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Box Office: ‘The Dog Stars’ Bombs With $8 Million; ‘Spider-Man’ Continues Reign in Fifth Weekend

“The Dog Stars” couldn’t beat the heat during the dog days of summer and melted down over its opening weekend. Disney and 20th Century’s “The Dog Stars” opened to just $8 million domestically from 3,330 locations for a fifth-place finish. The post-apocalyptic thriller, which cost more than $80 million to produce, has not sat well […]

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Box Office: ‘The Dog Stars’ Bombs With $8 Million; ‘Spider-Man’ Continues Reign in Fifth Weekend
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