Master of his domain

Seinfeld movie's strong debut

Jerry Seinfeld's new movie, Comedian, has had a strong opening weekend in the States.

The film opened in just four New York and Los Angeles cinemas, but took $61,000.

That's $15,250 per venue - eight times more than Madonna's new romance Swept Away, which also opened this weekend.

Comedian, which charts Seinfeld's return to stand-up after the end of his hugely successful TV show, opens more widely on October 25.

The Hannibal Lecter prequel Red Dragon, remained America's top movie for a second weekend, taking in $17.6 million.

Published: 12 Oct 2002

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