Fox is a unit of Rupert Murdoch's Fox Entertainment Group Inc . Carey's emergence from seclusion to perform at Friday night's nationally televised telethon for victims of the Sept. 11 attacks on the East Coast did little to boost Saturday business, Snyder added. The three-day tally for ''Hardball'' was the lowest for a No. 1 movie since that weekend. Two other films scheduled for this weekend were delayed because of the attacks.
Observers expect business to pick up next weekend when some A-list stars release new films.
Warner Bros. is a unit of AOL Time Warner Inc . Because moviegoers were faced with so few options, most films enjoyed good holds from last week. By contrast, the summer blockbusters usually slid more than 50 percent in their second weekends. It was released by Paramount Pictures, a unit of Viacom Inc . Dimension Films is a unit of Walt Disney Co .