Among the 100 top-grossing domestic movie releases, there have been three occasions when two of those films opened on the same weekend. “Dr. Zhivago” and “Thunderball” shared Christmas 1965; “The Exorcist” and “The Sting” were Christmas 1973. 1,045 more words
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