As the academic life settled down, the North American film market gradually warmed up. The total box office in the first week of September was just $87.6 million, which rebounded to $127.3 million in the first week of October, and prepared to enter the November-December box office peak period for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. On the 3rd, the comedy musical "School of Rock" was released, the crime thriller "Out of Time" was released, and on the 10th, the action thriller "Kill Bill Vol.1" was released, along with the crime thriller "Mystic River."
On the 17th, the drama thriller "Runaway Jury" was released, New Line Cinema's horror remake "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" was released, and Flame Films also launched the inspirational dance film "Step Up."
