Weekend Box Office : Filmgoers Accepting ‘Proposal’

All the box-office action for “Indecent Proposal” masked an otherwise unremarkable Easter weekend at the ticket windows. With Robert Redford, Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson, the R-rated film raced to $18.3 million in sales--more than the total of the next four ranked films.

In positions 2 through 5, were family-themed movies. The new entry among them was “The Sandlot,” a baseball comedy, that came in No. 2 with $4.9 million--more of a bunt than a hit.

* “This Boy’s Life,” with Robert DeNiro and Ellen Barken, opened in three theaters to a strong $76,000. Fine Line Pictures’ art house “Bodies, Rest & Motion” did a sharp $76,000 on six screens.

Weekend Box Office

Weekend Gross/ Screens/ Weeks in Movie (Studio) Total (millions) Average Release 1. “Indecent Proposal” $18.3 1,694 1 (Paramount) $24.5 $10,854 2. “The Sandlot” $4.9 1,772 1 (Fox) $6 $2,776 3. “Cop and a Half” $4.5 1,786 2 (Universal) $12.8 $2,525 4. “Adventures of Huck Finn” $4.2 1,803 2 (Walt Disney) $11.6 $2,331 5. “Ninja Turtles III” $3.1 2,087 4 (New Line) $33.8 $1,509 6. “The Crush” $2.6 1,759 2 (Warner Bros.) $9.3 $1,505 7. “The Crying Game” $2.2 921 20 (Miramax) $54.4 $2,387 8. “Point of No Return” $2.04 1,356 4 (Warner Bros.) $23.6 $1,508 9. “Unforgiven” $2.01 945 36 (Warner Bros.) $89 $2,130 10. “Born Yesterday” $1.8 1,243 3 (Hollywood) $13.9 $1,496 * “This Boy’s Life” $74,425 3 1 (Warner Bros.) $74,425 $24,808

SOURCE: Exhibitor Relations Co.