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| | ABC News: Blockbusters Preceded Box Office Records |
 | | And an early estimate had "Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones" racking up $86.15 million from Friday to Sunday on 450 fewer screens than "Spider-Man," enough to rank third of all time. |
 | | This summer, with two blockbusters already in theaters and a highly anticipated slate of coming attractions that includes "Minority Report," "XXX," "Insomnia," "Scooby Doo," and new films in the Austin Powers, Men in Black and Stuart Little series, many are predicting a record-breaking summer at the box office. |
 | | In addition, blockbusters have become less financially significant as their parent companies including The Walt Disney Co., parent company of ABCNEWS.com have spread their financial risk out to other forms of media and entertainment. |
| abcnews.go.com /US/story?id=89988 (1352 words) |
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