>Although the race is officially over (with Team Metcalf conceding to Team Salem in the first annual ShowBuzzDaily Summer Movie Draft), here’s the latest update. Team Salem currently leads by $110 million ($1.775 billion to $1.665 billion in domestic summer gross through Thursday). It was a close race the last several weeks, but Rise of the Planet of the Apes and The Help pushed Salem over the top in the end. The next movie draft will be the Holiday edition, coming in October. Click on “read more” to see the almost-final standings and chart.
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