Numbers: Sep. 17, 2001
Moviegoers had a short attention span this summer. Box-office grosses fell quickly. The drop-off (in millions):
$11.4 Final Fantasy, Weekend 1 $3.7 Final Fantasy, Weekend 2
$68.5 Planet of the Apes (1) $27.5 Planet of the Apes (2)
$47.7 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (1) $19.8 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2)
Sources: ACNielsen, EDI and USA Today
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