Box-Office Boom, Profit Gloom
When top movie talent is paid a chunk of the box-office take, the flick better be a blockbuster, or the studio can go hungry
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By Ron Grover
Hollywood loves to bask in box-office glory. These days, a whole lot of basking is going on, thanks to the two jumbo hits -- Spider-Man and Star Wars: Episode 2: Attack of the Clones -- that are stoking the flames of a white-hot summer. Spider-Man's take is fast approaching $400 million, and Stars Wars: Episode 2 just whipped past the $250 million mark.