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Hide and Seek Scares Up Box Office

Foxs horror thriller HIDE AND SEEK pushed out Sonys ARE WE THERE YET? in its theatrical debut for the weekend ended Jan. 30, 2005. HIDE AND SEEK pulled in $21.9M while ARE WE THERE YET? followed at number two with $16.3M and a two-week cume of $38.4M. Meanwhile, Clint Eastwoods MILLION DOLLAR BABY took off the gloves as it entered wide release and was the biggest box office recipient as a result of its seven Oscar noms, including Best Picture. The acclaimed Warner Bros. drama knocked down $12.2M and $21.5M to finish third. Universals MEET THE FOCKERS came in fourth with $8.026M and $258.3M. Paramounts COACH CARTER slipped to the fifth spot with $8.015 and $53.5M. The other big Oscar contender, Miramaxs THE AVIATOR (with vfx from Sony Pictures Imageworks and CaféFX) picked up $7.5M and a cume of $68.2M to finish sixth. Warner Bros. RACING STRIPES (with vfx from Digital Dimension and Hybride) came in seventh with $6.5M and $35M. Fox Searchlights SIDEWAYS, another best picture Oscar contender, moved up to the eighth spot with $6.3M and a cume of $40M. Universals IN GOOD COMPANY fell to ninth with $6.2M and $35.9M. Focus ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 settled for 10th with $4.2M and a total of $14.7M.

Geneons APPLESEED anime added $4,620 for a cume of $122,940. Box office information obtained from boxofficemojo.com.

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