O.C. Fans’ Choices

1.Varsity Blues (Paramount)

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Screens Avg. gross Weekend gross Orange County 26 $7,975 $207,361 National 2,121 $8,258 $17,515,218

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2. A Civil Action (Disney/Touchstone)

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Screens Avg. gross Weekend gross Orange County 29 $5,808 $168,424 National 2,001 $5,878 $11,761,878

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3. Patch Adams (Universal)

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Screens Avg. gross Weekend gross Orange County 35 $4,496 $157,363 National 2,898 $4,165 $12,070,170

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4. The Thin Red Line (Fox)

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Screens Avg. gross Weekend gross Orange County 30 $4,622 $138,654 National 1,528 $7,436 $11,362,208

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5. Shakespeare in Love (Miramax)

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Screens Avg. gross Weekend gross Orange County 17 $7,017 $119,293 National 648 $7,299 $4,729,752

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Estimated from data supplied, as of press time, by Exhibitor Relations Co.

Critics’ Choices

* Central Station

* Gods and Monsters

* Hilary and Jackie

* Shakespeare in Love

* Waking Ned Devine