LOW SEASON

The summer movie season is officially over. “This has been one of the shabbiest movie summers in memory – a stretch as desolate as a beach closed by the Board of Health.” – The Nation

  • HIT ME: “Summer 2000 closed with its sixth straight frame in the red compared with 1999. It still wound up as the No. 2 summer of all time, barely edging 1998, but the lack of dynamic titles and the troubles of exhibitors made it an anxious season for most distributors.” – Variety