Weekend Box Office : ‘Fisher King’ Reels In Moviegoers

“The Fisher King,” starring Jeff Bridges and Robin Williams, led the three major movies opening over the weekend. With good reviews, plus solid per-screen grosses, the numbers bode well for a long run. But business was so-so for Paramount Pictures’ new gridiron comedy “Necessary Roughness,” while Goldie Hawn’s “Deceived” opened to good per-screen numbers. News was morbid for “Freddy’s Dead”: after two weeks in first place, grosses dropped 50%.

* The Southern-set comedy-drama “Rambling Rose,” with Laura Dern and Robert Duvall, expanded its play dates and looks to have a rosy future, based on solid per-screen numbers.

Weekend Gross/ Screens/ Weeks in Movie (Studio) Total (millions) Average Release 1. “The Fisher King” $7 1,214 1 (Tri-Star) $7.5 $5,822 2. “Necessary Roughness” $6.5 1,695 1 (Paramount) $6.5 $3,843 3. “Deceived” $4.3 969 1 (Touchstone) $4.3 $4,455 4. “Freddy’s Dead” $3.4 1,860 3 (New Line) $27 $1,827 5. “Dead Again” $1.9 940 5 (Paramount) $30.2 $2,036 * “Rambling Rose” $1.1 227 2 (New Line) $1.5 $4,845

SOURCE: Exhibitor Relations Co.