Posted: Fri., May 28, 1993

Top 10 Memorial Day weekends

These are the B.O. altitudes that "Cliffhanger,""Made in America" and "Super Mario Bros." aspire to as Memorial Day kicks off the summer season.

Picture (Distrib) Gross Year

($ million)

1.

Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade (Par) 37.0 1989

2. Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom (Par) 33.9 1984

3. Beverly Hills Cop II (Par) 33.0 1987

4. Return of the Jedi (Fox) 30.5 1983

5. Lethal Weapon 3 (WB) 27.6 1992*

6. Rambo: First Blood Part II (TriStar) 25.5 1985*

7. 'Crocodile' Dundee (Par) 24.5 1988*

8. Back to the Future Part III (U) 23.7 1990*

9. Alien3 (Fox) 23.1 1992*

10. Rambo III (TriStar) 16.7 1988*

11. Rocky III (UA) 16.0 1983

12. Backdraft (U) 15.7 1991*

12. Cobra (WB) 15.7 1986*

14. A View to a Kill (UA) 13.3 1985*

15. Far and Away (U) 12.9 1992*

* Indicates a weekend in which more than one film grossed $ 10 million or more at the box office


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