‘Fire Down Below’ Starts at Top

In a lackluster post-holiday weekend, Steven Seagal’s latest action-thriller, “Fire Down Below,” slugged its way to No. 1, with a three-day total of $6.1 million, knocking Demi Moore’s “G.I. Jane” out of the top position. “G.I. Jane,” which had been champ for two weeks, took in $5.3 million for second place.

“Men in Black” celebrated its 10th week in the Top 10 with a weekend total of $1.8 million and a cumulative gross of $237.3 million.

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Three-day gross/ Screens/ Weeks in Movie (Studio) Total (millions) Average Release 1. “Fire Down Below” $6.1 2,336 1 (Warner Bros.) $6.1 $2,600 2. “G.I. Jane” $5.3 2,016 3 (Disney/Touchstone) $33.6 $2,650 3. “Money Talks” $4.9 1,994 3 (New Line) $29.9 $2,452 4. “Hoodlum” $4.0 2,020 2 (United Artists) $15.9 $2,004 5. “Air Force One” $3.9 2,468 7 (Sony/Columbia) $159.3 $1,565 6. “Conspiracy Theory” $3.3 2,204 5 (Warner Bros.) $67.4 $1,513 7. “Excess Baggage” $2.9 2,211 2 (Sony/Columbia) $10.0 $1,291 8. “Mimic” $2.8 1,959 3 (Dimension) $20.8 $1,437 9. “Cop Land” $2.6 1,874 4 (Miramax) $39.7 $1,400 10. “Men in Black” $1.8 1,491 10 (Sony/Columbia) $237.3 $1,209

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SOURCE: Exhibitor Relations Co.