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| May 26, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2009 Daily News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Greg Hernandez

May 26--It took just six days for "Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith" to become the highest grossing release of 2005, a feat that reflects the phenomenal box office power of the latest Jedi adventure but also exposes the dearth of other major hits in the marketplace so far this year.

"Sith" took in an additional $9.9 million on Tuesday for a cumulative gross of $182.7 million to surpass the $177.6 million earned over several months by the Will Smith comedy "Hitch," according to box office figures released Wednesday.

"I think this very graphically demonstrates that people were waiting for something really big to hit…

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