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player ready...`Philadelphia,” starring Tom Hanks as a lawyer fighting AIDS and discrimination, vaulted into first place in its first weekend of wide release.
Many of the figures for the three-day holiday weekend were estimates because communications and studio operations were disrupted by the Los Angeles earthquake.
The weekend’s top 20 films, according to Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc., with weekend gross, number of North American theater locations, average per location, total gross and number of weeks in release:
1. “Philadelphia,” TriStar, $13.7 million, 1,245 locations, $11,004 per location, $14.7 million, four weeks.
2. “Mrs. Doubtfire,” 20th Century Fox, $10.8 million, 2,355 locations, $4,586 per location, $152.3 million, eight weeks.
3. “House Party 3,” New Line, $7.3 million, 848 locations, $8,550 per location, $9 million, 1 1/2 weeks.
4. “Grumpy Old Men,” Warner Bros., $6.3 million, 1,606 locations, $3,923 per location, $34.1 million, four weeks.
5. “The Pelican Brief,” Warner Bros., $5.9 million, 1,934 locations, $3,051 per location, $81.8 million, five weeks.
6. “Iron Will,” Disney, $5.6 million, 1,901 locations, $2,930 per location, $5.6 million, one week.
7. “Tombstone,” Disney, $5.5 million, 1,849 locations, $2,975 per location, $39.9 million, four weeks.
8. “The Air Up There,” Disney, $4.8 million, 1,721 locations, $2,789 per location, $11.2 million, two weeks.
9. “Shadowlands,” Savoy, $3.7 million, 734 locations, $5,007 per location, $9.4 million, three weeks.
10. “Schindler’s List,” Universal, $3.5 million, 252 locations, $13,690 per location, $14.6 million, five weeks.
11. “Beethoven’s 2nd,” Universal, $3.4 million, 1,810 locations, $1,878 per location, $40.7 million, four weeks.
12. “Sister Act 2,” Disney, $2.6 million, 1,568 locations, $1,658 per location, $49.9 million, five weeks.
13. “The Piano,” Miramax, $1.7 million, 500 locations, $3,383 per location, $22.4 million, 10 weeks.
14. “Wayne’s World 2,” Paramount, $1.5 million, 1,000 locations, $1,525 per location, $45.6 million, five weeks.
15. “In the Name of the Father, Universal, $975,000, 67 locations, $14,552 per location, $1.6 million, three weeks.
16. “Heaven & Earth, Warner Bros., $940,000, 781 locations, $1,204 per location, $4.9 million, four weeks.
17. “Cabin Boy,” Disney, $770,000, 565 locations, $1,363 per location, $2.7 million, two weeks.
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18. “The Remains of the Day,” Columbia, $505,000, 344 locations, $1,468 per location, $18.3 million, 11 weeks.
19. “Death Wish V: The Face of Death,” Cannon, $504,000, 248 locations, $2,032 per location, $504,000, one week.
20. “Geronimo: An American Legend,” Columbia, $240,000, 420 locations, $571 per location, $16.9 million, six weeks.