CBS 2: Hollywood Has Record $4 Billion Summer

CBS 2: Hollywood Has Record $4 Billion Summer: "LOS ANGELES (AP) Summer at movie theaters was a true underdog story for Michael Moore and a gang of dodgeball dimwits, who helped propel Hollywood to another season of record revenue, though the number of moviegoers fell slightly.

Moore's 'Fahrenheit 9/11' became the first documentary to top the $100 million mark, while Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn's goofy comedy 'Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story' was another surprise $100 million hit.

Teamed with such familiar favorites as 'Shrek,' 'Spider-Man' and 'Harry Potter' sequels, 'Fahrenheit 9/11' and 'Dodgeball' helped lift the industry to an all-time summer haul of just under $4 billion from the first weekend in May through Labor Day, according to box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations.

That's up 3 percent from the previous record of $3.9 billion set last summer."

Associated Press