Monster Money Makers

(Ranked in order of US gross, as of Dec. 17)

Opened US Gross

1. Star Wars: Episode I - May 19 $429,870,576 The Phantom Menace (Fox)

2.The Sixth Sense (Buena Vista) Aug. 6 $274,685,000

3.Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (New Line) June 11 $205,444,716

4.The Matrix (Warner Bros.) March 31 $171,383,253

5.Tarzan (Buena Vista) June 15 $170,766,576

6.Big Daddy (Sony) June 25 $163,479,795

7.The Mummy (Universal) May 7 $155,270,725

8.Runaway Bride (Paramount) July 30 $151,716,449

9.Toy Story 2 (Buena Vista) Nov. 19 $144,224,888

10.The Blair Witch Project July 14 $140,530,114 (Artisan)

SOURCE: EXHIBITOR RELATIONS CO., LOS ANGELES

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