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7B ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/The Charlotte Post Thursday, May 15, 1997 ‘Father’s Day’ fizzles at the box office The Associated Press LOS ANGELES - The Robin ' Williams-Billy Crystal comedy “Fathers’ Day” finished a distant sec- , ond at the box office, earning a relatively weak $8.8 million r in its debut weekend. The film, which marked the first big- . screen pairing of Williams and Crystal, earned a r little more than hsdf as , much as the Bruce Willis science-fiction , thriller “The Fifth Element,” which took in $17 million. Even Kurt Russell’s “Breakdown,” in its second week of release , with a $7.6 million take, nearly out- grossed the $8.8 million earned by “Fathers’ Day,” according to figures released Monday. “We all expected more. Something went wrong. They had a tremendous marketing campaign and the public just didn’t respond,” said John Krier, president of Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc. “Austin Powers, Jackson’s ‘Ghost’ debuts at Cannes ■raE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Cannes festival held a midnight screening of the new Michael Jackson video “Ghosts,” a mysterious tale of the singer in a haunted house. Fans sang his songs and screamed in delight Friday inside and outside the theater. They unfurled posters and banners from the auditorimn’s balconies amid a near riot of paparazzi and TV crews. In the 40-minute clip, Jackson is depicted as a freak ish outcast detested by adults and adored by children. In an old chateau with musty Louis XVI characters raised from the dead, the video uses plenty of dance routines, including one vvdth Jackson as a skeleton. Earher, himdreds of children and young adults waited out side the grand Carlton Hotel for hours to get a glimpse of Jackson. When the singer finally walked out on his bal cony, the crowd went wild, cheering as he removed his red surgical mask. International Man of Mystery” was fourth with $7.1 million, “Volcano” was fifth with $4.5 million and Jim Carrey’s “Liar Liai’” placed sixth with $3.6 million. Next were “Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion” ($2.9 million), “Anaconda” ($2.7 million), “The Saint” ($1.6 million) and “Murder at 1600” ($1.3 mil lion). The top 20 movies at North American theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by studio, gross, number of the ater locations, receipts per location, total gross and num ber of weeks in release, as compiled by Exhibitor Relations; 1. “The Fifth Element,” Columbia, $17 million, 2,500 locations, $6,813 average, $17 milUon, one week. 2. “Father’s Day,” Warner Bros., $8.8 milhon, 2,482 loca tions, 3,536 average, $8.8 mil lion, one week. 3. “Breakdown,” Paramoimt, $7.6 million, 2,295 locations, $3,319 average, $23.2 million, two weeks. 4. “Austin Powers,” New Line, $7.1 million, 2,187 loca tions, $3,230 average, $19.5 million, two weeks. 5. “Volcano,” Fox, $4.5 mil lion, 2,650 locations, $1,696 average, $34.1 million, three weeks. 6. “Liar Liar,” Universal, $3.6 million, 2,312 locations, $1,565 average, $156.5 million, eight weeks. 7. “Romy and Michele’s High School Revmion,” Disney, $2.9 million, 1,606 locations, $1,804 average, $19.1 milhon, three weeks. 8. “Anaconda,” Sony, $2.7 million, 2,302 locations, $1,158 average, $53.1 million, five weeks. 9. “The Saint,” Paramount, $1.6 million, 1,730 locations, $903 average, $54.8 million, six weeks. 10. “Murder at 1600,” Warner Bros., $1.3 million, 1,504 loca tions, $862 average, $21.7 mil lion, four weeks. 11. “Grosse Pointe Blank,” Disney, $1.12 million, 994 loca tions, $1,123 average, $22.9 million, five weeks. 12. “Warriors of Virtue,” MGM, $1.11 million, 2,101 locations, $528 average, $5 million, two weeks. 13. “Scream,” Miramax, $662,126, 784 locations, $845 average, $95.6 million, 21 weeks. 14. “Chasing Amy,” Miramax, $585,811,431 locations, $1,359 average, $6.1 million, six weeks. 15. “Vegas Vacation,” Warner Bros., $298,450, 487 locations,^ $613 average, $35.9 million,- 13 weeks. 16. “Jerry Maguire,” Sony, $289,900, 412 locations, $704 average, $150.9 million, 22 weeks. 17. “Jungle 2 Jungle,” Disney, $267,566, 502 loca tions, $533 average, $54.8 mil lion, 10 weeks. 18. “Dante’s Peak,” Universal, $253,080, 342 loca tions, $740 average, $66.4 mil lion, 14 weeks. 19. “The English Patient,” Miramax, $232,986, 315 loca tions, $740 average, $76.3 mil lion, 26 weeks. 20. “Shng Blade,” Miramax, $222,737, 277 locations, $804 average, $22.6 million, 24 weeks. 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