If there’s any hope for Hollywood’s summer of 2012 to match the record box office of last year, it’s going to need some help.
Even though it’s only early August the summer’s story is largely written, highlighted by the record-breaking run of “The Avengers” and the success of “Dark Knight Rises” in the face of horrific tragedy.
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Universal’s “The Bourne Legacy” and “The Expendables 2” from Lionsgate are coming up and both are tracking strongly and look like $100 million movies. But barring an unforeseen breakout hit, the summer’s domestic grosses will likely fall short of last year’s record $4.4