The Reminder is making its archives back to 2003 available on our website. Please note that, due to technical limitations, archive articles are presented without the usual formatting.
Bad reviews didn't dampen audiences' appetite for "Van Helsing." The new monster thriller enjoyed a blockbuster opening weekend, finishing tops at the box office with an estimated gross of $54.2 million. Starring Hugh Jackman, the film revolves around a vampire slayer, Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, and the Wolf Man. The critically-panned movie took top spot from the teen comedy "Mean Girls," which slipped to second with a take of $14 million. Denzel Washington's kidnap thriller "Man on Fire," came in third with $7.9 million. Another teen comedy, "New York Minute," debuted in fourth place with $6.2 million, followed by the romantic comedy "13 Going On 30" with $5.5 million. Rounding out the top ten were "Laws of Attraction" ($3.5 million); "Kill Bill Vol. 2" ($3 million); "Godsend" ($2.7 million); "Envy" ($2.6 million); and "The Punisher" ($1.2 million).10/5/04
