U.S. July 4 Weekend Box Office Falls to Lowest in 15 Years

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U.S. box-office sales fell to their lowest in 15 years for a July 4 weekend, stymied by a weak slate of three new releases and a Friday holiday observance that kept fans from the multiplex.

Sales over the July 4-6 weekend totaled $132.2 million, Rentrak Corp. said today in an e-mailed statement, the lowest three-day tally for the U.S. Independence Day holiday since