LDS Films Weekend Box Office Report 12 October 2001

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Feature Films by LDS/Mormon Filmmakers and Actors Weekend Box Office Report (U.S. Domestic Box Office Gross) Weekend of October 12, 2001

Natl  Film Title                       Weekend Gross
Rank  LDS/Mormon Filmmaker or Actor    Total Gross   Theaters Days
----  ------------------------------   -------        -----   ----
8     Joy Ride                          4,905,863      2,522    10
      Paul Walker (2nd billed star)    14,730,633

14    Mulholland Drive (NEW)              587,591         66     7
      Joyce Eliason (producer/writer)     664,013

31    The Fast and the Furious            157,515        176   115
      Paul Walker (top billed star)   144,295,880

41    Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure     79,627         10   248
      Scott Swofford (producer)         4,151,795
      Reed Smoot (cinematographer)
      Sam Cardon (composer)
      Stephen L. Johnson (film editor)

49    China: The Panda Adventure           57,239         20    80
      Reed Smoot (cinematographer)      1,094,685

63    Soul Survivors                       27,118         74    38
      Eliza Dushku (3rd billed star)    3,100,650

64    Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man     25,822          9   528
      Reed Smoot (cinematographer)     12,683,438

76    Galapagos                            15,786          6   717
      Reed Smoot (cinematographer)     11,606,348

78    Bubble Boy                           12,643         29    52
      Ken Daurio (screenwriter)         5,002,310
      Cinco Paul (screenwriter)

83    Island of the Sharks                  8,051          5   899
      Alan Williams (composer)         10,072,771

117   All Access                              849          6   192
      Reed Smoot (cinematographer)        908,701

121   Mark Twain's America 3D                 453          1  1200
      Alan Williams (composer)          2,128,744

NEW THIS WEEK: "Mulholland Drive" opened in 14th place nationwide. The movie was written and directed by David Lynch. It was originally made as a television series pilot, co-written by Joyce Eliason, who was also the producer of the never-aired pilot and the co-producer of the final movie.

It may also be noted that Utah actor Michael D. Weatherred has a small part in "Mulholland Drive." Weatherred had a starring role in Feature Films for Families' "The ButterCream Gang" (2nd billed), and appeared in many television movies made in Utah, including as "Stephen King's The Stand"; "The Man with Three Wives"; "Double Jeopardy"; "In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion" and "It Nearly Wasn't Christmas." Weatherred has appeared in Hollywood films such as "Crimson Tide" (1995), "A Very Brady Sequel" (1996) and "Senseless" (1998). In "Mulholland Drive," Weatherred plays the onscreen role of the assistant director.