (Walt Disney) $37.3 $1,860 10. “Airheads” $1.9 1,228 1 (20th Century Fox) $1.9 $1,557 *’Barcelona” $342,243 33 2 (Fine Line) $520,110 $10,371

SOURCE: Exhibitor Relations Co.

Buoyant Business

Movie business for the weekend continued to be buoyant. The total for all films just topped $100 million, making this an unprecedented fifth consecutive weekend to achieve that plateau, going back to the July 4 holiday.

*Director Whit Stillman’s “Barcelona” is doing solid art-house business, having expanded into the Los Angeles market this weekend from an exclusive New York booking.