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Friday, 2 January 2009 - Good movies, prices help Hollywood in recession | Entertainment |
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      My Profile    Top News Reuters top ten news stories delivered to your inbox each day. 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Box office revenues in the United States and Canada fell less than 1 percent to $9.6 billion in 2008 compared to $9.68 billion the year before, tracking firm Media By Numbers said. Attendance fell by about 5 percent in 2008 but with average ticket prices up slightly, revenues held firm. Paul Dergarabedian, president of Media By Numbers, said the high quality of the 2008 releases insulated the industry from the economic downturn. He expects well-reviewed movies late in 2008, such as "Slumdog Millionaire," "Gran Torino" and "Doubt," to entice audiences to come out to movie theaters in 2009. Batman movie "The Dark Knight," the top grossing film of 2008, ranked second only to 1997's "Titanic" on the all-time U.S. and Canadian box office leader board, with $531 million. The critically-acclaimed "Iron Man," starring Robert Downey Jr., ranked second in the 2008 box office race with $318 million. "The movies were so exciting, the product was so good this year that it is instilling in the audience a lot of goodwill," Dergarabedian said. Experts said box office revenues are resistant but not immune to the recession. "It's not necessarily that people rush out to see movies because the economy is bad, but because it's a bargain compared to other out-of-home entertainment it doesn't suffer as badly," said Patrick Corcoran, director of media and research for the National Association of Theater Owners. Movies slated for release in 2009 that industry watchers expect to post big numbers include "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," "Terminator: Salvation" and "Star Trek." ABSENT MAGICIAN One major film that was absent from the slate in 2008 was "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," which was scheduled for release in November 2008 but was moved to July 2009, when the anticipated blockbuster would benefit from a summer rush. 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