WEEKEND BOX OFFICE : Ninja Turtles Riding a Wave

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” continues to dominate the box office. With weekend ticket sales of $9.7 million, New Line Cinema’s PG-rated turtle tale has now grossed $89 million. Touchstone Pictures’ R-rated romance, “Pretty Woman,” also continues its winning streak. Weekend ticket sales of $8.3 million bring its grosses to $71.7 million. Meanwhile, with receipts of $3.5 million--and grosses of $95 million--Paramount Pictures’ “The Hunt for Red October” is now cruising toward the prestigious $100-million mark.

Among new titles, only Orion Pictures’ “Miami Blues” placed in the Top Five. The black and blue (and blood-red) comedy-drama, about the exploits of a sometimes-likable sociopath (Alec Baldwin), earned about $3 million.

* MGM/UA’s just-out “Lisa,” about a terrorized teen-ager, grossed $1.1 million in limited release at 287 theaters, for a solid per-screen average of $3,902.

Weekend Gross/ Screens/ Weeks in Movie (Studio) Total (millions) Average Release 1.”Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” $9.7 2,377 4 (New Line Cinema) $89 $4,122 2.”Pretty Woman” $8.3 1,707 5 (Touchstone) $71.7 $4,876 3.”The Hunt for Red October” $3.5 1,682 8 (Paramount) $95 $2,112 4.”Miami Blues” $3 832 1 (Orion Pictures) $3 $3,609 5.”Ernest Goes to Jail” $2.9 1,918 3 (Touchstone) $17.3 $1,539 *.”Lisa” $1.1 287 1 (MGM/UA) $1.1 $3,902