The Real Story Behind the ‘Star Wars’ Opening Weekend 45 Years Ago - IndieWire


5/4/2022 12:00:00 AM3 yearsago
by Tom Brueggemann

Take a look back at the box-office weekend when “Smokey and the Bandit” was number one.

Among the 100 top-grossing domestic movie releases, there have been three occasions when two of those films opened on the same weekend. “Dr. Zhivago” and “Thunderball” shared Christmas 1965; “The Ex… [+5828 chars]

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