'Once Upon a Time in Mexico' Reignites Box Office
Sun September 14, 2003 05:05 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Once Upon a Time in Mexico," a new action thriller starring Antonio Banderas, Johnny Depp and Salma Hayek, grossed $24 million this weekend to top the North American box office and snap the movie business out of a late-summer slump.
Debut sales for director Robert Rodriguez's third film about a gun-slinging mariachi singer more than tripled the top-grossing film from a week ago, the David Spade comedy Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star," which dropped to No. 4 in its second weekend.

"Once Upon a Time," from Sony Pictures Entertainment, was followed in the box office pecking order by the weekend's two other wide releases -- the con-artist caper "Matchstick Men," starring Nicolas Cage, at No. 2 and the gory creepfest "Cabin Fever" at No. 3.

"Matchstick Men," a Warner Bros. Pictures release, grossed nearly $13.3 million in its first three days, according to studio estimates issued by box office tracking service Exhibitor Relations Co. "Cabin Fever," from independent distributor Lions Gate Films, generated nearly $8.5 million in ticket sales.

"Dickie Roberts" from Paramount Pictures followed in fourth place with $5 million, and another Depp movie, Walt Disney Pictures' swashbuckling "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" ranked No. 5 with $4.6 million.

Overall, sales for the top 12 films at the North American box office totaled $73.5 million, up slightly from the same weekend last year and more than $20 million above last week's end-of-summer low point.

Sony Pictures is a division of Sony Corp . Warner Bros. is a unit of AOL Time Warner Inc . Paramount is owned by Viacom Inc. Disney Pictures is a unit of the Walt Disney Co .



[b](and just what Mexico do right? It had fun with its genre (the spaghetti western) while being true to the spirit of it...)

And it has Depp. Can't wait to see it.

I was expecitng A+ but it emnded up being a B

but J Depp was the best thing in it. He was comedy

Bah, it looks great, I am going to see it whenever I get the chance.

TwIsTeDmInD said:

I didnt say you shoudnt go see it..

I didnt say you didnt say I should!

Indeed.

TwIsTeDmInD said:

you said "bah" lol

You said lol, bah.

I am going to go and see it in about 3 hours

its a kick arse movie...not an oscar worthy bout or anything..just pure fun..


and depp:

Ok I saw the movie...I just got back about half an hour ago and I like it alot...go see it...I recommend it

Loves this movie of course I LOVE Antonio in anything... but the highlight for me was Johnny, he was very good,

I highly recommend the movie I also saw Pirates of the Carribean with Johnny last night, he was wonderful in that and oooh wee that young lad Orlando Bloom is fine indeedy deed!

i love johnny depp!!! :F:

kimrachell said:

oh my stars and garters...havent seen you yet since ive come back...

Saw it Saturday.

It was great. Don't expect "Oscar" to show up...

It's a campy shoot 'em up action flick with no apologies... after all, it's a fucking movie based on Desperado, for Christ's sake.

I loved it, it was great fun.


(plus, it had Salma in it... my God, she's gorgeous!!! )