News for Feb. 19, 2002
LOTR Gets Oscar Boost At Box Office
2/19/02, 5:53 pm EST - Strider
Fueled by its 13 Oscar nominations, "The Lord of the Rings" enjoyed a 38% bump-up to an estimated $5.0 million this weekend (Feb. 15-17), though the five new releases kept it in 11th place. "Rings'" improvement was all the more impressive given how many people have already seen it. [More]