It would be hard to think of another time when the film industry cooed over every box-office hit like a lost prospector holding up a gold nugget (and for a while this year, finding those hits was starting to feel like panning for gold). It all makes sense, though. Each week, the movies that open in theaters now have to prove the viability of movies as a popular form. That’s why the entire future of cinema can seem like it’s hanging on one blockbuster opening weekend. But, of course, it’s not — it’s hanging on whether people
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