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When it comes to breaking box-office records, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg have no one left to beat but themselves. The two film makers have had a hand in the six biggest-grossing pictures of all time (E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Star Wars, Return of the Jedi, The Empire Strikes Back, Jaws and Raiders of the Lost Ark). Last week the dominant duo shattered some earnings records again with Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, directed by Spielberg and co-produced by Lucas. The new film sold $45.7 million worth of tickets during its first week in theaters...
...with attractions based on scenes from their films. Between them, Spielberg and Lucas have directed or produced the dozen top-grossing movies of all time: Jaws (1975), Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Return of the Jedi 0983), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Gremlins (1984), Close Encounters: The Final Edition (1985), Indiana Jones Phones Home (1987), 1942 (1988) and The Gremlins Eat Princess Leia...
Flashdance was just one of five sound tracks that ranked among the 50 top-selling albums of 1983 (along with Staying Alive, Yentl, The Big Chill and Return of the Jedi), and Hollywood will try to launch several more in the coming months. The most elaborate after Footloose may be Streets of Fire, a futuristic rock fable directed by Walter Hill (The Warriors, 48 Hrs.) and featuring Marine Jahan, the unbilled dancer who doubled for Jennifer Seals in Flashdance. Scheduled to open in June, the film includes songs by Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty and others...
...million tickets this year, many via its toll-free 800 number. In addition to booking Broadway and off-Broadway shows, sports and other live events, Chargit is trying to spread ticket-by-phone fever to movies. It has already offered phone reservations to such films as Return of the Jedi and Sophie's Choice...
Happiest Aliens: The extraterrestrials who populated Return of the Jedi, the Star Wars sequel that took in almost $300 million at movie theaters in its first six months...