Weekend Box Office : ‘Rugrats’ Has Kid Power

Surprising Hollywood prognosticators, “The Rugrats Movie,” an animated film for kids based on the popular Nickelodeon TV show, dominated the weekend box office with $27.3 million in ticket sales.

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Three-day gross/ Screens/ Weeks in Movie (Studio) Total (millions) Average Release 1. “The Rugrats Movie” $27.3 2,782 1 (Paramount) $27.3 $9,820 2. “Enemy of the State” $20.0 2,393 1 (Disney/Touchstone) $20.0 $8,374 3. “The Waterboy” $15.7 2,689 3 (Disney/Touchstone) $100.2 $5,841 4. “Meet Joe Black” $7.9 2,511 2 (Universal) $26.4 $3,135 5. “I Still Know What You Did” $7.0 2,443 2 (Sony/Columbia) $26.2 $2,873 6. “The Siege” $3.6 2,438 3 (Fox) $32.1 $1,467 7. “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” $2.4 1,776 2 (Disney) $6.9 $1,361 8. “Antz” $2.3 2,002 8 (DreamWorks) $84.2 $1,162 9. “Pleasantville” $2.2 1,715 5 (New Line) $34.7 $1,310 10. “Celebrity” $1.6 493 1 (Miramax) $1.6 $3,221

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SOURCE: Exhibitor Relations Co.