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April 24, 2008

Summer Movies: May Boxoffice Could Surge

Iron13The 2008 boxoffice has been dismal so far, and has dipped from last year. But May is looming and with it the promise of some light and nifty summer movie nourishment. Pam McClintock predicts a boffo May boxoffice, launched by what promises to be a mighty Iron Man.

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Variety.com deputy editor Anne Thompson writes a weekly Variety film column as well as this daily blog.

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