3D drives record summer

September 07, 2009 Summer 2009 has notched a 4% uptick at the domestic boxoffice in a record performance based largely on a not-so-secret extra dimension. Premium ticket charges at 3D venues fueled a bigger-than-usual 5.5% increase in the nation's average ticket price to $7.54. Hollywood hasn't marked a new summer admissions high since 2004, when 642 million tickets were sold, according to the National Association of Theaters Owners.

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