The new Bond flick THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH beat out Tim Burton's SLEEPY
HOLLOW for the top spot in the U.S. weekend box office. The third
installment of the 007 series, with star Pierce Brosnan in the lead role,
grossed $37.2 to become the best opening for any Bond flick and the biggest
debut in MGM history in the states. The primary visual effects for the film
were done by Digital Film, Cinesite London, and Magic Camera. Burton's
SLEEPY HOLLOW, based off the Washington Irving story, finished second with
a gross of $30.5 million. Visual effects for SLEEPY HOLLOW were primarily
provided by Industrial Light & Magic, with additional effects by CFC
London. Therefore, that poor old POKEMON: THE FIRST MOVIE had to settle for
third with a gross of $13.3 million. The cume for Pikachu and friends is up
to $68.2 million. Not bad for a film Warner Bros. only paid $5 million to
obtain. Kevin Smith's DOGMA, with visual effects by Station X Studios, came
in 5th with a $4.1 million gross and a cume of $15.8 million. THE
MESSENGER, with effects by French effects-house Dubois, ranked 8th with a
$2.5 million gross, making its cume $10.8 million. All box office figures
quoted from the November 22, 1999 issue of The Hollywood Reporter.