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Article: Ask AP: Movie popularity, Supreme Court security
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- September 4, 2009
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Look at the list of the highest-grossing movies in the nation's history, and you'll see most have something in common: They came out in the past 20 years.
Of course, that has a lot to do with the rising price of movie tickets. So why isn't movie popularity measured by the number _ rather than total value _ of tickets sold?
That's one of the questions in this edition of "Ask AP," a weekly Q&A column where AP journalists respond to readers' questions about the news.
If you have your own news-related question that you'd like to see answered by an AP reporter or editor, send it to newsquestions@ap.org, with "Ask AP" in the subject line. And please ...