The box office has been fairly quiet this summer after the colossus known as the “Avengers” has come and gone. “Men in Black 3″ underperformed, as did “Prometheus”, and “Battleship.” Because all of these movies have not really lived up …

The weekend box office numbers proved that star power doesn’t automatically add up to solid ticket sales. Adam’s Sandler’s “That’s My Boy” and the Tom Cruise musical “Rock of Ages” stumbled out of the gate on Friday, giving Paramount’s “Madagascar …