Mission To Mars takes off with $23m
Marking the first mega-budget blockbuster in the marketplace since Christmas, Buena Vista's $75m space epic Mission To Mars opened with a mighty $23.1m despite uniformly negative reviews across North America. Directed by Brian DePalma, the film, which is the story of a rescue mission to the red planet, beat a rival Mars project to the screen - Warner Bros/Village Roadshow Pictures' Red Planet will now open in November. It was launched on 3,054 screens for a strong screen ...
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