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Not to be confused with the Hindi movie of the same title, this Barry Levinson-directed crime comedy focuses on two bank-robbing kidnappers who look to share the love of their victim and the media spotlight. While the film will undoubtedly have a light feel, it does carry one box-office heavyweight in Bruce Willis. And while Willis is by no means a slam dunk at the box office, his name does carry a certain weight that will probably see this movie have moderate success.

Willis' last foray into the fall timeframe was Unbreakable, which fell on a Thanksgiving weekend. Willis seems to thrive on opening movies outside of the normal busy box-office season and fall is definitely his territory. Willis has been almost perfectly consistent in opening his fall movies over $10 million, with Last Man Standing being the only exception. His other fall releases include The Story of Us, The Jackal, and The Siege.

Putting Willis in this interesting story, in a role he's done before in a previously-tested formula (The Whole Nine Yards), indicates that this movie can be somewhat of a hit. Of the many movie in the fall lineup, this one seems interesting enough, and wide ranging enough, to find an audience. (Walid Habboub/BOP)

Vital statistics for Bandits Main Cast Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett Supporting Cast Troy Garity, Brian F. O'Byrne, Stacey Travis, Bobby Slayton, January Jones Director Barry Levinson Screenwriter Harley Peyton Distributor MGM Trailer Click Here for Trailer Official Site http://www.mgm.com/bandits/ Rating PG-13 Running Time 122 minutes Screen Count 3,207 Awards Awards page for Bandits Talent in red has entry in The Big Picture

Comparison films for Bandits
Title	Date	Opening	Adjusted Opening	Screens	PSA	Adj PSA	Total BO	Adjusted Total	Mult
Unbreakable	11/22/00	30.33	33.93	2708	11202.00	12054.1	94.92	106.18	3.13
Jackal, The	11/14/97	15.16	19.91	2193	6913.00	8735.4	54.93	72.16	3.62
Under Siege	10/9/92	14.10	20.48	2042	6905.00	9650.4	83.56	121.41	5.93
Siege, The	11/6/98	13.93	17.90	2541	5482.00	6779.4	40.93	52.62	2.94
Under Siege 2	7/14/95	12.62	17.49	2150	5870.00	7826.7	50.02	69.33	3.96
Story of Us, The	10/15/99	9.67	11.52	2164	4469.00	5102.4	27.07	32.25	2.80
Last Man Standing	9/20/96	7.01	9.56	2561	2737.00	3591.5	18.12	24.72	2.58
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege	3/10/89	4.03	6.09	1627	2477.00	3600.7	10.61	16.03	2.63