$93.5 Million in First Week Box Office
Posted by ICv2 on November 18, 2001 @ 11:00 pm CT
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone broke four box office records with its opening this weekend at $93.5 million. Not only did that blow away the previous recordholder -- Jurassic Park -- by over $20 million, it also broke the best single day record three times over. The movie opened on over 8200 screens, or one in every four screens nationwide. Despite the strong showing by Harry, Monsters Inc. came in with a very respectable $23 million in its third weekend -- it's now grossed over $156 million in 17 days. While pop culture retailers are looking forward to Lord of the Rings as the top sales-driver for the holidays (see 'Retailers Wary about Harry'), the pie is probably going to be big enough on Harry and Monsters products that sales of the WotC Harry Potter CCG, Topps Monsters Inc. Trading Cards and other items less visible in mass market outlets will be respectable if not outstanding in mom and pops.
MORE SHOWBIZ
With Live-Action Series Streaming on Netflix, Dark Horse to Put Entire Series Online
March 27, 2024
A month after the live-action series launched on Netflix, Dark Horse Comics announces plans to put all its Avatar: The Last Airbender comics online.
Showbiz Round-up
March 25, 2024
March Madness is well underway, but a different kind of Trailer Madness is happening in Hollywood. Time for a round-up!
MORE GAMES
'Grasp of the Mind Flayer'
March 28, 2024
WizKids will release Grasp of the Mind Flayer, a new scenario kit for Dungeons & Dragons Onslaught.
For Release into Retail
March 28, 2024
The Army Painter unveiled Warpaint Fanatic: Most Wanted Paint Set, which will release into retail.