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Posted on May 15, 2008August 20, 2009 by Dunc

Movie math: How far does $20 million go?

John Scalzi takes a look at Star Wars success when compared with Speed Racer’s failure – and how blockbuster culture has changed in the last thirty-some years. (A great companion to this piece is the NYT’s impressive box office chart from February.)

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