HOLLYWOOD -- 'Crocodile Dundee' continued its all-out run for the magic $100 million box-office mark last week, posting a gross of $6.3 million for a seven-week total of $68.2 million.
The surprise hit of 1986 stars Paul Hogan -- sometimes known as Australia's Bob Hope -- as an Outback Aussie innocent abroad.
'Crocodile Dundee' dropped 10 theaters last week but still gained 12 percent over the previous week on 1,485 screens.
Clicking along in second place was 'The Color of Money,' the pool hall saga of Fast Eddie Felson's return to green baize tables and cue sticks. Starring Paul Newman and Tom Cruise (heartthrobs to two generations) 'The Color of Money' continued to be a green $4.4 million.
In four weeks the comedy-drama of an old pro and a young comer has grossed $26.9 million in 1,205 theaters. Despite gaining 22 screens over the previous week, however, 'The Color of Money' paled by 17 percent.
Also holding steady in its previous week's notch was No. 3, 'Soul Man,' the controversial story of a white college senior who poses as a black student to get a minority scholarship to Harvard Law School.
Starring C. Thomas Howell in the title role, 'Soul Man' grossed $3.4 million last week for a three-week total of $13.6 million in 1,267 theaters. It dropped only 1 percent while losing 18 screens.
'Peggy Sue Got Married,' starring Kathleen Turner as a divorcee who returns through a time warp to her teenager years, was No. 4 once again. The comedy earned $3.2 million last week, bringing to $25.8 million its five-week total.
'Tai-Pan,' the James Clavell saga of the founding of Hong Kong, was a major disappointment in its opening frame, collecting only $1.8 million in 860 theaters.
The $25 million epic, starring Bryan Brown in the title role, still managed to knock Whoopi Goldberg's 'Jumpin' Jack Flash' out of fifth spot in the weekly rankings.
The Goldberg comedy corralled $1.8 million in 947 theaters, a drop of 8 percent, for a five-week gross of $21 million.
Another disappointingly slow start was registered by 'Something Wild,' a comedy-drama starring Melanie Griffith and Jeff Daniels. It was No. 7 with a gross of $1.8 million in 914 theaters.
For the first time since early last summer -- 26 weeks ago -- 'Top Gun' dropped out of the top 10. It was No. 11 last week with a gross of $1.2 million and a total take of $162 million, the year's box-office champ.
Overall, movie business continued better than usual for the traditionally slow month of November. Last week total box-office receipts in the United States and Canada were $57 million compared to $52.5 million in 1985.
The top 10, last week's gross, total gross, weeks in release:
1. 'Crocodile Dundee,' $6.3 million, $68.2 million, 7 weeks.
2. 'The Color of Money,' $4.4 million, $26.9 million, 4 weeks.
3. 'Soul Man,' $3.4 million, $13.6 million, 3 weeks.
4. 'Peggy Sue Got Married,' $3.2 million, $25.8 million, 5 weeks.
5. 'Tai-Pan,' $1.8 million, 1 week.
6. 'Jumpin' Jack Flash,' $1.8 million, $21 million, 5 weeks.
7. 'Something Wild,' $1.8 million, 1 week.
8. '52 Pick-Up,' $1.6 million, 1 week.
9. 'Children of a Lesser God,' $1.5 million, $13.9 million, 6 weeks.
10. 'Stand by Me,' $1.4 million, $40 million, 14 weeks.
