Miramax scares up strong 2000
Miramax frightened off most competition at the
boxoffice in 2000, thanks to its genre arm Dimension Films'
shockingly lucrative horror spoof "Scary Movie" and the
third installment in the horror franchise it skewered,
"Scream 3." "Scary," which grossed $157 million
domstically, became Miramax's highest earner ever, beating
"Good Will Hunting's" $138.4 million boxoffice take of
three years ago. Of course, "Scary" isn't going to get
"Hunting's" nine Oscar nominations, but Miramax left the
awards duties to the late 1999 release "The Cider House
Rules," which earned $53.3 million of its total take in
2000, thanks to seven Oscar nominations and wins for
supporting actor (Michael Caine) and adapted screenplay
(John Irving). "Scary" did, however, slash boxoffice
records left and right through the summer as it was the
biggest-ever opening for a black director (Keenen Ivory
Wayans) and the biggest debut for an R-rated picture.
