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5 January 1998 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

It continued to be clear sailing for Titanic (1997) over the weekend as it took in an estimated $32.2 million ($12.7 million on Saturday alone), bringing its three-week total to $156.4 million and boosting the possibility that it may yet turn a profit for 20th Century Fox, despite its $200 million cost. MGM's Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) earned $14.1 million, a solid figure for the third weekend of a December opener (its total now stands at $93.2 million), but less than half of Titanic's take. The Jack Nicholson-Helen Hunt starrer As Good As It Gets (1997), from TriStar, continued to live up to its title in its second week as it took in $12.3 million to wind up in third place. DreamWorks' Mouse Hunt (1997) remained in fourth with $8.7 million, followed by Scream 2 (1997) with $8 million (bringing its total to $86.2 million). Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown (1997) from Miramax was sixth with $7.7 million. Other top finishers:7. Amistad (1997), DreamWorks, $4.7 million; 8. American Werewolf in Paris, An (1997), Disney, $4.6 million; 9. Flubber, Disney, $4.5 million; 10. Mr. Magoo (1997), Disney, $4.4 million. There were no new wide releases. Kevin Costner's Postman, The (1997) turned out to be mostly a dead letter in its second week, earning only $3.7 million and failing even to make the top-ten list. In limited release, Universal's Boxer, The (1997) starring Daniel Day-Lewis earned $93, 504 in three theaters, while New Line's Wag the Dog (1997), starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro took in $1.3 million as it expanded to 69 theaters. The Australian-backed Oscar & Lucinda (1997), directed by Gillian Armstrong and starring Ralph Fiennes and Cate Blanchett, opened unpromisingly with $82, 000 on seven screens. The Australian Associated Press observed today that the movie had been "caught in the backwash of ... Titanic."

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