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Audiences, as everyone knows, don't always listen to critics, but at least one picture this week proved a dramatic example of star power overwhelming negative notices. Hardly any reviewers lined up in praise of Medicine Man, yet the rain-forest romance easily captured the No. 1 spot (and a CinemaScore grade of B+), due in no small part to the presence of Sean Connery. On the other hand, neither Richard Gere nor Kim Basinger proved heavy enough draws to trump the mediocre reviews of Final Analysis. The Hitchcockian thriller had a ! so-so opening, generating a CinemaScore grade of B. But can rave reviews create a box office success? Stay tuned for the upcoming wider releases of Hear My Song and Mississippi Masala. WEEKEND TOP TEN GROSS WEEKS IN GROSS* TO DATE RELEASE
1 $8.49 Medicine Man $8.49 1 Hollywood (1,304 screens) 2 $6.47 The Hand That Rocks... $51.46 5 Hollywood (1,759 screens) 3 $6.41 Final Analysis $6.41 1 Warner Bros. (1,504 screens) 4 $6.16 Fried Green Tomatoes $25.34 7 Universal (1,229 screens) 5 $3.68 Shining Through $11.72 2 20th Century Fox (1,433 screens) 6 $2.79 Father Of The Bride $72.38 8 Touchstone (1,645 screens) 7 $2.46 Grand Canyon $23.99 7 20th Century Fox (1,223 screens) 8 $2.31 Beauty and the Beast $106.43 13 Walt Disney (1,580 screens) 9 $2.31 JFK $57.95 8 Warner Bros. (1,351 screens) 10 $2.10 Hook $109.92 9 TriStar (1,598 screens) *weekend of Feb. 7-9 (all dollar figures in millions)
