It was the worst summer in 25 years in terms of ticket sales. August tickets sales are down 35% from a year ago. The Memorial Day to Labor Day period, which accounts for about two fifths of Hollywood’s annual domestic revenue is on track to fall 16%--worse than the 10% insiders predicted in May. No one exactly knows why: bad movies, which means gimmicks and sequels, ticket prices going up as the quality declines, the idea that’s taken hold that surprise has left the building, and that Game of