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A CAMAS PAINLICATION a LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA • NEWSPAPER SECONO CLASS P.O, ENTRY

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TUESDAY MAPCII 3,1992

INSIDE

4 `Madadayo' Kurosawa's next For his next film. oda - deyo.” Akira tc.orosewe will return to the studio that pro. duced "Rashomon."

4 Irate extras protest at SAG Rain didn't Meter several hun-dred extras from picketing agains t a new con trac t in front of SAG headquarters.

AFM furor over EC reps Foreign sales agents don't like what shays= on the EC hori-zon in the form of copyright and other regulations.

a Porter out at Morgan Creek Morgan Creek Prods. presi-dent of marketing Dick Porter has reportedly been axed after Just six months on the job.

33 Hats off to Brooks, Jackson Garth Brooks am:titian Jack-son lead nominees for Acad. crny o f Country Muaic Awards with live nods apiece.

g The Dish on DV Backiot What do Pee-wee Herman. Willem Defoe and Fumes Brooks have in common? Claudia Filler's ncwcolumn

DI JUDY BRENNAN

Bankrupt Orion Pictures began gutting hall of its staff yesterday with an estimated 200 of its 400-member payroll expected to be pinkslipped by Apri124.

While an Orion spokesman had no comment on the impending lay - olTs, sources at the company con •

NBC brings down gavel on 'Matlock'

BY IRIAN LOWRY

Another veteran NBC dram. se-ries. "Matlock." will apparently be getting a change of venue next sea-son, with NBC confirming it won't du a seventh season of the show and reports that ABC is in neighs'. rions to pick up the courtroom hour.

Word or the "Matlock.' case un-derscores a strategic shift by NBC

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SILVER, JAFFA INK H'WOOD PIX PACT

BY CLAUDIA ELLEN

Riding high on the tide of Its first home-grown hit. "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle," Hollywood Pictures has signed the movie's screenwnter, Amanda Silver, and executive producer. Rick Infra. to an unusually stracturpl Brest-b ant writing-producing deal that also includes directing opportunities for the husband-an ream.

As them Brat project under the Tam m pair 75

firmed the grim news Tice layoffs had been expected for weak& rout-pony insiders have said.

Orion sources said the layoffs arc simply another cost-caning measure undertaken by the corn. pony since it filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 1 last December.

Some sources doing business with Orion said they asked yester-

NUMBERS

"Wayn&striorld" 546 million

Inertly 17 days of release, Pan amount's youth-marker smash has generated a huge 546,131,Z82 .5 the national B.O. The comedy remained at the top of the heap for the third consecutive weekend (see story, p. 31.

`Wayne' rules B.O. world in February

February was "Wayne's World" as fat as domestic film box office is concerned. The surprise hit grabbed more than 14% of the manth's business.

Some good newcomers and strong holdovers also buoyed the B.O. to a second-best position be-

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U.S. box office report $78,6011,00:1

Yearto date — 9105.9:0,000

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day about future release dares of pit and were told that, with the exception of "Article 99" and Woody Allen's "Shadows & Fog," Orion may be releasing its films through another distributor.

Acting Orion president and chief eke-euchre Leonard White could not be reached for comment late yes-terday to discuss the company's theatrical release dilemma.

By mills WHARTON

WASHINGTON—In a deci-sion hailed by First Amendment advocates, the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday let stand an appel-late court decision tossing out the government's bid to inset a rolAnd-the•clock ban on "indecent" broadcasting.

The decision represented a triple•barreled rejection of Con•

IT KATHLEEN O'STEEN

The judge in the "Coming to America" trial Is scheduled to rale today on whether to allow testi-mony from produeera David Brstell and Paul .Maslansky on what they believe producer Alain Bernheim should be paid for his contribution to the 1988 Illm.

Brown and Maslansky were among the first witnesses called by

When talent and sales personnel from other companies called about tomorrow's benefit premiere of "Article 99." several of the employ-ees answering the phones referred the callers to other personnel. say-ing they Wouldn't swear by the March 13 release date and couldn't confirm any Information.

Separately yesterday. MGM Turns in mg* 6

green, the Federal Can't-munications Commission and the Bush administration. all of which had endorsed the ban on grounds that children should be protected from potentially objectionable Illo-tcein124 hour, a day.

Elliot Mincberg, legal director for the People for the American Way, praised the Supreme Court's decisions. He said it would have been a "dangerous precedent" had

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attorneys for Bcmheim and Art Buehwald in their suit against Par-amount Pictures.

Pt's already been determined that Paramount's "Coming to America'. was based on Bach-wald.; treatment "King for a Day" to which Bernheim was attached. The judge will now decide how much both men should be paid for their contributions.

