Buena Vista's
supernatural thriller THE SIXTH SENSE, with visual effects by DreamQuest,
finished fifth at the US weekend boxoffice, grossing $7,025,098 for a total
of $234,547,781. Other animation-related films in the top 40 include:
Lucasfilm's STAR WARS EPISODE I: THE PHANTOM MENACE finished 15th with
$697,097 for a total of $425,360,285; DreamWorks SKG's THE HAUNTING, with
digital effects by ILM, finished 17th with $350,352 for a total of
$90,114,112; The Walt Disney Company's INSPECTOR GADGET, with digital
effects by DreamQuest, finished 21st with $245,872 for a total of
$94,275,226; Disney's TARZAN finished 23rd with $229,196 for a total of
$169,812,824; Warner Bros.' THE IRON GIANT, directed by Brad Bird, finished
30th with $138,897 for a total of $22,207,519; Universal's superhero parody
MYSTERY MEN, with digital effects by POP Film and Rhythm and Hues, finished
32nd with $126,020 for a total of $29,655,590; Warner Bros.' shark
thriller, DEEP BLUE SEA, with digital effects by ILM and Cinesite, finished
34th with $112,602 for a total of $72,235,439; and Warner's THE WILD WILD
WEST, with digital effects by ILM, finished 40th with $91,299 for a total
of $113,745,408.