By
James
Hirsen
Despite
some surprising blockbuster hits, the summer box-office numbers still have the
movie studios concerned. Even though there were not the kind of poor showings
the likes of those occurring last year, including “The Lone Ranger,” “White
House Down,” “After Earth,” and “R.I.P.D,” which stunned the industry by
tanking upon release, the summer season and possibly the entire year are likely
to be major disappointments for the entertainment business revenue-wise.
Rather
than totally bombing out at the box office, the 2014 crop of summer films seems
to be sharing in a general malaise. Even those movies considered to be winners
failed to solidly hit the target. Films such as “Transformers: Age of
Extinction,” “Maleficent,” “Godzilla,” and “X-Men: Days of Future Past” managed
to garner some sizable numbers but none exceeded the $300 million mark like
“Iron Man 3” and “ Despicable Me 2” succeeded in doing last year. Instead they
currently trail below the $250 million tally. [more...]
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