Broadway holds better than cinema at the box office by Gordon Cox

Independence Day didn't set off any fireworks at the Broadway box office last week -- but at least the Rialto held steadier than the cineplex.Compared to a dreadful weekend at the movies that saw a sales drop of more than 40% compared to last year's holiday frame, the Broadway box office cume of $25,117,615 were actually up vs. last year's July 4 numbers, when sales for the holiday week came in at $22.8 million.

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