Blockbusters

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    Summer Movie Preview: Hollywood Banks on Aging Franchises to Break Records

    In Hollywood, nothing is more dangerous than an original idea. These days, it’s nearly impossible for studios to justify greenlighting a big-budget movie and sending it out into the heat of summer battle without the armor of a film franchise. It’s too hard to find the right marketing hook to explain a film’s premise in... <a href="http://variety.com/2017/film/box-office/summer-movie-preview-box-office-wonder-woman-guardians-of-the-galaxy-1202406839/" title="Read Summer Movie Preview: Hollywood

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    Box Office Meltdown: Hollywood Races to Win Back Summer Crowds

    From “Jaws” to “Jurassic Park,” few directors can rival Steven Spielberg in the blockbuster arena. But even Spielberg’s magic touch couldn’t save “The BFG” at the box office. On paper, the film, a $140 million adaptation of a beloved children’s book with a script by “ET” writer Melissa Mathison, had all the makings of a... <a href="http://variety.com/2016/film/features/box-office-decline-summer-blockbusters-the-bfg-1201822322/" title="Read Box Office Meltdown: Hollywood Races to Win Back Summer