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15 years ago - November 10, 2000

Little Nicky
Adam Sandler stars in this sci-fi comedy as a son of Satan who competes against his brothers to succeed his father as the Prince of Darkness but has to learn how to survive in New York City first. Reviews were poor and the movie was later nominated for Razzie awards in Worst Picture, Actor, Supporting Actress (Patricia Arquette), Director, and Screenplay. The movie’s box office performance was a failure after the hits of The Waterboy and Big Daddy. Little Nicky opened at #2 with $16 million at 2,910 theaters and ended up only grossing $39.4 million overall.

Men of Honor
Cuba Gooding, Jr. stars in the story of Carl Brashear, the first African American master diver in the U.S. Navy in the 1950s and 60s. Robert De Niro plays his superior officer and ally against racism and bureaucracy. Men of Honor opened at #3 with $13.3 million at 2,092 theaters and went on to make a profitable $48.8 million in the U.S.

Red Planet
Val Kilmer, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Tim Sizemore star in this sc-fi thriller about a team of scientists hoping to terraform Mars but run into trouble with an alien lifeform. The movie was both a critical and financial bomb. Red Planet opened at #5 behind Meet the Parents in its sixth week with $8.7 million at 2,703 theaters. Its U.S. gross of $17.4 million and even worldwide total came nowhere close to its $60 million budget.

You Can Count on Me
Laura Linney stars in this melancholy drama as a single mother who deals with her burdensome boss (Matthew Broderick) and nomadic brother (Mark Ruffalo). The movie opened to strong reviews in limited release at just eight theaters this weekend, expanding to 150 theaters through the winter. Linney received her first Oscar nomination for this role, and writer/director Kenneth Lonergan was nominated for his screenplay. Eventually the movie grossed $9.1 million.

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