Underwater thrillers tend to have sturdy legs, but none has exceeded
$100 million domestically since “The Hunt for Red October”
in 1990. Today, Paramount/Intermedia’s “K-19: The Widowmaker”
dives in.
Opening*
Final cume*
U-571 (’00)
20
77
Deep Blue Sea
(’99)
1974
Sphere (’98)
17
37
Crimson Tide (’95)
19
91
The Hunt for Red October (’90)
17
122
*in
millions of $
BOWING
Movie Title
Engagements
Stuart Little
2 (Sony)
3,255
K-19: The Widowmaker (Par)
2,828
Eight Legged
Freaks (WB)*
2,530
Tadpole (Miramax)
6
What to
Do in Case…
(Sony Rep) NY, LA
3
Ayurveda:
Art of Being
(Kino Intl.) NY
1
Langrishe,
Go Down
(Castle Hill)* NY
1
EXPANDING
Road to Perdition
(Dreamworks)
1,797-2,159
*Bowed Wed.
YEAR TO DATE*
(in
billions of $)
4.1
’01
(thru July 15)
4.9
+19%
’02
(thru July 14)
1. Stuart Little 2
2. K-19
3. Road to Perdition
4. 8 Legged Freaks
5. Men in Black II
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