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Which of these summer 2009 blockbusters (the five highest-grossing movies of the year so far) is your favorite?
Best of the Blockbusters
28 Aug 2009
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Posted by Culture Snob on Friday, August 28, 2009.
Filed in Movies, Polls and tagged Harry Potter (6), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2), Star Trek (2), The Hangover (3), Transformers (2), Up (2).
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