2May/060
The Disappearing Act
All the crowing all year long about the small downturn in box office is now being spun as:
vanishing audiences--who’ve now magically reappeared
--We Lost It at the Movies -- New York Magazine
Break me an effing give. Must a minor slump achieve Houdini status? Forget about attendance for a tick. Subtract the inflation in marketing costs and the movie business is way more profitable.

