Feature Films by LDS/Mormon Filmmakers and Actors
Weekend Box Office Report (U.S. Domestic Box Office Gross)
Weekend of August 3, 2001
Natl Film Title Weekend Gross
Rank LDS/Mormon Filmmaker or Actor Total Gross Theaters Days
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11 The Fast and the Furious 2,130,305 1,620 45
Paul Walker (top billed star) 136,973,655
39 Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure 63,113 8 178
Scott Swofford (producer) 3,132,117
Reed Smoot (cinematographer)
Sam Cardon (composer)
Stephen L. Johnson (film editor)
48 Galapagos 42,522 6 647
Reed Smoot (cinematographer) 11,033,314
49 Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man 41,727 12 458
Reed Smoot (cinematographer) 12,008,323
54 China: The Panda Adventure 29,681 3 10
Reed Smoot (cinematographer) 417,533
68 Island of the Sharks 13,268 4 829
Alan Williams (composer) 9,858,744
77 All Access 8,646 13 122
Reed Smoot (cinematographer) 800,672
Disney's G-rated live action feature "The Princess Diaries" debuted this week with a surprising 3rd place ($22.9 million) ranking on the nationwide box office chart. None of the key filmmakers or stars of "The Princess Diaries" are Latter-day Saints, but the movie's top-billed star is Anne Hathaway, who is known to LDS audiences as the 2nd billed star of Mitch Davis's upcoming feature film "The Other Side of Heaven." In "Heaven," Anne plays a young Jean Sabine, the girlfriend that Elder John H. Groberg leaves behind when he goes on his mission to Tonga. The actress actually made "The Other Side of Heaven" BEFORE she filmed "The Princess Diaries," but the release of "Heaven" was delayed when it became clear that "The Princess Diaries" would make her a huge star, hopefully bringing some cross-over audience appeal to "Heaven."