`The Santa Clause” maintained a strong box-office presence during the four-day Christmas weekend, but it wasn’t strong enough to dethrone “Dumb and Dumber,” which finished first for the second week in a row.
“Little Women” enjoyed a strong national debut, finishing sixth, during a week in which 12 films premiered in wide or limited release.
The weekend’s top 20 films according to Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc., with the gross, number of North American theater locations, average gross and number of weeks in release. Figures are based on actual returns and studio estimates.
1. “Dumb and Dumber,” New Line, $15.6 million, 2,470 locations, $6,310 per location, $40.7 million, two weeks.
2. “The Santa Clause,” Disney, $9.8 million, 2,236 locations, $4,256 per location, $123.2 million, seven weeks.
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3. “Street Fighter,” Universal, $9.5 million, 1,671 locations, $5,690 per location, $9.5 million, one week.
4. “Disclosure,” Warner Bros., $8.4 million, 2,168 locations, $3,886 per location, $33 million, three weeks.
5. “Richie Rich,” Warner Bros., $5.8 million, 1,748 locations, $3,335 per location, $8 million, 1 1/2 weeks.
6. “Little Women,” Columbia, $5.3 million, 1,503 locations, $3,528 per location, $5.4 million, 1 1/2 weeks.
7. “Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book,” Disney, $5.1 million, 1,880 locations, $2,729 per location, $5.1 million, one week.
8. “Speechless,” MGM, $3.3 million, 1,404 locations, $2,372 per location, $9.1 million, two weeks.
9. “Drop Zone,” Paramount, $3.18 million, 1,905 locations, $1,672 per location, $17.6 million, three weeks.
10. “Nell,” 20th Century Fox, $3.15 million, 835 locations, $8,569 per location, $3.3 million, two weeks.
11. “I.Q.,” Paramount, $3.13 million, 1,365 locations, $2,294 per location, $3.13 million, one week.
12. “Mixed Nuts,” TriStar, $2.3 million, 1,318 locations, $1,751 per location, $3.1 million, 1 1/2 weeks.
13. “The Lion King,” Disney, $2.028 million, 1,063 locations, $1,691 per location, $295.1 million, six weeks in reissue.
14. “Ready to Wear,” Miramax, $2.026 million, 736 locations, $2,753 per location, $2.026 million, one week.
15. “Star Trek: Generations,” Paramount, $1.7 million, 1,201 locations, $1,380 per location, $68.2 million, six weeks.
16. “Junior,” Universal, $1.2 million, 1,354 locations, $890 per location, $28.7 million, five weeks.
17. “Pulp Fiction,” Miramax, $1.08 million, 407 locations, $2,656 per location, $60.7 million, 11 weeks.
18. “A Low Down Dirty Shame,” Disney, $1.05 million, 378 locations, $2,277 per location, $25.4 million, five weeks.
19. “Interview With the Vampire,” Warner Bros., $955,000, 995 locations, $960 per location, $98.4 million, seven weeks.
20. “Miracle on 34th Street,” Fox, $905,000, 672 locations, $1,347 per location, $16.3 million, six weeks.