TARZAN drops to second
By dkilmer
Created 06/28/1999 - 00:00
Disney's TARZAN finished second in the US weekend boxoffice race, grossing
an estimated $23.5 million for a total of $77.02 million; Lucasfilm's
digital effects-driven STAR WARS I: THE PHANTOM MENACE finished fifth and
grossed $14.6 million for a total of $352.16 million, becoming only the
third film to top $350 million in its initial domestic release and passing
this milestone in forty days, eighteen days faster than previous record holder TITANIC; Universal's
THE MUMMY, with digital effects by ILM, finished seventh and grossed $2.1
million for a total of $145.96 million; and Warner Bros.' THE MATRIX
finished tenth, grossing $1.0 million for a total of $165.67 million.
