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Film: 'Other Side of Heaven' Still Strong at Box Office, 'Ocean's Eleven' Continues to Lead
DALLAS, TEXAS -- First off, we should mention that after last week's
column was posted, additional data came in that slightly modified box
office rankings. "The Other Side of Heaven" in 26th place nationwide
in total box office revenue for the weekend of December 21st.
Actually, it did even better: 24th place, even though it was playing
in only 17 theaters -- fewer than any movie that placed higher than
it. The per-theater average was even better: "The Other Side of
Heaven" was in the top 10 by that measure.
Inadvertantly left off of last week's roundup was Scott Swofford's
popular IMAX documentary "Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure", which
was in 19th place nationwide for total box office revenue, even
though it was shown in only 19 theaters.
This week "Ocean's Eleven" was once again in 2nd place nationwide.
"Behind Enemy Lines" slips only slightly from 11th to 15th place
after four weeks in release. The nearly $3 million in ticket sales
that this film took in this week push its total U.S. box office take
to $51 million, which means it has now passed the $50.3 million made
by David Veloz's previous best-performing screenplay: "Natural Born
Killers" (1994).
The third best box office performance in our roundup is "The Other
Side of Heaven", now in 24 theaters and down only slightly from 24th
to 26th place nationwide.
Perhaps the weekend after Christmas was a popular time to see an IMAX
film. Reed Smoot's "Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man" and "China: The
Panda Adventure" both roughly doubled their previous week's take --
without being any any more theaters. This moved these movies up the
nationwide rankings to 53rd and 56th place.
New on DVD this week: "The Fast and the Furious" went on sale on
January 2nd, and is expected to be a hot seller. This high-octane
racing film had a $38 million budget. The movie surprised the
industry by opening in 1st place nationwide and going on to gross
over $145 million domestically. Mormon actor Paul Walker has the lead
role as the film's conflicted hero who finds himself drawn into the
world of illegal street racing. The movie is rated PG-13 for language
(including a few instances of profanity), some violence, and some
sensuality.
Coming soon: Kurt Hale's eagerly anticipated comedy "The Singles
Ward" opens soon. A teaser video is online at
http://www.singleswardthemovie.com/movietrailer.html Steve
Young, Gordon Jump and Will Swenson are in the teaser. Photographs of
cameo players on the official website include Richard Dutcher, Julie
Stoffer, Ron McBride and Wally Joyner.
[If table below doesn't line up properly, try looking at them with a
mono-spaced font, such as courier - Ed.]
Weekend Box Office Report (U.S. Domestic Box Office Gross)
Weekend of December 28, 2001
Natl
Rank | Film Title
LDS/Mormon Filmmaker(s) or Actor(s) | Weekend Gross
Total Gross | Screens | Days |
| 2 | Ocean's Eleven
LDS characters: Malloy twins | $16,907,714
136,996,174 | 3,075 | 24 |
| 15 | Behind Enemy Lines
David Veloz (screenwriter) | 2,977,124
51,023,475 | 1,332 | 31 |
| 26 | The Other Side of Heaven
Mitch Davis (screenwriter/director)
John G. Groberg (author/character)
Gerald Molen, John Garbett (producers) | 111,621
522,125 | 24 | 17 |
| 38 | Mulholland Drive
Joyce Eliason (producer/writer) | 64,285
5,608,043 | 43 | 84 |
| 47 | Out Cold
A. J. Cook (female lead) | 33,984
16,515,735 | 104 | 40 |
| 53 | Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man
Reed Smoot (cinematographer) | 18,239
12,989,871 | 7 | 605 |
| 56 | China: The Panda Adventure
Reed Smoot (cinematographer) | 13,712
1,716,261 | 16 | 157 |
| 63 | Galapagos
Reed Smoot (cinematographer) | 8,566
12,020,923 | 7 | 794 |
| 69 | Joy Ride
Paul Walker (2nd billed star) | 5,471
21,966,161 | 12 | 87 |
| 77 | Island of the Sharks
Alan Williams (composer) | 3,762
10,572,509 | 5 | 976 |
| 83 | All Access
Reed Smoot (cinematographer) | 2,067
995,122 | 3 | 269 |
| 91 | Mark Twain's America 3D
Alan Williams (composer) | 437
2,137,296 | 1 | 1277 |
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