Sony's Superbad helped the movie industry break another record Corina Ciubotaru

For the second weekend in a row, Sony's movie Superbad is topping the sales chart in America. The industry has topped the $4 billion mark for the summer and it was the best year ever when it comes to total sales, though ticket numbers haven't been very high. By the end of the season, sales are expected to reach $4.15 million, with 606 million tickets sold. Superbad is a movie about three dorky high-school kids trying to score drinks for a party, all in the name of impressing a few pretty girls. The teen movie has no big stars in the cast, but it managed to do very good, despite all expectations, cashing in $18 million last weekend alone. On second place, The Bourne Ultimatum is the third part of Jason Bourne's story and describes his attempt to get back at the people who made him into the perfect killer that he is. Rush Hour 3, the movie ranking at number 3 on the highest sales list, is also a sequel starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker as the cop duo trying to solve crimes involving Asian organized crime. Mr. Bean's Holiday, starring British actor Rowan Atkinson as the unmistakable goofy character, debuted last weekend at number four after a huge success overseas. Action thriller War completes the Top Five list for this weekend, with total sales of $10 million. The summer season will end on Labor Day September 3rd, after which vacations end and kids start going to school instead of movie theaters.

related story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6965203.stm

by Corina Ciubotaru for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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