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The Empire Strikes Back Topped the Weekend Box Office—40 Years After Its Original Release

Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker go head-to-head in The Empire Strikes Back (1980).

The Empire Strikes Back Topped the Weekend Box Office—40 Years After Its Original Release

Jurassic Park Topped This Weekend's Box Office—27 Years After Its Release

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Jurassic Park Topped This Weekend's Box Office—27 Years After Its Release

15 Summer ‘Blockbusters’ That Completely Tanked at the Box Office

Annabelle Wallis and Tom Cruise brought doom to the box office with The Mummy (2017).

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Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite Makes History With Its Best Picture Oscar Nomination

Ji-so Jung stars in Bong Joon Ho's Parasite (2019).

Hollywood Had a Record Year for Female Protagonists in 2019, New Study Claims

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The Reason Why So Many Movies Open on Christmas Day

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The 50 Biggest Box Office Flops of All Time

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The 30 Highest-Grossing Actors in Hollywood

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