A summer of sequels and remakes: ‘Fantastic Four,’ ‘Superman,’ ‘Lilo and Stitch’ among box office winners

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A summer of sequels and remakes: ‘Fantastic Four,’ ‘Superman,’ ‘Lilo and Stitch’ among box office winners

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Many of Hollywood’s summer hits have shared one common formula, no matter what the genre: They are either remakes, sequels or part of a franchise.
The strategy has mostly worked, as the domestic box office has effectively rebounded from a slow first quarter, grossing $3.26 billion since…

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