Summer's record breaking box office: By the numbers

By Todd Cunningham LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The summer of 2013 is now in the record books as the biggest ever at the box office, with more than $4.75 billion in grosses. Hits like "Iron Man 3," ‘Despicable Me 2" "Man of Steel" and "Monsters University" led the way, but bombs like "The Lone Ranger," "White House Down" and "R.I.P.D." made nearly as many headlines. Nonetheless it topped the mark of $4.4 billion set in 2011 by nearly 8 percent. That was the way the whole summer played out, with a lot of positive news at the box office, but nearly as much negative. ...

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