Wall Street Watch: Hollywood’s Bean Counters Are Smiling Again

Date: Oct 05 2012

Filed under: Media, Sony, Walt Disney, Market News, Entertainment

Hotel Transylvania Movie exhibitors are starting to get tingly again.

After several weeks of lackluster showings, theaters were busy this past weekend. Sony’s (SNE) Hotel Transylvania rang up a surprisingly robust $43 million in ticket sales, making it the industry’s largest September opening — ever.

The industry hopes to keep it going this weekend, relying on familiar franchises. 20th Century Fox’s Taken 2 and Disney’s (DIS) Frankenweenie should be the two major draws at your local multiplex over the weekend.
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Wall Street Watch: Hollywood’s Bean Counters Are Smiling Again originally appeared on DailyFinance.com on 2012-10-05T06:00:00Z.

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