European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Movies part 2 Sylvester Stallone in rambo first blood part the film was one of the ten successes in this summer s film season. Film Industry sweats through summer season by Lynn elber associated press the film Industry s bad dream is Over a summer in which Only a few movies soared at the Box office while Many filed of Send profits sliding Well below last year s record Bounty. Blockbusters rambo first blood part 2 Hack to the future Rose above the pack to Gross More than $100 million each while cocoon Goon is a View to a kill also made respectable showings. But Overall summer ticket sales of $1.42 billion represented a 10 percent drop from 1984 s Bonanza of $1.58 billion the lowest Gross in three years Hollywood financial observer . Murphy said last week. Ticket sales from memorial Day through labor Day were the lowest in five years with 400 million sold 14 percent less than last year Murphy said. Every three or four years there is a recession in the Industry said Murphy a reporter for the Trade paper daily variety a teacher at the University of Southern California. The slump is brought on by lucrative Box office years that prompt studios to make extra films Rotten films thus depressing the Market he said. The big muscle at the Box office this summer was provided by Sylvester Stallone in Tri Star s sequel to first blood. Which had ilm goers shelling Oul $146 million to watch a Lone but toned mercenary take on the vietnamese army. But last year s biggest Winner gios Juster did far belter earning $188.6 million through summer 1984 $220 million in All. Steven Spielberg s touch on the time travel fantasy Back to the future which stars Michael. Fox proved magic once More the Universal picture earned $132.8 million in ticket sales. Another film with Spielberg serving As executive producer the cronies grabbed $61 million while a reissue of the Spielberg directed . The cd try Terrell rial was Good for $33 million More in tickets. Cocoon from 20th Century Fox brought in $69 million for a third place showing in he summer movie sprint. The comedy from director Ron Howard features aliens oldsters with such Veteran actors As Don Ameche Hume Cronyn. Mem a s a View to a kill the James Bond 007 adventure nabbed $50 million in tickets. Although Hollywood was willing to open its Wallet for a number of big budget movies film goers did t respond in kind. Columbia s $20 million perfect proved less than that while Paramount s $25 million teen age space movie explorers Disney s $28 million return to of failed to impress audiences. Disney s $25 million animated film the a la a cauldron also proved a disappointment. There weren t enough must see picture this summer producer former Mem production chief Freddie Fields said recently. Most of the others Don t have a Chance to find an audience grow. Heaters won t hold the product i unless they get an immediate Here Are the lop ten grosses for the summer weekend with distributor weekend Gross number of screens local Gross number of weeks in re lease. Another Michael Fox starter teen Wall featuring the Young actor As a Werewolf took the second spot behind Fox s future. 1 Fiat to the future Universal $9 million 1,550 screens $132.8 million nine weeks. 2. Teen Wall Atlantic $5.1 million 1,425 screens $14.8 million two weeks. 3 pee wee s adventure Warner bros., $4 million 894 screens six weeks $25.8 million. 4. American re Rye Cannon $3.2 million 672 screens one week $3.2 million. 5. Volunteers Tri Star $3 million 1,123 screens three weeks $14.5 million. 6. Compromising positions Paramount $3 million 570 screens one week $3 million. 7. Year of the dragon Mem a $2.6 Mil on 834 screens three weeks $12.9 million. 8. Gremlins Warner bros., $2.4 million -174 screens one week $2.4 million. A reissue it grossed $175 million last year. 9. Columbia reissue $1.9 million b8b screens two weeks $5 million. 10. Summer rental Paramount $1.9 million 953 screens three weeks $20.2 million. September 11, 985 stripes Magazine 77
