Date: 5th September 2001

Jeepers Creepers Goes Straight To Number One


Horror flick JEEPERS CREEPERS (2001) has creeped its way to the top of the American box office chart. The film, about a brother and sister's encounter with a creature on a country road, broke sales records for the usually quiet LABOR DAY weekend (begs01SEP01), taking $15. 8 million (£10. 9 million).

The previous record over the holiday weekend was $9. 8 million (£6. 7 million) for Crow: City Of Angels, The (1996) . JACKIE CHAN's RUSH HOUR 2 (2001) is still kicking and fighting and managed to hold on to the number two slot, taking $11. 8 million (£8. 1 million).

Teen comedy AMERICAN PIE 2 (2001) has slipped to number three in the chart after three weeks at the top, with receipts of $11. 7 million (£8 million). The only other new entry in the top 10 was for the updated Shakespeare tragedy O (2001), based on Othello - which made $6. 9 million (£4. 7 million) in its opening weekend. (RP/WNWCCB/IG)

Source: WENN