'Perfect Storm' Sails Away With Box Office

George Clooney Movie Brings In $41.7 Million

Denise Felder, Staff Writer
"The Perfect Storm" blew its box office competition out of the water in this holiday weekend.


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    The George Clooney starrer made $41.7 million between its opening day Friday and Monday. That's nearly double what Mel Gibson's "The Patriot" made since its opening Wednesday. The Revolutionary War drama earned an estimated $21.7 million, according to Exhibitor Relations Co.

    This weekend's other leading man, Bullwinkle J. Moose, couldn't compete with Clooney and Gibson. "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle" earned about $6.6 million since Friday, putting it in fifth place at the box office. The family feature combined the computer-generated Rocky and Bullwinkle with the live-action Robert DeNiro, Rene Russo and Jason Alexander.

    The claymation feature "Chicken Run" brought in $12.8 million in its second week. "Me, Myself and Irene" was fourth with $12 million.

    Overall, the top 12 films this weekend brought in nearly $122 million, more than 5 percent above the first weekend of July last year.

    1. "The Perfect Storm," $41.7 million.
    2. "The Patriot," $21.7 million.
    3. "Chicken Run," $12.8 million.
    4. "Me, Myself & Irene," $12 million.
    5. "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle," $6.6 million.
    6. "Shaft," $6.5 million.
    7. "Big Momma's House," $5.5 million.
    8. "Gone in 60 Seconds," $5 million.
    9. "Mission: Impossible 2," $4.8 million.
    10. "Gladiator," $2.4 million.

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