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Why ‘Speed Racer’ crashed at the box office
theweekdaily.com - 5/12/2008
Why ‘Speed Racer’ crashed at the box office
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The Wachowski brother’s latest film 'Speed Racer' opened in second place at the box office this weekend but brought in low numbers and was beat out by 'Iron Man,' which took the number one spot for the second week in a row with $50.5 million. “The summer box office season has seen its first crash,” said Joel Ryan in an E! Online blog. Actually, it’s surprising that 'Speed Racer' didn’t do ...
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