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"Ice Age" debuts with $47.8 million, giving it the biggest March opening ever (passing the $31.4 million bow of "Liar Liar" back in 1997), as well as the third biggest opening ever for an animated film. Only "Monsters, Inc." ($62.5 million) and "Toy Story 2" ($57.3 million) debuted with bigger...

Despite how cool Harrison Ford was in the role of Jack Ryan, like Chuck, I prefer Alec Baldwin in the role. "Patriot Games" and "Clear and Present Danger" were very good movies, but they don't compare to "The Hunt for Red October". That movie simply kicks ass. Baldwin was a great Jack Ryan...

Affleck is considered to be a "hot" star by industry standards and Paramount really wanted him for the part. With films such as "Pearl Harbor", "The Sum of All Fears", and "Daredevil", Affleck is positioning himself to be among Hollywood's most bankable stars. Paramount gets a big star without...

Terrell, Affleck replaced Ford because Ford was basically tired of playing the role. Ford had nixed every single script revision sent to him and it became apparent to Paramount that he just wanted to do other things. When Affleck was offered the part, he called Ford to seek his "blessing" to...

2002 has it's first blockbuster-like opening with the animated film "Ice Age". Friday's top 3 films were... "Ice Age" $13.7 million (projected weekend haul: $45-$55 million) "Resident Evil" $6.7 million (projected weekend haul: $18-$20 million) "Showtime" $5 million (projected weekend...

Forrest Whitaker was all-world in "Ghost Dog". I'm really looking forward to "Panic Room". Again, I don't know if it'll be a $100 million performer, but I do believe it'll be a big hit. As for Brad Pitt, for his career he has been in 3 films that earned over $100 million. "Interview With...

Donny, you're right. "Spider-Man" may very well end up being bigger than "Batman" was, but all must still hail to the greatness that is "Superman: The Movie". I'd be surprised if AOTC opened as big as HP did. I think since AOTC opens on a Thursday that may take a bit away from it's Friday...

I honestly think that "Spider-Man" and AOTC will both open bigger than "The Lost World". With higher ticket prices and more mega-plexes, I think both films will exceed the $72 million debut of the dino sequel. I also think "Spider-Man", if it's good, could end up challenging 1989's "Batman"...

Mark, we are in agreement. The two biggest selling points of the movie have been A) Foster and B) the trailer. The trailer has generated a good amount of buzz for the movie, and having a two-time Oscar winner for Best Actress headlining the film definitely isn't hurting things. Add that to...

Tom, it's currently unknown what type of deal Lucasfilm and Fox have with theater owners. Details of any such deal probably won't be made public until very close to the film's May 16th release date. Mark, Foster is a big draw in spite of her last film ("Anna and the King") doing less than...

"Panic Room" opens on March 29th.

Seth, you're right, "Blade II" will be one of those rare sequels that does massive more business than the original did. The first "Blade" movie earned a modest $70 million and has been helped greatly in the years by strong VHS/DVD sales. The sequel is going to do big business. As for "The...

"Men in Black II" is coming in a couple of years too late, but I still think it'll be a big hit. The major push won't begin for it until the release of "Spider-Man" (both are Sony properties and the new MiB 2 trailer will be attached to all prints of "Spider-Man"). I think the movie will have...

"Spider-Man" is actually in a damn good position in terms of when it's opening. It guarentees itself two solo weekends before AOTC opens, but it's also a good bet the movie will have massive overflow business from the sold-out shows of AOTC. Then Spidey's fourth weekend falls on the 4-day...

"Spider-Man" opens on May 3rd. This gives it 2 full weeks of box office domination before AOTC opens on the 16th. I think Spidey will do huge business in it's first two weekends before being hit by the AOTC juggernaut. I agree with Terrell, I think "Spider-Man" will earn in the area of...

The amazing thing about "Titanic" was that the only sort of hype it had going for it was the fact that it was the most expensive movie ever made and no one thought it would see a return. Most assumed it would be a BIG disaster, ala "Waterworld" because of it's $225 million cost. The movie...

In the last couple of years, sequels have done remarkably well. We've seen such sequels like "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me", "Toy Story 2", "Mission: Impossible 2", "Rush Hour 2", "The Mummy Returns", and "American Pie 2" not only open much bigger than their previous films, but all...

TPM opened with $64.8 million over the Friday thru Sunday portion of it's opening and a record $105.7 million over it's first 5 days, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" is the only other film ever to earn $100 million within it's first 5 days of release. AOTC is going to open much bigger...

I think you're right. "Spider-Man", "Minority Report", "Men in Black II", and "Austin Powers 3" will all open to HUGE numbers, but in the end won't come close to AOTC, 'Chamber of Secrets' or 'The Two Towers'. Those 3 flicks will be the class of 2002, in terms of overall box office that is...

I was only taking into account the Friday thru Sunday portion of each films' opening. I also believe that AOTC will become the first film in history to earn $100 million in only 4 days. I'm also of the opinion that AOTC will also have the biggest second weekend mark ever, surpassing the $57.4...

Mo' money! Mo' money! Mo' money! This year will leave the record breaking marks of 2001 in the dust. This is how I think things will shape up in the coming months... RECORD OPENINGS 2001 saw a jaw-dropping 8 films debut with more than $50 million. A record five of those films opened...