dwight@timeinc.UUCP (Dwight Ernest) (12/20/84)
Seen on the wire today; thought it would be interesting in light of the divergent opinions from those who've seen DUNE: "HOLLYWOOD (AP) -- `Beverly Hills Cop' single-handedly subdued a mob of Christmas releases over the weekend... [it] grossed $11.5 million during the weekend to boost its 12-day total to $36.5 million for an average of more than $3 million a day. "`Dune,' the sage of an arid planet's squabbles based on the popular Frank Herbert science fiction novel, opened well despite the pressure from the leader, taking in $6 million at 915 theaters." That makes it second place for the week. It outranked "City Heat," "2010," "The Cotton Club," "Starman," and "Runaway," which were, together, followed by everything else that's in current release. -- --Dwight Ernest KA2CNN \ Usenet:...vax135!timeinc!dwight Time Inc. Editorial Technology Group, New York City Voice: (212) 554-5061 \ Compuserve: 70210,523 \ EIES: 1228 Telemail: DERNEST/TIMECOMDIV/TIMEINC \ MCI: DERNEST "The opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Time Incorporated or its management." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------