US domestic box-office recovery: a thing of booty

Much of the doom and gloom that hung over the domestic box office at the start of 2006 evaporated following a resurgent year at the box office. According to estimates the total box office in 2006 climbed 3% against 2005 to $9.132bn compared to $8.833m. It wasn't enough to beat the all-time 2004 mark, but it served timely notice that cinema going is alive and well in North America. Sony ended the year as champion on $1.697bn, ...