Darkbeer
12-01-2002, 06:00 PM
Potter, Bond lead U.S. holiday box office (http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/021201/leisure_boxoffice_13.html) - Reuters, 12/1/02
QuikQuote: Five new entries also entered the field, but moviegoers largely ignored them. The highest profile dud was "Treasure Planet," a sci-fi version of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson novel, which bowed in at No. 4.
Since opening on Wednesday, the Walt Disney Pictures release has grossed just $17.2 million, including $11.9 million for the Friday-to-Sunday period. Going into the long weekend, industry observers had speculated the family cartoon could be a strong contender for the No. 1 slot. Walt Disney Co. executives had more modest hopes -- around $25 million -- but were nonetheless disappointed.
QuikQuote: Five new entries also entered the field, but moviegoers largely ignored them. The highest profile dud was "Treasure Planet," a sci-fi version of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson novel, which bowed in at No. 4.
Since opening on Wednesday, the Walt Disney Pictures release has grossed just $17.2 million, including $11.9 million for the Friday-to-Sunday period. Going into the long weekend, industry observers had speculated the family cartoon could be a strong contender for the No. 1 slot. Walt Disney Co. executives had more modest hopes -- around $25 million -- but were nonetheless disappointed.