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Many of Hollywood’s summer hits have shared one common formula, no matter what the genre: They are either remakes, sequels or part of a franchise.

The strategy has mostly worked, as the domestic box office has effectively rebounded from a slow first quarter, grossing $3.26 billion since the first Friday of May, when Comscore, which collects ticketing data, begins tracking the summer season.

The summer kicked off with a record Memorial Day weekend behind Disney’s live-action remake of “Lilo & Stitch” and the eighth installment of “Mission: Impossible,” with some industry analysts branding the duo as “Stitchpossible.” “Mission: Impossible – The Fin

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