Topping the competition with $22.8 million was an Sydney Pollack’s The Interpreter, starring Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn. In contrast with recent weeks, the Universal film lured adults—60% of ticket buyers were 35 or older, according to reports.
The week’s other debut, Disney’s younger-leaning romantic comedy A Lot Like Love, limped to a total of $7.8 million, putting it at #4, a setback for emerging star Ashton Kutcher. In between were holdovers The Amityville Horror (
Gaining strength in its third week but first in wide release was the slapstick martial arts movie Kung Fu Hustle (Sony Classic), which took in $7.3 million to finish #5.
The rest of the top 10: #6 Fever Pitch (Fox, $5.45 million), #7 Sin City (Dimension, $3.7 million), #8 Guess Who (Sony, $3.5 million), #9 Robots (Fox, $3.3 million) and #10 King's Ransom (New Line, $2.4 million).
The well-reviewed Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room could become another powerhouse documentary, based on an encouraging first weekend tally of $70,000 in just three theaters.
LIVE NATION POSTS (ANOTHER) RECORD QUARTER
More butts in seats than ever before. (5/3a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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