A Brief History of July Fourth Movies: The 10 Biggest Fireworks and Fizzles

From IndependenceDay to SpiderMan2, here are 10 of the biggest FourthOfJuly box-office winners and losers

is not doing what it should when factoring in a production budget of $180 million.

Dergarabedian adds that the vagaries of the calendar also make a difference. Last year, for example, the actual holiday fell on a Saturday, which may have negatively impacted the box office. This year, though, the holiday falls on a Monday, meaning a long holiday weekend in terms of the availability of moviegoers. Indeed, revenue for the three-day weekend was up sharply over last year, or 40 percent.

It wasn't the first time, the franchise energized the July Fourth box office. In 2007, Paramount and DreamWorks'opened to a record $155.4 million over the holiday, including $70.5 million for the July 6-8 weekend.Despicable Me 2

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