What Blockbusters Are Made Of

Which of this summer's 50 pix will be megahits? Here's a handicapper's guide

Handicapping Hollywood hits has its perils and pleasures. If, 18 months ago, you had publicly predicted that the top-grossing pictures of 1990 would be Home Alone, Ghost, Pretty Woman and Dances with Wolves, you could now be running the major studio of your choice. If, like most everyone, you had put your money on megabudget action adventures, you could be Frank Mancuso, who doesn't run Paramount Pictures anymore. Starting this month, the movie industry puts its snazziest fashions on display. The only thing certain about the product is that there will be more of it -- 50 films, by one count,...

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