Still, some films laughed all the way to the bank.
Read on for this summer’s box office winners and losers.
WINNER:Stealth hits
Some of the biggest box office surprises arrived in small packages.
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LOSER:Famed directors
Well-known filmmakers couldn’t command audience attention this year either.
LOSER:Creature Cruise
Audiences aren’t showing Tom Cruise the money after all.
Luckily, Cruise’s nextMission: Impossiblefilm should put him back in the black next year.
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Paramount Pictures
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