B.O. 2007

For Brooks Barnes, last year's box office was a glass half empty:

DVD sales continue to slump both domestically and abroad. The private money that has washed over Hollywood in recent years is starting to slow, investment bankers say, as more hedge funds go home with little to show. And movie executives are worried about the impending collision between striking screenwriters and the important awards shows.

--2007 Movies - Box Office - Ticket Sales - Attendance - New York Times