Hanks, 'Cast Away' Top Box Office

Wednesday, December 27th 2000, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

LOS ANGELES (AP) â€” ``Cast Away,'' starring Tom Hanks as a man stranded on an island for four years, was the top film over the four-day holiday weekend, according to studio figures released Tuesday.

The movie, which made its debut last week, took in $39.9 million.

Among other new movies, Nicolas Cage's comic fantasy ``The Family Man'' opened in third place with $15.1 million; Sandra Bullock's beauty-pageant comedy ``Miss Congeniality'' came in at No. 5 with $13.9 million; and ``Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000'' premiered at No. 7 with $8.6 million.

A number of movies opened on Christmas Day, including ``All the Pretty Horses,'' which took in $1.3 million at 1,483 theaters.

The top 12 movies at North American theaters Friday through Monday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled by Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc.:

1. ``Cast Away,'' Fox, $39.9 million, 2,774 locations, $14,366 average, $39.9 million, one week.

2. ``What Women Want,'' Paramount, $21.6 million, 3,044 locations, $7,107 average, $70.2 million, two weeks.

3. ``The Family Man,'' Universal, $15.1 million, 2,388 locations, $6,325 average, $15.1 million, one week.

4. ``Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas,'' Universal, $14.7 million, 3,164 locations, $4,655 average, $235.1 million, six weeks.

5. ``Miss Congeniality,'' Warner Bros., $13.9 million, 2,668 locations, $5,193 average, $13.9 million, one week.

6. ``The Emperor's New Groove,'' Disney, $9.6 million, 2,887 locations, $3,315 average, $24.2 million, two weeks.

7. ``Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000,'' Miramax, $8.6 million, 2,204 locations, $3,919 average, $8.6 million, one week.

8. ``Vertical Limit,'' Sony, $5.7 million, 2,405 locations, $2,370 average, $38.4 million, three weeks.

9. ``Dude, Where's My Car?'' Fox, $5.6 million, 2,100 locations, $2,690 average, $24.6 million, two weeks.

10. ``Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,'' Sony Picture Classics, $3.7 million, 143 locations, $25,843 average, $6.5 million, three weeks.

11. ``Proof of Life,'' Warner Bros., $2.4 million, 2,062 locations, $1,178 average, $23.7 million, three weeks.

12. ''102 Dalmatians,'' Disney, $2.1 million, 1,684 locations, $1,270 average, $51.7 million, five weeks.