Pfeiffer's 'Up Close' grosses $11.5M in opening weekend

By AP
Arizona Daily Wildcat
March 4, 1996

The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES € ''Up Close and Personal,'' starring Robert Redford and Michelle Pfeiffer, was the weekend's No. 1 box office attraction in its debut, industry and studio sources said Sunday.

The film ''earned an estimated $11.5 million, followed by ''Down Periscope,'' starring Kelsey Grammer, with $7.5 million in its debut.

Figures are based on estimates by studio and industry sources. Final box office figures will be released Monday.

The weekend's top films and estimated gross:

1. ''Up Close and Personal,'' $11.5 million.

2. ''Down Periscope,'' $7.5 million.

3. ''Rumble in the Bronx,'' $6.4 million.

4. ''Broken Arrow,'' $5.8 million.

5. ''Happy Gilmore,'' $4.7 million.

6. ''Muppet Treasure Island,'' $4.6 million.

7. ''Mr. Holland's Opus,'' $4.2 million.

8. ''City Hall,'' $2.5 million.

9. ''Dead Man Walking,'' $2.1 million.

10. ''Before and After,'' $2 million.

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