Attorneys for Buchwaid and Turn to page 75

BLOODLETTING BEGINS AT ORION 200 expected to be axed by April 24; release sked up in air

High court nixes ban on 'indecent' b'casts

Judge to rule on allowing producers"Coming' views

Army Times/ Navy limes, Air Force 'limes Blanket the Military. izzl=e) Each week, we reach 72% of all active duty forces in the U.S.

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Century Coy. Terrific debut for Fine Lines

"Where Angell Fear to Treed" put the specialty distrib on cloud nine. with $42,761 at two Gotham sires.

But results for other freshman were gloomier.

Volker Schlondorff's "Voy-ager" failed to transfer well to LA for Castle Hill despite recant strong NewYork interest.

Triton Pictures took a loss on "The Lunatic," with scant 53,678 for lama iCan ass comedy; and pro. ducer Keith Walley't satirical shocker "Society," a hit in limited run on London's West End, fitted with 57,5135 in Launch for Zecca • Westwood's UACurenet.

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The Mandible Rocks the Era& !LEW) 7 233,988 -6% 13 73 81 5 287,198 -16% 8 65 70 5 147,709 -21% B 95 99

Final Analois (W191 6 256.497 -29% 4 90 99 6 279,130 -27% 4 72 65 7 119,400 -34% 4 89 97

Beauty and the Beast IBVI 8 187,630 -5% 16 55 55 10 146,409 -42% 16 58 59 1 58,491 -25% 16 51 55

Mississippi Mauna(Goidwyn) 9 173,743 -31% 4 40 3 II 264,653 -10% 4 33 2 17 37,151 -51% 4 19 2 TM Prince of Nes ICe0 14 132,978 -18% 10 62 71 13 107,520 -19% 10 38 53 12 52.259 -23% 10 53 53

FlugSyiTnStari 12 1413,881 -10% 12 59 61 12 119,028 -14% 12 38 45 10 54.905 -29% 12 44 53

JFK MB) 16 164,146 -14% II 53 67 15 91,312 -9% 11 31 44 6 67,439 -30% 11 61 68

The Adventures el the grad Meuse Oetectse frehmaelilEN) 17 102.614 -31% 3 69 78 14 104,970 -30% 3 70 74 11 53,848 -54% 3 62 90

Father of the Orldell3V) IS 113,588 +8 11 54 72 111 52,201 -22% 11 23 50 16 42,081 -27% II 51 65

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`Mambo Mngs' conquers coasts in limited screen bow II AMY 11WF9

Warner Bros' -The Mambo Kings" net the pace ernong limited-release pis with snappy =elusive debuts on both coasts, while Co-lumbia's murder-mystery thriller "Under Suspicion" really grabbed 'em in New York, with 528,649 SillIft•SCIVCIS debut at Cineplex Beeinnan. LA. take lagged hut was still blight--518,700 at Cineplex

Cristini joins tAarvelas VP Micharlene Cristini has joined

Marvel Prods. as Vp of develop-ment, involved in animated prop-erties far all outlets and reporting president Rick Ungar, who took over the New WI:1dd Entertain-ment subsidiary in mid-January.

Cristini was most recently man-ager of licensing accmisitiont, en-tertainment and special events at Mattel Toys, helping gain the "Beverly H1ls.90210" toy line. Be-fore that she served as director of development at Frontier Pictures.

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broray $34,414 at AMC Century 14, plus $34,273 at Mann's Chi. nese in first whirl.

"Under Suepleion" (Coll smart 5113,700 in debut at Cineplex Odeon Century Plaza

"Europa, Europa" (Orion Classical holding steady in sixth week of moreover to Royal with 512.672, down 9%.

lean Cocteau's 1946 classic "Beauty and the Beast" (Ls Balk at la Bele) (Kin° huh) smart 59.283 first weekend at Land• mark's new NuWiishire Theater, $12.070 Shied Wechicedity,

"Vgymor" (Castle HMI world-weary 56,373 In LA. debut at AMC Century 14; plus $4,156 in Brat weekend at Fine Arts,

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finding modest niche with 1% gain in second weekend, lb 55,854 at AMC Century 14,

"Tin Lunatic" (Triton) making do with $3,678 in first reggae fest at NuWilshire.

"Society" (Zecca) debuts with frayed 52.309 at UACoronet.

NEW YORK "The Mambo Kings" smolder-

ing 539,220 in unveiling at Loam New York Twin; plus $36,346 at Loewe 84th St. Sixplex.

"Under Suspicion" half° 528.649 in opener at Cineplex Beekman.

"Where Angels Fear to Treed" (Fine Line) sparkling $21,695 in

ener at Angelika film Center, plus 521,974 at Cineplex Plaza,

"Daughters of the Duet" (King Intl) holding forth in fifth week-end at City Village East with

$16,807 in dose days; $22,851 since Wednesday, off 12%.

"35 Up" (Goldwyn) still strong in seventh weekend at tiny Film Forum, with 510,540 in three days; 512,806 since Wednesday, oil 16%.

