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* 1. A lU Lrvixi^w X X u A \y>J X - X xtvixawAjr/ j vcijr Uf •hai Plays Coliseum This Sunday Continued From Page IB of us met through (pledging) and we met Garfield through Darnell. It Just kinda clicked. It never came down to something like since we're in the frat, kick out Gar field." Gay threw the name around when they were considering names for a group. "We said It sounds good, It has a good meaning. Why not?" Shai has quickly built a re putation as balladeers. Gay said that's due In part to time constraints in making the album, which was recorded In three weeks. "Definitely, even though we do that best, we really didn't have time to formulate a style on uptempo stuff. That's one reason ballads are so formidable for us right now. Plus, we had such great material for ballads. Once people do get Into the fast cuts and stuff, they'll realize we not just Into ballads," he said. "We're pretty much self- contained but we would be stupid to say not if someone offered like Babyface or Jam and Lewis or any of the young producers. We've even met with Teddy (Riley) but these producers are really busy and stick to their sched ules. That's why it's good we can do things on our own." The group is currently on tour as part of the Coca-Cola Summerfest - a rap and r&b tour that also features Heavy D & The Boyz, SWV, Jade, L.L. Cool J. and Silk. The tour started July 2 in Sacramen to, and stops in Charlotte Sunday. Gay said the group isn't intimidated by the size of the Charlotte Coliseum. "We did a thing in Chatta nooga last week in front of 80,000 people. It was one of those river festival type at mospheres. The crowd really enjoyed it, really got into it." Gay said the group will work on its second CD once the tour is finished. That will also give the group mem bers a chance to finish their education at Howard. Mark is the only one that graduated. "The other guys are seniors and only have a semester left. So that defi nitely is in sight. But right now we're so busy with the tour and the new record out." The Award Winning!!! Cljarlotte Ad Copy Deadline is 12 Noon Every Tuesday CM, Kttc. The Historic Tradition" iiiiiiiiitttiiiuiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiitiiiitiiiiimiitiiittiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiittiiiitiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit SWEET DREAMS 2 SHOWS Hot Hors d*oeuvres ♦ Fish Night on Tuesday ! 6-9 ♦ All you can eat $4“ 921 Beatties Ford Rd. 334-5709 'The Firm' Crusies Into No. Beats 'Batman' To The $200 1 Spot; 'Jurassic Park' Million Mark By 10 Days By John Horn ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES - Although lawyers said "The Firm" didn't win Its case, hordes of moviegoers made the legal thriller the No. 1 movie over the holiday weekend with $32.5 million in ticket sales. Thanks to "The Firm," "Jurassic Park" and the ro mantic comedy "Sleepless in Seattle," the summer movie season is off to a record start, according to figures re leased Tuesday. In June alone, $571.5 mil lion worth of tickets were sold, easily surpassing last June's gate of $477.5 mil lion. The June record was set in 1989 with $562.6 million. "The Firm" knocked "Jurassic Park" out of the top spot following its three-week reign. 'The Firm," based on the John Grisham novel about corrupt lawyers, not surprisingly has been la beled unrealistic by attor neys. In second place with $25.3 million was "Jurassic Park," now the 12th highest- grossing film of all time with a total take of $212.6 million. "Sleepless in Seattle" earned $16.1 million for third place over the weekend and "Dennis the Menace" made $10.1 million for fourth. The re-release of the ani mated classic "Snow White" finished fifth on a gate of $9 million and the new Pauly Shore comedy "Son-In-Law" collected a modest $7 mil lion for sixth. "Last Action Hero" brought in $6.4 million for seventh, but its gross was boosted by sold-out sneak previews of "In the Line of Fire." The turnstile receipts from that film, which opens Friday, are added to "Last Action Hero" in a quirk of Holly wood bookkeeping. Eighth place went to "What's Love Got to Do With It" on $5.7 million and "Cliffhanger" was ninth with $3.8 million. "Menace II So ciety" netted $1.6 million for 10th. Here are the weekend's top 20 films, according to Exhib itor Relations Co. Inc. Estimated ticket sales are from Friday through Mon day, with distributor, week end gross, number of theater locations, average per loca tion, total gross and number of weeks in release. Figures are based on actual receipts and projections where actual figures were not available. 1. "The Firm," Paramount, $32.5 million, 2,393 loca tions, $13,572 per location, $45.6 million, 1 1/2 weeks. 2. "Jurassic Park," Univer sal, $25.3 million, 2,496 lo cations, $10,135 per loca tion, $212.1 million, four weeks. 3. "Sleepless in Seattle," TrlStar, $16.1 million, 1,601 locations, $10,058 per loca tion, $43.3 million, two weeks. 4. "Dennis the Menace," Warner Bros., $10.1 million, 2,085 locations, $4,836 per location, $26.2 million, two weeks. 5. "Snow White," Disney, $9 million, 1,814 locations, $4,971 per location, $9 mil lion, one week. 6. "Son-In-Law," Disney, $7 million, 1,389 locations. $5,064 per location, $7 mil lion, one week. 7. "Last Action Hero," Co lumbia, $6.4 million, 2,306 locations, $2,778 per loca tion, $40.1 million, three weeks. 8. "What's Love Got to Do With It." Disney, $5.7 mil lion, 1,100 locations, $5,225 per location, $21.7 million, four weeks. 9. "Cliffhanger," TriStar, $3.8 million, 1,786 loca tions, $2,139 per location, $71.4 million, six weeks. 10. "Menace II Society," New Line, $1.6 million, 552 loca tions, $2,982 per location, $20.9 million, six weeks. 11. "Much Ado About Noth ing," Goldwyn, $1.31 mil lion, 201 locations, $6,534 per location, $9.7 million, nine weeks. 12. "Made in America," Warner Bros., $1.27 million, 1,271 locations, $1,003 per location, $40.1 million, six weeks. 13. "Dave," Warner Bros., $1.1 million, 912 locations, $1,260 per location, $60.2 million, nine weeks. 14. "Guilty as Sin," Disney, $952,000, 1,081 locations, $881 per location, $20.9 mil lion, five weeks. 15. "Hot Shots! Part Deux," 20th Century Fox, $692,000, 746 locations, $928 per loca tion, $35.4 million, seven weeks. 16. "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story," Universal, $687,000, 735 locations, $935 per loca tion, $32.9 million, nine weeks. 17. "Like Water For Choco late," Miramax, $641,000, 166 locations, $3,863 per lo cation, $11.3 million, 20 weeks. 18. "The Sandlot," 20th Century Fox, $439,000, 491 locations, $896 per location, $30.3 million, 13 weeks. 19. "Once Upon a Forest," 20th Century Fox, $377,000, 744 locations, $508 per loca tion, $5.7 million, three weeks. 20. "Orlando," Sony Clas sics, $366,000, 25 locations, $14,668 per location, $1.1 million, four weeks.
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