Summer Box Office Hits a High, Despite Lows
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In a summer when many of the studios' biggest bets failed to pay off, it was familiarity in the form of sequels and low-budget comedies that resonated with movie audiences.
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Ocean&#39;s Twelve scored another major heist this weekend, taking No. 1 at the box office with a strong $40.9 million opening. (Related chart: See the weekend&#39;s top 10 films).
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Comedies mining the unlikely topics of terminal cancer and a church robbery led the North American box office on Sunday, sending ticket sales higher for a fifth consecutive weekend.
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As the summer doldrums  continue in terms of high-profile video releases, the  family-friendly &quot;The Last Mimzy&quot; took the top spot on the  national DVD sales chart for the week ending July 15.
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na summer when many of the studios&#39; biggest bets failed to pay off, it was familiarity in the form of sequels and low-budget comedies that resonated with movie audiences.
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Since late summer, the U.S. economy has demonstrated an enduring power to surprise. And not for the better.
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The end of the summer sees an interesting mix of movies. You have the action flicks that are maybe good enough to win an award, like Collateral.
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Hollywood delivered an unprecedented number of sequels this summer. But only three films combined critical approval with box office success.
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The summer box office season officially wraps this Labor Day holiday weekend,
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The record-breaking summer of 2004 was at once predictable and confounding. Most of the big franchises delivered up to their expectations -- and in a couple of cases, well beyond.
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The Incredibles lived up to their name, taking the top slot at the weekend box office with a massive estimated $70.7 million in ticket sales, the Associated Press reported.
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It's not without faults, but the film scores higher than its stage version
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When Hollywood's summer ends in two  weeks, domestic box-office receipts are expected to be up 7  percent over 2005, calming the nerves of studio bosses who last  year worried moviegoers may be disappearing.
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Sequels to Shrek, Spider-Man and Harry Potter help propel US box office takings to a new summer record.
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With movie makers wrapping up a  record $4 billion summer on Friday, Hollywood turned to fall  films and the Oscar hopefuls it hopes will push the annual box  office beyond last year's $9.5 billion.
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LOS ANGELES  - The first fall weekend   is sometimes a surprise at the North American box office.
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Hollywood attempted to  squeeze a few more dollars out of a record summer by launching  a handful of midrange movies that mostly came up short at the  North American box office during the weekend.