Been to the movies lately? Neither have a lot of folks. This summer has produced a string of low-performing duds, from the sci-fi spinoff "Men In Black: International" to the X-Men origin story "Dark Phoenix."
Thirty years ago, in the summer of 1989, America's multiplexes were teeming with hits. "Record Summer for Movies," a New York Times headline sang about a season that pulled in $2.05 billion. Movie-lovers still point to it as a Hollywood high point, when a mix of well-crafted sequels and strong originals added up to a crowd-pleasing summer.
Here are just some of the 1989 titles that were playing at a theater near you:
