March 12th, 2002

"Time" For First

The updated, loose make version of The Time Machine opened in first place this past weekend with a surprisingly strong 22.6 million. Directed by H.G. Wells' own grandson Simon, I suppose delaying the flick from last fall to now paid off. We Were Soliders, last week's number one film, went down to second but held strong with 14.2 million. Newcomer action-comedy All About The Benjamins also did remarkable well, taking in 10 million. Finally for the top five, 40 Days and 40 Nights and John Q. dropped down with 7 million and 5.9 million each.

Return To Never Land won't quit, dropping down to six and taking in 4.4 million more. Dragonfly continues to ride down the charts with 4 million, while A Beautiful Mind took in 3.8 million more as it quickly approaches the 150 million mark. Rounding this week's top ten off was Big Fat Liar and the fantasy epic The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring with 3.4 and 2.6 million each.

And yes, that time is coming... the Academy Awards®! Wow, nominations seem like such a short time ago. But tune back next week where I and my staff will attempt to pick the winners. Stay tuned for that!

-Zach B.