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Handicapping Hollywood hits has its perils and pleasures. If, 18 months ago, you had publicly predicted that the top-grossing pictures of 1990 would be Home Alone, Ghost, Pretty Woman and Dances with Wolves, you could now be running the major studio of your choice. If, like most everyone, you...
As in, "I see that Home Alone is now the third highest-grossing picture of all time." Huh? Every summer has its sleepers. Even to list all the films that might be big this season, you'd need Marty McFly coming back from the future with, say, the Sept. 9...
Some movie experts maintain that cinematic violence has reached such a pitch that spontaneous imitations are inevitable. Others say that disputes arise because young audiences have long had a habit of talking back to the characters and commenting on the movie as it runs. The difference today is that gangs...
Disney isn't alone. Rival moguls at Warner and Paramount Pictures have begun preaching their own cost-containment messages. The reasons are as simple as a friendly ghost, an ingenuous hooker and an eight-year-old hero. The three top- grossing films of 1990 -- Ghost, Pretty Woman and Home Alone...
Some studios aren't bothering to jump on the new cost-cutting bandwagon. Columbia Pictures is now shooting Hook, a $50 million-plus Stephen Spielberg extravaganza starring Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams and Julia Roberts. The film's top talent will get a lavish 40% of the gross revenues. To earn...