‘Con Air’ Flies Over ‘Lost World’

Though box office was down for the second week running, attendance is still 12% over 1996. “Con Air,” the first real competition for “The Lost World: Jurassic Park,” snatched the top spot from the dinosaur epic, which nevertheless reached the $150-million mark on Wednesday, 13 days after its release. That was a day later than the record-holder, “Independence Day,” but two days earlier than the original “Jurassic Park.”

(BEGIN TEXT OF INFOBOX / INFOGRAPHIC)

Weekend Box Office

*--*

Three-day gross/ Screens/ Weeks in Movie (Studio) Total (millions) Average Release 1. “Con Air” $24.1 2,824 1 (Disney/Touchstone) $24.1 $8,545 2. “Lost World: Jurassic Park” $18.6 3,397 3 (Universal) $171.1 $5,465 3. “Addicted to Love” $3.6 2,021 3 (Warner Bros.) $26.2 $1,796 4. “Buddy”’ $3.5 2,113 1 (Columbia) $3.5 $1,659 5. “Gone Fishin”’ $3.0 1,846 2 (Disney/Hollywood) $10.5 $1,607 6. “Trial and Error” $2.6 2,298 2 (New Line) $9.1 $1,143 7. “Austin Powers” $2.4 1,754 6 (New Line) $42.9 $1,356 8. “The Fifth Element” $2.1 1,957 5 (Columbia) $55.4 $1,062 9. “Breakdown” $1.8 1,865 6 (Paramount) $45.1 $942 10. “Liar Liar” $1.2 1,035 12 (Universal) $168.5 $1,150

*--*

SOURCE: Exhibitor Relations Co.