Tigger Movie Bounces Into 4th

files/pictures/picture-35.jpgBouncing into U.S. theatres this past weekend was Disney's newest animated

flick THE TIGGER MOVIE. The throw-back to classic Disney flicks finished

the weekend in fourth place in the U.S. box office, making US$9.43 million.

THE GREEN MILE, with primary visual effects by ILM, Rhythm & Hues, POP and

Matte World Digital, is still bringing in green bills for Warner Bros.,

making another $3.09 million and bringing its total gross to $124.4

million. With other kid fare like THE TIGGER MOVIE and SNOW DAY hitting the

U.S. movie houses this past weekend STUART LITTLE, with primary visual

effects by Sony Pictures Imageworks, additional animation by CFX and Rhythm

& Hues, and miniatures by Thunderstone, slipped five spots to #8 bringing

home $2.71 million, raising its cume to $132 million. GALAXY QUEST held on

to the top ten with a finish at 9th. The STAR TREK-spoof, with primary

visual effects by ILM and additional effects by Light Matters, grossed

$2.18 million bringing its cume to $65.8 million. FANTASIA/2000 moved back

up to 11th place making $1.69 million bringing its cume as an Imax release

to $21.2 million. Feeling the same punch from new kids flicks that STUART

LITTLE felt, TOY STORY 2 fell to #16 grossing $1.15 million and bringing

its cume to $238.7 million. After this weekend, TOY STORY 2 has tied

GHOSTERBUSTERS for the 18th highest grossing film in U.S. history. Other

special effects-laden films finishing in the top 30 include: Buena Vista's

THE SIXTH SENSE at #17, with a gross of $1.12 million and a cume of $279.6

million; New Line's MAGNOLIA at #19, with a gross of $800,000 and a cume of

$20.5 million; Buena Vista's BICENTENNIAL MAN at #29, with a gross of

$310,000 and a cume of $57.2 million; and MGM/UA's SUPERNOVA at #30, with a

gross of $270,000 and a cume of $13.8 million. Box office figures obtained

on Lyco's ShowBIZ Data Base.





Check out Rick DeMott's review of THE TIGGER MOVIE in the March issue of

Animation World Magazine.