Page4B - THE CHARLOTTE POST - Thursday, June 24,1993
'Jurassic Park' Crushes 'Last
Action Hero' To Stay No. 1
By John Horn
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES - Arnold
Schwarzenegger proved no
match for the prehistoric
beasts of "Jurassic Park."
The muscleman's "Last Ac
tion Hero" opened tn second
place over the weekend with
a disappointing $15.3 mil
lion as Steven Spielberg's
thriller about a dinosaur
theme park continued set
ting box-office records In its
second week."
"Jurassic Park" passed $100
million in nine days, the
fastest ever. It has made
$120.2 million to date, Elx-
hlbitor Relations Co. report
ed Monday.
"Last Action Hero," an $80
million movie, fell short of
minimum of $20 million
predicted by Columbia. For
comparison, Schwarzeneg
ger's "Terminator 2: Judg
ment Day" made $31.8 mil
lion In Its first weekend in
1991.
"Last Action Hero" has been
savaged by critics.
The competition for "Last
Action Hero" grows on Fri
day with the arrival of
"Sleepless In Seattle," star
ring Meg Ryan and Tom
Hanks, and "Dennis the
Menace," with Walter Mat
thau.
Sid Ganls, Columbia's pres
ident of marketing and dis
tribution, said he was none
theless pleased with the
performance of "Last Action
Hero." But he conceded, "The
next few weeks are going to
be key weeks."
Figures are based on actual
receipts and projections
where actual figures were not
available.
1. "Jurassic Park," Univer
sal, $38.5 million, 2,437 lo
cations, $15,780 per loca
tion, $120.2 million, two
weeks.
2. "Last Action Hero," Co
lumbia, $15.3 million, 2,306
locations, $6,651 per loca
tion, $15.3 million, one
week.
3. "Cllffhanger," TrlStar,
$5.7 million, 2,395 loca
tions, $2,368 per location,
$58.7 million, four weeks.
4. "What's Love Got to Do
With It," Disney, $3.6 mil
lion, 428 locations, $8,455
per location, $5.6 million,
two weeks.
5. "Made tn America," War
ner Bros., $3.5 million, 2,048
locations, $1,712 per loca
tion, $34.6 million, four
weeks.
6. "Guilty as Sin," Disney,
$2.7 million, 1,248 loca
tions, $2,173 per location,
$15.7 million, three weeks.
7. "Dave," Warner Bros.,
$2.5 million, 1,600 loca
tions, $1,585 per location,
$55.6 million, seven weeks.
8. "Once Upon a Forest,"
20th Century Fox, $2.2 mil
lion, 1,487 locations, $1,484
per location, $2.2 million,
one week.
9. "Menace II Society," New
Line, $2 million, 570 loca
tions, $3,535 per location,
$15.9 million, four weeks.
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$34.3 million, five weeks.
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$18.4 million, four weeks.
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tions, $877 per location,
$100 million, 46 weeks.
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tions, $930 per location,
$28.7 million, 12 weeks.
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late," Miramax, $541,000,
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cation, $9,8 million, 18
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19. "The Sandlot," 20th
Century Fox, $409,000, 540
locations, $758 per location,
$28.8 million, 11 weeks.
20. "Groundhog Day" Co
lumbia, $302,000, 275 loca
tions, $1,095 per location,
$70 million, 19 weeks.
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