"...As a result, overall business (weekend of April 26) was relatively mild with the top 10 grossing a combined $75 million. That was about $7 million ahead of the same weekend last year when "The Scorpion King" led with $18 million.
Business to date in 2003 has reached $2.2 billion, about 7 percent behind the record-setting pace of 2002. But expectations are high next weekend when Fox opens "X2: X-Men United," given the $54.5 million opening for the original "X-Men" in 2000 and its final domestic gross of $157.2 million.
"X-2" will be unlikely to match the opening of "Spider-Man" with a record $114.8 million, which opened on the same weekend in 2002 but Rockwell said its performance should still be impressive. "The first weekend in May is always a strong one for the business," Rockwell said. "Everyone feels like it's the weekend that summer is really starting."
Disney also opens family comedy "The Lizzie McGuire Movie" next weekend."
Business to date in 2003 has reached $2.2 billion, about 7 percent behind the record-setting pace of 2002. But expectations are high next weekend when Fox opens "X2: X-Men United," given the $54.5 million opening for the original "X-Men" in 2000 and its final domestic gross of $157.2 million.
"X-2" will be unlikely to match the opening of "Spider-Man" with a record $114.8 million, which opened on the same weekend in 2002 but Rockwell said its performance should still be impressive. "The first weekend in May is always a strong one for the business," Rockwell said. "Everyone feels like it's the weekend that summer is really starting."
Disney also opens family comedy "The Lizzie McGuire Movie" next weekend."
