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    Coming-of-age comedy 'Booksmart' disappoints at the box office. What happened?

    by Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times May 29, 2019 3 minutes

    Like a straight-A student on the eve of graduation, Annapurna Pictures' R-rated teen coming-of-age comedy "Booksmart" had a lot going for it. The movie earned stellar reviews, scored an enthusiastic reception at the South by Southwest Film Festival and even drew favorable comparisons to the hit 2007 film "Superbad."

    The studio was confident enough to give "Booksmart" - about a pair of studious high school girls who try to cram four years' worth of misbehavior into one wild night - a wide release at the beginning

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