Feature Films by LDS/Mormon Filmmakers and Actors
Weekend Box Office Report (U.S. Domestic Box Office Gross)
Weekend of August 17, 2001
Natl Film Title Weekend Gross
Rank LDS/Mormon Filmmaker or Actor Total Gross Theaters Days
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18 The Fast and the Furious 681,065 671 59
Paul Walker (top billed star) 140,434,410
42 Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure 64,720 8 192
Scott Swofford (producer) 3,391,020
Reed Smoot (cinematographer)
Sam Cardon (composer)
Stephen L. Johnson (film editor)
47 Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man 48,235 12 472
Reed Smoot (cinematographer) 12,224,473
49 Galapagos 43,519 6 661
Reed Smoot (cinematographer) 11,239,868
63 China: The Panda Adventure 25,822 3 24
Reed Smoot (cinematographer) 528,973
73 Island of the Sharks 12,435 4 843
Alan Williams (composer) 9,924,880
76 All Access 11,266 10 136
Reed Smoot (cinematographer) 854,826
It is interesting to note that "Rat Race" opened in 3rd place nationwide, with a weekend box office gross of $11.6 million. The comedy (essentially a remake of "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World") features a song written by Utah senator (and Latter-day Saint) Orrin Hatch. But this isn't enough to get "Rat Race" listed below on the list of films by LDS filmmakers: Hatch isn't the composer of the overall film -- he only wrote one song.