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Article: HOLLYWOOD HEAT WAVE SUMMER OF STARS, CONCEPTS EXPECTED TO MELT BOX OFFICE RECORDS.(Business)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- April 28, 2002
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Byline: Greg Hernandez Staff Writer
It's time for another encounter with ``The Force,'' real-life versions of ``Spider-Man'' and ``Scooby Doo,'' scores of sequels, and ambitious movies headlined by the ever-reliable box office quartet of Gibson, Ford, Hanks and Cruise.
The days of summer - the most profitable time of year for the movie industry - are fast approaching and Hollywood's major studios are shifting into overdrive during this annual competition for box office supremacy.
The roster of big-budget crowd-pleasers is so jam-packed that the industry is expected to easily top last summer's record box office haul of $3.06 billion, ...