DEEP BLUE SEA boxoffice
By dkilmer
Created 08/02/1999 - 00:00
Warner Bros.' newly released shark thriller, DEEP BLUE SEA, with digital effects by ILM and Cinesite,
finished third, grossing an estimated $18.6 million at the U.S. weekend
boxoffice for a total of $24.7 million. DreamWorks SKG's THE HAUNTING, also
with digital effects by ILM, finished fourth, grossing an estimated $15.1
million for a total of $63.8 million; The Walt Disney Company's INSPECTOR
GADGET, with digital effects by DreamQuest, finished fifth, grossing an
estimated $14 million for a total of $47.7 million; Lucasfilm's STAR WARS
EPISODE I: THE PHANTOM MENACE finished ninth after eleven weekends in
release, grossing $3.4 million for a total of $408.6 million; and Disney's
TARZAN finished tenth, grossing $3 million for a total of $158.3 million.
