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Is the Summer Blockbuster Dead?

Fizzle

It’s been the worst summer at the box office in years, and no man in tights or robot-fighting action hero has been able to save it. Do audiences still care about things that go boom?

Kevin Fallon
Kevin Fallon 

Senior Editor, Obsessed

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Kevin Fallon

Kevin Fallon

Senior Editor, Obsessed

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kevin.fallon@thedailybeast.com

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