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October 19, 2007 After four consecutive weekends of industry declines in year-over-year comparisons, domestic exhibitors and distributors gathered here for their annual confab will be looking for signs of renewed moviegoer appetite as studios unspool a whopping six wide openers. Prominently positioned in that bevy of films, Sony's comic book adaptation "30 Days of Night" is looking strong with young males. Horror fans should flesh out its fanboy base, with young females perhaps responding to the casting of Josh Hartnett and Melissa George in starring roles.

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