TOMB RAIDER MOVIE HITS UK TOP SPOT

[ 10 July 2001 ]

Paramount Pictures Lara Croft: Tomb Raider motion picture has joined its U.S. counterpart by topping the U.K box office during it's opening weekend generating £3.8m in ticket sales despite horrified reviews from critics.

Reports from various sources during the weekend have suggested that Eidos Interactive, after generating a much needed £1m from selling the Tomb Raider rights to Paramount Pictures, will not be getting any share of the movies box office revenue. The company instead wil be hoping a raise in public awareness will act as a catalyst to boost its software sales.

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider chronicles the adventures of a British archaeologist [Jolie] sent on a quest for an ancient time-traveling device called the Clock of Ages. The Paramount Pictures motion picture has netted over $100m since its' U.S. premiere two weeks ago with studio bosses branding Tomb Raider the most successful female-driven movie to date.