CRITICAL MASS

Here's how a sampling of critics and movie audiences from across the country grade 10 current releases.

BREAKING THE WAVES (October)

-- CINEMASCORE Audiences across the U.S. A ROGER EBERT Siskel & Ebert B+ GENE SISKEL Siskel & Ebert A+ JAMI BERNARD Knight-Ridder Syndicate A- STEVEN REA Knight-Ridder Syndicate C MIKE CLARK USA Today A ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY A- AVERAGE*

THE CRUCIBLE (20th Century Fox)

-- [CINEMASCORE Audiences across the U.S.]C [ROGER EBERT Siskel & Ebert]C [GENE SISKEL Siskel & Ebert]C+ [JAMI BERNARD Knight-Ridder Syndicate] -- [STEVEN REA Knight-Ridder Syndicate]A [MIKE CLARK USA Today]A [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]B [AVERAGE*]

DAYLIGHT (Universal)

B [CINEMASCORE Audiences across the U.S.]C- [ROGER EBERT Siskel & Ebert]D [GENE SISKEL Siskel & Ebert]C+ [JAMI BERNARD Knight-Ridder Syndicate]C- [STEVEN REA Knight-Ridder Syndicate]C- [MIKE CLARK USA Today]C [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]C- [AVERAGE*]

THE ENGLISH PATIENT (Miramax)

A- [CINEMASCORE Audiences across the U.S.]A- [ROGER EBERT Siskel & Ebert]A [GENE SISKEL Siskel & Ebert]A+ [JAMI BERNARD Knight-Ridder Syndicate]A- [STEVEN REA Knight-Ridder Syndicate]A- [MIKE CLARK USA Today]B [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]A- [AVERAGE*]

JERRY MAGUIRE (TriStar)

-- [CINEMASCORE Audiences across the U.S.]B [ROGER EBERT Siskel & Ebert]B [GENE SISKEL Siskel & Ebert]A- [JAMI BERNARD Knight-Ridder Syndicate]B- [STEVEN REA Knight-Ridder Syndicate]A- [MIKE CLARK USA Today]A- [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]B+ [AVERAGE*]

MARS ATTACKS! (Warner Bros.)

-- [CINEMASCORE Audiences across the U.S.] -- [ROGER EBERT Siskel & Ebert] -- [GENE SISKEL Siskel & Ebert] -- [JAMI BERNARD Knight-Ridder Syndicate]B [STEVEN REA Knight-Ridder Syndicate]B [MIKE CLARK USA Today]B+ [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]B [AVERAGE*]

MARVIN'S ROOM (Miramax)

-- [CINEMASCORE Audiences across the U.S.] -- [ROGER EBERT Siskel & Ebert] -- [GENE SISKEL Siskel & Ebert]A- [JAMI BERNARD Knight-Ridder Syndicate] -- [STEVEN REA Knight-Ridder Syndicate]C [MIKE CLARK USA Today]B [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]B [AVERAGE*]

101 DALMATIANS (Walt Disney)

A [CINEMASCORE Audiences across the U.S.]C+ [ROGER EBERT Siskel & Ebert]B [GENE SISKEL Siskel & Ebert]B [JAMI BERNARD Knight-Ridder Syndicate]B- [STEVEN REA Knight-Ridder Syndicate]C- [MIKE CLARK USA Today]C [ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY]C+ [AVERAGE*]