"The Double LIU of Vero-nkte" (Minimax) stretching its logs with $14,803 through Pith fun week. off 25%; plus 52,978 for Sunday only at Lincoln Plum.

"High Hock" (Miramax) kick-ing up new business with 19% surge in 1111' weekend at Lincoln Plaza, to 58,924.

"Voyeger" (Castle slowing in fifth weekend with 33% drop, to SB. I 76 at Lincoln Plaza.

"Until the End of the World" (WW1 steady in lath at Angelina with $8,020 weekend, $9,862 since Wednesday

`Wayhe's' at head of slow B.O. class Cominurdfrompip 5 from third to fourth. Averaging $3,280 in 1.329 cafes (entering eight), the comedy-drama saw Ito 68-day cumulative climb toe hotly $47.032,194.

Buena Vista's "Medicine Man" had an acceptable (25%) falloff in its fourth ecological lemon to a healthy $ 3.5 28.43 2, or $2,589 in 1.363 forcers [exiling seven), as it went from fourth to fifth. The 24. day total is a brisk 5 30,7 75,73 3.

BV's chiller "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" was off only 14% in its eighth shaking to a rhythmic $3.523.802. or $2.099 per in 1,679 homes tankUmg 421, while slipping from fifth to sixth. The 52-day take IS a whopping $69,7133.6 4 5.

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slight 13% in in 15th dance to a hippy $2,124,074, or $ 1,5 75 per In 1.346 magic kingdoms (leaving 141, is the fairytale tuner dropped from seventh to eighth. The 110-day total is $ t 16.028,522.

Goldwyn's interracial love story "Mississippi Mesabi" expanded from 24 to 525 screens in its fourth foam and rose from 22nd to ninth with a sizzling weekend take of

1,5 0 2,819. Averaging $4,624, the pic upped its 26-day total to 62,- 5 8 7,062.

Columbia's "The Prince of Tides" edged back Into the top 10. swapping places with TrIStat's "611217"

"Prince of Tides" did a royal $ 1,455,638 (down a mere 1896) as It averaged $1,232 on 1,163 beech no (leaving 114) during Its 10th soul-searching. The 611-day total for the rnmantk drama is a fine $56,322,990.

"Bogey" was off an acceptable 27% in in 12th shakedown to a handsome 81.3 70,3 30, averaging 51.270 in 1,079 hotels (exiting 152). The 80.tity total for the pe-

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1 1 6Ferna's9w111(Par) 9,641,720 -16% 5, : 34 1,578 1.678 45,131,282 _ 17 2 - Ilmaln al as 51101 Man (W61 4,101,154 - 2.625 1.753 - 4301,954 3 3 2 Step I Or Up ilaii111115101411.1) 4,475,640 -37% 3.544 1,263 1,958 13,022,070 10 4 3 Fried Green Twulow C(l1 4,350,130 -13% 3.280 1,329 1,321 47,032,113 68 5 4 Nullcina 01 IP) 3,529,411 -21% 2,589 1,353 1,370 30,775,733 24 6 5 The Hand ThatIlookann Crarge(1/4 9,523,802 -14% 2,099 1,679 1.721 99,703,645 52 7 6 /Mai analysis (W8) 2,302,216 -51% 1,665 1,383 1,549 22,742,714 24 8 7 Smuts and 011111140111M 2,124,074 -13% 1,578 1345 1,360 11 502 1,522 110 9 22 Mississippi daub (Goalayr) 1,502,411 +355% 4,624 325 24 2,517,002 20

10 11 lta Prince of 711591C011 1,455131 -11% 1.252 1.153 1.277 85,322,990 68 11 10 0ap, IMS131) 1,370,330 -27% 1.27D 1.079 1,231 44429,717 60 12 12 375 (6181 1254,901 -27% 1,134 1,107 1,303 64130,250 13 13 8 12419netuna el Ma

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A 191113Ak WA Apocolypw (Non I 45,315 +15% 2,266 20 23 1,045,521 96 32 46 Ilaughters e1 tin Nal Kw 011,11 43,110 +75% 14,440 3 2 263,950 59 39 36 the la Swestieclober Fl ImS) 43,027 -26% 1,956 22 26 1,287,965 121 40 - Where Angels Fear to Trod (Inal..1rte) 42,404 - 21202 2 - 42,404 3 41 35 Kafka /1/Rrapra) 31,417 -37% 1,877 21 23 532,333 59 42 41 Hp 0.43 ?Piste Idaho Ma ute) 36,693 -24% 815 45 55 3123,127 155 43 34 Falling from Grace {Oa) 33,154 -33% 1,579 21 22 11,712 10 44 40 Matlama Imre $airrooN. 32,115 -35% 1,147 28 41 1,11 5,514 66 45 53 Vinegar 1C131e HIP) 21.223 +111% 5,245 5 1 116,197 31 46 45 IR Play ln nis

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