Even an outsized hit like "Star Wars" could not break a box-office slump that has kept movie attendance and ticket sales lagging behind last year's for 13 weekends, a trend that has some in Hollywood concerned about the habits of American moviegoers. Even with last Thursday's record one-day ticket sales of $50 million, the year's box-office total is lagging 5 percent behind last year's, and attendance is down almost 9 percent. |