April 16th, 2002

"Changing" Into First "Lanes"

A pretty good weekend at the box office, where newcomer drama Changing Lanes opened in first place with a strong showing of 17.5 million. I saw this film over the weekend and loved it. It's definantly worth checking out... it's not a thriller, but rather, a really strong, deep and character driven drama. I think this is one of the best films of 2002.

In second, Panic Room dropped down with 11.3 million, while panned romanic comedy The Sweetest Thing opened in third with ten million. Ice Age brought in another 8.7 million followed by The Rookie with another 8.1 million.

Last week's second place victor High Crimes dropped to sixth with 8 million, and the pre-teen romp Clockstoppers brought in another 4.7 million. Bill Paxton's directorial debut, Frailty, bombed with 4.2, tying with National Lampoon's Van Wilder. And in last place we have Blade II.

-Zach B.